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By Pat Bradley

Elizabethtown, NY – The president of the New York State Association of Counties has been suspended from his duties while his support of labor unions' advocacy of Medicaid reform is assessed. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – TODAY ALAN FINISHES HIS CONVERSATION WITH TROY, NEW YORK MAYOR HARRY TUTUNJIAN. TUTUNJIAN REFLECTS ON THE IMAGE OF TROY, AND SOME THE GEMS THAT THE CITY HOUSES.

Albany, NY – The Roundtable's series on Social Security concludes with Michael Tanner of Cato Institute, Bob Ward of Public Policy Institute, and Jeffrey Sedgewick of UMass Amherst speaking about the Role of Government in Society.

Albany, NY – The Roundtable's Social Security series continues with WAMC's Alan Chartock and
Freedomworks' Max Pappas speaking about the Pros & Cons of Personal/Private Accounts.

Albany, NY – Part two of The Roundtable's Social Security series features New America Foundation's Maya MacGuineas, MIT's Peter Diamond, and AARP's John Rother speaking about the Pros & Cons of Plans for Solvency.

Albany, NY – The Bay State's John Olver joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss Tom DeLay, Social Security, and drilling in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge.

Albany, NY – New York's Michael McNulty joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss Tom DeLay, the Patriot Act, and Social Security.

Albany, NY – Vermont's Bernie Sanders joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss the Congressional hearings on steriod use in major league baseball, the current situation in Iraq, and Social Security.

Albany, NY – The Bay State's Richard Neal joins Alan Chartock in the Congressional Corner to discuss Terry Schiavo, Welfare Reform, and Irish Affairs.

By Pat Bradley

Albany, NY – Just hours before Governor Pataki's veto deadline, he and legislative leaders agreed to add to the budget about one billion dollars in spending. Among the items approved Tuesday night is the re-authorization of the state's Environmental Protection Fund. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley reports.