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When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple’s pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance slammed the critter’s killing as another example of government overreach from meddling Democrats. Now, the Department of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump has put one of the late squirrel’s owners in an immigration jail, pending possible deportation to Germany.
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Documented launches database examining labor issues in immigrant communities
A new database developed by the news outlet Documented examines the chronic issue of wage theft in immigrant communities. In a conversation with co-host Maryam Ahmad, one of Documented's reporters explains how the project grew out of conversations with the communities she reports on.
Northeast Notebook 11/10/26: Leaking mobile homes, Berkshire fire chief drama, and wage theft
A new database studies wage theft in immigrant communities. The reporter who analyzed the data explains why it's important to tell immigration stories that extend beyond enforcement policy.
DOJ resignations en masse, the future of campaigning, to impeach or not to impeach?
WAMC’s Annie Bennett spoke to Elliot Williams about the recent resignations at the Department of Justice and what this means for the future of Congress. Plus, do political campaigns still matter?
Northeast Notebook 11/9/26: Albany debt, Stefanik's vision of the GOP, and landlines
Albany takes a $10 million loan to cover basic expenses as the mayor heads to Puerto Rico for a high-profile Democratic conference.
New York lawmakers debate regulations on automated license plate readers
New York State lawmakers are grappling with how to juggle privacy concerns and what some see as the need for automatic license plate readers.
NYS Senator-elect Sarah Rogerson on recent victory, road ahead
WAMC’s David Guistina spoke to Senator-elect Sarah Rogerson about her recent victory, and where she's turning her focus.
Northeast Notebook 11/6/26: New Paltz consolidation, lake cleanup, and blank ballots
The village of Round Lake, New York held a mayoral election, even though no candidates appeared on the ballot. Residents of the town and village of New Paltz reject efforts to merge the two municipalities. Would-be Republican governors trade barbs on social media. The speaker of New York's state assembly raises eyebrows with lavish spending on sports events. And, questions swirl about a well-funded cleanup effort in Lake Champlain that hasn't made much progress.
Box seats and meet-and-greets: Questions swirl around campaign spending by NY Assembly speaker
For over a decade, New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has been spending Democratic campaign funds on sporting events. A new report by Sam Mellins in New York Focus raises questions about how the money is being used. Sam Mellins spoke with WAMC’s Lucas Willard and Sam Dingman on Northeast Notebook.
Vermont investigation unearths big questions - twenty years after clean water initiative began
As Lake Champlain has been dealing with toxic phosphorous and algae blooms, Vermont has put nearly one billion dollars into a clean water initiative. But after all that money, and twenty years of work, the Lake hasn't gotten much cleaner. And Vermonters have been left with a lot of unknowns. WAMC’s Producer Annie Bennett sat down with Jonathan Mingle at Seven Days, a reporter of the "Troubled Water" series to talk about how they investigated this issue and where it stands now.
New York Republicans reckon with midterm losses, narrow Constantino victory and tirade
Earlier this week we talked about how the question of what Hochul will do with the power she'll have as a governor with strong majorities in the state's legislature is kind of a microcosm of the question of what national Democrats will do with their newfound power. And yesterday, on the Republican end of the spectrum, we saw a post-gubernatorial race spat between Bruce Blakeman, who lost the governor's race to Hochul, and Elise Stefanik, the current Republican congressional representative for New York's 21st district, who briefly entertained hopes of running for governor herself.
Evening weather forecast 11/6/26
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To learn more about barriers disabled voters face, BTPM spoke with Mother Jones Disability Reporter Julia Métraux about her recent story “Voting While Disabled Needs to Get Easier.”
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Lawmakers are weighing measures to crack down on Flock and other automatic license-plate readers.
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New projects by three rap artists — chart juggernaut Lil Baby, pop-rap heartthrob Jack Harlow and Bay Area grinders SOB x RBE — offer three ways to relight a flickering star.
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As Trump's arch and other projects make their way through the courts, many critics are looking to Congress to stop them. Democrats have a few tools, including funding and oversight.
