In a crowded field of Democrats hoping to become the state’s top law-enforcement official, the Hudson Valley congressman is positioning himself as the candidate best suited to take on President Trump.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Max & Murphy Moving to the Airwaves
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The political podcast will now be a live, drive-time call-in show.
attorney general
Max & Murphy: Zephyr Teachout On the AG Race and the Case Against Donald Trump
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The insurgent gubernatorial candidate of 2014 is again seeking statewide office, arguing the fair application of law is the best antidote to what she says is the president’s thirst for unfettered executive power.
city workers
Max & Murphy: NYC’s New Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
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Elizabeth Holtzman, a former Brooklyn district attorney, Congresswoman and city comptroller, and Helen Rosenthal, a Councilmember from the Upper West Side, join the podcast to talk about local efforts to crack down on sexual harassment.
gelinas
Max & Murphy: MTA Rescue Plan Seems Stuck Between Stations
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‘The MTA doesn’t have a funding crisis now,’ says infrastructure expert Nicole Gelinas.
bufallo
Max & Murphy: As Session Nears End, Lt. Gov. Has Gavel, Will Travel
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Kathy Hochul discussed her potential role as a tie-breaker in the split Senate, the Cuomo effect on her hometown of Buffalo and why she thinks her primary race is a distraction.
bail
Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Has a Long Way to Go
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Two veteran advocates for the arrested, the incarcerated and the recently released say that from bail reform to parole, Rikers to homeless shelters, the criminal justice system continues to damage people at high cost to taxpayers.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Democratic Leader Says ‘Dysfunction’ Describes Senate’s State
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Stewart-Cousins insisted that unity is reality for the Democrats now. She had less to say about whether Gov. Cuomo could have achieved that unity earlier.
Max & Murphy Podcasts
Max & Murphy: Conventions Over, Table is Set for Campaign 2018
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New York’s Republicans know the face they want to show to voters in November, while the state’s Democrats are going to spend the next 111 days figuring out who they are.
Andrew Cuomo
Max & Murphy: Former ‘Cuse Mayor Miner Sizes Up Possible Gov Run
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The two-term mayor of New York’s fifth-largest city talks about the Eric Schneiderman fallout, her record in City Hall, the connection between voting obstacles and public corruption and whether or not she’ll challenge Andrew Cuomo.
Criminal Justice
Max & Murphy: A Staten Island Republican Talks Secession, Taxes and Trump
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Councilmember Joseph Borelli, who represents the southern tip of Staten Island, is one of just three Republicans on 51-member the City Council.