You can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and others each week on The Capitol Connection.
The Capitol Connection - Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York
10/24/2024 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Sasha Ahuja, Executive Director of New Yorkers for Equal Rights
10/17/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Democratic Assemblymember Deborah Glick
10/10/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - NYSSBA President Sandra Ruffo
10/3/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs
9/26/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
9/19/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
9/19/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Nic Rangel, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
9/12/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Nic Rangel, Executive Director of The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
9/12/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Conservative Party Chair Gerard Kassar
9/5/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Conservative Party Chair Gerard Kassar
9/5/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - SUNY Chancellor John King
8/29/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - SUNY Chancellor John King
8/29/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Judy Patrick, Vice President of the New York Press Association
8/22/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Judy Patrick, Vice President of the New York Press Association
8/22/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Assembly Republican Minority Leader William Barclay
8/15/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Assembly Republican Minority Leader William Barclay
8/15/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Senator James Skoufis
8/8/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Senator James Skoufis
8/8/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
8/1/2024 • 30 minutes, 1 second
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
8/1/2024 • 30 minutes, 1 second
The Capitol Connection - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar
7/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar
7/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - NYS Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes about the GOP national convention platform and its potential impact on New York. We’ll also cover whether President Biden should step aside for a younger candidate, the suspension of congestion pricing, cell phones in schools, and update on the legal cannabis industry, and much more.
7/19/2024 • 30 minutes, 1 second
The Capitol Connection - NYS Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes about the GOP national convention platform and its potential impact on New York. We’ll also cover whether President Biden should step aside for a younger candidate, the suspension of congestion pricing, cell phones in schools, and update on the legal cannabis industry, and much more.
7/19/2024 • 30 minutes, 1 second
The Capitol Connection - John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany
7/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany
7/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Deanna Fox, CEO of the New York Farm Bureau
7/3/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Deanna Fox, CEO of the New York Farm Bureau
7/3/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
6/27/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
6/27/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Senator Liz Krueger
6/20/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Senator Liz Krueger
6/20/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
6/12/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
6/12/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Theresa Roth, Executive Director of the New York State Children's Alliance (NYSCA)
6/6/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Theresa Roth, Executive Director of the New York State Children's Alliance (NYSCA)
6/6/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Karen DeWitt, Capital Correspondent for The New York Public News Network
5/30/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Karen DeWitt, Capital Correspondent for The New York Public News Network
5/30/2024 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
5/23/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
5/23/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Nancy Hagans, President of the New York State Nurses Association
5/16/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Nancy Hagans, President of the New York State Nurses Association
5/16/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Assemblymember Deborah Glick
5/9/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Assemblymember Deborah Glick
5/9/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
5/2/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
5/2/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Senator Liz Krueger
4/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Senator Liz Krueger
4/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission
4/18/2024 • 29 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Andrew Rein, President of the Citizens Budget Commission
4/18/2024 • 30 minutes
The Capitol Connection - Lauren DesRosiers, incoming Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School
4/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Lauren DesRosiers, incoming Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School
4/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
4/4/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Krista Hesdorfer from Hunger Solutions New York
3/28/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
3/21/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Corinne Carey, Senior Campaign Director for Compassion & Choices
3/14/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Assemblymember and Democratic Socialist Sarahana Shrestha
3/7/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York
2/29/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Pollster Steve Greenberg from the Siena College Research Institute
2/22/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
2/15/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Kathy Sheehan, President of the New York Conference of Mayors and Mayor of Albany
2/8/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - (D) Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoles-Stokes
2/1/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
1/25/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
1/18/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany
1/11/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - William Aiken, President of RID, Remove Intoxicated Drivers
1/4/2024 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday
12/28/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Democratic State Assembly member Pat Fahy
12/21/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York state Senator James Skoufis
12/14/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York state Republican Committee
12/7/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State Senator Liz Krueger
11/30/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
11/22/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
11/16/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - New York state Inspector General Lucy Lang
11/9/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection - State assembly member Deborah Glick
11/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2343 - State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor John King
10/25/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2342 - New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
10/19/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2441 - Hank Greenberg, spokesperson for The Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
10/12/2023 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2340 - Nic Rangel, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
10/5/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2339 - New York state Senator James Skoufis
9/27/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2338 - New York state Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
9/21/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2337 - Katherine Nadeau from NY Renews
9/14/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2336 - New York state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes
9/7/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2335 - New York state Senate Minority Leader Robert Ortt
8/31/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2334 - Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute
8/24/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2333 - Blair Horner, Executive Director of NYPIRG
8/17/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2332 - Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York state Republican party
8/10/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2331 - Albany County District Attorney David Soares
8/3/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2330 - Amanda Babine, Executive Director of Equality New York
7/27/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2329 - Vanessa Fajans-Turner, Executive Director of Environmental Advocates New York
7/20/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2328 - Westchester County Executive George Latimer
7/13/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2327 - New York state Assemblymember Deborah Glick
7/6/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
#2326: Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal | The Capitol Connection
6/29/2023 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2325 - New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
6/20/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2324 - New York state Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay
6/15/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2323 - New York Inspector General Lucy Lang
6/8/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2322 - Sarah Rogerson, Albany Law School professor and Faculty Director of the Immigration Law Clinic
6/1/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2321 - Robert Schneider, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
5/25/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2320 - Republican Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus
5/18/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2319 - Ed Cox, Chairman of the New York state Republican Committee
5/10/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
The Capitol Connection #2318 - John Kaehny, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Photo courtesy of the office of Crystal Peoples-Stokes
4/27/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2316: NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s David Guistina, filling for Alan Chartock, speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
4/22/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2315: NYS Assemblymember Amy Paulin | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a Democrat and Chair of the Assembly Health Committee.
Photo courtesy of Amy Paulin.
4/13/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2314: New York state budget late for second weekend | The Legislative Gazette
With differences over whether to change New York’s bail reform laws, state lawmakers left for the spring holidays without completing the budget. Our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about what the late budget means for New Yorkers. Also, we’ll take you to the first recreational sale of cannabis in the capitol region.
4/8/2023 • 27 minutes, 30 seconds
#2314: NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
4/6/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2313: Westchester County Executive George Latimer | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office.
3/30/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2312: NYS Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
3/23/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2311: NYGOP Chairman Ed Cox | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Ed Cox, the newly elected and returning chairman of the state Republican committee.
3/16/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2310: NYT Metro Reporter Jesse McKinley | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jesse McKinley, a metro reporter for the New York Times, with an emphasis on coverage of upstate New York.
Photo Credit: Sean Elias-Reyes
3/9/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2309: NYS Senator James Skoufis |The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis.
Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.
3/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2308: Albany County District Attorney David Soares | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
Photo courtesy of the office of DA David Soares.
2/23/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2307: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
Photo courtesy of the office of Gov. Hochul.
2/16/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2306: NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
2/9/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2305: NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Courtesy of The New York Public Interest Research Group
2/2/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2304: NYS Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
1/26/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2303: Reinvent Albany Co-Founder and Executive Director John Kaehny | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Reinvent Albany Co-Founder and Executive Director John Kaehny.
1/19/2023 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
#2302: SUNY Chancellor John King | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with SUNY Chancellor John King about New York’s higher education system.
Photo courtesy of SUNY.
1/12/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#1301: Senior Campaign Director of Compassion & Choices for NY and NJ Corrine Carey | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Senior Campaign Director of Compassion & Choices for New York and New Jersey Corrine Carey about the Aid in Dying Act in New York.
1/5/2023 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2252: Westchester County Executive George Latimer | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office
12/29/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2251: Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday Yancey Roy | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday.
12/22/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2250: NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
12/15/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2249: NYS Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Conservative Party.
12/8/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2248: NYS Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay | The Capitol Connection
(Airs 12/01/22 @ 3 p.m. & 12/03/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
12/1/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2247: NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
11/24/2022 • 27 minutes, 27 seconds
#2246: State Director of the WFP Sochie Nnaemeka | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Sochie Nnaemeka, State Director of the Working Families Party in New York.
Photo courtesy of the WFP.
11/17/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2245: NYS Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jay Jacobs, Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Democratic Committee.
11/10/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2444: Westchester County Executive George Latimer | The Capitol Connection
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of the office of George Latimer.
11/3/2022 • 27 minutes, 29 seconds
#2243: NYS Assemblymember Deborah Glick | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assemblymember Deborah Glick.
Photo courtesy of the office of Deborah Glick.
