The Capitol Connection on WAMC

Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a Democrat in office since 2007 and former Assemblyman. They discuss the state of the pension fund, health care exchanges, and the MTA.

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.

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.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Bill Mahoney, Legislative Operations and Research Coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group. They discuss the Committee To Save New York, voter registration efforts, and the Joint Committee on Public Ethics.

Guest host Ian Pickus is joined Jimmy Vielkind, who covers New York State government for the Albany Times Union and its Capitol Confidential blog. They discuss marijuana laws, prescription drug oversight, the minimum wage battle, and the fall elections.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Assemblyman Keith Wright, a Democrat who has represented the 70th district for the last 20 years. They discuss the minimum wage, hydrofracking, redistricting, and Wright’s new role as the co-chair of the state Democratic Committee.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a Democrat who has been in office since 2007 after two decades in the Assembly. They discuss the state of the pension fund, the minimum wage debate, and the troubled New York Racing Association.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is weighing in on the Capitol’s contentious minimum wage debate. The Democrat and former Assemblyman tells WAMC today that he supports a hike in the rate. Comptroller DiNapoli appears on this week’s Capitol Connection program, which airs Friday at 10:30 or Saturday at 1.

Host Alan Chartock is joined by Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York system. They discuss campuses as engines of economic growth, budget cuts, and Zimpher’s relationship with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.