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.
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.