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Albany, NY – Albany, NY (AIRS: 05/21/06 and 05/22/06)On this week's program, WAMC's Alan Chartock, Times Union editor Rex Smith and WTEN TV anchor Elisa Streeter discuss whether a murder case in and of itself is sensational, the Gov't snooping on reporters, and the NPR-Fox connection.

Albany, NY – (Air Date: 5/19/06, 5/20/06)On this week's Legislative Gazette: Senate and Assembly leaders can't agree on crime issues, 90 percent of school budgets passed across the state .. We'll take a look at one that didn't, and we'll tell you why the New York Power Authority and the Adirondack Park Agency are being sued.

By Geoff Storm & Robert Beach

Utica, NY – During the era of TheGreat Depression, prohibition, and speakeasies, America was a land divided by class & culture. But there was one thing that could bring everyone together- beer. Utica College's "Making History" students, Geoff Storm and Robert Beach found out how one man was able to bridge the ethnic and class gap.

Albany, NY – Alan Chartock talks to Rachel Leon, director of Common Cause New York, one of the more influential good government groups lobbying in Albany. Alan talks to Rachel about the group's current focus, redistricting reform. Rachel lays out the problems with the current method, the details of what such reform would look like, support for the reform from the Legislature, and more.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – An Assemblyman from northern New York plans to leave the office he's held for 20 years and take a job offered to him by Governor Pataki. Fifty-eight-year-old Republican Chris Ortloff of Clinton County will accept a position on the New York State Parole Board. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Dan Bobkoff

Boston, MA – It's already the law in New York state, and now Massachusetts police may soon be able to ticket drivers solely for not wearing a seat-belt. WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff has the story.

By Dan Bobkoff

Amherst, MA – At town meetings recently, six Massachusetts towns have passed resolutions voicing their opposition to genetically engineered crops. More now from WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Dan Bobkoff.

Albany, NY – New York's Michael McNulty joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss politics in Washington, Immigration, and the war in Iraq.

By Jessica Bloustein

Albany, NY – China's Jiangsu Province Party Secretary has signed an agreement with State University of New York Chancellor John Ryan that will allow for research collaboration and joint-degree programs between Chinese universities and the University at Albany. WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief Jessica Bloustein has more:

By Pat Bradley

Lake Placid, NY – The second annual Festival of Cars will be held this weekend in the heart of the Adirondacks ... Lake Placid. The event features collector cars, street rods, and trucks and is one of the few indoor car shows in the Northeast. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.