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 New York state Assemblymember Didi Barrett of the 106th district about hunger, the chances of a special session this fall, and...
For more than four decades, Barbara Bartoletti was a key player in New York state politics and elections, urging good-government, voter education and voter...
On this episode: a new cleanup plan for the PCB-polluted Housatonic River.