Gearing Up for Mueller's Report; City Hall and Albany Updates; The Illicit Marijuana Market Problem; The 'Central Park Jogger' Case, 30 Years Later

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 17, 2019

Coming up on today's show:

  • Andrea Bernstein, senior editor for politics and policy and host of the Trump, Inc. podcast at WNYC, and Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post reporter focusing on political enterprise stories and investigations, preview the headlines and subplots to watch for as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigative report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, is set to be publicly released.

  • Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette and co-host of the Max & Murphy podcast, talks about the issues being debated in Albany before the end-of-term in June, including rent regulations, plus the City Council response to the Mayor's proposed budget.

  •  Jami Floyd, host of WNYC's All Things Considered and legal analyst, and Jim Dwyer, author of the New York Times "About New York" column, discuss the attack in Central Park 30 years ago Friday -- the arrest and conviction of 5 young men whose convictions were vacated in 2002 after another man confessed to the crime and DNA evidence supported his claim – and what the case shows about race and criminal justice in NYC, then and now. 

  • Tom Adams, managing director and principal analyst at BDS Analytics, discusses how branding, taxes, and regulations impact pricing trends in legal cannabis and how the underground market is fairing as states move to legalize.

 

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