Debate Recap; NY Climate Bills; South Texas Border Security & Uvalde; Supreme Court Preview & Analysis

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 7, 2022

On today's show:

  • Josefa Velásquez, senior reporter for THE CITY, and Jon Campbell, Albany reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, recap the debate featuring the three Democrats running for New York governor: current Governor Kathy Hochul, U.S. Representative Tom Suozzi and NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.
  • This weekend, the New York State legislature finished its session in Albany, greenlighting some climate bills while tabling others. Rich Schrader, New York policy director at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), joins to discuss which laws will make it to Governor Kathy Hochul's desk for a signature.
  • Michelle Garcia, journalist, essayist, Soros Equality Fellow and Dobie Paisano writer-in-residence, and Monica Muñoz Martinez, an award-winning author, educator and public historian dedicated to developing solutions that address racial violence and injustice, talk about the border security apparatus at Uvalde, and the history of violence and discrimination at the South Texas and Mexican border.
  • Kate Shaw, law professor at Cardozo Law School, ABC Supreme Court contributor and cohost of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, offers analysis of today's opinions and continues the discussion of major cases being decided this month.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

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