EP 05: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan
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Governor Hochul recently delayed implementation of congestion pricing, right before it was supposed to be implemented. Why? What will happen now? Will congestion pricing ever happen? How will this impact traffic, transit improvements and the MTA budget?
Governor Hochul’s last-second announcement on June 5th, 2024, to pause New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan caused understandable dismay and evenContinue Reading
In this episode, Jim chats with his guests about significant features of the NYS budget (the NYS House and Senate recently passed separate versions, but the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis.
Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
(D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again.
Jim interviews three knowledgeable guests about the current migrant crisis in NYC in this episode of Jim’s new podcast series.
Mayor Eric Adams announced on October 19th that New York City had regained the nearly 1 million jobs lost duringContinue Reading
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
The United States Census released the nation’s population data by congressional and state legislative district on August 12, setting underwayContinue Reading
The Census Bureau released its population counts for the nation and the states on April 26, including changes for theContinue Reading





