Monday, April 14, 2014

4-14-14 Perdido Street School Week

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Cuomo's Control-Freak Style Comes Back To Bite Him
It's a banner day in the newspapers for Cuomo-bashing. Here's another Cuomo-bashing piece, this one from Ken Lovett in the Daily News: ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo's latest woes over his handling of an anti-corruption commission can be traced back to his need for control, insiders say. Cuomo is privately being called out by some of those he appointed to the Moreland Commission — which he initially promised

Long Island NYSUT Members Will Protest Cuomo
Cuomo's vulnerable these days, so it's good to see the protests against him from teachers pick up steam:Long Island public school members of New York State United Teachers are planning a protest when Gov. Andrew Cuomo headlines the Suffolk Democratic dinner April 28. Richard Schaffer, Suffolk Democratic chairman, confirmed last week that union officials informed the party they will not be taking a

Cuomo Fears A Third Party Candidate Could Make Him Lose Re-Election
An 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 extraordinary criticisms Cuomo received last week from corruption-fighting Southern District
Cuomo Faces A Challenge Like He's Never Faced Before
Blake Zeff at Capital NY:This time, Andrew Cuomo may be in some trouble. I don’t write those words lightly: I’ve never written them before, and I’ve never even thought them. But the man who’s picked fights with—and systematically disemboweled—every New York politician who’s stood in his way (or who he’s feared might stand in his way at some point) is up against a very different kind of obstacle th


4-13-14 Perdido Street School Week
Perdido Street School: Former Moreland Commissions Erupt In Fury Over Cuomo's Interference In Panel WorkI don't know how deeply US Attorney for the Southern District Preet Bharara intends to probe Cuomo and his aides over their interference into the Moreland Commission work, but from accounts of former Moreland Commissioners given to Ken Lovett in the Daily News, it seems there's a lot there: ALBA