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.
We sit down with folk music host Wanda Fischer, who is marking 40 years of bringing WAMC listeners "The Hudson River Sampler" with a...
Voters go to the polls Tuesday for primary day in an unusually busy political year in Vermont. Up for grabs this year are seats...
On this episode, the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the Northeast.