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NY' s Leaders Have Lost the Values and Morality that Once Made it the Greatest City in the World

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November 11, 2009 The Greatest Generation vs. Today's Take Albany Generation

Today “When you look at the avoidance behavior and the almost denial that many of the legislators seem to be in, you recognize that they have let their political issues usurp doing what’s right for the people,” Governor Paterson New York Lawmakers Put Themselves Before State, Paterson Says Bloomberg

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Tax Hell 137 Hikes, 88 New Fees

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November 12, 2008

Gov. Paterson blasts three rebel Dems

Kingsbridge

Almost Kingsbridge Armory Last Mall in New York? With the coming commercial crash it could be a very long time before the new mall can be financed and built in New York. Commercial Real Estate Industry Poised For Collapse Due To Lack Of Liquidity * Welcome To The Most Depressing Commercial Real Estate Disaster In America *'No jobs': A promise he'll keep Kingsbridge Armory (NYP) *** Protestors storm Queens Center Mall over living wage *** Julissa Ferreras and Danny Dromm extend the Kingsbridge Armory fight to Queens Center Mall *** The Bronx May be Up But Its Wages Are the Lowest * On the Jobless Front in NYC: Now You Can See How Poorly Your Own Neighborhood is Doing

Gilly

Jelly-brand dummies up Ducks NYP Interview . . . Both Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson say ObamaCare will be a financial nightmare for the Empire State. disproportionate burdens on New York state and New York City."Burdens, says Paterson, that could cost the state $1.1 billion to $1.25 billion a year in Medicaid funding... a press aide spoke forSen. Kirsten Gillibrand: "The Senate health-care bill is good for New York [because it would] provide health insurance to 2.7 million residents who do not currently have it." . . . and that's a crying shame, because this isn't about passing out a little pork. It's about an inequitable Medicaid funding formula, thanks to which New York has gotten the short stick for decades. Under the Senate bill, other states will see their Medicaid reimbursements rise to an average of 65 percent -- while New York's would remain flat at just 50 percent, the lowest in the nation (NYP Ed) * Gilly's 2nd opinion Defends health bill against gov and Bloomberg (NYP) * Dave and Mike: Med plan would be bitter pill for NY * Schumer mum on health bill that could hurt NY * The Senate health care bill would hurt community care clinics in New York City *** Taken for a huge ride: State's Medicaid mistakes are costing the taxpayers multimillions *** Schumer goes hunting, bags Nelson*** Skelos: Sue the Health Care Bill *** Schumer Says Every State Got Special Treatment in Health Bill (Bloomberg News)

Horse

Horse Head in Bed Message Again In 2007 Eliot Spitzer ruled that that the New York Racing Association (NYRA) continue to do what it’s done for more than 50 years—run thoroughbred racing at Saratoga Race Course, Belmont Park and Aqueduct. Many members in the legislature had their own campaign contributors who they want to run the state's racetracks. This split campaign contributor pay to play perks for New York's elected officials has continued with into the Paterson administration and is the main reason why a vendor for slot machines has not been chosen for Aqueduct, while the state continues to lose about a million a day in need tax revenues . State comptroller chosen by the legislature has delivered the horse head right into the bed of the NYRA, with the hope of removing them from running the tracks. This fight is about serious money, where the only winner are the elected officials on the winning side and they campaign contributors who get the contract. The public spin fight is about control. The NYRA says it was running out of cash and may be forced to cancel the storied Belmont Stakes set for June 5. DiNapoli is skeptical and wants to know what happened to the millions of taxpayer dollars the financially ailing group got while waiting to open video lottery terminals at Aqueduct. New York Racing Association will receive subpoena to turn over books to auditors in Belmont crisis *** State Comptroller Subpoenas Racing Association More Play to Pay for Albany and the lobbyist Hurdles remain for NY tribe's Long Island casino ***PM NYRA responds to DiNapoli

Albany's Pay to Play Collection Agency

Albany's Pay to Play Collection Agency As the new legislative session starts it time for incumbents most who are never challenged to raise money and the lobbyist working for special interests to buy their votes. To bad there is no dysfunctionalism when it comes to raising money, only in governing the state competently Old Habits Die Hard * Schneiderman Raises, With DiNapoli * Tell Congress: Make Fair Elections a Priority in 2010


Incumbent TV The state legislature will launch C-SPAN style channels in January. C-SPAN has independent journalist that devote a large amount of time to callers opinions. All the pols and jack asses in the clueless good government groups are talking about is increasing what gets covered on the Legislature cable TV station. With there member items Albany has used the government budget to get reelected and for personal pocket cash. Now they are onto corrupting journalism and good government groups who have failed to achieve any real reforms in decades in Albany are waving them in to corrupt freedom of the press. Unreal