New York Governor Kathy Hochul is confronting one of her first major tests after winning a full term in November. Her pick for the state’s new chief judge, Hector LaSalle, is being opposed by a coalition of progressive groups — and crucially, more than a dozen Democrats in the state Senate. We break it down with Albany Law School Professor Vincent Bonventre, who has been following the twists and turns on his New York Court Watcher website.
Democratic Assemblyman Gottfried is wrapping up 52 years in the New York state legislature, ending his run as the longest-serving lawmaker in state history....
WAMC's Josh Landes and James Paleologopoulos stop by to discuss the results of Tuesday's primaries in Massachusetts.
After a fall semester marked by some campus shutdowns and other localized COVID-19 problems, the State University of New York system is establishing a...