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.
We speak with Rep. Pat Ryan of New York's 18th district about the Epstein files and the sudden summer break.
We interview with New York U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Albany Medical Center internist Dr. Andy Coates.
From Governor Kathy Hochul’s election to a full term to the dramatic rejection of her first choice for chief judge to an overdue state...