It happened more than a month behind schedule, but New York state has a new budget. The $229 billion package agreed to by Governor Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats who control the legislature includes changes to bail reform laws, the minimum wage, and new requirements to shift people to clean energy. But Hochul’s ambitious housing plan fell off the table. We speak with WNYC capitol reporter Jon Campbell.
For Thanksgiving, we take an audio tour deep inside the Polar Seltzer factory in Worcester, Mass.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is confronting one of her first major tests after winning a full term in November. Her pick for the...
Congressman Richard Neal, the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, and Republican Governor Charlie Baker have come together to call for a new...