With his State of the State message, the Governor gets an annual media event with which to paint his vision of New York State’s future.  But what about the rest of us? 

Depending on where you live, what you do for a living, if you have kids in public school, if you own property, if you like to purchase wine in a wine store, if you sleep in hotels a lot, if you’re a policeman, if you’re a renter (I could go on and on) you are considered a “special interest”.   I know that doesn’t sit well with people, but consider this:  how else would you get anything from Albany if you didn’t have someone there representing you (whichever “you” you might be on any particular day)?

Coming up on the next edition of The Capitol Pressroom, we give two special interests their own mini “media event”:  The New York State Business Council and the Adirondack Council.  How do they get business done in Albany?  What are their priorities for 2010?  How do they deal with a fractured State Senate?  How did the coup affect their 2009 priorities?  (and my favorite) How do the priorities of one group affect the priorities of another?

You’re in for a little inside the Capitol political baseball with Ken Adams and John Sheehan.  Plus, a look at the “People’s State of the State address”.  And Ken Lovett, Kyle Hughes and Jimmy Vielkind will have our news of the day.

It’s all coming up on the next edition of The Capitol Pressroom.