The Capitol Connection: Recent Episodes
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Each week on The Capitol Connection, you can keep yourself abreast of political developments and gain a little insight into how New York State's politicians think when you listen in as political scientist Dr. Alan Chartock holds conversations with members from the Assembly and Senate, and other political movers and shakers.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Photo courtesy of the office of Crystal Peoples-Stokes
WAMC’s David Guistina, filling for Alan Chartock, speaks with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assemblymember Amy Paulin, a Democrat and Chair of the Assembly Health Committee.
Photo courtesy of Amy Paulin.
With differences over whether to change New York’s bail reform laws, state lawmakers left for the spring holidays without completing the budget. Our political observer Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner of NYPIRG about what the late budget means for New Yorkers. Also, we’ll take you to the first recreational sale of cannabis in the capitol region.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Ed Cox, the newly elected and returning chairman of the state Republican committee.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jesse McKinley, a metro reporter for the New York Times, with an emphasis on coverage of upstate New York.
Photo Credit: Sean Elias-Reyes
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis.
Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
Photo courtesy of the office of DA David Soares.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.
Photo courtesy of the office of Gov. Hochul.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Courtesy of The New York Public Interest Research Group
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Reinvent Albany Co-Founder and Executive Director John Kaehny.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with SUNY Chancellor John King about New York’s higher education system.
Photo courtesy of SUNY.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Senior Campaign Director of Compassion & Choices for New York and New Jersey Corrine Carey about the Aid in Dying Act in New York.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Conservative Party.
(Airs 12/01/22 @ 3 p.m. & 12/03/22 @ 5:30 a.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Republican Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Sochie Nnaemeka, State Director of the Working Families Party in New York.
Photo courtesy of the WFP.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jay Jacobs, Chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Democratic Committee.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of the office of George Latimer.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assemblymember Deborah Glick.
Photo courtesy of the office of Deborah Glick.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with William Barclay, Republican Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Albany County District Attorney David Soares.
Photo courtesy of the office of DA David Soares.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Conservative Party.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of the Comptroller.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Democratic New York state Senator James Skoufis.
Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Will Barclay, Republican Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly.
Photo courtesy of the office of William Barclay.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Photo courtesy of the office of Gov. Hochul.
Joe Pinion is the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate challenging Democrat Chuck Schumer.
Photo courtesy of Joe Pinion.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of Blair Horner.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute.
Photo courtesy of Siena College Research Institute.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Paul Wolf, President of the New York Coalition for Open Government.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of the office of George Latimer.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of the Comptroller.
WAMC’s David Guistina, filling in for Alan Chartock, speaks with Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of The Marist Institute of Public Opinion.
Photo courtesy of Marist College.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Georgana Hanson, Interim President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts.
Photo courtesy of Georgana Hanson.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado about leaving Congress to run for Lt. Governor of New York.
Photo courtesy of the office of Antonio Delgado.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) about the end of the state legislative session.
Photo courtesy of NYPIRG.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul.
Photo courtesy of the office of Gov. Hochul.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday.
Photo courtesy of Yancey Roy.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with Republican gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani. The pair discuss Giuliani's campaign and the issues he thinks are most important to New Yorkers.
Photo courtesy of the Giuliani campaign.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Photo courtesy of Peoples-Stokes.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Westchester County Executive George Latimer.
Photo courtesy of Westchester County Executive's office.
WAMC's Alan Chartock in conversation with Democratic Congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi.
Photo courtesy of Congressman Suozzi's official Facebook.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York Governor Kathy Hochul about the budget, the resignation of her Lt. Governor, ethics reform, and much more.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG). The pair discuss New York Governor Kathy Hochul and the state budget.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio about the state budget and much more.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Gerard Kassar, Chairman of the New York State Conservative Party.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Conservative Party.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Photo courtesy of the office of the NYS Comptroller.
WAMC's Alan Chartock in conversation with Democratic Congressman and New York gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi.
Photo courtesy of Congressman Suozzi's official Facebook.
WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York state Senator James Skoufis. Skoufis is a Democrat from the 39th District and Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations.
Photo courtesy of NYS Senate.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Jay Jacobs, the Chairman of the New York State Democratic Party.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Democratic Committee.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell.
Photo courtesy of Assemblyman O'Donnell
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Paul Wolf, president of the New York Coalition for Open Government. Through advocacy, education and civic engagement, the New York Coalition for Open Government promotes open, transparent government and defends citizens’ right to access information from public institutions at the city, county, and state levels.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with William Barclay, New York State Republican Assembly Minority Leader.
Photo courtesy of the office of Assemblymen Barclay.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Heather Briccetti, President and CEO of The Business Council of New York State.
Photo courtesy of The Business Council of NYS.
This week on The Capitol Connection, WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Rita Glavin, the attorney representing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
Photo courtesy of Glavin PLLC.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday.
Photo courtesy of Yancey Roy.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).
Photo courtesy of NYPIRG.
WAMC's Alan Chartock is joined by WAMC's News Director Ian Pickus to listen back to the key moments in New York state politics in 2021.
Photo courtesy of Flickr/Wadester16.
This week, WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried. The dean of the New York state Assembly is retiring after 52 years. Gottfried, a Manhattan Democrat from the 75th district, says his run as the longest-serving lawmaker in state history will conclude at the end of his 26th term next year.
Elected at age 23, he is now 74. A champion for progressive causes, Gottfried has long served as the powerful chair of the Health Committee. He says he is retiring from a career “while I’m still loving it.” In recent months, Gottfried clashed with the Cuomo administration over COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. “I think the problems that I’ve had and that I think New Yorkers have had with the Health Department, I think are the responsibility of the governor.” In a statement, Governor Kathy Hochul says the impact of the laws Gottfried “authored and of his leadership will be felt by New Yorkers for generations.”
Photo courtesy of Richard Gottfried.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli about the state's fiscal condition, pension fund, climate investment, and more.
Photo courtesy of the NYS Comptroller's office.
WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes.
Photo courtesy of Peoples-Stokes.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute of Public Opinion.
Photo courtesy of Lee Miringoff.
WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Assembly Republican Minority Leader William Barclay.