A state senator asks Lil Wayne to apologize for not liking New York
Briefing: Wayne and Smith. LilWayneLive and Lindsay Berstein
5:24 pm Aug. 22, 2012
Tonight
Manhattan Young Dems will party at 453 West 17th St. [Flickr]
NY-25
"The claim that Collins laid off workers from the plant doesn’t hold up." [Nick Reisman]
SD-14
"Queens Senator Malcolm Smith issuing a press release with the following statement, demanding Weezy apologize." [XXLmag.com]
"I want to believe that he had a lapse in mental judgment for some strange reason" [Hunter Walker]
"Possibly the first and last time XXL magazine will discuss a NY state senator." [@DSegalNYC]
SD-33
In an open letter addressed to me, challenger Manny Tavarez asks for more serious coverage of his race. [Colin Campbell]
Albany
Cuomo said there's no timetable for a final decision on fracking. [Reuters]
"Voters between the age of 18 and 34 were split on Cuomo in the most recent Siena survey released Tuesday, with 47 percent holding a favorable opinion of the first-term Democrat and 46 percent unfavorable." [Jon Campbell]
More than 2,000 active campaign accounts representing more than $31 million failed to report any financial activity in the last six month. [NYPIRG]
Media
A columnist said reporters go soft on Bloomberg because he can buy their company. [David Sirota]
