The Capitol Pressroom WCNY

June 18, 2024 - We conduct an overdue onboarding interview of Dru Rai, chief information officer for New York and director of the state Office of Information Technology Services. We discuss what drew him to public service, the infrastructure needs of New York, and define the upstate border.

June 18, 2024 - Progressive criminal justice activists are hoping to clarify the limitations on what criminal records employers and schools can access. We discuss this effort with KB White, an equal justice works fellow at the Legal Action Center, and Johari Frasier, an equal justice works fellow with The Bronx Defenders.

June 18, 2024 - New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Deputy Commissioner Lisa Koumjian explains how New Yorkers can get a new digital ID on their smartphone and what it will allow them to do.

June 17, 2024 - New York policymakers are betting big on renewable energy, but should we be expanding our nuclear capacity too? We hear the case for more nuclear energy from Jeff Navin, a co-founder of Boundary Stone Partners.

June 17, 2024 - We talk with New York Power Authority Chief Innovation Officer Daniella Piper about a new lab in Albany where changes to the electric grid and its connected systems can be tested before being implemented in the real world.

June 14, 2024 - New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association President Mark Dorr warns about the pitfalls of towns and cities imposing their own occupancy taxes on hotels and motels.