1) Inga Sarda reports on the legislative debate over the death penalty. Senator Dale Volker sponsors the bill which Governor Cuomo is expected to veto. 2) Alan Chartock talks with Governor Cuomo about the unanticipated budget deficit caused by lower than expected income tax revenue. 3) Bruce Robertson reports on Senator Dean Skelos's bill to reduce senior citizens abuse by health care workers and family. Attorney General Robert Abrams comments on the loopholes in current law. Carl Young, president of New York Association Homes and Services for the Aging, denies abuse of elderly is a problem. 4) Alan Chartock and Don Decker talk about the death penalty debate. 5) Don Decker reports Senator Franz Liechter has introduced a bill to reduce discrimination of minorities by banks. 6) Brian Shields reports Kris Smith, spokesperson for the New York State Coalition on Smoking and Health, supports stricter laws to prevent teenagers from purchasing cigarettes. 7) Paul Rosenthal reports on events in the legislature: Rudolph Giuliani is a favorite for the governor race, the reaction to deferral of the income tax cut and Senator Anthony Masiello's proposal to shift taxes on college text books to the untaxed adult magazines.
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