WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses accusations of inappropriate behavior against former Vice President Joe Biden, and the $175.5 billion state budget deal reached by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders. He also comments on a new plastic bag ban in New York, and the issue of public campaign financing.
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.