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What is the latest news from New York City regarding the mayor-elect's transition team?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. New York City Mayor-elect Zoran Mamdani has announced his transition team as he prepares to take office at the beginning of the year. NPR's Sarah Ventry reports members of the team have served in past New York City Mayor administrations.
The five-person team is made up entirely of women and includes a former Federal Trade Commission chair, former first deputy mayor, and the president and CEO of United Way of New York City. The team will be responsible for setting the stage for the new administration to enact an ambitious agenda.
Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, campaigned heavily on promises to freeze the rent, make buses free, and create universal child care. In his acceptance speech on Tuesday night, he also promised to hire thousands more teachers, cut waste from a bloated bureaucracy, and work tirelessly to improve public housing. Sarah Ventry, NPR News, New York.
Democrats won big beyond the high-profile contests in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia yesterday. NPR's Stephen Fowler has more on the results from other state and local elections across the country.
In Georgia, Democrats flipped two seats on the Public Service Commission with more than 60 percent of the vote. The first time, Democrats have won a non-federal statewide election there since 2006. In Pennsylvania, voters chose to retain three Democratic state Supreme Court justices in and regained control of top offices in multiple swing counties.
Mississippi Democrats broke a supermajority in that state Senate, while Democrats won enough seats to gain a supermajority in New Jersey State Assembly, and more than a dozen seats flipped in Virginia's House of Delegates. Stephen Fowler, NPR News.
Emergency workers are searching for more victims after the fiery crash of a UPS cargo plane in Louisville, Kentucky yesterday. NPR's Joel Rose reports at least 11 people died and more than a dozen were injured when the plane crashed while taking off.
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says first responders are still combing through the crash site in a mostly industrial neighborhood next to the airport in Louisville.
We've got to continue to search that site, hope and pray. for the best, but know there may be more loss of life that we're going to learn about today.
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