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Working Families Party Desperate To Keep Zephyr Teachout From Challenging Cuomo In Democratic Primary
In case you haven't relinquished all support for the Cuomo-toadying Working Families Party, this news ought to get you there:The Working Families Party, which launched Zephyr Teachout’s New York political career, is now trying desperately to prevent her from moving forward without its support in opposition to the candidate it chose over her: Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Since Teachout lost the WFP endorseme

Quid Pro Cuomo Raises Millions From Real Estate Interests And Other Donors Through Campaign Finance Loophole
Here's your champion of public campaign finance, Working Families Party:When he ran for office four years ago, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pledged to close a loophole in the state's campaign finance regulations allowing corporations and individuals to pour unlimited amounts of money into politics.Instead, he's become the loophole's biggest beneficiary.New York State forbids corporations from giv


Cuomo: I Am Not A Tax Deadbeat
From Politics on the Hudson: Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today he didn’t know that an assessor wasn’t allowed into the Westchester County home he shares with TV cooking star Sandra Lee. “I don’t know how the town system works itself,” Cuomo told reporters this afternoon in Peekskill, Westchester County. “But generally the way it works is the town does an assessment, the homeowner then reviews the asses
Zephyr Teachout Looks To Primary Andrew Cuomo
Game on:It looks like Gov. Cuomo will face a Democratic primary in his bid for re-reelection.Liberal professor Zephyr Teachout told a Manhattan Democratic club that petitions to advance her candidacy will be circulating beginning Friday.Teachout challenged Cuomo for the Working Families Party ballot line last month. Cuomo beat her surprising insurgency but only after much arm twisting by Mayor de
Cuomo Says No Delay To Teacher Evaluations
In the Daily News: ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo on Thursday said he’s willing to adjust, not delay, the implementation of teacher evaluation systems throughout the state. After the budget was enacted in late March, Cuomo said he believed there should be a delay in tying the results of the controversial Common Core education testing to teacher evaluation. He said Thursday on public radio’s “The Capitol Pres


6-12-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: City Council Passes Bill Requiring Charter School Data To Be Made PublicErin Durkin at the Daily News: The city will be required to publish reports that reveal the demographic mix and academic records of every charter school sharing space with a district school under a bill the City Council passed Wednesday. Officials will have to list the number of kids who get free lunch,