the capitol connection

(Airs 05/28/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Lauren DesRosiers, Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, about new legislation in New York that reins in police collaboration with ICE.

(Airs 05/28/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Lauren DesRosiers, Director of the Immigration Law Clinic at Albany Law School, about new legislation in New York that reins in police collaboration with ICE.

(Airs 05/21/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) about this week’s school budget votes, the school funding formula, current issues impacting learning, and much more.

(Airs 05/21/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with David Albert, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) about this week’s school budget votes, the school funding formula, current issues impacting learning, and much more.

(Airs 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.

(Airs 05/14/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with Jessica Dean, Board Member, Secretary, and Ambassador for the Family and Child Care Association of New York state, about the status of child care in the state, Governor Hochul’s recent announcement that billions of dollars more will be invested in child care, the issue of child care deserts and much more.

(Airs 05/07/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaeney, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, about Governor Hochul’s power in negotiating a state budget, Hochul’s support for redistricting, the push to get lobbyists to reporter their positions on bills, and more.

(Airs 05/07/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with John Kaeney, Executive Director of Reinvent Albany, about Governor Hochul’s power in negotiating a state budget, Hochul’s support for redistricting, the push to get lobbyists to reporter their positions on bills, and more.

(Airs 04/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with NY 1 Investigative Journalist Courtney Gross about her series Behind the Walls: Investigating New York’s Prison System.

(Airs 04/30/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with NY 1 Investigative Journalist Courtney Gross about her series Behind the Walls: Investigating New York’s Prison System.