Political Power List; Tech in Education; Super Bowl Profits

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 30, 2014

City & State will release a new Power 100 list, listing the most powerful figures on the New York City political scene. Editor-in-Chief Morgan Pehme will explain the rankings. Then: the latest on the now-controversial Hoboken development deal. Plus: a new book argues that technology will save education; and we ask local business owners to tell us if Super Bowl week has been an economic boon…or a bust. 

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