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2018 19th Congressional District Seat Debate

19th Congressional District candidates Antonio Delgado and Rep. John Faso (R-Kinderhook) debate.
The race for the 19th Congressional District seat is traditionally one of the most watched and most expensive in the country. A Democrat has not held the seat since 2010, but Barack Obama did win the district in both 2008 and 2012. 
Faso won decisively over Zephyr Teachout two years ago (watch their WMHT debate here), but recent polls by SienaCollege and Monmouth show the race to be a virtual dead heat. 

From Jail to the 'Great Outdoors'

Learn about a diversion program run by the Glens Falls Hospital Center for Discovery and the Council for Prevention. The goal is to get those who are suffering from an opioid addiction out of the criminal justice system, into treatment, and help reduce the days spent behind bars.
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Keith Wofford: GOP's Best Hope in 2018?

The upcoming election looks bleak for statewide Republican candidates. The lone bright spot in the poll was Keith Wofford's performance. The attorney general candidate is down 14 points to Democrat Tish James, currently the NYC Public Advocate. Wofford sits down to make his case for the job.
 
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A Push for More Forest Rangers

The Adirondack Park Forest Preserve has never been so popular and that's what has Scott Van Laer so concerned.
The longtime forest ranger has been traveling inside the Blue Line all year making a push to local governments about the need for more help.  The Department of Environmental Conservations says there are 135 currently patrolling state land.  Van Laer wants to see that number increased to reflect the growing popularity and acreage added under Governor Andrew Cuomo's tenure.
 
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NYN Podcast: Howie Hawkins

Howie Hawkins has become a familiar name on the gubernatorial ballot.  
The Syracuse-area resident and Green Party candidate is taking up the charge for the third consecutive election cycle.  He said earlier this year he preferred not to run again but admitted the party struggled to find someone else to lead the way.   
Our Karen DeWitt sat down with him on a recent visit to Albany.

Debt and Dysfunction in Washington

The national debt currently stands at over $21 trillion and is rising, yet you are unlikely to hear much about it on the campaign trail this fall. Two former members of Congress are trying to change the conversation. Chris Gibson (R-Hudson Valley) and Jim Slattery (D-Kansas) join us in-studio to draw attention to the ongoing deficits and dysfunction in Washington.
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One-on-One with Stephanie Miner

Miner is the former two-term Syracuse mayor and co-chair of the state's Democratic Party, but she says there is no room for her anymore there under the leadership of Andrew Cuomo.  She is making the independent run alongside her lieutenant governor pick Michael Volpe, a downstate Republican mayor.
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Cuomo, Hochul, James Win Primary

Governor Andrew Cuomo handily won in a Democratic primary against actor Cynthia Nixon. Cuomo’s current lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul also won, as did Cuomo’s choice for attorney general New York City Public Advocate Tish James. While Cuomo and the other statewide candidates who ran with him kept their seats, some former members of IDC in the Senate lost to their primary challengers.
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New York Now Podcast: Zephyr Teachout

Our latest pop-up podcast is with New York State Attorney General candidate Zephyr Teachout, one of four people looking to win the Democratic nod this coming Thursday.  
Teachout, touting her independence, says she will investigate some of the blurred lines she sees in the Cuomo administration between official government work and politics.  She also touches on the recent back and forths with fellow candidate Sean Patrick Maloney and her reaction to being referred to as "professor" by her opponents. 
Don't forget to tune in this weekend when we wrap up Primary Day.

One-on-One with Leecia Eve

Attorney General candidate Leecia Eve sits down to discuss her experience, her jobs working for the likes of Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and Andrew Cuomo and finally, why "scholarly work" (a criticism of fellow candidate Zephyr Teachout) doesn't equate to her time in the courtroom.
 
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