It's the Brian Larissoe on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. Well, yesterday was some eventful day in politics, both nationally and locally. We brought you parts of the Pete Heggseth confirmation hearings

on yesterday morning show. There are many more confirmation hearings today, and we'll have a

recap tomorrow. Then in the afternoon yesterday, both Governor Hokel and Governor Murphy

gave their state of the state addresses. And we will begin today with excerpts

from and your reactions to both governor's addresses. We'll begin with Hockels, probably the more

intense and newsworthy, because she's running for re-election next year while Murphy's term limited

out, and it was kind of a goodbye speech. And if I had to put a headline on the

Hockel speech, it might be something like, Hockel makes a mad dash toward the center. Not surprising,

perhaps, and not politically stupid, perhaps, as the New York City suburbs, from which she would need

votes, have become increasingly Republican in recent years, as most of you know.

But if you didn't know her party, and I told you, she proposed more cops, more involuntary

mental hospitalizations, less sharing of evidence with criminal defendants, and a tax cut

for New Yorkers making up to $3,,000 a year and a housing plan that goes easy

on environmental review and has no mandate for any suburb to create specific numbers of new homes.

I wonder what you'd guess.

But I said she was racing toward the center, not the far right.

Hockel also proposed child care subsidies,

a billion dollar investment toward a zero emissions economy, as she put it, and a ban on private

equity firms bidding on many homes on the market for the first 75 days, so they don't overwhelm

actual individuals and families who want to buy homes affordably.

So let's talk with us now, our Albany reporter, John Campbell.

Hi, John. Happy State of Estate Week.

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