Christine Quinn wants renters to have the same tax rebate that homeowners get. Find out what else the City Council speaker is looking for in next year's budget. Plus: Financial advisor Suze Orman answers last-minute tax-day questions; Jackie Mason's comments on Barack Obama; Virginia gun laws; and What's On Your News Radar.
Judging Comments
Emily Bazelon, senior editor of Slate magazine, looks at charges that a book co-written by a state judicial official and the comedian Jackie Mason is offensive, and discusses Mason's comments about Barack Obama.
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Speaking of Taxes
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn outlines her plan to give renters a tax rebate as well as her other proposals for next year's city budget.
Guns and Virginia
New York Daily News columnist Michael Daly, takes Virginia to task for its lax gun laws in today’s column. He is joined by Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, the organizers of the Bloomberg Gun GiveAway.
Wealth of Knowledge
Suze Orman, CNBC host and author of Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny (Spiegel & Grau 2007) talks about her five month financial plan for women.
Women and Money is available for purchase at Amazon.com
Women and Money is available for purchase at Amazon.com
What's On Your News Radar
What listeners think are the day's most important stories.
Required Reading: April 17, 2007
Centreville Student Was Va. Tech Shooter (Washington Post)
Death Toll Rises Among Afghan Civilians, Report Says (LA Times)
Storm Delivers A Deadly Punch (Newark Star-Ledger)
Pulitzers Scattered Among News Outlets (Businessweek/AP)