State of New York Pays the Line Share

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It was only announced a week ago, which some people, you know, clearly don't like. The state budget was dun on april first, which is now late. And it did take place and in secret. But there is concern among some that the deal came so close to the budget dead line that it couldn't be properly vetted. Because deals like this are never negotiated publicly.

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This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Paul Mounsey, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Matt Collette, and edited by Sean Rameswaram, who also hosted.

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