WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses President Trump's "victory lap" rally in Michigan Thursday, and reports that the New York state budget is nearly finished and ready for lawmakers to vote on this Sunday. He also comments on a lawsuit filed by New York State Attorney General Letitia James against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids, for their alleged role in the opioid epidemic.
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.