NYS Sen. Julia Salazar's Plan to Close the Budget Gap
New York State Senator Julia Salazar (D, WF - 18th district), talks about her plan to avoid major budget cuts in New York State, by instituting a tax on all Wall Street transactions — and other...
View ArticleAllegations Against Governor Cuomo
Alexis Grenell, co-founder of Pythia Public, a political and public affairs firm, and frequent contributor to the Daily News and columnist for The Nation, talks about the latest news surrounding...
View ArticleNew York Approves Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Workers
Last week, lawmakers in New York state-approved a historic $2.1 billion — that’s billion with a “B” — relief fund for undocumented workers and others with nontraditional jobs that have been shut out...
View ArticleThere's A Lot Of Corroboration In The Cuomo Sexual Harassment Report
Yesterday's AG report found that all 11 sexual assault allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo were credible. Where does he, and the state, go from here?On Today's Show:Gwynne Hogan, reporter...
View ArticleCuomo Resigns: State Sen. Gianaris; Assembly Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes;...
Coming up on today's show: New York State Senator Michael Gianaris (D - 12th, Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside), deputy majority leader, talks about what led to the governor's decision to step down.Debralee...
View ArticleThe Man, the Myth, the Manipulation
Why do we equate macho bullying with competent leadership? The cautionary tale of Andrew Cuomo. From sexual harassment to intimating deemed rivals, the list of accusations against New York Governor...
View ArticleEasing Mask Mandates
New York and New Jersey's governors both announced changes to their statewide mask mandates this week. New York Times reporter Sharon Otterman, who covers health care and the pandemic for the paper's...
View ArticleAlbany Update: Conventions, Primaries and More
Anna Gronewold, POLITICO reporter and New York Playbook writer, and Zack Fink, NY 1 statehouse reporter and host of the "Off Topic/On Politics" podcast, talk about the state of the New York governor's...
View ArticleFlorida's 'Don't Say Gay' Law; Albany Negotiations; South Orange-Maplewood's...
On today's show:Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the so-called "don't say gay" bill into law. Dana Goldstein, national education correspondent at The New York Times and the author of The Teacher Wars:...
View ArticleCourt Throws Out NY’s Congressional Map. Control Of The House Is At Stake
A judge in New York State just shot down the Democrats' proposed new map of electoral districts. On Today's Show: Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC/Gothamist, explains what this means for the...
View ArticleWhat Gun Control Policies Could State Lawmakers Pursue?
We check in on how lawmakers in one state capitol are looking at the school shooting in Texas, and asking how to better prevent gun violence.On Today's Show:Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: New Election Maps; Johnny Depp & #MeToo, School Safety
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.New District Musical Chairs (First) | #MeToo and the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard Trial (Starts at 32:23) | A Parkland Father Shares...
View ArticleJanuary 6th Hearing Recap; New York's GOP Gubernatorial Primary; COVID Shots...
Coming up on today's show: Theodoric Meyer, national political reporter for The Washington Post and a co-author of the Early 202 newsletter, recaps the first prime-time hearing held by the House Select...
View ArticleMeet the NYS Lt. Gov Candidates; Monday Morning Politics: Roe Overturned;...
Coming up on today's show: On the day before New York's primary election, Diana Reyna, Ana María Archila and Antonio Delgado, candidates for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of New...
View ArticleMonday Morning Politics; NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Bassett; Asylum Seekers...
Coming up on today's show: John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the latest national political news, including the Inflation Reduction Act, the promising jobs numbers and the...
View Article30 Issues: Immigration and the NY Governor's Race
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, discusses Kathy Hochul's and Lee Zeldin's positions on immigration and asylum as the governor's race enters its homestretch.
View Article30 Issues: Climate and the NY Governor's Race
Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and the host of the Max Politics podcast, talks about how Governor Hochul and her challenger Lee Zeldin differ on their climate policies, including how...
View ArticleHow New York Became the Democrats’ Weak Link
On Tuesday, as results from the midterms came in, Democrats were pleased to see that a predicted red wave had not come to pass. That is, with one exception: in the bright blue state of New York. So...
View ArticleA New Recovery Plan for New York
Richard Buery, co-chair of the 'New' New York Panel, CEO of Robin Hood and former NYC deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives, and Daniel Doctoroff, co-chair of the "New" New York panel; and...
View ArticleBiden's Economy and the State of the Union; Climate in Gov. Hochul's NYS...
Coming up on today's show: Idrees Kahloon, Washington bureau chief for The Economist, talks about how President Biden hopes to transform the economy, and how it's going so far.Liz Moran, policy...
View ArticleThe State of the New York Democratic Party
Ross Barkan, a contributor to New York Magazine and The Nation, discusses his latest deep-dive into the New York State Democratic party and what's behind the political infighting.
View ArticleJay Jacobs and New York's Democrats
Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State and Nassau County Democratic Committees, talks about the state of the New York Democratic Party and the criticism he's faced from the progressive wing of the party.
View ArticleAlbany Negotiations: Discovery Reform?
With negotiations over the NYS budget in overtime over criminal justice reform, Kalle Condliffe, staff attorney with Criminal Defense Practice’s Training Unit at the Legal Aid Society, argues against...
View ArticleMissing funding, real estate competition are slowing NY’s weed rollout,...
Limited access to state funding and real estate are among the problems slowing down the launch of New York’s recreational cannabis industry, according to lawyers and advocates working with businesses...
View ArticleNY lawmakers passed nearly 900 bills. Now it’s Gov. Hochul’s turn to act.
New York state lawmakers wrapped up their 2023 legislative session this month as they always do: By passing hundreds upon hundreds of bills in the waning days, causing a major pile-up of legislation...
View ArticleFriday Morning Politics: Dems In New York; Speaker Adrienne Adams On NYC's...
Coming up on today's show:Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN senior reporter covering Democratic politics and campaigns across the country, and the author of Battle for the Soul: Inside the Democrats' Campaigns...
View ArticleNew York ordered to redraw congressional maps, which could decide control of...
A midlevel New York court sided with Democrats in their quest to reshape the state’s 26 congressional districts, though Republicans are expected to appeal the decision, which could have significant...
View ArticleHochul extends controversial housing tax break to Gowanus developers
Gov. Kathy Hochul took a series of executive actions on Tuesday intended to put a dent in New York’s apartment shortage by rewarding “pro-housing” towns across the state and extending a controversial...
View ArticleMayor Adams gives single adult migrants 60-day notice to leave shelters
Single adults in New York City’s emergency shelters for migrants have two months to find housing before getting kicked out under a new policy announced by Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday. “We have...
View ArticleNew York's state cooling assistance fund is already out of cash
New Yorkers are living through the first official heat wave of summer. But some are doing so without a potential tool to help them cool off.New York state's cooling assistance fund for seniors and...
View ArticleHochul's Failed Housing Plan and a Proposed Revival
Gov. Hochul's housing plan, which failed in Albany last spring, has left many working-class New Yorkers vulnerable. Ross Barkan, contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and a Crain's...
View ArticleGov. Hochul turns up heat on President Biden over migrant crisis
Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling on President Joe Biden to provide formal federal assistance in response to thousands of migrants seeking shelter in New York, marking an escalation to pressure the White...
View ArticleNY gave these weed entrepreneurs a leg up. Now, they could face financial ruin.
A multi-story, green-and-white sign reading “Con Bud” is being erected over the facade of 85 Delancey St. on the Lower East Side, where Coss Marte plans to open his marijuana dispensary.Marte put down...
View ArticleRedistricting, Again?
With 2024 congressional contests on the horizon, Jeffrey Wice, adjunct professor and senior fellow at New York Law School where he directs the New York Census and Redistricting Institute, discusses why...
View ArticleHow a NY judge ruling a new ethics panel unconstitutional could 'blow up...
A court battle is underway to determine if a New York state ethics panel is in fact ethical. A judge in Albany recently ruled that the state's newly formed ethics board is actually unconstitutional....
View ArticleHow New York could help migrants find jobs
New York City continues to grapple with how to accommodate more than 100-thousand migrants who have arrived since last year. Mayor Adams has been calling for expedited work permits from the White...
View ArticleReady to Vote?
On National Voter Registration Day, Andrea Hailey, CEO of Vote.org, talks about registering to vote and issues affecting voter access ahead of 2024 and Sean Morales-Doyle, director of the voting rights...
View ArticleNew York Redistricting, Again
Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, talks about the case seeking to restart New York's redistricting process, now back in the hands of the Court of Appeals, plus some of the bills on...
View Article'Deciding Vote' on legalizing abortion
The short documentary 'Deciding Vote' looks back to 1970 when legalizing abortion in New York State hinged upon one assemblyman, George Michaels. Filmmakers Jeremy Workman and Rob Lyons explore what it...
View ArticleMario Cuomo's Legacy
As part of his new 3-part podcast, Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You Decide, looks back at the legacy...
View ArticleSunblocked: Resistance to Solar in Farm Country
For the U.S. to meet its clean energy goals by 2050, the Department of Energy projects that the country needs more than 10 million acres of solar development. Most of that is expected to be built in...
View ArticleThe NRA On Trial In New York. Will It Matter To Gun Laws?
A civil lawsuit is underway in New York which alleges misappropriation of funds on a grand scale by the National Rifle Association's leadership.On Today's Show: Stephen Gutowski, founder of The Reload,...
View ArticleNew York, looking to boost work opportunities for migrants, relaxes some...
New York state government has relaxed the minimum requirements for some entry-level jobs that are hard to recruit for, with the goal of opening thousands of positions to new migrants facing barriers to...
View ArticleDems get minor boost in new proposed NY congressional map
New York’s new, long-awaited congressional map may end up looking a lot like the current map — unless Democratic state lawmakers decide to push their luck.The state Independent Redistricting Commission...
View ArticleNew York's Unfulfilled Legal Cannabis Rollout
Jia Tolentino, staff writer at The New Yorker, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (Random House, 2019), discusses her reporting on the rollout of marijuana legalization in New York,...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: AOC; NY's Legal Weed Rollout; Shirley Chisholm's...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.AOC on The Green New Deal's Anniversary (First) | New York's Unfulfilled Legal Cannabis Rollout (Starts at 28:30) | Shirley...
View ArticleNew York's Redistricting Saga
On Monday, the Democratically-controlled legislature rejected the new districts proposed by the redistricting commission and offered their own new maps overnight. Susan Lerner, executive director of...
View ArticleNew Jersey's Senate Primary; Redistricting (Again) in NY; Can Snowmaking be...
On today's show: The Senate primary race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez, between Rep. Andy Kim and the governor's wife Tammy Murphy, is in full swing. Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the...
View ArticleTrump's Trials and the Campaign Trail; Redistricting in NY; Ten Question...
On today's show: Andrea Bernstein, journalist reporting on Trump legal matters for NPR, host of many podcasts including "Will be Wild" and "Trump, Inc." and the author of American Oligarchs: The...
View ArticleHochul deploys National Guard, state police to do mandatory bag checks in...
Soldiers from New York’s National Guard are coming to a subway station near you, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.Hochul, a Democrat, said 750 of the National Guard members — as well as state...
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