Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest – WXXI News

Capitol Conversations: Bureau reporters break down the latest  WXXI News

New York Public News Network reporters Jon Campbell and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany. Gov. Kathy Hochul won a resounding victory over her Republican challenger, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, in this year’s election. The governor was able to improve her margin in all 62 counties compared to 2022 — every single one of them. Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli also won their reelection bids. Republicans were hopeful that their messaging about Hochul and failed leadership by Democrats would counteract the national mood against President Donald Trump and Republicans but that was not the case.

Republicans also suffered losses in the state Legislature. They lost seats on Long Island, in New York City, the Capital Region and other parts of the state, which means the Democrats have regained a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate and will now have the largest majority in party history in the Assembly. The New York Public News Network’s Jon Campbell and Samuel King discuss those developments at the Capitol.