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Friday, August 1, 2014

8-1-14 Perdido Street School

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Cuomo Has His Own Bridge Scandal
Hey, what do you know - another link between Christie and Cuomo.They both have a bridge scandal: ALBANY—State investigators are looking into the controversial Tappan Zee Bridge loan and whether a board controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo violated state laws when it approved the money.The state Authorities Budget Office, an independent body, is examining allegations the Environmental Facilities Cor

Pearson Owns New York
The gravy train for Pearson continues in John King's and Andy Cuomo's New York:Becoming a teacher in New York state is getting more expensive.The price of basic teacher certification exams has more than doubled this year and it's taking a toll, educators said....Essentially, the regimen of tests and assessments needed for a certification degree has gone from $317 to $652 this year.That's on top of

The "Fuck Cuomo" Factor
For three and a half years now, Andrew Cuomo has governed the state through fear.Jimmy Vielkind at Capital NY writes that "fear factor" is gone:What the episode has done, people involved in government and longtime observers say, is make it OK, for the first time since Cuomo came to office, to defy him.Where once other officials wouldn't publicly oppose the famously controlling governor,

7-30-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: US Attorney Warns Governor Cuomo Over Witness Tampering, Obstruction Of Justice ChargesThe battle between US Attorney Preet Bharara and Governor Andrew Cuomo over the Moreland mess just got ratcheted up some more:In an escalation of the confrontation between the United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over the governor’s cancellation of h