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September 21, 2023
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Monday Morning Memo – October 17
Good morning from the campaign trail... With just over three weeks until voters head to the polls, these are, as they say, interesting times. In New York's race for Governor, Marist College’s latest polling had Governor Kathy Hochul up 10 points against Republican...
Monday Morning Memo – October 10
Good Morning from Central New York... In New York, and throughout the country, the biggest news of the week was Micron announcing a $100 billion investment to build one of the world’s largest semiconductor factories in Clay, New York just outside of Syracuse. It is a...
Monday Morning Memo – October 3
Good Morning from Washington, D.C.... Following widespread falsehoods and bizarre theories concerning compromised elections, some Republican states have created “election integrity units” ahead of this year’s midterms. One state in particular, Arizona, has been at...
Monday Morning Memo – September 26
Good Morning from New York City... Elections continue to be center stage. In New York, the debate about debates continued. Governor Kathy Hochul agreed to a debate hosted by Spectrum News, but her challenger, Member of Congress Lee Zeldin (who has been demanding...
Monday Morning Memo – September 19
Good Morning from London... The biggest news of the week in this country was the rail strike that wasn't. The consequences—and the brinkmanship—were drastic. The Biden Administration went in head first and the results are another incremental win for President Joe...
Monday Morning Memo – September 12
Good Morning from Dublin... There are just over eight weeks until Election Day. Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican Challenger Lee Zeldin debated . . . debates. Zeldin repeated his demand for a series of five forums. Hochul this week said, “This is my 14th election....