Name: Getting to know DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton by The Capitol Pressroom
Duration: 29 min 38 s
Description: September 19, 2025-New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton discusses staffing levels, gas pipeline permitting, and the unique stamp she brings to the Hochul administration.

September 18, 2025- We explore legislation designed to let out-of-state athletic trainers work in New York in limited circumstances with Aimee Brunelle, athletic trainer and wellness coordinator for the South Colonie Central School District.

Lawmakers address hurdle for out-of-state athletic trainers

September 19, 2025- Assemblymember Emily Gallagher, a Brooklyn Democrat, and state Sen. Jabari Brisport, a Brooklyn Democrat, weigh in on an affordable housing development in Brooklyn that isn't producing the promised units and make the case for a different model of building affordable units.

Progressives tout alternative model for affordable housing

September 19, 2025-New York State Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton discusses staffing levels, gas pipeline permitting, and the unique stamp she brings to the Hochul administration.

Getting to know DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton

September 22, 2025- New York policymakers looking to regulate the marketing of Kratom aren't making carveouts for "natural" products, which is a mistake, according to Dr. C Michael White, a department head at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.

The case for labeling nuance with Kratom sales

September 22, 2025- A handful of public colleges are facing hard choices in order to address systemic financial challenges, but a campus in central New York makes the case that their situation is unique and warrants additional state support. Our guest is Matthew Smith, local union president at SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, where he director of college libraries.

SUNY ESF looks for support from state officials

September 22, 2025- The Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government wants to hear from the public on possible reforms to the state's laws and regulations designed to address corruption. We discuss what's on the table with Sandy Berland, the commission's executive director.

Ethics watchdog solicits input on legislative agenda

September 22, 2025- A major question of states' rights is going to play out in the courts as the result of Texas challenging a shield law in New York. We break down the case and its implications with Dale Margolin Cecka, an assistant professor of law at Albany Law school.

States' rights to be test with New York shield law

Sept. 23, 2025 - Assemblymember Robert Smullen makes the case for creating a state process to setup roadside memorials to recognize traffic deaths. The Mohawk Valley Republican's son died in 2024 after being hit by a motor vehicles.

Creating a process for roadside memorials in New York

Sept. 23, 2025 - The Trump administration's hostility to immunizations, including the COVID-19 vaccine, has prompted state action to preserve access to these public health services. We explore what the landscape looks like in New York with Dr. Scott Guisinger, vice president of pharmacy for Price Chopper, Market 32, and Tops Markets and a director on the board of the Community Pharmacy Association of New York.

New York pushes back against federal vaccine hostility

September 23, 2025- New York State Homes and Community Renewal Commissioner and CEO RuthAnne Visnauskas discusses an investment in manufactured homes and how it could promote homeownership in communities with low-property values.

Getting to know DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton

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