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diggWith the bad news this week for NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg--his lowest approval rating in eight years at just 39 percent, the Mayor’s Spokesman Stu Loeser says quote:
“The mayor is making tough choices in a difficult time, which is what people elected him to do.”
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Dominic Carter's blogNew York has an on-time budget with a decrease in spending and no new taxes
This a major victory for New York’s new governor. Late budgets became a major problem in New York State for Andrew Cuomo’s father Mario, who had three terms running NYS, but the younger Cuomo has delivered! It seemed highly doubtful when Andrew Cuomo vowed he would close the 10 billion dollar budget gap with no new tax hikes or borrowing, but that is exactly what he has done. Gov. Cuomo and lawmakers announced agreement Sunday on a $132.5 billion spending plan, clearing the way for the state's first on-time budget since 2006.
You will be missed Geraldine Ferraro
A strong argument could be made if there were no Geraldine Ferraro, there would be no Hillary Clinton or Sara Palin.
Mr. Mayor, it's not looking good. Your Legacy is on the line
President picks Kansas, and not St. John's for March Madness
Every year the lst fan in chief, that is of course President Obama makes his annual March Madness selection.
Drum roll please……….The President is picking Kansas as the 2011 national champion. Of course all of us in the NYC area are hoping for greatness for St. Johns or at least for Syracuse University, but the President doesn’t have much expectations from St. John’s.
With Kruger facing corruption charges, the "Gang of Four" is down to one, and Malcolm Smith is still standing
Africa Owes. The 17 year old gifted young lady who fell for a drug dealer, remains on Rikers. Her mother reads website comments
In one day, almost 2,000 of you clicked on her story on my website. (Dominiccarterreports.com)
The huge interest has left me baffled?
How could this happen? 17 year old makes the wrong choice in a boyfriend, and ends up in Rikers
Unfortunately Afrika Owes has learned all that glitters is not gold.
Afrika Owes is a 17 year old young lady that should be preparing for college, and not just any college, but based on her intelligence, getting ready for one of the best institutions of higher learning in the country. Perhaps an Ivy league school like Columbia, or maybe even Harvard or Yale.
Pro-choice ad using a hanger: "We won't go back to the Back Alley"
Interesting pro-choice TV ad out from MoveOn.org with"House" star Lisa Edelstein. Edelstein says the ad is to counter what she sees as an all-out assault on women's health by the GOP.
Is it really necessary to lay off teachers Mayor Mike? They mean so much to the City of New York.
Financially, it was quite impressive when during the good times, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg Bloomberg actually put money aside for a future rainy day fund. It was an illustration of Bloomberg’s business background, and the city benefited.
Governor Cuomo is riding high.
Wow!
UFT ad blasts Bloomberg
“Mayor Bloomberg sees things differently than the rest of us. Our schools are short of money. Yet he refuses to ask millionaires to pay their fair share. He says class size doesn’t matter.” That’s how the teachers’ union starts it's new TV ad attacking Mayor Bloomberg for pushing to repeal the “Last In/First Out” state law that requires teachers be laid off based on seniority rather than merit during a budget crisis.
When it comes to spending money, Cuomo compares Albany leaders to his daughters
A teen’s final moments, and a hero cop who refused to let him die alone. She was a mother to all of us that day
You have to give Cuomo credit on the budget. To critics, where would you cut.
Yes it’s a budget that would cut year to year spending for the first time in a long time.
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