Brian Lairn on WNYC, well, now that we've talked about the future of global democracy,

let's talk about buying tickets to concerts and sporting events. Seriously, this is actually

a political issue now, too. Some of you know, tickets to concerts and sporting events. Seriously, this is actually a political issue now, too.

Some of you know, tickets to big events, whether it's a Taylor Swift concert, a Nick's playoff game,

they should make the playoffs, or next summer's men's World Cup matches here in the U.S., most

relevantly right now, they can be a nightmare to buy. Price is skyrocket, resellers scoop

up seats before most fans even get a chance. And if that's not enough, websites crash, right?

One friend called me this summer to say he tried to buy tickets to the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament

on day one of online sales, but all the available seats were already ticket master resale tickets with

jacked up prices. There might be a solution in the works in the New York State Legislature, though,

and it's even resonating in the mayoral race. State Senator James Scufus, a Democrat,

has introduced a bill in Albany that would regulate the live events

ticketing industry in New York and address hidden fees and bots and inflated resale prices.

They do this already in parts of Europe, apparently.

Scufus, by the way, represents District 42, which covers most of Orange County, north and west

of the city, into the Catskills,

like west of the Harriman exit on the throughway around there.

And with the Men's World Cup coming to the U.S. next year,

including matches right here in the New York area,

he's joining lawmakers like assembly members around Mamdani

in pressing FIFA to guarantee a fairer, more transparent process

for fans. Here's Mamdani in a campaign video in his mayoral race, calling on FIFA to end,

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