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With the budget deadline coinciding with two major religious holidays, lawmakers are struggling to come to an agreement before leaving Albany. Take a look at what’s in, what’s out, and what’s the holdup with the state budget (which is due tonight, March 30, 2018).

On Monday, April 2 Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro is announcing his run for governor. He already has secured the majority of GOP county chairs, but to the general public little is known about him. New York NOW Managing Editor Matt Ryan, Joe Spector of the USA Today Network, and Karen DeWitt of NYS Public Radio analyze his background and why he has emerged as the leading Republican to take on Andrew Cuomo.

After longtime Assemblyman Denny Farrell retired in 2017, Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein was named the new chair of the powerful Assembly Ways and Means Committee. She is the first woman to hold this role. We sit down with the lawmaker to discuss the looming budget deadline and a new sexual harassment proposal in their chamber.

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Review the end of the trial involving Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Andrew Cuomo. Percoco was found guilty on three counts of corruption and faces up to 50 years in jail.  The trial revealed an intimate look into the workings of Cuomo’s office and critics are hammering him for what they’re calling a “pay-to-play” operation on the 2nd Floor. The Reporters Roundtable analyzes the week’s news.

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That seems like an odd combination for a political program but they all played a role in the week that was in Albany.  A typically run-of-the-mill media availability turned into a chaotic scene when actor Danny Glover was heckled right out of Capitol press conference. Also, there are rumblings that former "Sex and the City" Actress Cynthia Nixon may primary Andrew Cuomo, a man she once praised. Finally, analyze the surprising rise of Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who now appears to be the GOP front-runner for governor.

In this edition of the New York Now podcast, Karen DeWitt sits down with Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) to talk gun control, the Child Victims Act, and what it's like in 2018 to be the Senate's only openly gay member.

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Learn how Senate Democrats tried to force a vote on gun-control legislation. The Reporters Roundtable discusses the latest from the Percoco trial and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s criticism of national Democrats. Take a trip to the Schoharie County village of Sharon Springs where for the first time in a decade children there have an after-school program.

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Former MSNBC and CNBC anchor Dylan Ratigan announced he is running for Congress in the North Country to try and unseat Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik. The Libertarian candidate for governor, Larry Sharpe, gives us a glimpse into his candidacy. Also, get a break down of the week’s news.

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Recap a flurry of news from the State Capitol, including the release of the long-awaited language in the 30-day amendments to the Executive Budget. At the Percoco trial, Todd Howe has wrapped up his testimony. Also, author Michael Burgess talks about the inspiring story of North Country Olympic Champion Jack Shea, a two-time gold medalist at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games.

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Week three of the trial of former Andrew Cuomo aide Joe Percoco, who is facing bribery charges, is in the books and the testimony coming from the prosecution's key witness, Todd Howe, was eye-opening. The Reporters Roundtable analyzes the happenings at the trial. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made his annual trip to Albany to testify at the joint budget hearing.

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