Capitol Press Room

The Capitol Pressroom is a daily one-hour, WCNY produced radio news magazine hosted by award-winning broadcast journalist Susan Arbetter.

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What would a reformed Medicaid plan actually look like from the point of view of hospitals? We'll talk about this question & more @ 11am

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We talk 2 Rep.elect Chris Gibson about committee assignments, the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell & possible cuts 2 the federal defense budget

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Tony Ingraffea and Dennis Holbrook join me today to discuss gas-drilling, gas wells & pipelines and the concept of “good faith"

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We speak w/ Senator Martin Dian about the changing face of New York & what he hopes to see happen w/ redistricting this coming session.

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NYPIRG Legislative Dir.Blair Horner will discusses items on a 130 page honey do list for the Governor-elect today @ 11am

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We talk hydrofracking, partisanship in Albany, pensions & 2010 elections plus his future political career w/ Assemblyman Michael Benjamin

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Senator Jeff Klein will be joining us on the radio to discuss the OTB vote & its affect on upstate New York. Listen to the show @ 11am

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Statewide School Fin. Consortium released an analysis of spending in NYS School Districts. Exec. Dir. Rick Timbs joins us w/ his action plan

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EPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck joins us to discuss the agencies priorities during this era of cost-cutting at the state-level

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A statement released by Senate Dems blames Gov. Paterson 4 any lack of productivity during Monday’s session. We'll hear from the Gov today

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262 women ran in primaries for the House & we have Congresswoman-elect Nan Hayworth on today @ 11am www.thecapitolpressroom.org

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The AP's Michael Gormley & Albany Times Union's Rick Karlin share analysis of political events that transpired this week live @ 11am

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Conservationists, drilling company reps, farmers & a host of other gas drilling stake-holders meet @ the Capitol today. Tune in @ 11am!

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What do voters think about the battle for control over the State Senate? Pollster Steve Greenberg joins us w/ the numbers on this issue

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A lot of newspapers wrote him off (or at least endorsed his opponent) Comptroller Tom DiNapoli emerged victorious last wk. He joins us today

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Former Gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio weighs in on the campaign process & the future of NY's Republican Party. Tune in today @ 11am

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We'll talk about how people, pacs & parties have influence over the election process w/ AP’s Michael Gormley & Ken Lovett from NY Daily News