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51. Legislative Gazette Show 8554

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1987 April 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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1) Interview with Joe Bellacosa of the New York State Court of Appeals about the mandatory retirement age of judges. 2) Interview with Senator Jay Rollason, Assistant Majority leader, about the Moreland Act or Califano commission the legislature is unwilling to fund. 3) Morrie Small reports on the funding require to pay for the Califano Commission, which would regulate ethics in the government. Governor Cuomo's comments are included. 4) Alan Chartock talks with Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, about blowing the whistle on government workers working on political campaigns and Manfred Ohrenstein, who is accused of hiring people to work only on political campaigns. 5) Alan Chartock talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about the delay to the fiscal year, because a budget has not been approved.
Subject:
Political ethics

52. Legislative Gazette Show 8553

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 December 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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1) Alan Chartock talks with Karl Felsen, spokesman for the Tax Department, about the Revenue Opportunity Division (ROD), a think-tank, which is cross checking lists of professions to find individuals who have never paid taxes. 2) Leslie Brokaw reports on a case in which Mrs. O'Brian worked to pay for her husbands medical degree while married, when he filed for divorce two weeks after qualifying to practice the degree was considered communal property and she is entitled to future earnings. 3) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, discuss about the weak performance of the press over the last year. 4) Alan Chartock summarizes Governor Cuomo's popularity and performance of the last year.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, Press, and Taxation

53. Legislative Gazette Show 8552

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 December 20
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a62b8f3f0380f1ab8c3943903e2ce8ce
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on the Albany Roman Catholic Diocese suit against Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood and the State Health Department to prevent the opening of two abortion clinics. Father Michael Farano, spokesman and chancellor for the diocese, comments on the reasons for going to court. The Health Department representive Attorney Deborah Bachrach comments on the local need for clinic services. 2) Leslie Brokaw talks with Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, about Governor Cuomo wanting top military advisor, Major General Vito Castellano, to resign because of scandals. 3) The Consumer Protection Chief comments on the increased cost of home heating oil. 4) Bill Gralty, Leslie Brokaw and Alan Chartock talk about Senator Kennedy's decision not to run for president making it more likely Governor Cuomo will consider running
Subject:
Heating and Abortion

54. Legislative Gazette Show 8550

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 December 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on the stalemate between the assembly and senate on business takeovers, municipal liability insurance, toxic tort and medical malpractice insurance at the end of the legislation session. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on the subtle change in the tone between leaders as political maneuvering becomes the main form of communication, and to expect more conflict as next years elections draw closer. 3) Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, comments on the reasons why Geraldine Ferraro will not oppose Senator Al D'Amato in next years election. ) Interview with Comptroller Edward Regan about major budget matters and reducing the deficit.
Subject:
Ferraro, Geraldine and Budget--New York (State)

55. Legislative Gazette Show 8549

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 December 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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1) Bill Gralty reports on Governor Cuomo's and Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink's agreement on medical malpractice insurance. 2) Leslie Brokaw reports on extending the extras available to urban students to rural students. Gordon Ambach, Education Commissioner, comment on utilizing telecommunications and distance learning. 3) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on pressure groups cutting out the local government's decision on land use. 4) Interview with Attorney Jack Lester who worked for the Student Association of the State University and fought in courts to allow students to vote in their college community. 5) Bill Gralty and Alan Chartock talk about the special session which should be meeting soon and what will happen with malpractice insurance.
Subject:
Malpractice insurance, Voting, and Distance education

56. Legislative Gazette Show 8548

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 November 29
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on Mansfield Company's settlement. In New York thousands of people are qualified for the money, but are not able to claim it due to a three year statue of limitations on toxic torts. Senator Anderson comments on the inability of the senate and governor to agree on policy changes. 2) Bill Gralty talks with Tom Miner, director of the Catskill Center, about the change from a farm community to a second home community and the lack of state government's sensitivity to rural areas. 3) Interview with Gordon Ambach, Education Commissioner, about Comprehensive Assessment Reports (CAR) used to access and compare a school's performance and strengthening standards. 4) Bill Gralty and Alan Chartock talk about Governor Cuomo's nomination of Stewart F. Hancock, Jr. as the new appointment to state's Court of Appeals.
Subject:
Toxic torts and Education

57. Legislative Gazette Show 8547

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 November 22
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on the special session of the legislature's discussion on medical malpractice and toxic tort reform. Senator Warren Anderson comments on what was discussed in the special session. 2) Bill Gralty talks with Attorney Mark Dunnly about the challenging the legality of the legislature's pay raise in the Court of Appeals. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments about Lewis Lehrman and Elizabeth Holtzman using polls as a tool in deciding whether to run for office. 4) Interview with Deputy Majority Leader, William T. “Cadillacâ€? Smith about the delay in the special legislature meeting about medical malpractice and special interest groups.
Subject:
Public opinion polls and Malpractice insurance

58. Legislative Gazette Show 8546

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 November 15
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a62b8f3f0380f1ab8c3943903e2ce8ce
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1) Bill Gralty spoke with Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, about Lewis Lehrman's, who lost to Mario Cuomo in 1982, decision not to run in the next year's governor race and the lack of a republican frontrunner candidate. 2) Leslie Brokaw reports on liability insurance lobbyists proposals. The Liability Reform Association President, Dr. Robert Elman, comments on the need to create a cap awarded and limit physician liability. 3) Interview with Assembly Majority Leader, Dan Walsh, about the special session of the legislature to deal with medical malpractice issues and Governor Cuomo's prospects of running for president. 4) Bill Gralty and Alan Chartock talk about George Bush and Mario Cuomo as candidates for the presidential race in 1988 and the possibility of Walsh being the Lieutenant Governor.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew and Malpractice insurance

59. Legislative Gazette Show 8545

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 November 8
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a62b8f3f0380f1ab8c3943903e2ce8ce
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on two studies which found women and minority men are under paid for comparable work. 2) Interview with Evan Davis about adapting to the job as the Governor's Council,. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on the recent reelection of New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean and how it relates to Governor Cuomo's 1986 reelection race. 4) Bill Gralty and Alan Chartock talk about the local elections.
Subject:
Pay equity and Cuomo, Mario Matthew

60. Legislative Gazette Show 8544

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 November 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
a62b8f3f0380f1ab8c3943903e2ce8ce
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1) Leslie Brokaw talks with Vanessa Haley, president of the Albany chapter of Blacks in Government, about how many people do not know how to complete civil service exams and are denied state employment as a result. 2) Bill Gralty talks with Steve LeFever, spokesman of the State Elections Commission, about the need to find and test alternative automatic voting machines. 3) Interview with Massachusetts Governor Micheal Dukakis, on how he is dealing with issues in Massachusetts that are similar to problems in New York, including: the economy, insurance premiums, re-election and AIDS. 4) Alan Chartock and Bill Gralty discuss Governor Dukakis's interview.
Subject:
Voting-machines, African Americans in the civil service, Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-, and AIDS (Disease)