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Aug. 14, 2014: Zephyr Teachout and Howie Hawkins, Asm. Aileen Gunther, Prof. Richard McGowan

by Tim Williams

August 14, 2014

Green Party candidate for Governor Howie Hawkins and Democratic Party hopeful Zephyr Teachout join me in the studio.

Assemblyperson Aileen Gunther continues our conversation about OPWDD’s shift from institutionalization to placing people with developmental disabilities into group homes.

Even as three Atlantic City casinos have announced they are closing New York State is forging ahead with its plan to approve 4 new casino projects by September leading some to wonder if New York jumped on the gambling bandwagon too late. We discuss the idea of market saturation with Professor Richard McGowan, SJ, of the Carroll School of Management and the Economics Department at Boston College.