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The Capitol Pressroom Program for June 30, 2010

June 30th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
James Madore of Newsday will give us a budget update and explain some of the political intrigue going on behind the scenes here at the Capitol. And then ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for June 29, 2010

June 29th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
For those of you utterly confused by what’s going on here in Albany, let’s review. The state has a 10 billion dollar budget gap. But states are ...

June 29th: Women Transcending Boundaries

June 29th, 2010 | Posted by George Kilpatrick | No Comments
On the next Central Issues, breaking boundaries one woman at a time.  George Kilpatrick talks with co-founders of Women Transcending Boundaries to discuss the organization that works to serve and ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for June 28, 2010

June 28th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
You remember the old radio drama War of the Worlds… today in Albany we will be witnessing something called War of the Wills. On one side, the ...

Big Bad-Ass Budget Day

June 28th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | No Comments
Briefly, here’s what’s happened since Friday —–  FRIDAY –  Legislature adjourns/Leaders head to NYC Governor submits bills (see below)* Flurry of dueling press releases issued from Senate, Assembly & Governor’s offices respectively ensuring the ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for June 25, 2010

June 25th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | 1 Comment
Welcome to the Capitol pressroom for Friday June 25th. I’m Susan Arbetter. We are inching toward a budget – at issue appears to be how any education ...

June 25th: Media Roundtable

June 25th, 2010 | Posted by George Kilpatrick | No Comments
On the next Central Issues, it’s our weekly media roundtable.  George Kilpatrick looks at the top stories of the week with Michael Benny, CBS-5, and Farah Jadran, Editor from the ...

The Capitol Pressroom Program for June 24, 2010

June 24th, 2010 | Posted by WCNY Staff | No Comments
Welcome to a Capitol Pressroom fraying around the edges for this Thursday June 24th. I’m Susan Arbetter. The last official day of session was supposed to ...

ACQUARIO: Why shouldn’t Counties Charge State Interest?

June 24th, 2010 | Posted by Susan Arbetter | 1 Comment
Could counties start charging NY State interest on the money it owes them?  Stephen Acquario the Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) says why not?   A few ...

June 23rd: Syracuse Common Council

June 23rd, 2010 | Posted by George Kilpatrick | No Comments
On the next Central Issues, George Kilpatrick has a conversation with Syracuse Common Council President, Van Robinson, ranging from what the role of the Common Council president is to the ...