We discuss issues facing New York lawmakers as they prepare to head back to Albany for a new session and the mayors of Pittsfield and Springfield, Massachusetts start new terms. And we continue to follow the reactions to the stabbings of five people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York’s Rockland County in late December.

We sit down with Domenic Sarno, who is about to become the longest serving mayor in Springfield history. Sarno was sworn in for a new term on January 6. He was first elected in 2007.  As he starts his 12th year in office, Sarno overtakes Daniel Brunton, who was Springfield mayor from 1946 to 1957. […]

On this episode, we listen back to some of our favorite stories of 2019.

On this episode, we bid farewell to one of our own.

On this episode, more from our series on housing.

On this episode, our special housing series takes us to Western Massachusetts and Albany.

On this episode, we feature entries in our special series on housing.

A rare recount in Pittsfield doesn’t change the mayoral election results. And parking at Metro-North stations east of the Hudson could be going up.

On this episode, we meet the Green Party candidate for president in 2020.

On this episode, all politics is local.