Energy and environmental headlines from the Capitol

Data center projects and government subsidies

June 26, 2026- State Authorities Budget Office Director Joshua Norkin discusses the lucrative public subsidies local economic development agencies are offering for data center projects.

The case for investing in New York's Empire State Trail

June 26, 2026- Parks and Trails New York Executive Director Paul Steely White talks about the 750-mile Empire State Trail's impact and what state officials can do to foster its growth.

SCOTUS won't review NY gun lawsuit law

June 26, 2026- The U.S. Supreme Court is not weighing in on a challenge to New York's law enabling lawsuits against gun companies. We discuss the implications with the measure's senate champion, Brooklyn Democrat Zellnor Myrie.

The state of good government reform in Albany

June 26, 2026- We shine a spotlight on good government bills approved by state lawmakers, as well as some that didn't make it across the finish line, with Blair Horner, senior policy advisor at the New York Public Interest Research Group.

New executive director in Albany for 'The Caucus'

June 25, 2026- We check in with Bria Nickerson, the recently appointed executive director of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus. We discuss the mission of the caucus and why she's excited about this new opportunity.