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Unusual Legislative Session Coming To Close In Albany

The New York State Capitol
Jackie Orchard
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WAMC
The New York State Capitol

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. It started on fears of a billion dollar shortfall, which were soon alleviated thanks to federal coronavirus relief. But what does three people in a room, the typical model in Albany, look like when two have called on the third to resign?

For analysis, WAMC’s Ian Pickus spoke Thursday with Jon Campbell, who covers the capital for the USA Today Network.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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