6:07 pm Jan. 2, 2013
2013
District Leader Jennifer Rajkumar opened up a campaign committee and will likely challenge Councilwoman Margaret Chin. [Chris Bragg]
The Republican chairman are split: Brooklyn and the Bronx favor Adolfo Carrion Jr.; Queens and Manhattan favors John Catsimatidis; and Staten Island is open to Joe Lhota. [Liz Benjamin]
Albany
Cuomo's education commission recommended longer school days and a longer school year. [Carolyn Thompson]
The commission's report. [ny.gov]
Cuomo is not impressed with how Congress handled the Hurricane Sandy relief vote. [Glenn Blain]
Washington
Republican Rep. Peter King said New York donors should stop donating to fellow House Republicans, because of the delay in the vote for Hurricane Sandy relief aid. [Colin Campbell]
Rep. Peter King, fuming. [Daily Beast]
King said he supported John Boehner again, after the speaker agreed to hold votes on the bills very soon. [Reid Pillifant]
Media
Al Jazeera might buy Current TV. [Brian Stelter]
Current host Eliot Spitzer declined to comment on the possibility. [Twitter]
The meaning of journalism. [Hamilton Nolan]
Andrew Sullivan's blog is going independent, and will rely on "readers — and readers alone" to fund it. [Andrew Sullivan]
