Local Politics Round Up: A DOE Pick; Bloomberg Says Goodbye

The Brian Lehrer Show | Dec 30, 2013

On the day when Mike Bloomberg signs his last bills into law, new Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to name DOE veteran Carmen Fariña as next schools chancellor. Brigid Bergin, WNYC politics reporter, discusses the latest in local politics news.

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