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Karen DeWitt, Capitol bureau chief for New York State Public Radio and Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief of The Daily News, wrap up the flurry of legislation in Albany. 

WNYC reporter Kathleen Horan explains the governor-brokered deal to allow livery cabs to pick up street hails, increase medallions and make cabs more accessible to the disabled. Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief of The Daily News, talks about the impact the taxi deal might have on future city-state negotiations. 

Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for the Daily News, explains the new deal on taxes announced yesterday.

Liz Benjamin, host of Capital Tonight, and Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett discuss what’s on the docket in Albany, one week before the end of the legislative session.

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Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany Bureau Chief, talks about the new ethics reform legislation in Albany and other legislation still to come before the June 20th end of session.

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Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, talks about the new ethics reform legislation in Albany and other legislation still to come before the June 20th end of session.

Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, and Azi Paybarah, WNYC reporter and blogger, review Governor Cuomo's first State of the State address.

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Ken Lovett, the Albany bureau chief for the Daily News, runs down the special lame duck session in Albany, including the passing of legislation on oil fracking but not the budget deficit.

Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for the New York Daily News, talks about reports that former state Controller Alan Hevesi will plead guilty to a felony corruption charge over his office's handling of the state pension fund.

Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett discusses the civil suit Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed against Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada (D-33rd District) over the finances at his non-profit.

Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett talks about the reported federal investigation into real estate and nonprofit deals involving certain Queens politicians.

The deadline for New York State’s budget is April 1st. Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett looks at the likelihood of an on-time budget and the differences between the Senate, Assembly, and Governor’s versions.

Gaming plays into the biggest budget and political stories on both sides of the Hudson. Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for the Daily News and WNYC's Bob Hennelly discuss the controversy over the bidding process for the Aqueduct racino to the financial hit New Jersey is taking as revenues drop ...

Less than twelve hours after the New York State Assembly passed the marriage equality bill for the third time since 2007, the Senate killed it. Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief for the Daily News, reflects on the vote and budget negotiations in Albany.

Is there a deal, or no deal? That's the question in Albany, where Governor Paterson has been grappling with lawmakers to close the state's more than $3-billion budget gap.

The legislature returns to chambers later this morning and could vote on at least part of the Governor's budget-cutting plan. But it's ...

The special legislative session in Albany continues today. Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, and Michael Lavers, mid-atlantic editor for EDGE Publications, an online LGBT newspaper, talks about the expected vote on marriage equality in Albany this week. Then Ken Lovett stays on to ...

Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, talks about the bidding process to run a casino at Aqueduct Race Track in Jamaica, Queens and, Lisa Fogarty, Queens Chronicle assistant editor, talks about the neighborhood's reaction to the casino.

It ended as it started, with a Bronx Senator changing sides. NY State Senate 31 day power struggle ended after Bronx Democratic Senator Pedro Espada Junior rejoined his party. This gives the Democrats a 32-to-30 majority again. The move allowed all 62 senators to meet in a session late last ...

Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, talks about the latest developments in Albany in the senate leadership struggle.

Ken Lovett, Daily News Albany bureau chief, talks about the latest developments in Albany in the senate leadership struggle. He's joined by Gerson Borrero, columnist at El Diario La Prensa and at borreroreport.com.