Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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Alan Chartock

Alan Chartock is the president and chief executive officer of WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, a National Public Radio affiliate, a position he has held since 1981. He was professor of political science at SUNY New Paltz and was a professor emeritus of communications at the State University of New York; and executive publisher and project director for the Legislative Gazette, a weekly newspaper staffed by college intern reporters covering New York state government.

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Alan Chartock: Where’s Andrew?

I am the grandfather of three: two 5-year-olds and a 2-year-old. They love it when we read to them. Nothing is more important than...

ALAN CHARTOCK: Murray counsels the governor

In our family we know what we have and we try not to spend ourselves into debt. I hate to sound like one of them, but if Andrew figures out how to spend less, he’ll be a hero.

Alan Chartock: Dear Doctor…

OK, I might be grasping at straws, but the polls are all showing that the people of the state want the [Amazon] deal consummated and my bet is ... they might get it.

Alan Chartock: Ringmaster Cuomo tries to tame unruly Democrats

The relationship between Cuomo and the state Democrats is fascinating. The governor is holding the leash of a rather rambunctious dog.

Alan Chartock: The wages of sin fill public coffers

Marijuana is just like everything else in that there are both good and bad sides.

ALAN CHARTOCK: Cuomo in the wings

If it isn’t the presidency, it will be that fourth term that his old man was denied. Andrew certainly has a side of him that worships Mario and another that competes with his pop.

Alan Chartock: Democrats on the edge

The Democratic penchant for forming circular firing squads is well-known and it is showing not only in the House of Representatives, but in the New York State legislature.

Alan Chartock: We have a right to die with dignity

It seems absurd that we will have to use our collective might to lobby the legislature and the governor to give us the right to die. I have seen polls on the issue where support for an individual’s right to die with dignity is overwhelming.

Alan Chartock: A woman for vice president?

Now it is four years later and Bernie is 77. Some people might hold that against him, objecting to the fact that, after two terms, he would be in his mid-80s. That means that his vice presidential pick is going to be very important, what with the statistics leaning against Bernie.

Alan Chartock: Amazon and the great rift among Democrats

The newly empowered Democrats in the state Senate miscalculated and as a result, Amazon pulled out of the deal of the century.

Alan Chartock: New York Democrats at war with each other — what’s new?

Many believed, and maybe the governor did, too, that the Senate Democrats would forever be beholden to Cuomo for having delivered them from the political bondage that they had to endure for so long.

Alan Chartock: Gov. Cuomo’s student assistance plan isn’t free — or fair

Glick is the chair of the Committee on Higher Education in the Assembly and she seems a little ticked off about a tuition assistance program that she believes doesn’t live up to its promises.

Alan Chartock: Progressives rule N.Y. Legislature, thanks to Trump

So, when you consider all of what has happened in the few short weeks since the Democrats took power, you have a real revolution.

Alan Chartock: Politicians out in the cold

Even if the weather doesn’t live up to the advance hype, it is still possible for the politicians to be held responsible. I mean, someone has to take the blame, right?

Alan Chartock: Legal bribery in New York Legislature

So if a judge declares that the so-called commission exceeded its authority to set limits on outside income and the commission didn’t have the right to take their lulus away, will Boss Heastie and his counterparts in the Senate have to give their newly elevated salaries back?

Alan Chartock: Whither Gov. Andrew Cuomo?

Andrew Cuomo is in his third term as governor. He is sort of boxed in. He can run for a fourth term, he can run for president OR he can run for vice president, but, like in the case of the senior prom, you’ve got to be asked.
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