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Cuomo reminds Assembly Democrats they don't have to approve gerrymandered maps

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In fielding questions about redistricting, Governor Andrew Cuomo's comments today were direct, in one sense: He told Assembly Democrats who don't like the maps produced by the current process to vote against them. More

By Azi Paybarah

February 22, 2012 5:31 pm

 

Assembly Democrats who say they hate legislative redistricting might vote for it, except one

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Assemblyman Micah Kellner, of Manhattan's East Side, was the least equivocal of the reformers I spoke to.

In a brief interview yesterday, he said, "Having legislators pick their voters instead of voters picking their legislators undermines democracy ... If the process continues, I don't see myself voting for a redistricting bill." More

By Azi Paybarah

February 22, 2012 4:35 pm

 

Council members express support for Cuomo's dormant campaign-finance plan

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Councilman Dan Garodnick, who is considering a run for city comptroller next year, sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo today expressing support for his plan to publicly finance campaigns in the state. More

By Azi Paybarah

February 22, 2012 4:03 pm

 

A Yale history professor sees a pattern in the NYPD's surveillance of Muslim student groups

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Abbas Amanat, a Yale history professor with a focus on Islamic and Middle Eastern studies, says he finds it "difficult to believe that student associations at Yale and elsewhere in the universities are hotbeds of extremism." More

By Dana Rubinstein

February 22, 2012 3:55 pm

 

Why is Andrew Cuomo being so modest about his ability to fix redistricting?

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Governor Andrew Cuomo offered an explanation to reporters today for his increasing resistance about the prospect of vetoing the district lines produced by a legislative task force. More

By Josh Benson

February 22, 2012 3:26 pm

 

Bloomberg's $1 billion in new taxi-medallion revenue is still a glimmer on a very distant horizon

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2013 budget is premised in part on the idea that the city will make $1 billion from the sale of new wheelchair-accessible taxi medallions. But it's going to be a good while before the city is in a position to see a penny of that revenue. More

By Dana Rubinstein

February 22, 2012 1:39 pm

 

Meet New York's 'smart' and 'humorless' new redistricting master, Ronnie Mann

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Roanne L. "Ronnie" Mann, the magistrate judge assigned yesterday to oversee the state's redistricting process, is a registered Democrat, according to city records, and a "very smart, but humorless jurist," according to an attorney who spent years dealing with her in one high-profile case. More

By Reid Pillifant

February 22, 2012 12:25 pm

 

What can Andrew Cuomo actually do about Indian Point?

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Andrew Cuomo has been talking about closing the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester for a long time—since shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, during his first, unsuccessful run for governor. More

By Dana Rubinstein

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February 22, 2012 9:40 am

 

A group opposing current stop-and-frisk policy wants the issue to be unignorable

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Kate Taylor at the Times writes about a new coalition that is vowing to make it "impossible to run for citywide office ... without taking a position on stop-and-frisk."

Nearly all the mayoral candidates have taken positions on the issue, saying the policy needs to be modified, but not eliminated. More

By Azi Paybarah

February 22, 2012 7:49 am

 

A Republican campaigns against Nita Lowey's long tenure

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A Republican running against 24-year veteran congresswoman Nita Lowey is, not surprisingly, making the case that members of Congress should be subject to term limits.

The candidate, Mark Rosen, hopes to use the issue to tap into voters' overall dissatisfaction with Washington. More

By Azi Paybarah

February 21, 2012 6:34 pm

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