The Capitol Connection
Thursdays, 3-3:30 p.m.
Maybe you voted for them and maybe you didn’t, but either way, what they do and how they think affects you. Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State’s politicians think. David Guistina holds conversations with the governor, the comptroller, members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.
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(Airs 03/20/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Blair Horner, Senior Policy Advisor for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), about increasing transparency in state government, NYPIRG’s campaign for universal health care, a coming rally next week for the passage of the New York Heat Act, and much more. -
(Airs 03/13/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Dale Bryk, a lawyer based at the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School. Dale was previously the Deputy Secretary for Energy and Environment for the State of New York. We’ll talk with Dale about the impact of the EPA freezing climate funds from Climate United, the subsequent lawsuit, and the impact on environmental funding flowing into New York. -
(Airs 03/06/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Lombardo, Host of the Capitol Pressroom on WCNY about the major items left to be resolved in budget negotiations, how federal cuts will impact New York, the New York City Mayoral race, and much more. -
(Airs 02/27/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Natasha Pernicka, Executive Director of The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York, about the growing problem of hunger across the state. -
(Airs 02/20/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about his concern that actions by the Trump administration to cut spending will hurt the state, his thoughts on Governor Hochul’s affordability agenda, and much more. -
(Airs 02/13/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Alice Bufkin, Associate Executive Director for Policy and Advocacy at the Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, part of the Campaign for Healthy Minds Healthy Kids – a coalition of behavioral health, mental health, and substance use providers, advocates and families - about the need to ensure that all children and adolescents in New York receive the high-quality behavioral health services they need. -
(Airs 02/06/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Steven Greenberg from the Siena College Poll. We’ll talk about the latest numbers on Governor Kathy Hochul and her proposals as well as how New Yorkers feel about President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk. -
(Airs 01/30/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Avery Stempel, Co-founder of New Yorkers for Mental Health Alternatives (NYMHA), who’s non-profit organization is supporting four bills in the legislature to make psilocybin-containing mushrooms legal. -
(Airs 01/23/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes about Governor Hochul’s budget proposal, affordability and affordable housing, the new Climate Superfund Act law, Congestion Pricing, and much more.
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(Airs 01/16/25 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay about Governor Hochul’s State of the State address, the new Climate Superfund Act law, affordability and affordable housing, and much more.
