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WCNY & Mt. Lake PBS’s State of the State Coverage

January 7th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments

And now the details…

January 7th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
On Thursday, Governor David Paterson is doing a SOS post-game show on a variety of radio programs around the state, including The Capitol Pressroom. Since our show is devoted to ...

WCNY & Mt. Lake PBS’s State of the State Coverage

January 6th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
Here’s a little snippet from today’s Central Issues live coverage of the Governor’s State of the State address. My two guests were Robert Spitzer, Professor of Political Science at SUNY Cortland, ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for January 6, 2010

January 6th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
Today marks the official kick-off of the 2010 legislative session. For baseball fans, it’s like opening day, except with snow and less happiness. In fact, the centerpiece of ...

Today’s menu

January 6th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
Welcome to the Capitol Pressroom’s special Pre-fixe menu for our State of the State Pre-Game show.  Everything will be cooked to order.   Appetizer:  We shall begin our State of the State coverage with ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for January 5, 2010

January 5th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments

The Capitol Pressroom Program for January 1, 2010

January 4th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments

How do interests rate?

January 4th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
With his State of the State message, the Governor gets an annual media event with which to paint his vision of New York State’s future.  But what about the rest ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for January 4, 2010

January 4th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | 2 Comments
If you put your ear to the floor outside the pressroom in the hallway, you can practically feel the well of emotions coming from legislators, staffers and reporters. Emotions ...

Con Con Pros & Cons

January 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | 1 Comment
  There is something viscerally satisfying about political reforms that begin with “wiping the slate clean“.   Like other expressions of renewal (“start fresh” and “make over” come to mind), it elicits feelings ...