Yesterday’s election will shape the debate over taxes. In today’s Congressional Corner, New York Representative Chris Gibson — a Republican reelected to a second term in the new 19th district — tells WAMC’s Alan Chartock that current rates should be extended to allow for ongoing discussions about reform.
Dr. Alan Chartock is professor emeritus at the University at Albany. He hosts the weekly Capitol Connection series, heard on public radio stations around New York. The program, for almost 12 years, highlighted interviews with Governor Mario Cuomo and now continues with conversations with state political leaders. Dr. Chartock also appears each week on The Media Project and The Roundtable and offers commentary on Morning Edition, weekdays at 7:40 a.m.