Cuomo Already Looks To Cut De Blasio's Pre-K Money
One of the arguments Mayor de Blasio used for why he wanted to raise taxes on people making over $500,000 a year in NYC to fund his pre-K program is that he could on the money being there every year.If the money for the pre-K program came from the state rather than the tax hike, the funds would be subject to the whims of the governor, the legislature and the budgeting process in Albany and could b
The Problem With Supporting De Blasio
A Michael Fiorillo comment from Chaz's blog:DeBlasio has made some serious errors in judgment. The snow-day-that-wasn't is a sideshow, but his being caught flat-footed by Moskowitz is a big deal; he and the public schools were badly hurt by it.Sad as it is, he's probably the best we're going to see for quite a while, in that he doesn't want to see us eating cat food in a ditch somewhere. That sets
Cuomo Whines About Blogs
Sheriff Andy took a Sunday off from riding motorcycles with Billy Joel and enjoying Sandra Lee's delicious cooking to appear on radio with new talk show host John Catsimatidis: The 24-hour news cycle has made governing much tougher, Gov. Cuomo said Sunday morning. Asked by rookie talk show host John Catsimatidis on his new 970 AM show what he likes least about governing compared to when his fathe
Common Core Opponents Not "Drunk With Hysteria"
The attempt to marginalize Common Core opponents and critics continues unabated these days, with newspaper editorial boards like the one at the Daily News accusing people who are against the Core of being "drunk with hysteria."A New Yorker writes a letter in respone to the Daily News to let them know why they are off base in their attacks: We, the people, who are against the Common Core
3-15-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Perdido Street School WeekQuid Pro CuomoFrom Politicker:A small crowd of public school parents and advocates stormed the lobby of midtown building where Gov. Andrew Cuomo was believed to have a meeting this afternoon. Waving “Quid Pro Cuomo” posters, the two dozen or so protesters rallied against proposed budget language that would give the state government some jurisdiction