1) Jim Hartmen, President of Citizen's Budget Commission of New York City, advocates not cutting state taxes due to an accumulated deficit. 2) Governor Cuomo nominated Sol Wachtler as Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals and Fritz Alexander, II as Associate Judge of Appeals, the first black ever nominated to a full term on the Court of Appeals. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, discusses the importance of opinion polls as a means of providing elected officials a clear sense of public opinion. 4) Interview with Roderick Chu, New York State Tax Commissioner, examines what is fair for New York State tax payers and possible changes to to the tax system.
1) Host Alan Chartock reports the divergence of opinion between the Governor and state legislature on the Equal Rights Amendment and energy issues. Includes comments from Senator Anderson, the Senate Majority Leader, Noreen Connell, from the National Organization for Women, and Ray Hull, secretary to Senate Energy Committee. 2) Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, reports on the nation's first mandatory seat belt law legislation. 3) Interview with Senator Douglas Barclay about his decision not to seek another term.
