Remember when the Supreme Court’s rationale for “absolute immunity” was that it would prevent politically motivated investigations against former political opponents?

Our friend Glenn Liebman from MHANYS spoke eloquently and at length about the insufficient state investment in mental health and human services (among other things) in this year's budget with @sarbetter.bsky.social on Capital Tonight. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/capital-...

In 2000, Joe Donahue and I started The Roundtable Show on WAMC. On Thursday May 1st we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show. Tomorrow I’ll be there, reminiscing with Roundtable favorites. Tune in at 9am!

This criminal complaint seems pretty thin on the statutes charged. She allowed the defendant to leave the courtroom by a different door in her courtroom. The arresting agents literally saw him in the hallway right after going to elevator 1/

New NYTimes-Siena poll- Trump losing significant ground among independent voters. Only 29% of independent voters support him. 66% of voters call his term so far “chaotic”; 59% say it’s “scary”. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

I spoke to @sarbetter.bsky.social about my legislation, the RECOURSE Act, which would enable New York to fight back when Trump illegally withholds federal funds from the state:

Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?" Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’” “I’M PISSED!”

.@PamelaHunter128 on the slow pace of budget negotiations: “I am frustrated; I know that the rest of the leadership is frustrated. We want to get this budget done.” Watch @CapitalTonight at 7pm.

I was told that Trump would be good for the economy.

This is an outstanding effort by the reporters at @nysfocus.bsky.social ->

Last week I reported that 24 school districts are at risk of losing $$ under the gov's budget proposal. The Center for Educational Equity's Michael Rebell speaks w/ @sarbetter.bsky.social about why the Foundation Aid formula needs to be overhauled: spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education. I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”. Here is a portion:

OMG

Many families in NY struggle to afford rent, groceries, and other essentials. The Working Families Tax Credit can help them achieve financial stability by providing significant assistance to cover some of these costs. Thank you to everyone who came to the Capitol to advocate for this critical bill.

LG Antonio Delgado is not running for LG with Hochul in 2026, which leaves the door open for him to challenge the Governor. x.com/DelgadoforNY...

Looks to be the first big split between Trump & Musk -> wapo.st/3F5KxeQ

“Beyond depraved” In Canandaigua, NY: 5 people have been charged with second degree murder over the death of Sam Nordquist, 24, who police say was tortured for more than a month in a case that investigators described as “beyond depraved.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/n...

Instead of prosecuting the mayor of America’s largest city with the ample evidence that he took bribes from a foreign government, the Trump administration decided to leave him in office, and use the threat of charges to blackmail him into carrying out their agenda. And they did it all in the open.

State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris says that Mayor Adams should resign or be removed

Immigrants are being arrested at NY courthouses, top judge says www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Coming up at 7pm on @CapitalTonight @zellnor.bsky.social, Codes Committee Chair and candidate for NYC Mayor, talks immigration, Discovery reform and Pam Bondi's suit against NY's Green Light Law. Check it out at 7pm on the Spectrum News app or your favorite device!

Asm Amy Paulin and Jeanne Chirico of the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of NYS join me on Capital Tonight to discuss a bill to prohibit the expansion of for-profit hospice. The Governor has vetoed the bill 2x. Advocates say they want to protect NYers from fraud seen in other states.

Coming up at 7pm, @AmyPaulin and @JeanneChirico of @HPCANYS discuss a bill Paulin is carrying with @LizKrueger to prohibit the expansion of for-profit hospice in New York. The bill has passed the legislature 2x and Hochul has vetoed it 2x.

If you're a researcher in New York who's struggling to access NIH grant funds, please reach out! I'm a NYC-based health care reporter covering the local impact. Tips are confidential. #medsky

"In short, the CFPB has proven time and time again the government can be effective on behalf of the welfare of the people. No wonder oligarchs hate it." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Asked about the dropped charges against NYC Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul says, "I'm going to continue doing what I've been doing since September," talking about working with the mayor to "clean house" in his administration. "It's about what's happening on the streets," not who's in the office

This is troubling, but again not surprising. The dismantling of election security safeguards, including key work done by CISA to protect our election infrastructure was telegraphed 9in Project 2025. /1

Coming up on @capitaltonight, the executive director of the Correctional Association (CA) Jennifer Scaife discusses the killing of Robert Brooks and CA's report on Marcy Correctional from 2022. www.correctionalassociation.org/postvisit-br...

5 former Treasury Secretaries sound the alarm. “We take the extraordinary step of writing this piece because we are alarmed about the risks of arbitrary and capricious political control of federal payments, which would be unlawful and corrosive to our democracy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/o...

Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life

"We are in a constitutional crisis," - AG James. You don't want to miss @CapitalTonight this evening featuring AG @tishjames1.bsky.social ... Tune in at 7pm.

Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

The entire nonprofit Human Services sector is standing together in favor of a 7.8% investment in our services. Tune in to hear from a pair of powerful advocates.

We're asking some big questions on @CapitalTonight: Should involuntary commitment be expanded in New York? Or should mental health agencies see a 7.8% rate hike? Governor Hochul wants to expand Kendra's Law and increase mental health by 2.1%. But mental health advocates have other ideas.

Proposed capital for the Capital City? Sen. @patriciafahy46.bsky.social and Asm. Gabby Romero joined @sarbetter.bsky.social in the studio to discuss it. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-pol...

🎥 Headed onto Capital Tonight to talk about Albany’s game-changing $400 million proposed in this year’s state budget with Assemblymember Gabriella Romero and @sarbetter.bsky.social! Catch the full interview tonight at 7:00pm on Spectrum News!

.@patfahy46 and @amromero109 join @CapitalTonight to discuss the $400 m proposal for the City of Albany. Watch at 7pm tonight.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is outraged that the new Treasury Secretary has given Musk and his “flunkies” access to sensitive data. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

we were warned.

More than 90% of the 313 air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed, according to an analysis of staffing data from the union representing controllers obtained by The New York Times.

NYS Budget Director Blake Washington joins me on @CapitalTonight to talk Medicaid, CDPAP and whether he’s worried about uncertainty in Washington. Thune in at 7pm.

.@petergolden32 who penned Joe Bruno’s memoir, has a new novel out set in New York during the run up to the 1960 election. It’s titled “Their Shadows Deep”, published by Lake Union Press. Tune into @CapitalTonight for a fun preview.

This AP story is from a week ago. Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee. apnews.com/article/coas...

Environmentalists are angry at what they claim is Hochul’s decision to delay a “Cap-and-Invest” program. spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

As a constitutional crisis seems headed to the Supreme Court, documents show the chief justice declared that a president has no authority to block required spending. www.levernews.com/roberts-memo...

Here are some programs impacted by Trump’s freeze which are now under review: Cancer research Medicare Prescription Drug Grid infrastructure Charter schools Nuclear nonproliferation Naval reconnaissance WIC SNAP ROTC Wildfire prevention www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

President Donald Trump has moved to fire Democratic members of two independent federal commissions, a break from decades of legal precedent that could hand Republicans control over boards that oversee swaths of U.S. workers, employers and labor unions.

I see some suggestions, in the reporting regarding the OMB impoundment order, that a mere delay in spending appropriated funds is legal. But that's not really true. The delay OMB has ordered specifically contradicts the Impoundment Control Act. A thread.