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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Gov. Kathy Hochul got the margin of victory she was chasing, and New York City Mayor ZMamdani heard the affordability message repeated across the country. -
The Democratic governor won her second full term, easily defeating Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. -
Former students say Jane Doe’s rape allegations could have been avoided had the university heeded their calls for action. -
A federal judge denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction that would have shielded them from state oversight. -
The leftist organization is running its largest-ever slate of endorsements in hopes of furthering policies to tax the rich to pay for expanded social services. -
Prosecutors say a federal judge should overturn a “blatantly unlawful” deal to cancel a $795 million offshore wind lease. -
The legislation included in the state budget reduces emissions targets and extends deadlines in the name of affordability — but environmental groups are crying foul. -
Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman said the governor owes small businesses and hourly workers "who got completely screwed by her incompetence" in three-day strike. -
There were nearly 44,000 suspected instances of auto insurance fraud last year. -
Critics say the New York governor’s proposed ban is an unlawful restriction of free speech.
