The controversial head of the Massachusetts Republican Party is facing new headwinds. The Boston Globe reports several major donors are threatening to cut ties if Chairman Jim Lyons is not replaced, in a letter obtained by the newspaper. It comes as the 2022 election cycle ramps up in a state where Democrats hold control of […]

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WAMC News Podcast – Episode 214

A Republican has kicked off a campaign for governor of Massachusetts in 2022, but probably not the one you’re thinking of. Former state representative and 2018 U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl co-chaired President Trump’s 2016 Bay State campaign. So far, Governor Charlie Baker hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term. Diehl joins a […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 212

The House is launching a new investigation of the January 6 Capitol siege. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named six fellow Democrats to what is to be a 13-member panel that will also include ousted Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who was stripped of her leadership position after refusing to countenance former President […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 211

We speak with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, who won Tuesday’s Democratic primary in her bid for a third term, and Village of Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh about the summer season.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 210

The Supreme Court has decided in a 9-0 ruling that the NCAA cannot enforce limits on education-related benefits that colleges offer to student athletes. The ruling on Monday did not decide whether students can be paid salaries. Under current NCAA rules, students cannot be paid, and the scholarship money colleges offer is capped at the […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 209

The state legislative session in Albany is now behind us, as lawmakers grappled with a second pandemic-focused year. Early fears of a multi-billion budget gap were eventually eased by federal COVID relief, majority Democrats pressed new criminal justice reforms, and the status of embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo loomed large. Joining us now to talk about […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 207

In recent days, WAMC’s Josh Landes been touring Western Massachusetts to cover several annual town meetings, as residents of Berkshire County headed to parking lots and football stadiums to vote on budgets, marijuana bylaws and school spending plans. As Josh found out, emotions sometimes run high.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 206

With a politically wounded governor and state government still working around the COVID emergency, this week marks the end of one of the stranger New York state legislative sessions in memory. We speak with Jon Campbell, who covers the capital for the USA Today Network.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 205

A new study from the University of Utah finds up to three-quarters of us overestimate our ability to spot fake news stories — and the worse we are, the more likely we are to share misinformation. The study has been getting a lot of attention at a time when polls show millions of Americans convinced […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 204

Halfway through 2021, Albany has recorded nine shooting deaths, including some in broad daylight — leading officials to plead repeatedly for an end to gun violence. New York State Police and county sheriff’s deputies have been deployed to assist city officers on fears of a bloody summer. We speak with Police Chief Eric Hawkins.

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 203

With several other candidates in the field, Long Island Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin has been locking up support around the state from local committees and elected officials. Zeldin is hoping to become the first GOP candidate elected governor in New York since George Pataki in 2002. Other candidates including Andrew Giuliani and 2014 nominee Rob […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 202

The political battles of 2020 are alive and well in 2021. The latest poll from Quinnipiac University finds 66 percent of Republicans would like to see former President Donald Trump run again in 2024. The same amount say President Joe Biden’s election was illegitimate. But a majority of Americans disagree with those positions, and give […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 201

New York Attorney General Tish James says she is now conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously been a civil probe. For more on the investigations, we speak with David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post. Fahrenthold won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for his reporting on Trump’s […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 198

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has set a vote today to remove Congresswoman Liz Cheney from her leadership post and make New York’s Elise Stefanik the No. 3 Republican. For more on Stefanik’s rise, WAMC’s Ian Pickus spoke with Jacqueline Alemany of The Washington Post. She writes the Power Up newsletter and previously spent six […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 197

An annual milestone at the Albany Pine Push Preserve is set for Saturday. Lupine Fest — a hybrid of in-person and virtual events this year due to the pandemic — runs through June 5. The springtime ritual aligns with the blooming of stunning lupine flowers, the food source for the preserve’s endangered Karner Blue Butterfly. […]

WAMC News Podcast – Episode 196

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