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Thursday, July 17, 2014

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Cuomo Administration Uses Surveillance Cameras To Monitor State Workers
I bet you're not surprised by this news:A state workers union has filed a grievance over the Cuomo administration's use of surveillance cameras to gather evidence in cases of employees allegedly taking time off from work improperly.The Public Employees Federation, in a grievance filed this month with the Department of Environmental Conservation, said that using cameras to track work habits violate

Andrew Cuomo - The Dirtiest Man In The Albany Cesspool Of Corruption
So many Cuomo stories today.First, the games he's playing with the Tappan Zee Bridge plan.Then the story of how Cuomo, along with Chris Christie, used Christie's Bridgegate cronies to play games when they wanted to hike the Port Authority bridge/tunnel tolls.And now this one, as has been all over the Internet today:In early 2007, when he was state attorney general, Andrew Cuomo brought on a longti

Governor Cuomo Used Christie's Bridgegate Cronies For Port Authority Toll Hike Games
Earlier I posted a Star-Ledger article from the March that revealed the games Governors Christie and Cuomo played with Port Authority bridge and tunnel increases as well as a PATH fare hike.The gist was this:Both governors wanted to raise the tolls and PATH fare but wanted political cover to do it.So they had their Port Authority appointees play games with the fare and toll increases, releasing ou

Governor Cuomo Plays Pre-Election Games With Bridge/Road Toll Hikes
It is important that Governor Cuomo be made to publicly defend what his administration is doing here:ALBANY—The state Public Authorities Control Board on Wednesday approved a controversial loan for the Tappan Zee replacement bridge, but not before the amount was cut in half without explanation and officials admitted for the first time there would be a toll hike to pay for the project. The board vo
Rupert Murdoch Looks To Buy More Stuff
It seems the hacking scandal mess has not deterred Rupert Murdoch from owning much more of the world than he already does:The New York Times today is reporting that News Corp NWSA -0.22%. head Rupert Murdoch recently made a friendly bid to buy fellow media giant Time Warner TWX +17.07% for $80 billion. Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes reportedly rejected the deal. News Corp. confirmed that it made the of
7-16-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Cuomo Takes $60,000 From Charter School Backer On Same Day He Spoke At Charter School RallyVia State of the Politics, this shows up in the NY Times piece on how much Governor Cuomo has raised for his re-election campaign:He also got $60,800 from Stanley Druckenmiller, a charter school backer and former hedge manager, on March 4, the day the governor spoke at a pro-charter ra