Joseph Capriglione

News Editor, WNYC News

Joseph Capriglione appears in the following:

Millionaire's Tax, Legalized Marijuana and No NJ Transit Fare Hikes in Gov Murphy's 2020 Budget

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Murphy used his annual budget address to renew calls for higher taxes on people who make more than $1 million a year and showcase more than $1 billion in savings.

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Catholic Church in NJ Names More Than 180 Priests Credibly Accused of Child Sex Abuse

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The list comes amid the New Jersey Attorney General's statewide probe into clergy sex abuse in the state.

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Cuomo Takes Himself Out of Contention for Presidential Race

Thursday, August 30, 2018

If you're keeping track of Democrats positioning themselves for a run for President in 2020, you can delete New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo name from the list.

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Why One Bike Commuter Doesn't Wear a Helmet

Thursday, August 23, 2018

She rides her bicycle every single day, multiple times a day. And she never wears a helmet. Hear from one bike commuter who says the emphasis on helmets is missing the point.

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The Personal Side of Philip Johnson at the Glass House

Friday, July 20, 2018

An exhibit this summer presents several works from the architect's personal collection that have never been shown to the public.

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NYC Says It's Providing Services to Immigrant Kids Separated at Border

Tuesday, July 03, 2018

City agencies are providing services to around 300 kids brought to New York after being separated from their parents at the U.S-Mexico border.

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Officials Urge State Lawmakers to Pass Speed Cameras Bill

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

City officials are continuing to urge state lawmakers to return to Albany and renew a citywide speed camera program before it expires at the end of July.

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For One Asylum Seeker, Attorney General's Decision on Domestic Violence Clipped her 'Wings'

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

After Attorney General Jeff Sessions ruled most immigrants fleeing domestic violence shouldn't qualify for asylum, one immigrant and her attorney are now rethinking their case.  

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A Different Kind of Broadway

Friday, June 08, 2018

Men and women with developmental disabilities put on a Broadway show with help from theater vets. 

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New Jersey's First Gun Czar to Target Gun Lobby

Monday, May 07, 2018

A former Horizon Bill Castner says state could sue unscrupulous dealers.

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Those Arrested for Pot Possession Are Still Mostly Black and Latino

Monday, April 23, 2018

A WNYC analysis of data obtained from the NYPD shows those arrested for marijuana possession are mostly black and Latino - even when they're nabbed in precincts that are heavily white.

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How to Find a Bargain on the ACA Exchanges

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Reports of the Affordable Care Act's demise have been greatly exaggerated. And there are plenty of bargains for consumers in the insurance marketplace - if you know how to look.

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50 Years After the Riots, a Newarker Looks Back on his Decision to Stay

Monday, July 10, 2017

The 1967 Newark riots left many neighborhoods devastated, and led tens of thousands of residents to flee the city. And that's exactly why Junius Williams decided to stay.

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A President's Day Primer on Presidential Power

Monday, February 20, 2017

This year's President's Day — more than most — calls for a consideration of what the President can, or cannot, do.

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WNYC to DC: A Primer

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

WNYC's Matt Katz checks in from Trump Tower before he and WNYC's Arun Venugopal set off on a pre-Inauguration road trip from New York to Washington, D.C.

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Episode 9: Where Are We Now?

Thursday, November 10, 2016

WNYC and The Nation take the temperature of a country soon to be under the leadership of Donald J. Trump.

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Episode 7: This Is Your Brain on Politics

Thursday, November 03, 2016

With the 2016 election taking every twist and turn on its way to November 8th, WNYC and The Nation explore how our minds and bodies are responding.

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Episode 6: The Kids Are Not Alright

Thursday, October 27, 2016

In Suffolk County it is said that everyone knows someone who has been affected by the national opioid epidemic. WNYC & The Nation travel to Long Island to find out just how true this is.

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Episode 5: White Like Me

Thursday, October 20, 2016

For some on Long Island, their expectations don't match their realities. So, we examine what truly happens with a dream deferred.

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Episode 4: Down the Rabbit Hole

Thursday, October 13, 2016

The failure to listen, but success to be heard may be the cornerstone driving today's cultural and political climates.

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