Connecticut's governor is not like New York's governor, he wants you to know
Briefing: Dannel Malloy. Malloy via flickr
9:12 am Feb. 8, 2012
In talking with the New York Times, Connecticut's governor happily draws a comparison between himself and the series of governors in New York who rule like "emperors." It's an unmistakable dig at Andrew Cuomo, his fellow Democratic governor, who has come under some criticism for skirting transparency efforts and extending his gubernatorial reach.
It also echoes the attack line that some Republicans (and radio character Curtis Sliwa) employed in 2010, to little effect.
Some links:
Prop 8
The ruling in California may help same-sex-marriage advocates in Iowa, but not New Hampshire. [Arthur Leonard]
2012
Santorum had a very good night. [Jim Rutenberg]
Romney had a very poor night. [Steve Kornacki]
Obama encouraging donors to fund his Super PAC "is Mr. Obama's second in-kind contribution to the demise of the campaign-finance reform movement." [Wall Street Journal]
Obama already has ties to the Super PAC he's now pledging to help fund. [New York Post]
"Romney's SuperPAC raised a quarter of this money from New Yorkers." [Anna Sale]
NY-22
A 28-year-old Democratic county legislator is the latest person to express interest in the seat. [Joseph Spector]
Redistricting
Apparently, the proposed new legislative lines are not popular in Queens. [Joseph Parziale and Lisa Colangelo]
"Gentlemen, your actions have embarrassed yourselves and brought shame to the state of New York," Gianaris told his fellow legislators who drew the lines. [Associated Press]
Stop and Frisk
In advance of finale numbers for 2011 being released, Quinn lightly criticized the practice and made recommendations to change it. The NYPD and City Hall welcomed her comments. [Michael Howard Saul]
Transportation and infrastructure
An audit of the Port Authority is panned by a veteran real-estate reporter, who puts the word "audit" in square quotes. His complaints: the unintelligible language, the passing reference to past action that led to the cost overruns and not enough focus on the appointed chairman the agency, who's appointed by the N.J. governor. [Steve Cuozzo]
The authority released the audit quietly, perhaps because of its underwhelming findings, or maybe because Chris Christie has his own authority-related issue. [Dana Rubinstein]
An M.T.A. agent told a Times reporter he was not permitted to photograph the Second Avenue bus depot even though he was not on M.T.A. property. [David Dunlap]
Gambling
"The battle is already being waged not so much between pro- and anti-gambling forces as among rival factions favoring full-scale casinos. They include the state’s slot machine operators, Las Vegas gambling companies, three Native American tribes and a Malaysian conglomerate.
"They are arguing over the number of casino licenses, where the casinos would be permitted and whether to lower the relatively high tax rate on gambling in New York." [Charles Bagli]
Greg Kelly
The Manhattan D.A. won't file rape charges against him because they said "the facts established during our investigation do not fit the definition of sexual assault crimes." [William Rashbaum]
"The only theory was that she was physically helpless, not forced, but there was no proof that she was in a drunken stupor," an unnamed source said. [Laura Italiano, Jamie Schram and Dan Mangan]
Panic Buttons
In a proposed contract, hotel workers who are required to enter guests' rooms will be given a mobile device to contact officials in case of an emergency. [Patrick McGeehan]
The Church
Retired cardinal Edward Egan rescinded decade-old apology for how the church handled and covered up allegations of sexual abuse. [Andy Newman]
Local
Connecticut's governor doesn't act like a New York governor because, in his words, he doesn't act like an "emperor." [Peter Applebome]
In a previous article, Malloy's aides recalled a conversation with Cuomo aide Steve Cohen in which Cohen said: "We operate on two speeds here: Get along, and kill."
Images
"Rep. King meets with Dr. Jasser, a great American who was recently a victim of left wing smear jobs by NY Times and AP." [USRepPeteKing]
A Bloomberg aide and Flava Flav. [Matt Gorton]
"Like nothing ever happened." [Julie Wood]
"Grand Central Parkway, Fresh Meadows, NY" [Steven Stites]
