1) Bruce Robertson reports on the finalized budget. Governor Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson comment. 2) Beth Engler reports on Governor Michael Dukakis's win in New York's primary election and Jesse Jackson's response. 3) Paul Rosenthal reports on Governor Cuomo's praise of the high primary election turnout and assesses presidential candidate campaign strategies. 4) Alan Chartock talks with Senator Alfonse D'Amato, about George Bush, the republican party ticket and pardoning Oliver North. 5) Bruce Robertson reports there have been few problems with the thruway toll increase. 6) Alan Chartock talks with Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, about the New York primary election, Governor Dukakis's success, potential for a racially divisive campaign, and New York City Mayor, Ed Koch's support of Al Gore.
1) Brenda McMann reports on the issues surrounding the late budget, including the deadlocked over the removal of asbestos from schools. Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine comments on the budget's status. 2) Beth Engler reports on presidential candidates, Governor Michael Dukakis and Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Governor Cuomo's unwillingness to endorse any one of the candidates. 3) Paul Rosenthal reports on presidential candidate, Senator Al Gore's ratings and campaign in New York. 4) Bruce Robertson reports on Vice President George Bush presidential campaign in New York. 5) Alan Chartock talks with Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, about Governor Cuomo's suspected support of Jesse Jackson, the politics surrounding the budget and Alfonse D'Amato's political ambitions. 6) Brenda McMann reports on a increase in the thruway toll. 7) Beth Engler reports on the unflattering descriptions of Assemblyman Arnold Proskin in the African American Freedom Times newsletter.
1) Bruce Robertson reports it is the fourth consecutive year lawmakers have failed to pass the budget on time and budget discussions have broke down. 2) Alan Chartock talks with CEdward Regan about the legislature's responsibility in creating a budget. 3) Brenda McMann reports on the 1988 Martin Luther King Medal of Freedom recipients. 4) Paul Rosenthal reports on the collapse of the Schoharie Creek Bridge, which killed ten people, and on the need to increase bridge safety inspections. 5) Bruce Robertson reports on a bill proposed by Senator John Dunn, Republican Deputy Majority Leader, to ban smoking in public places.
1) Bruce Robertson reports that Attorney General Abrams introduced a bill to require manufactures to notify consumers about warranties. 2) Dave Galletly and Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine talk about the discussions over the budget. 3) Brenda McMann reports on Jessie Jackson supporters' concerns that Jackson will not receive a fair nomination process during New York's primary election. Senator Frank Barbaro, Senator Israel Ruiz and Assemblyman Arthur Eve comment. 4) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, discuss Governor Cuomo failure to endorse a democratic candidate. 5) Paul Rosenthal reports on the Critical Choices program and Micheal Phillips, director of the Albany Bicentennial Commission, explains the purpose.
1) Bruce Roberts reports on a legislative hearing in which Kitty Carlie Hart, chair of the Council on the Arts, defended against accusations made that the Arts Council programs promote homosexuality and transvestism. 2) Paul Rosenthal reports on a recent public opinion poll by Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, on George Bush's and Micheal Dukakis's popularity in New York. 3) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, discuss the alleged absentee voting by John Deary and the Arts Council promoting homosexuality. 4) Brenda McMann reports on the1985 liability insurance crisis. Wayne Cotter, director of research for New York's Insurance Department, states four companies worked in collusion to shrink the market to increase price. 5) Dave Galletly talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about Senator Al Gore's visit to Albany to promote his presidential campaign.
1) Alan Chartock talks with Ed Lurie, Executive Director of the New York State Republican Committee, about George Bush's and Bob Dole's campaigns and what would be best for the Republican Party. 2) Bruce Robertson reports on Senate Majority Leader Warren Anderson's priorities, ethics and solid waste disposal. 3) Dave Galletly talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about the New Hampshire primary and the campaigns of George Bush and Bob Dole. 4) Brenda McMann reports on a renewed debate over increasing the minimum wage. Senator Warren Anderson is supportive while the New York State Business Council opposes the measure. 5) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, talk about Governor Cuomo and the presidential candidates.
1) Paul Rosenthal reports that U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for the senate, and Republicans have to find another candidate to run against Senator Moynihan. 2) Dave Galletly talks with Fred Dicker about Citibank's steering legal fees in to law firms of senior legislators. 3) Alan Chartock talks with Assemblyman Vincent Leibell about suggested changes to the legislature and the Citibank conflict of interest problem. 4) Brenda McMann reports on the decrease in New York population which may mean a lost congressional seat after the 1990 census. Lewis Hoppe, from the Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment, explains the importance of the census. 5) Alan Chartock talks with Assemblyman Josea Serrano, Education Committee Chair, about education problems, restructuring of the New York City School System and the Regents' behavior.
1) Bruce Robertson reports on Governor Cuomo's State of the State Address and budget proposals. 2) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, of New York Post, talk about Mario Cuomo's State of the State Address and goals for the next year. 3) Brenda McMann reports that Judge Albert Rosenblatt, Chief Administrative Judge, issued new protective court guidelines to protect court personnel from people with AIDS or infectious diseases. 4) Paul Rosenthal and Attorney General Abrams talk about a joint bill to prevent toxic chemical accidents with assessment and planning. 5) Alan Chartock talks with Assemblyman Alexander Pete Grannis, Chair of Housing Committee, about Governor Cuomo's inclusion of housing in the budget. 6) Dave Galletly talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about who Governor Cuomo will endorse for the democrat presidential candidate.
1) Paul Rosenthal reports on the main points of Governor Cuomo's State of the State Address and reactions from Senator Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Mel Miller. 2) Morrie Small reports that Bob Burns is the first democrat ever elected in Bethlehem. 3) Bruce Robertson reports on the new guidelines for getting regent and empire state scholarships, Assemblyman John Fasso says the new formula is to complicated and Governor Cuomo responds. 4) Brenda McMann reports that Semitech choose Texas as the site for its new home. 5) Dave Galletly talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about the State of the State Address and the governor's plan to reimburse localities affected by the supercollider. 6) Brenda McMann reports that Senator John McCue and farmer Gerald Adams are suing Jorling, Environmental Control Commissioner, for illegally extending a pesticide law.
1) Bruce Robertson reports on the disagreement between Patricia Snider, director of Empire State Institution for the Performing Arts, and Barnibus McHenry, President of the Board of Directors of the Plaza Corporation, about the use of the Egg. 2) Brenda McMann reports on a booklet distributed to governmental employees that Comptroller Regan believes will enforce fiscal integrity. 3) Senator James Donovan, Chair of the Education Committee, comments on the Board of Regents operations and politics. 4) Paul Rosenthal reports Thomas Sobel, Education Commissioner, and AFLCIO union leaders recently implemented an education program, Work Place Literacy, to provide on the job training. 5)Alan Chartock talks with Fred Dicker, from the New York Post, about the Feerick Commission's preliminary findings. 6) Dave Galletly and Stan Lundine talk about the budget bill and integrity in the process of passing new laws.