Governor Kathy Hochul is heralding a deal to keep the Buffalo Bills in New York. After months of talks, the Democrat says a new $1.4 billion stadium in Orchard Park will be largely paid for by taxpayers. While Bills fans are no doubt thrilled to keep Josh Allen and company around for future Super Bowl campaigns, debate over the timing of the agreement, with the new state budget, and the wisdom of it is pitched. Here to talk about public investment in sports stadiums is Roger Noll, professor emeritus of economics at Stanford.
We speak with "Capitol Pressroom" host David Lombardo about the uncertain future for special elections in New York.
We speak with New York state Senator Dan Stec, a Republican from the North Country, about a range of issues.
New York state lawmakers have left Albany – this time for good. The Assembly was back at the capitol in mid-June to finish its...