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The Media Project #1053 WAMC's Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and SUNY Albany Professor Rosemary Armao discuss the ethics of perp walks, whether to pay for information, and much more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1131 Host Alan Chartock is joined by renowned pollster John Zogby. They discuss President Obama's popularity, the strong support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, same-sex marriage, and energy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1130 Host Alan Chartock is joined Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly. They discuss the completion of the recent session, redistricting, and Governor Cuomo's jobs agenda. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1129 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. They discuss campaign finance reform, pension reform, and industrial development agencies. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1128 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Steve Greenberg of the Siena Research Institute. They discuss the performance of Governor Cuomo, voters' view of the legislature, hydrofracking, and same-sex marriage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1127 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell, a Democrat representing the 69th district and the first openly gay person to serve in the Assembly. They discuss the long process that led to New York's new same-sex marriage law. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1126 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Michael Gianaris, a Democrat who represents the 12th District and who is one of the leading proponents for fair redistricting. They also discuss same-sex marriage and ethics reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1125 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Neil Breslin, the deputy leader of the Democratic conference. Breslin has represented the 46th District since 1996. They discuss same-sex marriage, redistricting, and ethics reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1124 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, the Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore. Molinaro, a Republican, has represented the 103rd District since 2007. They discuss the ethics agreement, redistricting, and Molinaro's campaign for Dutchess County Executive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1123 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Phil Smith, president of the United University Professions. They discuss cuts to the SUNY system, the union's relationship with Governor Andrew Cuomo, and whether professors should take on more work. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1123 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Phil Smith, president of the United University Professions. They discuss cuts to the SUNY system, the union's relationship with Governor Andrew Cuomo, and whether professors should take on more work. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1123 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Phil Smith, president of the United University Professions. They discuss cuts to the SUNY system, the union's relationship with Governor Andrew Cuomo, and whether professors should take on more work. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1122 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Ken Lovett, Albany bureau chief for the New York Daily News. They discuss the deal on ethics reform, redistricting, and Governor Cuomo's negotiations with public sector unions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1121 Host Alan Chartock is joined by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, who is marking two years in her role, to discuss tuition, education cuts, and why SUNY can be an economic engine for the state. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1120 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican who has spent more than 25 years in the chamber. They discuss redistricting, ethics reform, and a potential tax cap agreement. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1120 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican who has spent more than 25 years in the chamber. They discuss redistricting, ethics reform, and a potential tax cap agreement. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1119 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari, a Democrat who has represented the 106th District since 1989. They discuss redistricting, ethics reform, and the fight over a tax cap. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1118 New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who has represented the 33rd District since January. They discuss ethics reform and how Rivera has tried to distance himself from his predecessor, the disgraced Senator Pedro Espada. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1117 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Ross Levi, Executive Director of the Empire State Pride Agenda and Foundation, New York's statewide civil rights organization committed to LGBT rights. They discuss the fight for gay marriage. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1116 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Casey Seiler, state editor of the Albany Times-Union and co-host of New York Now. They discuss Governor Cuomo's popularity, redistricting, and ethics reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1115 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College, to discuss governmental consolidation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1114 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Sheldon Silver, the Speaker of the New York State Assembly. They discuss the early budget, ethics reform, and how best to go about the redistricting process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1113 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Barbara Bowen, President of the Professional Staff Congress at the City University of New York, to discuss cuts to education in the budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1112 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, who represents the 25th District and who is one of the leading legislators on ethics reform. They also discuss the budget process and redistricting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1111 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Michael Gianaris, who represents the 12th District and who is one of the leading proponents for fair redistricting. They also discuss the budget process and ethics reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1110 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall, the 2002 Democratic nominee for governor and a former state Senator. They discuss McCall's rapprochement with Governor Cuomo, redistricting, the budget negotiations, and ethics reform. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1109 Guest host David Guistina is joined by Jimmy Vielkind, who covers the New York State Legislature for the Albany Times-Union. They discuss redistricting, the budget negotiations, and Governor Cuomo's popularity among Democrats. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1108 Guest host David Guistina is joined by Ned Sullivan, president of Scenic Hudson. They discuss conservation efforts in New York and how they are being influenced by the plans of Governor Cuomo and President Obama. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1107 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Stephen Younger, President of the New York State Bar Association. They discuss a series of proposals for reform and ethics legislation in the New York State Capitol. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1106 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Bill Cunningham, spokesman for the Committee to Save New York. They discuss Governor Cuomo's budget proposals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1105 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Billy Easton, Executive Director for the Alliance for Quality Education, to discuss how the budget shortfall will affect schools. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1104 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Sheldon Silver, the Speaker of the New York State Assembly. They discuss the taxes, the state's deficit, Governor Cuomo's relationship with the Legislature, and how best to go about the redistricting process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1103 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator John Bonacic, a Republican who represents the 42nd District. They discuss the plans of the new Cuomo administration, gambling in New York, and whether a new round of ethics reform is possible. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1102 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Yancey Roy, Albany bureau chief for the New York Daily News. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1101 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, a Democrat representing the 90th District. They discuss member items in the Legislature, the dawn of the Andrew Cuomo era, and redistricting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1053 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Blair Horner, the Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a non-partisan advocacy group. Horner discusses his hopes for the incoming Cuomo administration. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1052 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assemblyman Michael Gianaris, who is set to join the Senate in the upcoming term. They discuss ethics reform, redistricting, and Greek food. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1051 Host Alan Chartock is joined New York State Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch, who is set to leave office at the end of the month. They reflect on his role in the outgoing Paterson administration, what he will do next, and whether the state can avoid an extended fiscal crisis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1050 Host Alan Chartock is joined New York Governor David Paterson, who is set to leave office at the end of the month. They reflect on his unexpected term, including some pressing issues that require his attention in the administration's waning days. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1049 Host Alan Chartock is joined by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, New York's junior Senator. They discuss the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Don't Ask Don't Tell, the controversial secrets unearthed by Wikileaks, and drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1048 Host Alan Chartock is joined Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly. They discuss the GOP's recent electoral gains in the chamber, the outlook for the 2011 legislative agenda, and whether the state Republican Party needs a shakeup. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1047 Host Alan Chartock is joined New York State Senator Stephen Salad, a Republican who represents the 41st district. They discuss the recent election, redistricting, and what Saland expects from Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1046 Host Alan Chartock is joined Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, to discuss the party's major state-wide wins and its Congressional setbacks on Election Day. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1045 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion at Marist College, for a post-election chat. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1044 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman, the Democratic nominee for Attorney General in Tuesday's general election. They discuss health care reform, drilling in the Marcellus Shale, patrolling Wall Street, gun control, and gay rights. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1043 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman Joe DioGuardi, the GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand. They discuss the country's financial woes, why DioGuardi believes he has enough time in a shortened term, and whether voters in a Democratic state will send a Republican to the Senate. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1042 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of New York State since 1988. They discuss reforming Albany, redistricting, and changes at the voting booth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1041 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Dan Donovan, the Richmond County D.A. and GOP candidate for New York State Attorney General. They discuss his plans for reforming Albany, his race against Senator Eric Schneiderman, and his claims that he can keep partisanship out of the Attorney General's office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1040 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jay Townsend, the Republican running to unseat New York Senator Charles Schumer. They discuss Townsend's background in business, his disagreements with Schumer, and whether running on the same ticket as Carl Paladino is a plus or minus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1039 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Harry Wilson, the Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller. They discuss Wilson's background, his plans to reform Albany and government spending, and whether he hopes to run for higher office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1038 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman and Mayor of New York City Ed Koch. They discuss Koch's plans to reform Albany, his career in Empire State politics, his views on Iraq and Afghanistan, and whether voters can expect changes after the fall election. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1037 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York Governor David Paterson. They discuss Paterson's goals for his final months in office, his legacy, Race to the Top funding, and the controversy over the planned Islamic center near Ground Zero. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1036 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Dean Skelos, the Minority Leader of the New York State Senate. They discuss Republicans' chances to retake the Senate, how best to approach reforming Albany, and whether the redistricting process should be changed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1035 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Steven Greenberg of the Siena Research Institute. They discuss the state of the race for governor of New York, the other statewide contests, and which Congressional incumbents could lose their seats this fall. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1034 Guest host Ian Pickus is joined by New York City lawyer Gail Goode, who is challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the September 14th Democratic primary. They discuss Goode's platform, the ramifications she faces should she ascend to the Senate, and whether politicians like Gillibrand should be allowed to change their positions on certain issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1033 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Blair Horner, the Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, a non-partisan advocacy group. Horner first joined NYPIRG in 1979 and is one of the leading good government advocates in Albany. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1032 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who is seeking to win the primary against Rep. Rick Lazio for the GOP nomination for governor. They discuss his outrage over the Ground Zero mosque, his hopes for reforming the capitol, and why he believes his abrasive style is the right fix for Albany. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1031 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Dan Donovan, the Richmond County D.A. and GOP candidate for New York State Attorney General. They discuss his political views, his hopes for reforming Albany, and why Donovan has pledged not to seek higher office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1030 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. They discuss the ongoing budget standoff, Silver's take on the SUNY empowerment plan, and whether Andrew Cuomo will be a friend to legislative leaders should he win the governorship. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1029 Albany, NY (2010-15-10) Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1028 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman Rick Lazio, the Republican nominee for governor of New York. They discuss the proposed mosque near Ground Zero, why Lazio thinks Andrew Cuomo is entrenched in Albany politics, and whether waterboarding constitutes torture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1027 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor. They discuss the state's unresolved budget crisis, recent questions raised about where Cuomo is getting his political donations, and whether the state needs tax reform in order to keep its population. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1026 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman Rick Lazio, the Republican nominee for governor of New York. They discuss the state budget impasse, why Lazio believes he can topple Andrew Cuomo from the top of the polls, and whether Lazio supports reforms such as term limits. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1025 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic nominee for governor. They discuss the state budget impasse, the race for governor that's likely to be against former Congressman Rick Lazio, and whether it's time for a state Constitutional Convention. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1024 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jimmy Vielkind, who covers the New York State Capitol for the Albany Times Union. They discuss what came of the party conventions, whether Andrew Cuomo can ever corral the legislature, and how Governor Paterson is spending his remaining months in office. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1023 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Party. They discuss where the candidates stand ahead of the November election, Andrew Cuomo's pick for the Lieutenant Governor slot, and what to expect coming out of the GOP convention. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1022 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Steve Greenberg of the Siena Research Institute. They discuss where the candidates stand ahead of the November election, Andrew Cuomo's pick for the Lieutenant Governor slot, and whether the Democrats have doomed themselves in the Legislature. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1021 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, the chair of the higher education committee. They discuss plans for reforming education, the impasse over the late budget, and ethics reform in the Senate. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1020 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former New York State Superintendent of Insurance, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Attorney General of New York. They discuss Dinallo's performance in early straw polling, his background as a former Wall Street lawyer, and his hopes for reforming Albany. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1019 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Buffalo businessman and lawyer Carl Paladino, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of New York. They discuss Paladino's plans for massive cuts to state spending, his hopes for reforming Albany, whether Paladino should have forwarded controversial emails, and if the Tea Party movement can deliver Paladino to Albany. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1018 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who is leaving the Democratic Party to seek the Republican nomination for governor of New York. They discuss Levy's work on Long Island, his hopes for reforming Albany, and why he believes he is the candidate to stop Andrew Cuomo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1017 Alan is joined by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, who is challenging charter school funding and questioning whether public schools are being left behind in some of the state's poorer neighborhoods. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1016 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor. They discuss the state of Albany, the 2010 electoral outlook, and whether the WFP will back a likely Cuomo candidacy for governor. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1015 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein, the Deputy Majority Leader. They discuss the stalled budget, governmental and electoral reform, and why Klein is against taxing sodas and other sugary drinks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1014 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky. They discuss Governor Paterson's budget, governmental reform, and how and why Brodsky hopes to become the state's next Attorney General. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1013 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Education Commissioner Dr. David Steiner. They discuss regents reforms, Race for the Top funding, how to improve teacher training, and whether it is possible to make over curriculum in a meaningful way. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1012 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines. They discuss the Paterson administration's push to tax soda and other sugary drinks, and also talk about how health care reform might affect the state's hospitals and doctors. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1011 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Democrat of the 35th District. They discuss reforming the legislature, the scandals plaguing Governor Paterson, and how officials can pass an acceptable budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Capital Connection #1010 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman Rick Lazio, the presumptive GOP nominee for governor of New York in the 2010 election. They discuss the scandals plaguing Governor Paterson, Lazio's chances against Andrew Cuomo should Cuomo run, and whether Lazio has any skeletons in his closet that could doom a potential administration. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1009 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Assemblyman Steve Englebright, a democrat representing New York's Fourth District and chair of the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports. They discuss Governor Paterson's call for the closure of many state parks and alternatives to that plan. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1008 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Casey Seiler, state editor, columnist and blogger for the Albany Times-Union and host of New York Now on WMHT. They discuss another tumultuous week for Governor Paterson, the primary prospects for Harold Ford, Jr., and whether Andrew Cuomo is wise to stay out of the fray for now. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1007 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Barry Ginsberg, executive director of the New York State Commission on Public Integrity. They discuss ethics reform in state government and the commission's standing in Governor Paterson's new budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1006 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Liz Krueger. They discuss Governor Paterson's proposed budget, ethics reform in the legislature, and the possible Ford-Gillibrand Senate primary. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1005 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator David Valesky. They discuss Governor Paterson's proposed budget, new measures meant to reform the legislature, the Senate coup of 2009, and the 2010 elections. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1005 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator David Valesky. They discuss Governor Paterson's proposed budget, new measures meant to reform the legislature, the Senate coup of 2009, and the 2010 elections. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1004 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Budget Director Robert Megna. They discuss Governor Paterson's freshly unveiled budget, including some unpopular cutbacks in education and some $1 billion in new taxes, including taxes on soda. They also discuss the role of negotiations behind closed doors in reaching an acceptable budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1003 Host Alan Chartock is joined Medicaid Inspector General James Sheehan. They discuss how to root out fraud in the state's Medicaid system and whether Sheehan's office can reach Governor Paterson's goal of $150 million more in recovered funds. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1002 Host Alan Chartock is joined Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. They discuss Governor Paterson's State of the State address, another round of proposed ethics reforms, and whether the state should raise taxes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #1001 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Dave Hepp, longtime journalist and host of the long-running program Inside Albany. They discuss a momentously busy year in state politics and look forward to 2010. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #952 Host Alan Chartock is joined by John Conrad, the president of Conrad Geoscience Corporation in Poughkeepsie and a spokesman for the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York. They discuss the controversy over drilling the Marcellus Shale formation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #951 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Republican Assemblyman Peter Lopez, who represents parts of seven upstate counties. They'll discuss the state's ongoing fiscal emergency and Lopez's rise from a working-class background to state government. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #950 Host Alan Chartock is joined by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, who kicked off her first days in office by touring all 64 SUNY campuses. They also discuss the possible consequences of state budget negotiations for the SUNY system. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #949 Host Alan Chartock is joined by WAMC Hudson Valley bureau chief Susan Barnett, who analyzes the ongoing fight over the proposed Marcellus Shale Formation drilling. They also discuss the political implications of any decisions on the drilling. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #948 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York Daily News Albany bureau chief Ken Lovett, who shares his insights into the Joe Bruno trial, the chances of a meaningful ethics reform in the legislature, and Governor Paterson's plans for cutting the budget. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #947 Host Alan Chartock is joined by former Congressman and Senatorial candidate Rick Lazio, who is the only declared GOP candidate for governor in 2010. They will discuss Lazio's electoral chances, possible opponents, and views on New York's problems. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #946 Host Alan Chartock is joined by the chair of the New York State Republican Committee, Ed Cox. They'll discuss what Cox says are promising signs for the GOP from last week's election. They also focus on possible candidates for what will be a busy 2010 campaign. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #945 Host Alan Chartock is joined by State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines, who says residents should plan on taking the flu vaccine when it arrives, even if that's as late as January. They also discuss warning signs for the H1N1 virus that has dominated the headlines in recent months. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #945 Host Alan Chartock is joined by State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines, who says residents should plan on taking the flu vaccine when it arrives, even if that's as late as January. They also discuss warning signs for the H1N1 virus that has dominated the headlines in recent months. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #944 Host Alan Chartock is joined by State Senator Liz Krueger, who says legislators are working to find common ground with Governor Paterson on his proposed budget cuts. They also discuss the lessons Democrats learned from the coup that paralyzed state government over the summer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #943 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Governor David Paterson, who says the state must make billions in cuts in order to stay afloat over the coming months. They also touch on Paterson's political opponents and discuss how Democrats can be successful ahead of the 2010 elections. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #942 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jay Jacobs, the newly-elected chair of the state Democratic party. They'll discuss the electoral landscape for the next two years, Jacobs' duties as party head, and who the Democrats would like to see as the Republican nominee for governor. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #941 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Denise O'Donnell, Governor Paterson's Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, and Amy Barasch, Director of the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. They'll discuss the growing problem of domestic violence in the state on the heels of a new study. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #940 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Assemblyman Richard Brodsky. They'll discuss the difficulties in staging a Constitutional Convention, the future of Governor David Paterson, Brodsky's own political ambitions, and more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #939 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Governor David Paterson. They'll discuss a busy week in state politics, touching on Paterson's relationship with President Obama and his victory in court on the Lieutenant Governor appointment. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #937 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York Assemblyman Jack McEneny. They'll discuss the latest news related to state government including ethics reform, term limits, reapportionment, convening a Constitutional convention and much more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #936 Guest host David Guistina is joined by Steven Greenberg, spokesman for the Siena Research Institute. Air Date: 9/4/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #935 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Albany Times Union Capital Bureau reporter Jim Odato. Air Date: 8/28/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #934 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb. Air Date: 8/21/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #933 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Daily News Albany Bureau Chief Ken Lovett. Air Date: 8/14/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #932 Host Alan Chartock is joined by John Faso, former Republican leader of the New York State Assembly and a 2006 candidate for Governor of New York. Air Date: 8/7/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #931 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Andrew Stengel, Senior Adviser for Government Reform for the New York State Senate Majority. Air Date: 7/31/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #930 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Senator Neil Breslin. Air Date: 7/24/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #929 Host Alan Chartock is joined by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. Air Date: 7/17/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #928 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Air Date: 6/10/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #927 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Albany Times Union reporter Jim Odato. Air Date: 7/3/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #926 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jimmy Vielkind, a reporter and blogger for the New York Observer's polickerny.com. Air Date: 6/26/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #924 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jay Gallagher, Albany Bureau Chief with Gannett News. Air Date: 6/12/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #923 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Ken Lovett, Capitol Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News. Air Date: 6/5/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #922 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Steve Greenberg, spokesman for the Siena Research Institute. Air Date: 5/29/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #921 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Jay Gallagher, Albany Bureau Chief for Gannett News. Air Date: 5/22/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #920 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Air Date: 5/15/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #919 Host Alan Chartock is joined by Barbara Bartoletti, Legislative Director for the League of Women Voters of New York State. Air Date: 5/8/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #918 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard Daines. Air Date: 5/1/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Capitol Connection #917 Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York Assemblyman Sam Hoyt of Buffalo. Air Date: 4/24/09 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website