WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the New York state budget passed Monday, and his recent Roundtable interview with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. He also comments on plans to raise the legal age for buying cigarettes in New York, and irregularities in White House security clearances.
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.