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Audio: What’s at Stake in the State Senate Elections
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The hosts of Max & Murphy talk to Weekend Edition about the electoral landscape as November 6 approaches.
City Council
Council Weights Commercial Rent Regs 3 Decades After First Attempt
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Over the decades, supporters of the bill have faced questions about its legality and economic impact, and it has generated strong opposition from the real-estate lobby.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Be a Part of the Max & Murphy Election Night Show!
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Come hear from journalists, analysts, candidates … and get a chance to share your own views of the 2018 elections on air!
campaign
Max & Murphy: On Guns and Schools, You Might Hate Larry Sharpe’s Ideas. But He’s Got Some.
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Sharpe thinks New York State is in a ‘death spiral, that we should stop high school at 10th grade and that anyone with a gun permit should be able to bring their piece into New York City.
attorney general
Max & Murphy: AG Candidate Wofford Says He’ll Pull Back on Business Enforcement
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The Republican nominee for attorney general says the Democrats who’ve served as top law-enforcement official have been overzealous in using the Martin Act to go after corporations for alleged wrongdoing.
GOVERNMENT
Bronx Sites Were Targets in Terror Case Linked to Figure in Upstate Limo Crash Probe
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The owner of the limo company involved in the Schoharie crash was the FBI informant who, in a controversial case that raised concerns about entrapment, got the Newburgh Four convicted of carrying out a plot to bomb two Jewish sites in the city.
ARTS and CULTURE
Effort to Rename Columbus Day is Stalled; Statue Still Awaits Historical Markers
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Cities across the country including Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis, Austin as well as the states of South Dakota and Hawaii have renamed Monday’s holiday to honor Native Americans.
audit
Max & Murphy: These Two Seek the Unheralded Power of the State Comptroller’s Office
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Mammas, do let your babies grow up to be comptrollers.
andrew gounardes
Video: Gounardes Feels the Blue Energy in Bid to Unseat Brooklyn’s Lone GOP Senator
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Gounardes has run a fairly progressive race—supporting congestion pricing, LGBTQ rights, reproductive freedom, new investment in parks and reforms like early voting.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Democratic Moves on Brooklyn’s Judicial Ballot Getting Scrutiny
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… though not as much as they would have if there had been a primary race.