The Capitol Connection – Blair Horner, Senior Policy Adviser at NYPIRG
Capitol Connection | Aug 21, 2025
Top Stories
One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention
In 2025, ICE began detaining people at immigration hearings, an unprecedented step. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer shares the story of one detainee whose life was turned upside down.
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
How an Empire of Craft Stores Pushed an Agenda of Christian Nationalism
All Of It with Alison Stewart |
Flood Watch issued for NYC as rain and storms move in after picture-perfect weekend
Spotty rain showers and a potential thunderstorm are expected to begin Monday afternoon before several days of rain and storms.
Gothamist |
Exploring an Olympics Bid for New York
NYS Assemblymember Robert Carroll talks about his vision for a joint upstate/downstate bid for the Winter Olympics.
