Budget Frustration, Consumer Pricing Protection, Campaign Financing

From the Lobby with Jack O'Donnell · May 14, 2026 · 10m

This week on From the Lobby with Jack O’Donnell, Jack offers some perspective on this drawn-out budget season & has an update on talks after last week's public blowup.

In this episode:

• Whether this year’s budget chaos is unusual or classic Albany

• Can the budget process really change as lawmakers are promising?

• Do New Yorkers really care more about policy than spending numbers?

• The push to stop companies from changing prices based on your personal data

• The political wins and worries surrounding the NYC budget

• And how Bruce Blakeman’s public funding victory could change the race for…