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) Paul Rosenthal reports that New York State's highest court recently threw out the ban on smoking in public places. 2) Bruce Robertson reports on a ruling by the state's highest court that the Corrections Commissioner may restrict conjugal visits for prisoners with AIDS. 3) Brenda McMann reports on a education campaign for the Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Program. 4) Paul Rosenthal reports on the Public Employees Federation and Civil Service Employee Association negotiations for better benefits. 5) David Gallety spoke with Fred Dicker, of New York Post, about Jeremiah McKenna spreading rumors that Governor Cuomo has connections to the mafia. 6) Bruce Robertson reports NYPIRG has found women score lower on the general knowledge portion of the National Teacher Examination. 7) Brenda McMann reports the Bethlehem schools are defying the Board of Regents mandate that a religious representative must be included in the AIDS Advisory Panel. 8) Dave Gallety talks with Governor Stan Lundine about the budget, state and national economies. 9) Brenda McMann reports New York is one of twelve locations still in consideration for the Semitech research center.
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.