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The US and Canada adopted a water management plan for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River that was years in the making. The issue was not without controversy as many people along the southern shore of Lake Ontario opposed the plan. Jeff Garnsey, a third generation fisherman from the Thousand Islands region and Jessica Ottney Mahar from The Nature Conservancy discuss the plan with us.

We pit against each other two young and up-and-coming reporters from the Legislative Correspondents Association.

Members of the Republican leadership in Washington have discussed repealing President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement, Obamacare. What will that mean for New York and its upcoming budget? Also, Governor Cuomo speaks to the Albany press for the first time in six months and we discuss the annual REDC awards and rancor among Democratic State Senators.

In May 2016 the state announced the completion of the largest land acquisition in more than 100 years, The Boreas Ponds tract, which was the final purchase from a 2012 agreement with the Nature Conservancy. Should the land be designated as "wild forest" or "wilderness?" The vocabulary might not seem like a big difference but it's at the very heart of a debate.

When Governor Hugh Carey announced he would not be running for a third term, two candidates emerged as possible successors on the Democratic side: New York City Mayor Ed Koch, overwhelmingly reelected for a second term in 1981, and Lieutenant Governor Mario Cuomo. Follow the rollercoaster ride of a campaign as we look at the 1982 Democratic primary for governor.

Welcome to the the inaugural NYN Throwdown where two movers and shakers from the Capitol go head-to-head in an Empire State-themed quiz show. For our inaugral matchup, two longtime reporters square off. Friends and fellow bureau chiefs Casey Seiler (New York NOW and the Times Union) and Ken Lovett (New York Daily News) battle for bragging rights.

50 years before Donald Trump shocked the political world, Dan Button did it in Albany. We take a look at the journalist-turned-Republican candidate who scored an upset victory over the city's Democratic machine and was elected to Congress in 1966. His daughter Nancy, now a producer for CNN's 'State of the Union,' and Times Union writer and historian Paul Grondahl look back at the remarkable upset.

We take a look back at the historic presidential race that saw Donald Trump capture a stunning upset win over Democrat Hillary Clinton. We'll also examine how incumbents overwhelmingly cruised to easy wins in both state senate and congressional races. Steve Greenberg, Siena College Research Institute Pollster, joins us to discuss what happened with the national polling.

Matt Ryan, Casey Seiler, and Karen DeWitt analyze the Election Day results in a historic year as Republican Donald Trump stunned the political world by toppling Hillary Clinton in the presidential sweepstakes. The trio also discusses the surprising status quo in Albany as all of the state senate incumbents but one will be returning to the Capitol.

Governor Cuomo's upstate economic development plans took a hit in September when U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara announced corruption charges against 9 individuals involved in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme. Howard Zemsky, Empire State Development's President and CEO, discusses the agency's new role in managing the economic initiatives.

Matt Ryan and Casey Seiler are joined by Jon Campbell of the USA Today Network and Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio. We discuss the most fascinating races in the state senate and a discussion on the 19th Congressional District matchup we all can't stop taking our eyes off (especially if we're watching TV).

Steve Greenberg, longtime spokesman for the Siena College poll, discussed the validity of Donald Trump's 'rigged' polls claim. He also breaks down five of the tightest state congressional races Siena is following in the final days leading up to Election Day, including the dead heat in NY19 between Zephyr Teachout and John Faso.

Earlier this week another feud between Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli surfaced. Shortly after our interview with DiNapoli, the Department of Financial Services released a report criticizing him for wasting too much of the state's pension money on hedge funds. DiNapoli's office called the report 'uninformed and unprofessional.'

Mountain Lake PBS journalist Thom Hallock joins us to discuss North Country politics and environmental issues. Also, a look at the 19th District Congressional Race debate between Zephyr Teachout and John Faso and we review the week in headlines at our Reporters Roundtable.

Matt Ryan, Casey Seiler, and Karen Dewitt analyze the debate bewteen Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout for the 19th Congressional District Seat.

The man who famously took down the two former legislative leaders in the same year has not slowed down in bringing forward cases of public corruption, as evidenced by the latest charges brought up last month against former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco among others. We talk one-on-one with U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Preview WMHT's new documentary covering the memorable twelve years Mario Cuomo spent as New York's 52nd Governor: 'Governor Mario Cuomo: Poetry and Prose.' Also, at our Reporters Roundtable we review the week in news and the first presidential debate which took place at Hofstra University.

Matt Ryan discusses the making of his new film on former Governor Mario Cuomo with Casey Seiler and Karen DeWitt. Ryan explains how the documentary came together and the unexpected last second inclusion of an interview with Governor Andrew Cuomo.

A former Cuomo Administration official is among those named in a criminal complaint by US Attorney Preet Bharara, and accused of carrying out kickback and bribery schemes over a period of several years. Many of those illegal acts, the complaint alleges, involve the governor's much-touted Upstate economic development programs, including the Buffalo Billion.

45 years ago this month, the state and nation's attention was captured by the prison uprising in the small Western New York town of Attica. Author Heather Ann Thompson joins us to discuss her gripping new book on the drama in rural Wyoming County titled 'Blood in the Water.' Also, a recap of Primary Day with Jimmy Vielkind and Ken Lovett.