This week on From the Lobby with Jack O’Donnell, Jack discusses the political implications during this critical election year and the pressures of the upcoming budget season.

In this episode:

• Why New York is on track to lose influenceon Capitol Hill, and can it be turned around?

• The rapid rise of the Democratic Socialists of America and what it signals for this election cycle

• Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first budget rollout and the $12 billion gap he’s blaming on the Adams administration

• The Governor’s race heats up as Hochul searches for a new lieutenant governor. Who’s in line for the number two job?

• Immigration takes center stage as Governor Hochul and her GOP challenger draw sharp lines over ICE enforcement

• And a last-minute push to avoid a government shutdown

Give it a listen!