Monday Morning Politics; City Council & the Budget Cuts; NJ Drugged Driving Protocol; Celebrating Those Who've Welcomed Migrants

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 20, 2023

Coming up on today's show:

  • Jonathan Lemire, host of “Way Too Early" on MSNBC, Politico White House bureau chief, and the author of The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020 (Flatiron Books, 2022), talks about the latest national political news.
  • New York City Councilmember Justin Brannan, chair of the finance committee, discusses the City Council's reaction to the mayor's budget cuts.
  • Jelani Gibson, cannabis and politics reporter for NJ.com and The Star-Ledger, talks about a recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision that puts new limits on how a controversial method used to determine if someone is driving while high can be used in court.

  • In the spirit of Thanksgiving, when Native Americans helped newcomers from Europe adjust to life in a new continent, listeners call in to shout out organizations and individuals that have helped migrants from Latin America adjust to life here in New York City and nominate them for the next Lehrer Prize.

 

Transcripts are posted to each segment as they become available.

 

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