New Year Politics; NYC's Fair Chance for Housing Act; 'Cap and Invest Climate Plan; News That Defined Your Generation: 90+

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 3, 2023

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Molly Ball, national political correspondent for Time and the author of Pelosi (Henry Holt and Co., 2020), kicks off the new year with a look at the new divided Congress and what the Republican majority in the House will do in the first weeks of January.
  • A bill in the City Council seeks to ban landlords from running criminal backgrounds on prospective tenants. Keith Powers, New York City Council majority leader (District 4, Midtown Manhattan and UES), who introduced this legislation, discusses what's at stake.
  • The New York State Climate Action Council approved a "cap and invest" style plan to tackle emissions in December. Marc Weiss and Peter Iwanowicz explain the Council's recommendations and potential obstacles to implementing this plan.
  • Listeners over the age of 90 call in to discuss the most important news stories from their lifetimes, and other factors that help define their generation.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

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