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.
Alan Chartock and Lee Miringoff, director of The Marist Institute for Public Opinion, discuss Governor Cuomo's approval rating, public opinion of minimum wage, tax cap, and hydrofracking.
Alan Chartock speaks with Casey Seiler, State Bureau Chief for the Albany Times Union. They discuss the Governor's proposed tax program, coalitions in the legislature, the Moreland Commission report, and other issues.