We speak with former North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat who represented North Dakota until 2018. She is also a former state attorney general. She now serves on Facebook’s political advocacy group the American Edge Project’s Open and Accessible Internet Advisory Board.

The new president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum says the Cooperstown, New York institution is planning to return to a normal schedule in 2022. With no 2021 honorees, annual inductions honored the Class of 2020 this year. The ceremony came after a long delay because of the coronavirus pandemic and was held in September rather than the typical July. Josh Rawitch took over earlier this month after a long career with the Dodgers and Diamondbacks.

We know New York state is going to lose one member of its House delegation when Congressional lines are redrawn for the 2022 elections following the 2020 Census. What we don’t know yet is how the new lines will look. We speak with Richard Briffault of Columbia Law School, an expert on redistricting, gerrymandering, voting rights and election law.

President Biden announced a major plan last week to rein in the coronavirus as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. But public health officials warn the virus remains an emergency, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. We speak with Dr. Elizabeth Whalen, the Albany County Health Commissioner.

A former CIA officer and counterterrorism official is the latest candidate to launch a bid to unseat New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of the 21st District. Matt Castelli, who worked in both the Obama and Trump administrations, announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in a video. The Saratoga County resident took aim at the actions of Stefanik – the number three House Republican in her fourth term – following the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

While President Biden has approved major disaster declarations for six New Jersey counties and five New York counties impacted by the remnants Hurricane Ida, the Dutchess County Executive says his county should be included. Marc Molinaro wrote to President Biden, Senators Chuck Schumer and Kristen Gillibrand and Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney and Antonio Delgado, saying many businesses in central and southern Dutchess County were damaged by flooding. We talk about that and much more.

With the 20th anniversary of 9/11 upon us, Americans old enough to remember that horrible day are thinking back on the raw minutes and hours after the World Trade Center was attacked. Here at WAMC, we’ve been digging into our archives to remember a time of pain, confusion and anger.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat running for a second term, is also a former member of the New York state Assembly and Senate. We talk about new Gov. Kathy Hochul, COVID-19 and schools, infrastructure, the impacts of storm system Henri, and when he’ll decide about his own potential run for governor in 2022.

With New York on the eve of a major leadership shakeup, we speak with former Governor David Paterson, the last lieutenant governor to become governor upon a resignation, and state Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt, about his time in Afghanistan and his hopes for new Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The impeachment probe against Gov. Andrew Cuomo will end August 25, a day after the governor resigns. We speak with a member of the Judiciary Committee, which will release a final report on its investigation’s findings, Phil Steck, a Democrat from Colonie. And we talk with Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay, a Republican.