Cuomo's Poll Numbers Fall In New Marist Poll
I'm on vacation, so I'm missing some news and definitely not getting stuff up onto the blog in a timely fashion, but here's one story I didn't want to skip:Republican Rob Astorino is struggling to capitalize with voters on the political difficulties faced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo followings reports the governor's staff interfered with a state anticorruption commission, according to a Wall Street Journ
Should Kathy Hochul Be Subpoenaed In Moreland Investigation Too
From the Capital Playbook email this morning:--GREGG BIRNBAUM, on NY1: “Is the U.S. Attorney going to subpoena the lieutenant governor candidate to find out whether Governor Cuomo’s office gave her those taking points? Because she was right on message with that and if that could be witness tampering.” http://goo.gl/8Qj9UQWhen you see stuff like this, that's when you know the shit's gotten real for
Former Moreland Co-Chair Kathleen Rice "Assisting" With Federal Prosecutors Looking Into Cuomo's Commission Meddling
So much Moreland news this morning, hard to get it all on the blog.Here's another piece of news via Ken Lovett of the Daily News: Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, one of three former co-chairs of Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption commission, is “assisting” a federal probe into the governor’s handling of the panel, the Daily News has learned. Rice has met multiple times with U.S. Attorney
Fred Dicker: Cuomo "Crazed With Anger" Over Moreland Scandal Fall-Out
So much to like in this Fred Dicker column this morning:Gov. Cuomo, “crazed with anger” and increasingly abusive to those around him, fears the first round of public polling since the “Morelandgate” scandal will take a major toll on his — until-now — sky-high popularity, administration insiders say.He won’t have long to wait.A poll designed to gauge the scandal’s impact will be released this week
Cuomo Aide Agreed To "Voluntarily" Meet With Ferderal Prosecutors To Avoid Subpoena
Last night's Wall Street Journal "scoop" that former Cuomo aide, Larry Schwartz, agreed to "voluntarily" meet with prosecutors investigating the Moreland mess seemed like a leak from the Cuomo camp putting a positive spin on Schwartz's being interviewed by prosecutors.This morning, Fred Dicker of the NY Post confirms that:The top aide to Gov. Cuomo has agreed to meet with feder
8-3-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: It Is Time To Revisit Cuomo's Charter School Budget GiveawayLast legislative session, Governor Cuomo engineered a budget giveaway to his charter school campaign donors, forcing New York City to either co-locate future charter schools in public school buildings or pick up the tab for future charter schools on private property.The charter school giveaway is expected to cost th