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WMHT -- 2025
Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism,
Blackballing & Election-Rigging

2025

CJA's January 4, 2025 e-mail Destra, Kline, Lombardo, Wendler (LCA) --
"HEADS UP!  Behind the Scenes, at the Court of Appeals,
in Cuomo v. COELIG, Scheduled for Oral Argument this Thues, Jan 7th"

 CJA's February 21, 2025 e-mail to NYPublic News Network 12 Member Stations --
"OVERSIGHT REQUIRED:  Corruption-abetting, election-rigging, 'fake news'/fraudulent,
agenda-driven journalism by your new Capitol Bureau hire, Jeongyoon Han
& her colleagues Jimmy Vielkind & Jon Campbell, enabled by NY Public Radio leadership"

CJA's February 24, 2025 e-mail to Destra, Kline, Lombardo, Wendler (LCA) --
"Behind-the-Scenes! -- Tomorrow's Budget Hearing on 'Higher Education' --
& Questions for SUNY Chancellor King, CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez,
& NYS Education Commissioner Rosa"

CJA's March 18, 2025 e-mail to Destra, Kline, Lombardo, Wendler (LCA) --
"The NYS Budget -- & the 6 NYS Legislators Running for NYC Mayor,
NYC Public Advocate, Manhattan Borough President, & NYC Council"

CJA's April 7, 2025 e-mail to Destra, Kline, Lombardo, Wendler (LCA) --
"ALERT: NYS Budget is violating the NYS Constitution, statutes, & legislative rules
to steal taxpayer money & corrupt governance by policy changes
"

CJA's April 18, 2025 e-mail to Destra, Kline, Lombardo, Wendler (LCA) --
"Fact-Checking Your Journalism on the NYS Budget -- & Now Some New Facts"

CJA's July 28, 2025 e-mail to Destra, Kline, Kozak, Lombardo, plus WMHT, WNET, WCNY Execs --
"NYC ELECTIONS:  Will you be reporting on Mamdani's corruption as a NYS assemblyman --
&, likewise, the corruption of NYS Senator Hoylman-Sigal & other Democratic NYC primary winners?


CJA's September 22, 2025 e-mail to WNET, WMHT, WCNY Execs, plus Destra, Kline, Lombardo --
"NOTICE TO LEGAL COUNSEL OF NY PBS STATIONS: Your NYC election journalism, RIGGING Mamdani's electoral win -- & other top races in NYC & NYS"

             continues with CJA's October 8, 2025 federal lawsuit

DEFENDANT #15

Oct. 10, 2025 e-mail to WMHT --
"Federal Lawsuit Suing WMHT for Corruption-Abetting, Election-Rigging, Journalistic Fraud --
& specifically pertaining to the 2025 NYC & D.A. elections"

Oct. 18, 2025 e-mail to WMHT --
"NYS Attorney General Letitia James, the NYC Mayoral Race --
& the Federal Lawsuit, CJA, et al. v. LCA, et al. (25-CV-8370)
"

Oct. 30, 2025 e-mail to WMHT --
"FEDERAL LAWSUIT vs WMHT for its knowingly false, 'fake news',
corruption-abetting, election-rigging journalism -- Arranging for service of Oct 29th Verified Amended Complaint..."

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ILLUSTRATIVE REPORTING --

WMHT -- NY NOW

March 13, 2025
"One House Budget Proposal..."
NY NOW (WMHT-PBS) (Shantel Destra)

March 14, 2025
"New York Budget Negotiations Begin: Here's What's Happening"
PBS -- NY Now  (Shantel Destra)

March 19, 2025
"...the Mothership has landed"
NY NOW (WMHT-PBS)(Shantel Destra)

April 3, 2025
"Late state budget..."
NY NOW (WMHT-PBS) (Shantel Destra)

April 24, 2025
"Full Episode: Hochul Approval Up, COELIG, Diversity in Schools"
NY NOW  (Destra)

April 25, 2025
"Hochul’s Budget Priorities Gain Support as Negotiations Continue"
NY NOW (Destra)

May 1, 2025
"Full Episode: Hochul Unveils Budget Agreement, Consumer Protection and Environmental Priorities"
NY NOW (Destra)-- with Vielkind

May 2, 2025
"2025 New York State Budget Deal Reached"
NY NOW (Destra)

May 16, 2025
"What’s Inside New York’s New $254 Billion Budget?"
NY NOW (Elise Klein)

May 23, 2025
"Breaking Down the Deal: NY’s $237B Budget Explained"
NY NOW (Destra interview Gianaris)



CAPITOL PRESSROOM
 

March 7, 2025
"Judicial watchdogs kept busy in New York"
Lombardo

March 13, 2025
Assemblyman Ed Ra discusses the budget The Capitol Pressroom
Lombardo

"NYS Budget Negotiations Have Stalled, Transparency in the Budget & A.I. Priorities"
& HERE  

March 20, 2025
"NY top court upholds validity of ethics oversight entity"
Lombardo with Rifkin

March 20, 2025
"Comptroller DiNapoli talks budgeting and pension fund"
Lombardo

March 21, 2025
"Held for consideration"
with Rifkin

March 25, 2025
"Ethics watchdog looks to future after court victory"
(Lombardo)

April 1, 2025
"Budget director provides update on negotiations"

April 11, 2025
"Debunking narratives of the state budget process"
E.J. McMahon  (Lombardo)

April 22, 2025
"Inspector General looks to curb workers’ compensation fraud"
Capitol Pressroom (Lombardo)

April 23, 2025
"POLL: Late budget, gubernatorial candidate, & Trump policies"
Capitol Pressroom

April 25, 2025
"Trump’s DOJ looking at NY AG Tish James"

April 29, 2025
"Framework takes shape for $254 billion state budget"
Capitol Pressroom (Dan Clark)

May 2, 2025 (April 30, 2025)
"Where’s the budget?"
Lombardo (Shantel Smith)

May 8, 2025
"New York reforms lieutenant governor selection process"
Duffy

May 13, 2025
"Senate deputy leader talks budget content and process"
Gianaris



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