Nassau County Exec on Gov. Hochul's Call for More Housing for Long Island

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 12, 2023

In her State of the State address earlier this week, Gov. Hochul explained how she plans to reach her goal of building 800,000 new housing units in the next decade -- including targets for suburban areas and fast-tracked approvals if they don't build enough. Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County executive, responds to this and talks about plans for Nassau County.

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NJ Gov. Sherrill: If state police were too aggressive at Delaney Hall, we'll look into it

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill took call after call Wednesday night from people who told her state police had been overly aggressive in violent clashes with protesters outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center this weekend.

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I.C.E.'s "Wartime Recruitment" Campaign

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More than 10,000 people have been detained at the facility. Most have no criminal background.

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Elizabeth Kim discusses the issues Mayor Mamdani talked about in his first "ask the mayor" segment.

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