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VIDEO: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Good Day NY 6/28/10

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 10:08am

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Good Day NY 6/28/10


Budget "certification" or lack thereof

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 9:25am

There has been some confusion about the Comptroller’s role once the budget
is passed.
The Comptroller does not ‘certify’ the state budget.

A law passed in 1998 requires the Comptroller solely to determine if both
houses of the legislature have acted on the budget and whether that final
budget contains enough appropriations for ongoing state operations and
local assistance. That determination does not extend to whether or not the
state actually has enough money to pay for those appropriations. The
purpose of the legislation was to hold legislators paychecks until a budget
was passed (copy of law is below).


JUDGE JOHN L. PHILLIPS - JUSTICE HAS NOT BEEN SERVED

posted by Vincent Nunes
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 9:07am

Justice has not been served in the case of my dearly departed friend, the Honorable Judge John L. Phillips, known to all as the Kung-Fu Judge. Upon learning of his candidacy in 2001, Brooklyn D.A. Joe Hynes filed an ex-parte (secret action) to seal up all of Judge Phillips' assets.  Twelve apartment buildings and two movie Theatres were part of the millionaire judges' empire. The Court then appointed Hynes former Chief of Staff, Harvey Greenberg, as Judge Phillips' "Guardian."

The transcript of the proceeding to condemn Judge Phillips is chilling. The reason presented to the court for a guardian was a videotape presented by a prosecutor from the Brooklyn DA's office, Steven Kramer, who conducted a raid on Judge Phillips home along with three confederates. A.D.A. Kramer produced a videotape of the raid at the hearing, and the chief piece of evidence to appoint a guardian was that Judge Phillips had "campaign posters" in his house. These facts are not in dispute. I've read the transcript.


FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY***TODAY: SPEAKER QUINN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS JOIN HUNTER COLLEGE COMMUNITY TO WATCH ELENA KAGAN CONFIRM

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 8:23am

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***PRESS CONFERENCE NOTICE*** MON JUN 28: WESTCHESTER COUNTY LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO ASTORINO VETO OF SOURCE OF INCOME BILL

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 7:55am

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***PRESS CONFERENCE NOTICE*** MON JUN 28: WESTCHESTER COUNTY LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO ASTORINO VETO OF SOURCE OF INCOME BILL

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 7:55am

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What's 10 G's amongst friends? or 90

posted by gov_wire
Mon, 06/28/2010 - 7:24am

Hi Rachel,
 
Tip of the ice.
 
Wait until you get to college campuses on the taxpayer funded non profit side.  Have seen people in other departments leave when funds earmarked for specific purposes are diverted such as in sports fund raising events, and safety/maintenance issues that are potentially hazardous have people in campus planning leave.  Seen equipment go in one door and out the other, and have a college refer to directors as "sometimes employees" and knowingly fudged numbers and time sheets without doing anything. And the illegal dumping of landfill kill hundreds of trees on campus--think there is a reason why the heads of CSI left? and why on 12/23/05 a whistleblowers hotline regarding fraud was put on their web?


Kink Kontroversies

posted by Gatemouth
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 10:38pm

Two items posted this weekend on the Gatemouth Blog Facebook Page proved themselves through discussion to be worthy of more than a passing glance.


***PRESS CONFERENCE NOTICE*** MON JUN 28: WESTCHESTER COUNTY LAWMAKERS RESPOND TO ASTORINO VETO OF SOURCE OF INCOME BILL

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Sun, 06/27/2010 - 3:50pm

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The Gateway (Warning: Includes Actual Breaking Political News)

posted by Gatemouth
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 3:30pm

WOW! You Heard It Here First Department:

Supposedly Purer Than Thou anti-development, anti-establishment, Doug Biviano is circulating joint nominating petitions with Mark Pollard, the pro-development shill Bruce Ratner is running against State Senator Velmanette Montgomery.

Does this make Biviano Ratner's means of punishing Joan Millman?

 

If Friedman is right, then the question becomes whether the Israelis have displaced the Palestinians as the ones who, in Abba Eban's damning phrase, never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.

Money quote: "Which brings me to the surprise. Israeli defense officials were clear with me: The Palestinian security forces built by Abbas and Fayyad in the West Bank are the real deal, and their effectiveness is a vital stabilizer of the current timeout. But Abbas and Fayyad will not be able to sustain this timeout if Netanyahu resumes settlement-building in September, when the partial freeze expires, and if Israel doesn’t soon start gradually transferring control of major West Bank Palestinian towns to the Palestinian Authority." Op-Ed Columnist - War, Timeout, War, Time ... - NYTimes.com www.nytimes.com

　

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** COUNCIL SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN'S PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JUNE 28TH, 2010

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Sun, 06/27/2010 - 3:19pm

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Press Release: Office of Assemblyman Lancman

posted by gov_wire
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 12:45pm

For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2010Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/42441242@N03/4739151770/?edited=1

Assemblyman Lancman and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance Celebrate the Passage of the Taxi Driver Protection Act

Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Queens) and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance announce the passage of the Taxi Driver Protection Act. 
When signed by the Governor, this legislation will increase penalties
for assaulting taxi drivers and require a sign to be posted in each
taxi cab that reads: "Warning: Assaulting a taxi driver is punishable
by up to twenty-five years in Prison."


Press Advisory: Office of Assemblyman Lancman

posted by gov_wire
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 9:14am

Assemblyman Lancman and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance Announce Passage of the Taxi Driver Protection Act
What: Assemblyman Lancman and the New York Taxi Workers Alliance announce the passage of the Taxi Driver Protection Act.  When signed by Governor, this legislation
will increase penalties for assaulting taxi drivers and require a sign
to be posted in each taxi cab that reads: "Warning: Assaulting a taxi driver is
punishable by up to twenty-five years in Prison."


The Afghan War, The Afghan Tragedy

posted by judgeboyajian
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 8:33am

The Afghan War, the Afghan Tragedy

 

By Michael Boyajian

 

Let’s not even discuss how the Bush Administration let the Afghan War fester while they romped around Iraq or how Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires.  Let’s not even speculate that General Petraeus will somehow pull off a heroic military miracle there.  Let us talk about the current reality.

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posted by gov_wire
Sun, 06/27/2010 - 3:33am

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