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1. Legislative Gazette Show 8425

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1984 June 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) 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.
Subject:
Equal rights amendments, Automobiles--Seat belts--Law and legislation, and Energy

2. Legislative Gazette Show 8501

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 January 4
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) 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.
Subject:
Public opinion polls and Tax collection--United States

3. Legislative Gazette Show 8502

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 January 11
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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2019-02-06T19:42:02Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on Governor Mario Cuomo's State of the State Address and various reactions to it. Comptroller Edward Regan, summarizes the speech as a break from borrowing and a start to paying bills on time. 2) Bill Gralty reports on the shift in leadership positions and committee chairs. 3) Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, comments on the leak of the three main points of the the Governor's State of the State Address before it was given. 4) Interview with Jim Ryan, a lawyer-lobbyist in Albany, on how lobbyists and special interest groups will be affected by the proposed revision and changes in tax structure.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, Low-income housing, Taxation, and Lobbyists

4. Legislative Gazette Show 8503

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 January 18
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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2019-02-06T19:42:09Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on the Senate Sentencing Commission's preliminary report outlining a determinate sentencing system. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, examines Governor Cuomo's positive popularity and wide appeal. 3) Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, gives the opinion that when Governor Cuomo seeks reelection he will win easily with little competition and high popularity. 4) Interview with Senator Mary Goodhue, chair of the Senate Child Care Committee, on the need to protect children at daycare centers from abuse.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, Public opinion polls, Sentences (Criminal procedure)--New York (State), and Day care centers

5. Legislative Gazette Show 8504

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 January 25
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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2019-02-06T19:42:19Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on Governor Cuomo's budget proposals. Continued sunset taxes on cigarettes, alcohol and fuel will fund personal income tax cuts and give an incentive for people to live in New York. Comments from John Markey, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Governor Cuomo, and Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink are included. 2) Bill , comments on the proposal to allocated for more environmental enforcement personnel. 3) Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, describes the proposed budget as expensive and so complicated that the size of the budget can be estimated several ways. 4) Interview with Assemblyman Arthur Jerry Kremer, Chairman of Ways and Means Committee, on the budgets's surplus, tax cut, debt reduction program, gap balance budget and extending the sunset taxes.
Subject:
Taxation and Budget--New York (State)

6. Legislative Gazette Show 8513

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 March 29
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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2019-02-06T19:42:31Z
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1) Bill Gralty reports on the April 1st budget deadline. With only a few days left agreement has been reached on most topics, but the budget is not yet finished. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on a recent poll which found many people unaffected by the economic recovery. 3) Rick Lapkowski reports on the bottle bill and who should receive the unredeemed bottle deposits. Governor Cuomo has proposed using deposits for toxic waste clean up. 4) Bill Gralty gives a background report on Grand Juries. Assemblyman Arnold Proskin, comments the public considers an indited person guilty, but it is no worse than alternatives. Assemblyman Ralph Goldstein proposes using pre-trial hearings. Interview with Sol Greenberg, Albany County District Attorney discusses the secretive nature of grand juries and the check and balances that make the system works.
Subject:
Public prosecutors, Budget--New York (State), and Grand jury

7. Legislative Gazette Show 8514

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 April 5
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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2019-02-06T19:42:44Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on the budget which was agreed on a week late. 2) Gerald Benjamin comments about when the New York State Constitution rights may extend beyond those guaranteed on the national level. Judges recently decided the right to freedom of expression is protected under some circumstances on private property in New York State. 3) Interview with Assemblyman Herman Denny Farrell on the pros and cons of deregulating insurance and banking to allow banks to offer insurance and insurance companies to own banks.
Subject:
Insurance law--New York (State), Freedom of expression, Banking law--New York (State), and Budget--New York (State)

8. Legislative Gazette Show 8515

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 April 12
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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2019-02-06T19:42:57Z
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1) Governor Cuomo proposed building a domed stadium. Documents the debate between building in Queens or in Brooklyn. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on Governor Cuomo endorsement of raising the drinking age from 19 to 21 in order to keep federal funding. Public opinion supports the change. 3) Fred Dicker, New York Post, describes a fall out between Attorney General Abrams and Governor Cuomo over Abrams appointing a Special Prosecutor for New York City without the Governor's approval. 4) Discussion with Frank Mauro, on the Ways and Means Committee, questions whether sunset taxes should be continued or are needed to afford the personal income tax reductions.
Subject:
Stadiums, Taxation, and Budget--New York (State)

9. Legislative Gazette Show 8516

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 April 19
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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2019-02-06T19:43:11Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on the controversy surrounding Thomas Coughlin, the New York Corrections Commissioner. Senator Israel Ruiz accuses Coughlin of rigging a prison food contract. Coughlin's comments about black and hispanic crime rates upset the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus. Arthur Eve, Deputy speaker of the Assembly, demands Coughlin's resignation for racist comments, while Governor Cuomo stands firm in support of Coughlin. 2) Fred Dicker, of New York Post, comments on the key issues lawmakers will face when they return to Albany. Issues include: an increase in the drinking age, a switch from indeterminate to determinate sentencing system, clean up of hazardous and toxic waste sites, a dumping ground for nuclear waste and finger printing of child care workers. 3) Interview with Senator Charles Cook on the big issues facing the session, toxic torts and clean up, asbestos, the death penalty, and the increased drinking age.
Subject:
Drinking age, Coughlin, Thomas A., Hazardous waste site remediation, and Capital punishment

10. Legislative Gazette Show 8517

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 April 26
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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2019-02-06T19:43:26Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski summarizes Sol Wachtler's, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, formal address to the legislature. Wachtler proposed judges should determine if there is enough to indite, individual assignment system, allowing TV cameras in courtrooms and for judges to be selected using a merit system. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on Governor Cuomo's criticizing President Reagan for visiting a S.S. cemetery in Germany and thereby honoring oppression. 3) An interview with State Health Commissioner, David Axelrod, discusses the quality of health care, the need to downsize the health care system in the state and the cost of malpractice.
Subject:
Medical care, Physicians--Malpractice, Nazi Holocaust, and New York (State). Court of Appeals

11. Legislative Gazette Show 8518

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 May 3
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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2019-02-06T19:43:40Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on Governor Cuomo's call for a task force to investigate possible effects of divesting state money in South Africa. Comptroller Regan opposes divestiture, while Assemblyman Herman Denny Farrell and the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Arthur Eve, support divestiture. 2) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, questions whether the budget flexibility gained through state layoffs is worth the of disruption of lives and services. 3) Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, comments on a recent vandalism case in which a man painted over a collection of publicly-owned modern art which were vulnerable to vandalism, due to non-existent security. 4) Interview with Norman Adler, a lobbyist and political consultant, compares Japanese and Chinese governments with New York State legislature.
Subject:
Art--Mutilation, defacement, etc., South Africa, Lobbyists, and Disinvestment

12. Legislative Gazette Show 8519

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 May 10
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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2019-02-06T19:43:56Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on the Toxic Tort Bill. Ed Cleary, President of New York State AFLCIO, says the number one goal is to give toxic exposure victims exposure in the courts. Senator Ronald Stafford introduced a compromise bill that extends the statute of limitations. Assemblyman Mel Miller wants to include a one year window for prior discoveries. 2) Bill Gralty reports on the inability of New York companies to meet the deadline for low level radioactive waste disposal. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on voter preferences for 1988 presidential elections and Governor Cuomo's suspended presidential aspirations. 4) Interview with Gordon Ambach, Education Commissioner, discusses the Education budget, Regents standards, the Board of Regents decision to outlaw corporal punishment in schools and handicap education.
Subject:
Public opinion polls, Radioactive waste disposal, Toxic torts, and Education

13. Legislative Gazette Show 8520

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 May 17
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) Rick Lapkowski reports on aid packages for senior citizen's with mounting for prescription drugs costs. Senator Hugh Farley's Bill is considered catastrophic while, Assemblyman Paul Harenberg's bill is comprehensive. Jane Murgo, from the New York State Coalition of the Concern of Older Americans, adds her comments on the two bills. 2) Bill Gralty reports on the centennial anniversary of the New York Forest Preserve legislation. George Davis, Program Director of the Adirondack Council, and Governor Cuomo share thier concerns of over-use and the desire to enlarge the forest. 3) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on the increase in the number of suicides in county jails and the testing of new guidelines to prevent them. 4) Interview with Assemblyman Alexander Pete Grannis about not implementing laws to deter smoking in public spaces.
Subject:
New York State Forest Preserve (N.Y.), Drugs, suicide, Smoking--Law and legislation, and Mentally ill prisoners

14. Legislative Gazette Show 8525

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 June 21
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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2019-02-06T19:44:26Z
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1) Bill Gralty reports on the different opinions on how to slow the increase in malpractice premiums. Dr. James Striker, an Albany surgeon, agrees with the Senate's bill which would place a cap on pain and suffering. Justin Victor, President of New York Bar Association, argues a cap is unfair. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, describes the positive responses to two polls about Governor Cuomo's performance and the public response to the raised drinking age. 3) Interview with the Deputy Majority Leader, William T. “Cadillacâ€? Smith, about lawyers in the legislature, lawyer registration fees and the client security fund.
Subject:
Public opinion polls, Lawyers, and Legislators

15. Legislative Gazette Show 8526

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 June 28
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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2019-02-06T19:44:42Z
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1) Bill Gralty and Rick Lapkowski report on the main topics addressed at the end of the legislative session, including: the cap on pain and suffering, which was rejected by Assembly Speaker Stanley Fink, while Robert Elman, spokesman for doctors in Albany, states that caps are essential; Assemblyman Mark Allen Seagull's SUNY Flexibility Bill passed in the Assembly; corporate franchise tax and tax credits were reduced; environmental issues: toxic exposure victims; determinate sentencing; and the death penalty veto. 2) Interview with May Newburger on using telecommunication technology in court rooms to protect children who testify in court.
Subject:
Malpractice insurance, New York (State) Legislature, and Children's rights

16. Legislative Gazette Show 8528

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 July 12
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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2019-02-06T19:44:58Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on the structure and possible overhaul of the court system. Senator John Dunn, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has drafted a bill to consolidate courts and create a 5th division of the appeals court. 2) Bill Gralty reports on George Clark's decision to not seek reelection as state GOP chairman and Clark's assessment of Governor Cuomo. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on how well Governor Cuomo performed in his third session. 4) Interview with Arthur Malkin, former legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, about toxic tortes and the need to put New York toxic tort victims on par with everyone else in the nation.
Subject:
Public opinion polls, Courts--New York (State), and Toxic torts

17. Legislative Gazette Show 8529

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 July 19
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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2019-02-06T19:45:16Z
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1) Bill Gralty reports on the National Federation of Independent Business's reaction to three bills passed in the legislature that affect small business dealing with bad checks, extending workers compensation to non-incorporated small businesses, and protection for small businesses. 2) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on the Wild Bird Law which forbids the sale of birds caught in the wild. The Empire State Pet Industry Council wanted the ban lifted; however, it will go into effect as planned. 3) Interview with Bob Shear, Director of the Division of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, about the services they provide, treatment, effects of alcoholism and alcohol problems.
Subject:
Wild birds as pets, Small business, and Alcoholism

18. Legislative Gazette Show 8530

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 July 26
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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2019-02-06T19:45:35Z
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1) Rick Lapkowski reports on a study group designed, in response to pay raises for legislative members, by Assembly Minority Leader Clarence Rappleyea to find ways of streamlining the legislative process. Democrat Alan Hevesi comments that the rules work well and are open for the public and reporters. John Sheffer, chair of the group, cites his concerns. 2) Interview with Ross Graham about her experience of twenty-one years and changes in the legislature.
Subject:
New York (State). Legislature

19. Legislative Gazette Show 8531

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 August 2
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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2019-02-06T19:45:52Z
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1) Host Alan Chartock reports on Governor Cuomo appointment of a new Secretary to the Governor, Gerald Crotty. Jose Rivera criticizes Governor Cuomo for not picking a minority. 2) Bill Gralty questions Fred Dicker, of New York Post, about Gerald Crotty's experience and his role. 3) Interview with Gerald Crotty, about his appointment and his qualifications.
Subject:
Governors--New York (State), Cuomo, Andrew Mark, 1957-, and Crotty, Gerald

20. Legislative Gazette Show 8532

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 August 9
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) Interview segments with various state agencies. Interviewees include: David Axelrod, the State Health Commissioner, Roderick Chu, the State Tax Commissioner, Vincent Tese, the Economic Development Coordinator, Jerome Goldsmith, head of the Special Commission on the future of State/Local Mental Health Systems, Gordon Ambach, the State Education Commissioner, James Larocca, the previous State Transportation Commissioner, and Hank Delay, the Director of State Operations.
Subject:
Economic development, Taxation--New York (State), Public policy, Axelrod, David, 1955-, and Mental health policy--New York (State)

21. Legislative Gazette Show 8533

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 August 16
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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2019-02-06T19:46:32Z
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1) Alan Chartock reports on the Open Meeting Law amendment. Mary Ann Snell, from the League of Women Voters, urges the repeal of a loophole. 2) Bill Gralty reports on a study by the environmental group, Informed, on tracking hazardous materials in waterways. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on the reelection campaign of Senator Alfonse D'Amato and his poll ratings. 4) Interview with Ray Schuller, New York State Business Council, about the CBS/Ted Turner Bill, which would make it tougher for business takeovers and why Governor Cuomo vetoed the bill.
Subject:
Public opinion polls, D'Amato, Alfonse, and Consolidation and merger of corporations

22. Legislative Gazette Show 8534

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 August 23
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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2019-02-06T19:46:53Z
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1) Bill Gralty reports on Anthony Colavita replacing George Clark as the Republican Party Chairman. 2) Bill Gralty talks with Lee Thomas and Maurice Hinchey, Assembly Environment Committee Chairman, about the damage acid rain has caused. 3) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on Governor Cuomo's selection of Gerald Crotty as the Secretary to the Governor. 4) Interview with James Corcorhan, Insurance Superintendent, about the insurance crisis, the financial health of insurance companies and the torte system.
Subject:
Republican Party (N.Y.), Insurance, and Acid rain

23. Legislative Gazette Show 8535

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 August 30
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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2019-02-06T19:47:15Z
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1) Bill Gralty reports on high insurance premiums. Bob Carol, President of Professional Insurance Agents of New York, comments on premiums and bar owners who are unable to pay the current liquor liability insurance premiums. ) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on Mario Cuomo's political aspirations as a possible candidate for the 1988 presidential elections. 3) Bill Gralty reports on the Court of Appeals ruling that strict compliance on nomination petitions does not mean absolute compliance with election laws. 4) Interview with Comptroller Edward Regan about the healthy economy, the Governor's fiscal responsibility and lottery money's use for education funds.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, New York Lottery, and Insurance

24. Legislative Gazette Show 8536

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 September 6
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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2019-02-06T19:47:36Z
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1) Alan Chartock reports on the group, Don't Tax Knowledge, campaign for the repeal of sales tax levied on books. 2) Bill Gralty reports on the the recent seat belt law. Elaine Petrucelli, executive director of the Coalition for Seat Belt Use, supports required seat belt use by all passengers rather than just front seat passengers. 3) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on Governor Cuomo's staff turn over. 4) Interview with Glen Doty, Editor of the Legislative Gazette, about running a daily newspaper written by student reporters, and its level of sophistication.
Subject:
Student newspapers and periodicals, Automobiles--Seat belts--Law and legislation, Books, and Sales tax

25. Legislative Gazette Show 8537

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 September 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on clean up efforts of hazardous waste sites and how several companies at the same site will pay for the clean up. Attorney General Robert Abrams comments on the program. 2) Bill Gralty talks with Senator Hugh Farley about hearings held to discuss four major environmental bills. 3) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on President Reagan's proposal to end deductions of state taxes on federal taxes and Governor Cuomo's political image. 4) Interview with Norman Adler, a lobbyist and political consultant a political lobbyist, about the ripple effect the New York City elections will have on New York State politics.
Subject:
Taxation and Hazardous wastes

26. Legislative Gazette Show 8538

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Audio
Date Created:
1985 September 20
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Leslie Brokaw talks with state Senator Charles Cook, Chairman of Special Commission on Rural Resources, about small rural schools, which are not able to give the same depth of education as available in larger communities. 2) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments that civil service positions not filled based on a merit system. 3) Interview with Gerald Freeborn, Deputy Education Commissioner, about the Board of Regent's Action Plan, new mandates and how it will affect education in the future.
Subject:
University of the State of New York and Education, Rural

27. Legislative Gazette Show 8539

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Audio
Date Created:
1985 September 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on the SUNY trustees' vote in favor of disinvesting in companies doing business in South Africa. SUNY students plan on a lobbying campaign in the legislature. 2) Alan Chartock reports on Federal Judge Norma Johnson's order for the Environmental Protection Agency to start enforcing controls to protect against acid rain, which the EPA has appealed. Nathan Riley, Spokesman for Attorney General Abrams, gives his reaction. 3) Interview with Senator John Dunn, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about hearings held to restructure the court system.
Subject:
Disinvestment, South Africa, Courts--New York (State), and Acid rain

28. Legislative Gazette Show 8540

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 October 4
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Leslie Brokaw talks with Paul Moore, Executive Director of State-Local Relations Commission, about communication between state and local governments. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on Geraldine Ferraro relying on public polls to determine if she will run on for the senate. 3) Interview with Vincent Tese, Economic Development Coordinator, about Governor Cuomo's economic development plan to strengthen the economy.
Subject:
Economic development, Ferraro, Geraldine, and Local government

29. Legislative Gazette Show 8541

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 October 11
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports David Axehead, State Health Commissioner, now requires hospitals to report a larger variety of incidents. Daniel O�Keeffe, from the Medical Society of New York, comments on the problem of high malpractice insurance premiums. 2) Bill Gralty spoke with Dr. Tony Cleveland about lobbying for vocational education. 3) Gerald Benjamin, legislator from Ulster county, comments on the estimated funds needed for Governor Cuomo to run for re-election. 4) Interview with Assemblyman Maurice Hinchey about environmental and health concerns, and the bond issue to clean up toxic waste.
Subject:
Vocational education, Malpractice insurance, and Hazardous wastes

30. Legislative Gazette Show 8542

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1985 October 18
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Bill Gralty talks with Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, about a letter Donald Harrington, the Liberal Party Chairman, leaked to the press. The letter complains of the party's small political influence, that the party is almost bankrupt, and the possibility of dissolving the party. 2) Bill Gralty and Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, report on Governor Cuomo's high rating and prospect of his running for a second term. 3) Interview with State Senator Roy Goodman, who is the most likely person to run against Governor Cuomo, about all the shortcoming of Governor Cuomo's administration. 4) Alan Chartock and Bill Gralty talk about Goodman's charges against Governor Cuomo.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew and Liberal Party

31. Legislative Gazette Show 8543

Type:
Audio
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1985 October 25
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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apap138
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports on a lawsuit brought against the state by Jaclyn Lance, a female, who wants to play high school football, but was denied because of a New York State regulation that prohibits co-ed contact sports. Comments from her lawyer about the case. 2) Lee Maringoff, of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, comments on the negative response to President Reagan's tax reform program and the strengthening of Governor Cuomo's ratings. 3) Interview with Ron Moss, Job Development Authority Commissioner, about a proposed amendment to the constitution to increase the amount it is allowed to bond. 4) Bill Gralty and Alan Chartock talk about the risks of increasing the bond for the Job Development Authority.
Subject:
State bonds and Football

32. Legislative Gazette Show 8544

Type:
Audio
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1985 November 1
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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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)

33. Legislative Gazette Show 8545

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Audio
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1985 November 8
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

34. Legislative Gazette Show 8546

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Audio
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1985 November 15
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

35. Legislative Gazette Show 8547

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Audio
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1985 November 22
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

36. Legislative Gazette Show 8548

Type:
Audio
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1985 November 29
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

37. Legislative Gazette Show 8549

Type:
Audio
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1985 December 6
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

38. Legislative Gazette Show 8550

Type:
Audio
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1985 December 13
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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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)

39. 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
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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

40. 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
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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

41. Legislative Gazette Show 8554

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1987 April 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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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

42. Legislative Gazette Show 8724

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1987 June 19
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Alan Chartock talks with Assembly Speaker Mel Miller about equitable revenue sharing and gay foster parenting. 2) Senator Walter Floss, Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, about what the state would have to do if the Superconducting SuperCollider physic research project is located in New York. 3) Alan Chartock talks with Senator John Perry about why democrats have not gain any more seats in the senate in the last five years in a senate ruled by republican majority. 4) Fred Dicker of New York Post, comments that Democrats in the State Senate represent nothing but a poorly led group of New York City attorneys. 5) Morrie Small reports on three bills to regulate surrogate parenting.
Subject:
Surrogate motherhood, Foster parents, Revenue sharing, and Superconducting Super Collider

43. Legislative Gazette Show 8725

Type:
Audio
Date Created:
1987 June 26
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Morrie Small and Alan Chartock report that Governor Cuomo is applying pressure to pass an ethics bill. Alexander Levine, a Cuomo associate, has been charged with a conflict of interest. 2) Assembly Speaker Mel Miller, discusses whether the legislature will give itself a pay raise after a ethics bill passes. 3) Morrie Small reports Mel Miller and Democratic Majority Leader James Talon support a bill to make medicare available to more New Yorkers without insurance. 4) Leslie Brokaw talks with Major General Lawrence Flynn of the New York Army National Guard about testing and evaluation, and how the organization has fared since Major General Vito Castellano retired. 5) Alan Chartock talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about negotiations on overcrowding in prisons, building new facilities and the bill.
Subject:
Political ethics, National Guard, and Medicare

44. Legislative Gazette Show 8726

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Audio
Date Created:
1987 July 3
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Alan Chartock talks with Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, about the loop holes in the new bill for conflict of interest in financial disclosure for all elected officials and many state employees. Assemblyman John Faso comments on his points of contention with the bill. 2) Interview with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about the loophole in the bill and its significant achievements. 3) Rick Schrader, director of Alliance for Consumer Rights, advocates passing a bill to increase auto insurance coverage requirement. 4) Leslie Brokaw interviews Senator Joseph Bruno, Chair Senate Insurance Committee, who believes the cost of insurance is already to high and if the bill passes premiums will increase. 5) Leslie Brokaw reports on a debate over regulating public broadcasting.
Subject:
Automobile insurance, Political ethics, and Conflict of interests

45. Legislative Gazette Show 8727

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Audio
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1987 July 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Leslie Brokaw talks with Jonathan Salant, of the Syracuse Herald Journal, about new legislation for prisons, the recent ruling to more narrowly interpret the Shield Law and the Apple Muffin Bill. 2) Alan Chartock talks with Martha Orr and Ellen Burns, director and president of the New York State Nurses' Association, about the Entry into Practices Bill which would require a bachelor degree for nurses. 3) Leslie Brokaw talks with Judge Albert Rosenblatt, Chief Administrative Judge, about hearings to explore handling procedures for defendants with AIDS. 4) Leslie Brokaw talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine, about changes in the regulations for dealers in milk.
Subject:
Milk, AIDS (Disease), and Nursing

46. Legislative Gazette Show 8730

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Audio
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1987 July 31
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Fred Dicker, of New York Post, reports that a witness in a trial testified about a dummy corporation with a senator on the payroll and the indictments to occur due to democrats hiring a full time employee to work campaigns. 2) Leslie Brokaw talks with Bill Fagel, spokesman for the Health Department, about Salmonella outbreaks in the Northeast and the need to throughly cook chicken and eggs. 3) Alan Chartock interviews Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about Senator Moynihan's welfare reform agenda. 4) Leslie Brokaw reports on home release electronic trackers for parolees. 5) Interview with Martin Sullivan, Director of the New York State Museum, about the new International Council of Museums ethic guidelines and changes to be effected in New York.
Subject:
Museums, Salmonella, and Prisons

47. Legislative Gazette Show 8731

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Audio
Date Created:
1987 August 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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apap138
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1) Alan Chartock and Joe Bellacosa, State Court of Appeals Judge, talk about the state's mandatory retirement age and the new federal statute which provides appointed positions age discrimination protection. 2) Dave Galletly reports on a proposal to aid random testing anonymous blood specimens for AIDS. 3) Alan Chartock talks with Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine about labor management. 4) Morrie Small reports on the concern raised by communities about the proposed Iroquois Gas Pipeline. Charles Shaw, Environmental Management Council in Duchess County, said the company has not considered the environmental impact. Iroquois Gas spokesman justifies the route and asserts environmental studies have been conducted. 5) Brenda McMann talks with Senator David Patterson about Senator Jenkins, who was arrested by the FBI for an alleged scheme to to take a large amount of money out of the country.
Subject:
Natural gas pipeline, Age discrimination, and AIDS (Disease)

48. Legislative Gazette Show 8732

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Audio
Date Created:
1987 August 14
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
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New York State Modern Political Archive
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apap138
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1) Leslie Brokaw reports U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani, and the FBI brought charges against fifty-eight people in for accepting bribes, kickbacks and no shift transactions. Thomas Sheer, an assistant FBI director, recounts the undercover operation. 2) Leslie Brokaw reports on the debate over changes in the way hospitals are reimbursed by insurance companies. Assembly Majority Leader James Talon gives his thoughts on why the bill was vetoed. 3) Leslie Brokaw talks with Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein about the new law which will ban the sale of candies and soft drinks in schools till after lunch. 4) Morrie Small and Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine talk about the veto process, the new official state muffin and the bribery charges brought by Rudy Giuliani. 5) Alan Chartock and Senator John Dunn, Deputy Majority Leader, talk about where surrogate parenting legislation now stands and the recent charges of political corruption.
Subject:
Surrogate motherhood, Political corruption, and Insurance

49. Legislative Gazette Show 8733

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Audio
Date Created:
1987 August 21
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 Maurice Hinchey, Chair of the Solid Waste Commission, about organized crime's involvement in the solid waste industry and attending environmental dangers. 2) Brenda McMann reports prisons are overcrowded and local jails are holding prison inmates. Thomas Coughlin, Corrections Commissioner, comments on the problem and possible alternatives. 3) Alan Chartock talks with Assembly Minority Leader Clarence Rappleyea about corruption in the public works projects and the need to set statewide standards. 4) Brenda McMann reports on the State University of New York, Board of Trustees's decision to increase salaries in top positions in an effort to attract a new chancellor. 5) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, talk about Mario Cuomo's political aspirations.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, Organized crime, and Prisons

50. Legislative Gazette Show 8734

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Audio
Date Created:
1987 August 27
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
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1) Alan Chartock talks with Senator Tarky Lombardi, chair of the senate Health Committee, about the need for a case payment bill for hospital reimbursements. 2) Brenda McMann reports on a study by the environmental group, Inform, about pollution in the Hudson River from PCB and rain water runoff from farms and cites. The Hudson River was named an estuary under a federal clean water act. 3) Karl Felsen, spokesman for the New York State Tax Department, talks about yacht owners evading sales taxes and the tax inspectors efforts to find them. 4) Morrie Small reports on the end of the garbage barge's search for a dumping site. 5) Alan Chartock and Fred Dicker, of the New York Post, discuss Governor Cuomo's upcoming trip to the Soviet Union, Cuomo's interest in presidential and national politics, and his lack of foreign policy experience.
Subject:
Cuomo, Mario Matthew, Tax evasion, and Water--Pollution