Alan Chartock

Election season has only sharpened the country’s political rhetoric. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Representative Peter Welch tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that Congress is a dysfunctional body.

The student loan debate is headed for a critical showdown on Capitol Hill. In today’s Congressional Corner, Vermont Representative Peter Welch tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that interest rates must be kept from doubling.

Alan is joined by Martin Daly, a Dublin-based snooker expert and manager. They discuss the rules and traditions of snooker.

Tomorrow’s primary election will clear up a muddled Congressional field. In today’s Congressional Corner, Sean Patrick Maloney — a Democratic candidate for New York’s new 18th distrct seat currently held by Republican Nan Hayworth — tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that the country should return to Clinton-era fiscal policy.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Brian Kolb, Minority Leader of the New York State Assembly. They discuss microstamping, redistricting, the fall elections, and what a leadership role entails.

No Bad Apples political action committee founder Liz Krueger, a New York State Democratic Senator, is supporting Cecilia Tkaczyk in the race for the Senate’s new 46th district seat. This is part two of their conversation with WAMC’s Alan Chartock.

Next week’s primary is rapidly approaching. In today’s Congressional Corner, Sean Patrick Maloney — a Democratic candidate for New York’s new 18th distrct seat currently held by Republican Nan Hayworth — tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that his experience in the Clinton White House will serve him well in Congress.

New York State Senator Liz Krueger, a Democrat from New York City, is the founder of the No Bad Apples political action committee, which has endorsed several candidates since its 2011 inception. WAMC’s Alan Chartock sat down with Krueger and Cecilia Tkaczyk, who is running against Republican Assemblyman George Amedore of Rotterdam for the Senate’s new 46th District seat.

Part two of this interview airs tomorrow on Midday Magazine.

Student loans have become a major election season issue. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Bill Owens tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that partisan gridlock is to blame for the delay in solving the interest rate debate.

Alan is joined by Dan Kittredge, executive director of the Bio-Nutrient Food Association and past executive director of Remineralize the Earth.