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The Roundtable

6/2/26 Panel

By Joe Donahue
Published June 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM EDT
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are former New York 19th Congressman and NY Assemblyman John Faso, Former Mayor of the City of Albany, New York Kathy Sheehan, and Former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain.

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