http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2026 10367084 Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:57:03 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615/10367084 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615 By arresting Speaker Sheldon Silver for all sorts of crimes, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has started a chain reaction that has set Albany on its heels. As a result, voters were insulted and put pressure on their legislators to dump Silver. Feari... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615/10367084 10293807 Mon, 26 Jan 2015 07:00:21 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615/10293807 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615 I have known Sheldon Silver for years. He may be very greedy, he may have resisted changing the status quo in Albany, and we have certainly had our personal disagreements over the years, but I really have to say, I feel badly for the guy. http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-012615/10293807 10125913 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:21:04 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-011215/10125913 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-011215 At former governor Mario Cuomo's funeral, Andrew Cuomo gave the speech of his life as he eulogized his late father. The speech received very high marks from everyone I spoke with. There was a real sense of good will emanating from this eulogy, sof... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-011215/10125913 10083043 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 18:08:28 -0500 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-010515/10083043 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-010515 Mario Cuomo has passed. We all knew it was coming, but no matter how prepared we think we are, it still comes as a shock. He was a huge part of my life. It started after I wrote a column headlined, "Meet Governor Koch" during their gubernatori... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-010515/10083043 9805234 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:11:28 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-100614/9805234 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-100614 The Capitol Connection w/o 100614 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-100614/9805234 9593396 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:34:23 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-8-4-14/9593396 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-8-4-14 "Is Andrew Cuomo in trouble because of recent New York Times revelations?" is a frequently asked question. The answer is "maybe." It's hard to believe that a man who will probably come into this election period with about fifty millions dollars ... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-8-4-14/9593396 9533129 Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:56:36 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-28-14/9533129 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-28-14 The biggest story of the year in state politics is what happened to Governor Andrew Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission which was supposed to look into corruption in state government. When Cuomo established the Commission he said that it would be ind... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-28-14/9533129 9486962 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:48:31 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-21-14/9486962 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-21-14 Of course all politicians aren't lying all the time. There are plenty of people who are in the world's second oldest profession who don't always fail to tell the truth. The problem is that most people have gotten so cynical about politicians that... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-21-14/9486962 9431261 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:48:16 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-14-14/9431261 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-14-14 Really, why would anyone really want to be lieutenant governor of New York? The present LG, Bob Duffy is quitting without being pushed, or so the official word goes. The former Rochester mayor and police chief is a personable, tall guy who never ... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-7-14-14/9431261 7192309 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:09:13 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-082613/7192309 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-082613 The Capitol Connection w/o 082613 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-082613/7192309 7129944 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 08:24:17 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081213/7129944 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081213 New York has big problems educating its children. Almost everyone in the state knows that New York spends a lot of money on its schools but is nowhere near the top of state performances in education. It is really unclear why this is happening. Pa... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081213/7129944 7089460 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 09:04:04 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-080513/7089460 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-080513 People do not like the state Legislature. They think of it as a self-serving, self-perpetuating institution that thinks of the reelection of its majority party members first and democracy second. The Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver is extr... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-080513/7089460 7056045 Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:50:02 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072913/7056045 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072913 The most famous texter in the world, Anthony Weiner is a jerk, a troubled jerk. I've never respected the guy, but something interesting is going on here. In a country where Penthouse, Hustler and Playboy sell millions and millions of copies every... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072913/7056045 7002711 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 11:09:40 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072213/7002711 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072213 Usually, the governor and the Legislature resolve their differences and go home for vacations. This year, the heat outside and inside the government has gone up, way up. To reprise, the governor wanted his way with the Legislature and unlike the ... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-072213/7002711 6946034 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:54:07 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513/6946034 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513 If you took a fall, would you want another chance to make it right? http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513/6946034 6929394 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:51:46 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513/6929394 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513 I am a big Eliot Spitzer fan. I think he's extraordinarily bright and genuinely has the best wishes of most New Yorkers in mind. He is, as we all know, fearless, sometimes too fearless and he makes powerful enemies like some of the biggest rats o... http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-071513/6929394 4800859 Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:59:06 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081312/4800859 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081312 In selecting Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate, Mitt Romney has made an awful mistake. His selection is good for the Democrats and terrible for the Republicans. His choice has made it even worse for the minority Republicans in New York. http://readme.readmedia.com/The-Capitol-Connection-w-o-081312/4800859 4292085 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:19:10 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Capitol-Connection-061812/4292085 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock Capitol-Connection-061812 Let's devote our resources to the real drug problem http://readme.readmedia.com/Capitol-Connection-061812/4292085 4292085 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:19:07 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Capitol-Connection-061812/4292085 capcon Dr. Alan Chartock Capitol-Connection-061812 Let's devote our resources to the real drug problem http://readme.readmedia.com/Capitol-Connection-061812/4292085