The Indypendent News Hour June 11

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Can Gov. Hochul be compelled to restore congestion pricing? After years of debate and planning, New York City was scheduled on June 30 to implement congestion pricing for cars that enter Manhattan below 60th Street. However, last week Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she was "indefinitely pausing" the plan which would have reduced traffic, improved air quality and pedestrian safety while providing a billion dollars per year in revenue to the MTA for capital spending. On today's show, we speak with socialist State Senator Julia Salazar and Riders Alliance spokesperson Danny Pearlstein about the fallout from Gov. Hochul's decision and whether she can be compelled to change her mind again. We'll also speak with investigative journalist Katya Schwenk of The Lever who broke the story about Hochul's close ties with the Greater New York Automotive Dealers Association.