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#1602: Financial relief for local news | The Media Project
The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC’s CEO Alan Chartock; former Times Union Editor and current columnist Rex Smith; Rosemary Armao, Investigative Journalist and Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and Daily...
WAMC News Podcast – Episode 271
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont delivered his State of the State address Wednesday to a joint session of the General Assembly as the new legislative session begins. As he ramps up for a re-election bid in November, Lamont is pledging to curb gun violence and proposing...
#2206: NY health board hears pleas for metrics behind school mask mandate | The Legislative Gazette
On this week's Gazette: School children will continue to be required to wear masks, after Governor Kathy Hochul ended the statewide mask mandate in most indoor public spaces this week. Our political observer Alan Chartock discusses the fight between Democrats over...
#1638: The NEA, The SAT and The National Guard | The Best of Our Knowledge
Teachers are getting burned out and leaving the profession in droves. A new survey released this month from the National Education Association illustrates this problem with hard data. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk about the problem with the leader of...
#1699: Shortlisted | 51%
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court Justice in 1981, but before that there was a long history of female candidates waiting in the wings. On this week’s 51%, we discuss the honors and limits of being shortlisted with the authors of Shortlisted:...
#2206: Paul Wolf, president of the New York Coalition for Open Government | The Capitol Connection
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Paul Wolf, president of the New York Coalition for Open Government. Through advocacy, education and civic engagement, the New York Coalition for Open Government promotes open, transparent government and defends citizens’ right to...