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 meet the Democratic candidate for the special election in New York's 21st U.S. House district, Blake Gendebien.
                        
                    The holidays are on the horizon and with it, infectious disease season. Public health officials are hoping residents of the Northeast will get inoculated...
                        
                    We listen back to our special live broadcast for Monday's total solar eclipse in Tupper Lake, N.Y., hosted by the Adirondack Sky Center and...