Walter Wuthmann
WNYC state politics reporterWalter Wuthmann is a state politics reporter for WNYC. Before that, he was a statehouse and city hall reporter at WBUR, Boston's NPR station.
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Critics say the New York governor’s proposed ban is an unlawful restriction of free speech. -
Party lays out a MAGA-like agenda they hope will energize their base and send the Nassau County executive to the governor’s office. -
Party argues New York has become unsafe and unaffordable under Democratic leadership. -
The governor is proposing to exempt certain housing projects from the state's rigorous environmental review process. -
The plan would split the Winter Games between Lake Placid in the Adirondacks and New York City. -
The governor’s budget plan would extend the state’s 75% tax on cigarettes to alternative nicotine products like the popular Zyn pouches. -
The governor had previously signaled openness to changing the law to allow more teens to be tried as adults. -
The Democrat laid out her legislative priorities for the year on Tuesday in Albany. -
The bill, originally introduced six years ago, would block state and local officers from enforcing federal immigration laws and sharing sensitive information with ICE, absent a judicial warrant. -
The eight state lawmakers are pushing for higher taxes on top earners to pay for universal child care.
