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MTA Highlights Green Agenda, Seeks Federal Stimulus
January 09, 2009
Governors, state highway departments and city transit agencies are all trying to convince the Obama administration to fund their projects. MTA officials were among those in Washington yesterday seek....
Healthy Compensation for NYC Civil Servants
January 08, 2009
A new study finds civil servants with six-figure compensation packages are the norm in New York City with firefighters making, on average, $186,000 a year, and police officers, $164,000. The study, ....
NYC Tax Revenues Turnaround in 2011
January 08, 2009
New York City's tax revenues are likely to be sharply down this year, by some 7.5 percent and a new study by the Independent Budget Office says the city is unlikely to start seeing a turnaround until....
Mayor: Obama Stimulus May Not Help in Short-Term
January 08, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg is sounding a note of caution about President-elect Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan, saying it may not do enough to help those who need the money most. Obama laid out goals o....
MTA Chief: Payroll Tax May Offset Fare Increases
January 08, 2009
MTA's chief executive thinks there is a good chance that New York's legislature will approve a payroll tax to offset proposed bus and subway fare increases, and "draconian" service cuts. Lee Sander ....
What's in Store for NYS Legislature
January 08, 2009
So what's next, now that Gov. Paterson has delivered his first state of the state speech? Will lawmakers join him in his call for sacrifice? Joining us now to look at how things may play out is Jam....
Paterson: Health Care a Top Priority for State
January 08, 2009
PATERSON: Now let’s just stop right here. Let’s forget about the State of the State. I’m talking to you. HOST: Governor Paterson used several minutes in his hour-long address to make one parti....
NY Dem Senators Claim Majority in New Session
January 08, 2009
New York Democrats are celebrating now that they've elected a state senate leader and officially take control of the legislature for the first time in nearly four decades. Karen DeWitt has more from....
NY National Guard Soldiers Return Home
January 07, 2009
Nearly 150 New York National Guard soldiers returned to the city today after serving in Afghanistan for 10 months. They're part of the 27th Brigade Combat Team of the Guard, and their mission was to....
Get the Lead Out
The Brian Lehrer Show
January 08, 2009
Despite Assault Charges, Senator-Elect Will Be Seated
January 07, 2009
Weeks of uncertainty about the leadership of the state senate are expected to end today with the election of Queens Democrat Malcolm Smith as Majority Leader. But still unclear is exactly what role ....
State of the State Address Previewed
January 07, 2009
After nearly 10 months in office, Governor Paterson gets to deliver his first State of the State address later today. As Karen DeWitt reports, the speech may give the governor a chance to discuss so....
Democrats Poised to Control NYS Senate
January 07, 2009
It looks like Queens Democrat Malcolm Smith will get to call himself state senate majority leader. After weeks of wrangling with three dissident Democrats, Smith has gotten his party to coalesce aro....
NYS to Insure More Young Adults
January 07, 2009
Governor Paterson wants to change how one group of young adults in New York gets health insurance. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: About a third of the state’s 25 million uninsured reside....
Health Records 2.0
The Brian Lehrer Show
January 07, 2009
Dr.
Mulchfest Recycles City Christmas Trees
January 05, 2009
New Yorkers have from now until January 16th to have their trees mulched by the city. Sanitation crews will be out collecting leftover trees. Last year parks officials recycled more than 13,000 trees....
With New Year Come New Laws
January 01, 2009
It's the first day of 2009 and dozens of state laws are taking effect in New York. They govern everything from composting to tax refunds. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. REPORTER: There's no such th....
NY Gov Commutes Sentences of Two Inmates
December 31, 2008
Governor David Paterson has granted clemency to two inmates, but criminal justice advocates are disappointed, saying he's failed to overhaul what they call "unfair drug policies." Paterson commuted ....
The Outlook for Albany
The Brian Lehrer Show
January 05, 2009
New Year in Congress
The Brian Lehrer Show
January 05, 2009
Graft Bust
December 30, 2008
A private security guard has been arrested for taking pay-offs on behalf of contractors looking to meet with officials at the Department of Buildings. The City's Department of Investigation has 56-y....
Budget Cut Fight
December 30, 2008
One of the three dissident senators who has challenged Queens Senator Malcolm Smith's move to become Democratic majority leader, says that he'll now challenge Governor Paterson's plans for budget cut....
Special Ed Spending
December 30, 2008
WNYC has learned that New York City spent $89 million sending students with disabilities to private schools during the 2007-2008 school year. That's an increase of more than 50 percent over the previ....