“I’m not going to speculate” on what Karen may do in her next chapter - but I can say she did a hell of a job and her professionalism, intelligence and decency will be sorely missed at the State Capitol. Congratulations Karen.

@kdewitt7 announced she will be leaving her post as Capitol reporter for NYS Public Radio in June

Often revered as the “Dean” of the LCA by many, Karen also contributed great reporting to our program through the years.

Thank you for all of your work. You will be missed!

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Hochul: ‘Whoever dominates the next era of A.I. will dominate history and the future.’

Top public, private universities; tech companies said NY’s new artificial intelligence consortium, which Gov Hochul led into creation, will provide otherwise unattainable, massive computing power to universities to power research into medicine, health, poverty and other fields

Hochul, re: Columbia U. unrest that she said has, in some cases, 'crossed the line' to breaking the law: 'If NYPD enters into a circumstance they cannot handle… we have State Police.”

Responding to Columbia U. unrest, Gov Hochul says she’s contacted public, private campuses and vows to “find a path” to make campuses safe for graduations.

Public Radio's Karen DeWitt, dean of the state Capitol press corps. steps aside, leaving one hell of a great trail of journalism. Mentor yet fierce competitor, the Legislative Correspondents Association won't be the same without her.

The dean of the NY Capitol press corps -- as Michael Gormley so aptly referred to her recently -- is retiring.

kdewitt has been a fixture on NY public radio stations for decades. If anyone has earned her retirement, it's her. An inspiration to so many of us. What a career!

'in spite of stating over and over that he doesn’t want to see Trump elected again, Christie risks sacrificing the future of the country over his obsession with his own relevance.'

Crafting New York’s $237 billion state budget this year came with a purpose for Gov. Kathy Hochul: Don’t hurt House Democrats in a pivotal election year.

How the spending package this year is being seen as a potential course correction.

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New this morning:

Hochul's budget deal is pushing Democrats more to the center as House races loom, via Nick Reisman

“This is the strongest of her budgets'
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Targeting a quiet crisis; With 1 in 5 NYers having mental illness symptoms, state budget increases services for mental health clinics in schools, more inpatient psychiatric beds and the needs of veterans, first responders, cops. newsday.com/news/region-st…

NFL player Aaron Rodgers recently claimed that a drug used to treat HIV was “killing people” in the 1980s. He cited independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his source. Here’s why that’s wrong. bit.ly/49RaZ5H

At a time when nuance relating to international conflicts and protests here at home is more important than ever, too many so-called 'leaders' are fanning the flames of hate and misunderstanding, demanding we choose a side. Here is what I believe. I choose the side of humanity.

Major climate change measures dropped from NYS budget amid heavy lobbying by oil/gas and union interests vs environmental groups in first big test of New York’s resolve to combat global warming. newsday.com/long-island/po…

Front page for the ages.

Fall semester 2024 I am teaching a course I have not taught before. It's a seminar for First Year students at NYU.

The title: 'The figure of the journalist in Hollywood film.'

Feel free to send me your favorite journalism movies. Especially any you think I may not know about.

Story here:
NY's top court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's conviction.
In a 4-3 decision, court says trial judge erred by allowing women to testify who weren't part of the case, undermining Weinstein's right to a fair trial

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