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August 24, 2023 - Albany, NY - Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers on the Asylum Seeker crisis from the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)
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August 24, 2023 - Albany, NY - Governor Kathy Hochul addresses New Yorkers on the Asylum Seeker crisis from the Red Room at the State Capitol. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pleads with the White House for federal help on the state’s migrant crisis. Connecticut State Police will undergo random audits. There’s no stopping the Shinnecock Tribal nation’s cannabis dispensary. And, a close encounter of the third kind.


Hear more from Davis Dunavin on this week's trip to New England as part of the WSHU podcast Off The Path — available online and wherever you get your podcasts.

Desiree D'Iorio serves as the Long Island Bureau Chief for WSHU.
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