Karen DeWitt

NYS Public Radio/WXXI

Karen DeWitt appears in the following:

Cuomo Revises Approach to Budget

Monday, January 31, 2011

Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to release his state budget Tuesday, and it is likely to contain some deep spending cuts. But now Cuomo says the budgeting is more complicated than he’d thought.

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Partisan Tensions Flare in NY Senate Over New Rules

Friday, January 28, 2011

Tensions erupted in the New York State Senate this week as Democratic senators complained over the placement of their chairs, the hours that they were to meet in session, and whether the newly empowered GOP was trying to “grab” more power.

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Meet the State's New Health Commissioner

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

New York State has a new health commissioner. Dr. Nirav Shah, who ran a rural health system in Pennsylvania, said his first task is to preside over the organization of the state’s most expensive in the nation Medicaid system.

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Cuomo Honeymoon in Full Swing, but Budget Proposal Looms Large

Friday, January 21, 2011

Governor Andrew Cuomo is at the highest point of popularity since he first held political office four years ago. But the governor's standing could decline when he releases his budget plan in less than two weeks.

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Slashing Gov't Costs Is the Theme at the Capitol

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s panel on mandate relief, one of three teams he's set up to foster ideas to lower the cost of government, gathered in Albany as Senators proposed ideas to low...

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Committee Backing Cuomo Registers as Lobbying Group

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

A business and real estate group that has been running promotional ads for Governor Andrew Cuomo will now register as a lobbying group with the state’s ethics panel, after questions were raised about some of their activities.

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Medicaid Reform Is a Tough Pill to Swallow

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Governor Cuomo’s panel to revamp the state’s health care system held it’s first meeting Thursday, and it featured some stern talk from the panel’s co-chair.

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Cuomo, in First State of State Speech, Vows Break From Tradition

Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected use Wednesday's State of the State address to detail how he plans to tackle New York's fiscal crisis. Cuomo said he would use the address as a forum to...

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Cuomo New York's New Governor

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Andrew Cuomo officially became New York’s new governor at 12:01 a.m. this morning. Cuomo took the oath of office, surrounded by family and friends, just after 10 p.m. New Year’s Eve.

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Cuomo's Fiscal Challenges

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

When Andrew Cuomo becomes governor Saturday, he faces a formidable challenge of closing the multibillion dollar budget gap. And already, he’s upped the ante by promising to freeze spending and taxes.

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Court Decision Means GOP Will Control Senate

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The state’s highest court ruled in the final disputed State Senate race and the decision means Republicans will once again control the Senate in January.

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Paterson Fined Over Yankees Tickets

Monday, December 20, 2010

Governor David Paterson has been fined $62,125 by the state’s ethics panel, which accused him of illegally soliciting free tickets to a Yankees World Series game for himself, his son, his sons’s friend and two aides, then lying about it in a cover up.

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Skelos Poised to Lead NY Senate

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Republicans are poised to take over the State Senate again after a brief two-year hiatus, and GOP leaders are determined to do things differently this time.

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Ravitch Offers Blunt Assessment of His Time as Lieutenant Governor

Thursday, December 09, 2010

New York’s departing Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch gave a blunt assessment of his term in office Thursday. Speaking at a Rockefeller Institute forum, Ravitch said he didn’t feel like he accomplished very much during his time serving under Governor David Paterson.

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OTB Closed for Good: Senate Fails to Pass Rescue Bill

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

A bill to bail out New York City’s Off Track Betting parlors was defeated in the State Senate, leaving New York’s racing industry in “turmoil,” said the chair of the OTB board, Larry Schwartz. He is pulling the plug on the operation at midnight Tuesday.

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NY Senate to Meet Tuesday to Consider Bailout of NYC OTB

Monday, December 06, 2010

The New York State Senate is returning to the Capitol for another special session on Tuesday. They are hoping to approve a bill to bail out New York City’s bankrupt Off-Track Betting Corporation, but some senators say the rest of the state needs to be included as well.

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Paterson Looks Back

Friday, December 03, 2010

New York Governor David Paterson is taking time these days to reflect on his unexpected turn at the helm of New York’s government. He took the post abruptly in March 2008 when Eli...

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Legislature Rejects Paterson's Deficit-Closing Bills

Monday, November 29, 2010

WNYC

The New York State Legislature met in a special session called by Governor David Paterson, but failed to act on the governor's bills to close the latest $315 million budget gap.

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New York State's Budget Woes Multiply

Friday, November 19, 2010

New York State’s already grim budget picture could be made even worse by some changes at the federal level and the new Congress. The state has at least a $10 billion structural deficit, and the current governor’s budget director predicts that some state services will have to end altogether if trends continue.

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In Albany, Republicans Eye Greater Influence in Legislature

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The state’s Republican Party suffered some major blows in this month’s elections, losing the governor’s office and all other statewide posts. But the GOP did make gains in the legislature that could leave the party with a power base in charge of the State Senate and deprive Democrats of a veto-proof majority in the Assembly.

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