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blogsBloomy, New King of Sell Outsvia the NY Daily News Mayor Bloomberg says he is open to extending the city's term limits law to give himself and the City Council a chance at another four years in office. Once a steadfast supporter of the two-term maximum that voters have repeatedly endorsed, the mayor on Thursday refused to say if he would veto a bill to change it. WEBCAST MEDIA ADVISORYState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: August 22, 2008 UPDATED MEDIA ADVISORYState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: August 22, 2008 [Media] Killed Traffic Agent Donnette Sanz Funeral Monday 8-25-08.docPregnant Traffic Agent Killed st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } James Can term limits be extended through legislation instead of referendum?There are stories in the papers today to the effect that Mayor Bloomberg and members of the City Council may be working on a plan to extend term limits through legislation by the end of the year. This way Bloomberg could run for a third term and council members about to be term limited next year might get a shot at an extra term or two. They seem to think this can be done without a public referendum to amend the city charter. I guess the thinking is that while you'd need a referendum to eliminate term limits altogether, that they could be extended through legislation. Here are the links: ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENTS WITH MERRILL LYNCH, GOLDMAN SACHS, AND DEUTSCHE BANK TO RECOVER BILLIONS FOR INVESTDepartment of Law Department of Law News from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENTS WITH MERRILL LYNCH, Total of over $10.5 Billion to Be Returned to Investors Total of Approximately $50 Billion Buyback to Investors in Combined MEDIA ADVISORYState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: August 21, 2008 Scott Free (AKA “But What Have You Done for Me, LATELY?”): A Tale Of Manhattan
The not-so-surprising flood of endorsements of State Senate candidate Dan Squadron by clients of the consulting firm with which he was once associated, Knickerbocker SKD, continued apace this week. Kavanagh, Bloomberg, and now Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer (who shares Squadron’s experience as a bar owner). Is it only a matter of time before we see an endorsement of Squadron by Joe Lieberman? Perhaps not made publicly, but instead quietly distributed under the doors with mezuzahs in the Grand street Co-ops the night before the election. While unveiling the Stringer endorsement, Squadron took the occasion to unveil a package of legislative and process reforms remarkably similar to those proposed by Stringer when he served in the Assembly. Most of those themselves bear a remarkable resemblance to the package of reforms regularly proposed by the State Senate’s Democratic Leadership, even when they were led by Squadron’s opponent, Senator Martin Connor (other aspects resemble legislation currently being sponsored by Connor). KOPPELL FURIOUS ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY IN HIS DISTRICT(718) 549-7300 For Immediate Release KOPPELL FURIOUS ABOUT ANIMAL CRUELTY IN HIS DISTRICT Council Member Oliver Koppell is furious about recent reports he received from constituents in the Woodlawn section of his district about egregious incidents of cruelty to cats. He is calling for a full investigation of these incidents. On July 28th, Koppell was contacted about a gray cat, who had been discovered near Viero Avenue and East 233rd Street. with a large gash on its back. On Wednesday, July 30th, a 6th month old brown tabby was found burned on Viero Avenue near East 234th Street. A veterinarian connected with the Westchester rescue organization, Animal Nation, found that the kitten had been badly beaten (all its teeth broken, skull fractured, etc.) before being set on fire. It had to euthanized. A Woodlawn woman, who has fed stray cats for 25 years, reported that many of them are now appearing with broken bones and cuts. TODAY 8/21/08: ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW CUOMO TO HOLD CONFERENCE CALL CONCERNING HIS INVESTIGATION OF AUCTION RATE SECURITIES DiNapoli Releases July 2008 Pension Fund ReportCONTACT: FOR RELEASE: DiNAPOLI RELEASES JULY 2008 PENSION FUND Rep. Nadler Mourns the Loss of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jonesst1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Rep. CORRECTED: GOVERNOR PATERSON ISSUES AGENCY SAVINGS TARGETS TO ACHIEVE $630 MILLION IN SPENDING REDUCTIONS AND PREVENT CURRENT-YEState of New York | Executive Chamber For Immediate Release: August 21, 2008  |
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