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Podcast: THE EAGLE: A Times Union Podcast
Episode: State of the State
Description: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stood in front of a sparse crowd of lawmakers in the State Assembly chamber this week and insisted she was not there to make history. She was, in fact, making history, as the first woman to give the annual address. Her 35-minute speech—short relative to the standards of her scandal-plagued predecessor Andrew M. Cuomo—promised a “brighter future for New York,” including ethics reforms, term limits and the return of to-go cocktails. On this episode of “The Eagle,” we take a closer look at the new governor’s agenda and the effect...