Dispatches from Planet Albany

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Dispatches from Planet Albany is brought to you by David Lombardo, host of WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom. The weekly conversations are a smart and funny encapsulation of the discussions reporters and sources have off the microphone at the Capitol in Albany. This inside baseball is for listeners who know the acronym ELFA, anxiously await the legislative calendar drop each December, or fondly recall the Poozer Politics podcast.

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Dispatches from Planet Albany

Episodes (161)

Yesterday Getting to 'yes' on the state budget
Tuesday Hochul budget strategy relies on time and special interest attacks
Fri Apr 17th The uphill battle of going red to blue in rural New York

Dispatches from Planet Albany

Apr 24, 2026
35½ minutes
16 MB

Finalizing a state budget requires varying degrees of compromise from the governor and legislature. But knowing when and where you have to give and when your negotiating partners will give a little more or won't budget another inch, is a key aspect of executing this annual dance in Planet Albany. To understand the budget choreography, host David Lombardo spoke with two veterans of the state budget process, Shontell Plummer, a partner with Tusk Strategies, and Miguelina Camilo, chief of staff for the New York City Council speaker. They also recount amusing remarks from the floor a...

Dispatches from Planet Albany

Getting to 'yes' on the state budget

WCNY

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