Ilya Marritz

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The State Senate reconvenes this week in Albany. After a tumultuous session earlier this year, in which power passed back and forth between Democrats and Republicans, the restored Democratic leadership is hoping to advance a raft of new legislation. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

Among the ...

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The Economics of the U.S. Open. Guest: Victor Matheson, associate professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross.

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Why is the stock market behaving so oddly? Guest: Roben Farzad of Businessweek.

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The New York City Off Track Betting Corporation is headed for Chapter Nine bankruptcy. Governor Paterson issued an executive order yesterday, clearing the way for reorganization; saying he didn't have much choice.

PTERSON: This is the only way that we feel that OTB can preserve its ...

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New York City Off Track Betting is headed for bankruptcy. Governor Paterson issued an executive order today paving the way for a chapter nine reorganization. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The governor says New York City OTB's dire fiscal situation leaves him little choice. Despite ...

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains why small businesses in New York are wary of changing the healthcare system.

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Risky investment strategies damage museum endowments in the down economy. City Journal contributor James Panero discusses on The Brian Lehrer Show.

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WNYC’s Ilya Marritz on why 10 percent of all US medical spending is on diabetes treatment.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains the difficulties of finding jobs for ex-convicts, the disabled, high school dropouts, and other hard-to-employ groups.

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Officials are sounding the alarm about the future of the city's Off Track Betting Corporation. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: For State Senator Craig Johnson, the question is simple: how much time does OTB have before it may need to seek some protection.

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File under Betcha Didn't Know...From Senator Schumer's Office today:

“Stanley Kaplan was my first boss. For three years, I ran the mimeograph machine in his office on Kings Highway. If there was one word that would describe Stanley it was teacher. He loved to ...

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Charles Schwab rebuts charges over auction rate securities. Guest: Elizabeth Rappaport, reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

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A $7 million project to paint bridges in the lower Hudson Valley has been blocked because of concerns over whether the contractor is qualified. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The money comes from the federal economic stimulus package passed last February. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ...

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The ins and outs of pet couture in a down economy. Guest: WNYC’s Arun Venugopal.

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The number of jobless people in New York City has topped 400,000, according to an analysis by City Comptroller William Thompson. That's the highest figure since 1992. The comptroller has also found a 70 percent increase in the number of New Yorkers who continue to ...

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Reader’s Digest in bankruptcy, plus pulling threads together in the Garment District? Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain’s New York Business.

The bill signing ceremony on May 22. Maloney says she still has the pen President Obama used. (Getty)

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New consumer protections on credit cards, and a motion in the City Council to require employers to offer paid sick leave. Guests: WNYC’s Ilya Marritz and Lisa Chow.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports wholesalers and retailers are cautiously optimistic at the New York International Gift Fair.

A survey out today finds Dunkin has 429 stores in the five boroughs, and is the number one chain (in terms of storefronts) for the second year in a row. What's more, Dunkin added a mind-blowing 88 stores since 2008, despite losing 12 outlets that became Tim Horton's ...