David Lombardo

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April 11, 2025 – Assembly Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi, a Queens Democrat, discusses what he’s hoping to get inserted into the final state budget to help working families, including an expansive child tax credit and support for child care vouchers.

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April 11, 2025 – Democrats in the state legislature claim they’re relatively powerless in the budget process compared to the governor, but is that the case? We debunk some of the common misconceptions about making the budget with EJ McMahon, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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April 11, 2025 – The state budget adopted in 2024 included a much needed rate increase for early intervention providers, but that support hasn’t been realized and the Hochul administration has implemented cuts to reimbursements, according to Brigit Hurley, chief program officer for The Children’s Agenda.

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New York’s unemployment system needs some attentionNew York’s unemployment system needs some attentionApril 11, 2025 – Emily Eisner, chief economist with the Fiscal Policy Institute, discusses the various ideas on how to tackle the extra billions of dollars that businesses have been asked to pay as a result of unprecedented unemployment benefits paid out five years ago.

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Based on the success of our first Dispatches from Planet Albany draft, we’re going back to the well and drafting new categories. We’re drafting most powerful interest groups, most effect PR consultants, best LG choice for Governor Hochul in 2026, and much more. Dan Clark, author of the Capitol Confidential newsletter for the Times Union, Raga Justin, a Capitol reporter for the Times Union, and David Lombardo, keeper of the Excel spreadsheet, will be doing the drafting again.