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NY Governor to Veto $600M from Budget
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:17 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 30 June 2010 01:32
From The Business Review:
New York Gov. David Paterson, as promised, has started vetoing 6,900 spending items included in a budget plan approved Monday by the Senate and Assembly.
In all, Paterson will ax more than $600 million in spending approved by legislators in votes on Monday. Paterson called the spending a “gimmick” and said legislators were “self-serving” and “fantasizing” that certain revenue would materialize.
The largest items to go: $419 million of extra money for K-12 education, plus close to $200 million in grants, mostly for nonprofits. The budget votes, though, avoid a government shutdown.
Paterson’s vetoes mean legislators will have to hold another vote on the spending to override it. An override in the Senate is improbable: At least 10 Republicans would have to support the override, assuming all 32 Democrats voted in favor of it, to reach the required two-thirds majority.
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NY: Governor’s Last ‘Bullet’ is Veto
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:19 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 29 June 2010 12:14
From New York Post:
Now that he’s been out maneuvered and humiliated by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in the crucial struggle for a new budget, Gov. Paterson has no choice but to declare war on the man who has long personified state government’s hidebound tax-and-spend ways.
That means veto, veto and veto.
Paterson was outmaneuvered by Silver last year when, in the depth of the recession, he agreed to a record-high budget that hiked taxes by $8 billion — so Silver and his Democratic cohorts could keep cash flowing to their teachers-union and hospital-worker allies.
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NY: The AG and his Aide
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:51 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 8 April 2010 01:17
From the New York Times:
“Bo,” Mr. Percoco asked, according to Mr. Dietl, “is that a threat against Andrew Cuomo?”
And when Mr. Paterson — with low poll numbers, little money and no support from senior state Democrats — announced a three-stop tour in early February to begin his election campaign, Mr. Percoco called around to get the names of the few local officials who might have been planning to appear with him — hoping to discourage them from going.
The attorney general has tried mightily to convey the idea that he has yet to focus on a run for governor, and he ducks any discussion of it. But at the same time, he has unleashed Mr. Percoco, his most pugnacious aide, to marshal his supporters, undercut his rivals and clear a path for him to become the prohibitive favorite in the race for governor of New York.
Few people outside of New York political circles have ever heard of Mr. Percoco, 40, a former high school linebacker and advance man for the attorney general’s father, Mario M. Cuomo, when he was governor.
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NY: Democrat Governor Breaks Silence
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:31 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 17 March 2010 01:19
From Forbes.com:
In his first direct denial of the accusation, New York Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday said he didn’t try to persuade a woman to drop a domestic violence complaint against one of his top aides.
He spoke on Don Imus’ morning show on the Fox Business Network and said Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, whom he appointed, appears to have thrown him “under the bus.” Gillibrand has said that if Paterson is found to have violated the law, he should resign.
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NY: Democrat AG Recuses Himself from Probe after Drop in Poll
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:36 Written by rslcpol Friday, 12 March 2010 02:07
From WTEN.com:
In recusing himself after two weeks of investigating Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said there was no “technical conflict” but described the probe thus far as preliminary and bowed to pressure that included sinking approval ratings for the man widely expected to run for governor.
Cuomo named Judith Kaye on Thursday as the independent counsel to lead the investigation into whether Paterson illegally took World Series tickets or had improper contact with a woman who accused a governor’s aide of domestic violence. She will work with the Cuomo’s Public Integrity Unit.
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NY: Assemblyman Wants Governor Impeached
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:41 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 March 2010 02:47
From MyFoxNY.com:
It has been nearly 100 years since a governor of New York was impeached.
Impeachment is the formal process by which an elected official is accused of a crime and may or may not be removed from office.
Good Day NY’s Greg Kelly spoke with State Assemblyman Phil Boyle on Wednesday. Boyle is calling for the impeachment of Gov. Paterson.
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NY: Democrat Governor’s Campaign Lasts a Week
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:50 Written by rslcpol Monday, 1 March 2010 02:20
From AuburnPub.com:
Last weekend, Gov. David Paterson traveled to upstate to announce he would seek a full term as governor.
The campaign lasted one week.On Friday, Paterson announced he would end his campaign after a New York Times article claimed he contacted a woman who was allegedly beaten by one of the governor’s most trusted aides, David Johnson.
The Times article was the “bombshell” everyone was waiting for. The newspaper published two articles before Paterson’s announcement, one of which discussed Johnson’s role in Paterson’s administration and his questionable background. In Johnson’s background were allegations he hit multiple women and drug arrests from when he was a teenager.
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NY: Governor asks Attorney General to investigate his Aide
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:57 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 25 February 2010 02:02
From NYDailyNews.com:
A subdued Gov. Paterson ducked questions Thursday morning about his possible role in an exploding controversy over a domestic abuse case involving one of his top aides.
“I’ve now turned this over to the attorney general,” Paterson told WOR-AM’s John Gambling, as he declined to talk specifics.
“This is now an investigation.”
Paterson suspended assistant David Johnson Wednesday night and asked Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate whether state police had improper contact with a woman the aide is accused of attacking.
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NY: Judge Upholds Democrats Expulsion
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:06 Written by rslcpol Friday, 19 February 2010 02:26
From The Record:
A federal judge on Friday rejected a New York state lawmaker’s attempt to block his expulsion, saying the issue will be properly resolved by voters in a special election next month.
U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said Hiram Monserrate’s Queens district senate seat will only be vacant for a few weeks because Gov. David A. Paterson immediately set a March 16 special election to replace the Democrat.
The judge rejected arguments advanced by lawyers for Monserrate and several voters who sued the state after senators voted 53-8 last week to remove him because of a misdemeanor assault conviction. The lawyers argued that the voters were disenfranchised by his removal.
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NY Dems Offer Democrat Governor Little Support
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:23 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 9 February 2010 02:24
From Breitbart.com:
Gov. David Paterson is getting little support from Albany’s other top Democrats as he fights what he calls attacks on his character.Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is refusing to comment Tuesday on reports in blogs and news accounts of womanizing and drug use by the governor. Cuomo’s office also won’t comment on whether he supports Paterson.
Many Democrats have voiced wishes that Cuomo run for governor instead of Paterson, who took the post upon the resignation of Eliot Spitzer.
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