Why Is Andrew Cuomo Being Paid So Much Money For His Memoir?
This is an awful lot of money for a book that nobody is going to read, let alone buy: Gov. Cuomo’s memoir doesn’t hit bookstores until August but he’s already reaping the fiscal rewards. Cuomo’s 2013 tax return – which was made available to reporters Tuesday afternoon - shows he received $188,333 from the first installment of his book advance. The advance boosted his adjusted gross income to $358,
Cuomo On The Run From Reporters
Gov. Andrew Cuomo avoided reporters after a speech in Syracuse, wouldn't take questions, @TeriKWeaver reports. They chased him to car.— Jimmy Vielkind (@JimmyVielkind) April 14, 2014Syracuse.com also reported that Cuomo refused to take questions from the press after the speech he gave to business people at the CenterState CEO annual luncheon:After the speech, Cuomo didn't take questions from the
Andrew Cuomo Took More Than Double The Koch Money That Scott Walker Took
Buried in this National Journal piece on why progressives are starting to revolt against Tea Party Governor Cuomo is this doozy:Several Democrats who spoke privately to National Journal lamented that Cuomo accepted $87,000 in campaign contributions from David Koch and his wife during the 2010 cycle—more than double the $34,000 that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took. Cuomo has also accepted donation
How Cuomo Meddled Into The Moreland Commission Report
Another story about just how much meddling the governor's office did into the Moreland Commission work:An assistant counsel to Governor Andrew Cuomo, who professed himself to be the author of the NY SAFE Act, was ultimately selected as the lead writer of the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption’s December 2013 report after several independent candidates for the position were nixed, according t
Cuomo Is Honorary Chair Of Pro-Charter Education Reform Retreat Run By His Donors
Here's Cuomo's brand of realpolitik in action:ALBANY—Governor Andrew Cuomo will headline an education retreat next month in Lake Placid hosted by hedge-fund managers who support the Common Core standards, charter schools, mayoral control of schools, testing and student-data collection. Cuomo is the “honorary chairman” of Camp Philos, “a philosopher's camp on education reform” presented by Educatio
4-14-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Fears A Third Party Candidate Could Make Him Lose Re-ElectionAn extraordinary column from Fred Dicker in the NY Post:After his worst week in office since becoming governor, Andrew Cuomo is now viewed for the first time by important Democrats as potentially vulnerable to Republican challenger Rob Astorino, The Post has learned. The changing sentiment results from the ex