http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:21:48 -0700 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:23:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Election-Jitters-Bloomberg-seeks-support-from-controversial-independence-party?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner The popular line given by supporters of Michael Bloomberg is simply that he is wealthy, a billionaire in fact, and therefore is supposedly not answerable to special interests. The problem is his favorite special interest groups seem to be those of w... political corruption Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:23:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Election-Jitters-Bloomberg-seeks-support-from-controversial-independence-party?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Bloombergs-affordable-housing-program-not-so-affordable?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner In almost as many weeks, a new audit coming out of William Thompson's office, questions some of the most touted benchmarks of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's so called successes. The latest report from the Comptroller's office focused on NYC's Department o... New York City Housing Crisis Government corruption Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:50:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Bloombergs-affordable-housing-program-not-so-affordable?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Bill-Thompson-blasts-conditions-in-city-homeless-shelters?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner On August 1st, New York City Comptroller and Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson expressed his outrage in a series of letters to the Department of Homeless Services’ Commissioner, Robert V. Hess over the conditions of seven buildings used as shelte... New York City Housing Crisis HRA homeless shelters Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:52:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Bill-Thompson-blasts-conditions-in-city-homeless-shelters?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Senator-of-the-Year-Award-loses-its-meaning-altogether?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner So what do you get when you spearhead a coup in the state capital which causes 31 days of political gridlock which for all intents and purposes, derails key pieces of legislation fought for by community activists and so desperately needed by some of ... New York City Housing Crisis political corruption Albany Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:18:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Senator-of-the-Year-Award-loses-its-meaning-altogether?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Rare-victory-for-section-8-tenants?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Some of New York's most vulnerable tenants celebrated a major victory in court last week. According to a report by Noeleen G. Walder of the New York Law Journal, a Manhattan judge overseeing the "Dreyster Case" has ruled that an amendment t... section 8 housing greedy landlords tenants Sat, 01 Aug 2009 10:46:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m8d1-Rare-victory-for-section-8-tenants?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Why-the-State-Senate-needs-Real-Campaign-Finance-Reform?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner In the past few weeks I had promised myself that I wouldn't waste another second of my time typing a single word regarding the Albany coup and the sabotaging of laws important to most New Yorkers. But then I received an email from a State Senator exp... Government corruption Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:43:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Why-the-State-Senate-needs-Real-Campaign-Finance-Reform?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Audit-of-NYC-Dept-of-Education-raises-serious-questions?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Much like his take on the economy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long contended that his office is best equipped to handle New York City's education system, having lambasted the old school board for a lack of oversight and accountability of administrat... Government corruption Education Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:49:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Audit-of-NYC-Dept-of-Education-raises-serious-questions?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Fed-Up-New-Yorkers-FUNY-coalition-organizes-for-elections?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner By now most of us have seen the documentary style campaign ads paid for by the Bloomberg machine. The prevailing message in most of the commercials seems to be quite simple, Michael Bloomberg knows what the middle class needs in terms of jobs, housin... Government corruption Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:35:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Fed-Up-New-Yorkers-FUNY-coalition-organizes-for-elections?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Some-final-thoughts-on-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Now that the deadlock in Albany is over, at least for now, one could assume that much of the legislation important to those who helped put the current Democratic majority in control of the Senate last November could at least be voted on before the ne... Affrodable Housing Government corruption Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:43:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Some-final-thoughts-on-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Lessons-learned-and-lost-in-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner A common response concerning the stalemate in Albany has been the predictable "throw the bums out! They're all corrupt!" While the reaction is understandable since the voice of the voters seem to become increasingly irrelevant while special... Government corruption Albany Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:06:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Lessons-learned-and-lost-in-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Pedro-Espada-returns-to-Democratic-Party?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Albany politics can be described in one word these days: schizophrenic. As quickly as the Senate coup came about, it has just as quickly been reversed. The man at the center of much turmoil over the last month, Senator Pedro Espada Jr. has returned t... Government corruption Albany Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:36:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d10-Pedro-Espada-returns-to-Democratic-Party?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Bloomberg-appointees-will-maintain-control-of-school-board?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Now that Mayor Michael Bloomberg no longer directly controls the New York School directly out of his office, so to speak, he decided to stack the new school board with some of his confidants. The move came after Bloomberg tore into the Senate for the... New York Board Of Education Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:05:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Bloomberg-appointees-will-maintain-control-of-school-board?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Missing-the-point-what-the-papers-are-not-reporting-about-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner As portrayed in the tabloid news, and the message telegraphed to their readers, the New York state senate is the most dysfunctional in the country – the "bums should be thrown out of office." To follow this line of thought all the Sta... Government corruption Albany Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:25:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d3-Missing-the-point-what-the-papers-are-not-reporting-about-the-Albany-coup?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d2-June-proves-a-nightmare-for-New-York-State-advocates?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner  Governor David Paterson seems to be running out of options, and patience, with the New York State Senate as two attempts to hold emergency legislative sessions ended with nothing being accomplished on Wednesday. The first session which started ... Government corruption Albany Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:34:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m7d2-June-proves-a-nightmare-for-New-York-State-advocates?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Albany-judge-orders-State-Senators-back-to-work?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner After three weeks of gridlock in Albany it looks like Governor Paterson may have won a rare victory.  An Albany State Supreme Court judge ruled in Paterson's favor to force all 62 members of the State Senate to attend Tuesday's special session. ... State Senate Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:11:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Albany-judge-orders-State-Senators-back-to-work?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Albany-where-rent-reform-is-today?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner In an eleventh hour development in the battle to pass the repeal Vacancy Decontrol in the State Senate, Governor Paterson yielded to pressure by housing activists by introducing his own version of the Vacancy Decontrol bill to the floor in the emerge... Affrodable Housing Government corruption Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:08:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d27-Albany-where-rent-reform-is-today?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Patterson-demands-special-session-for-State-Senate?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner As expected the State Senate will hold a series of special sessions in order to pass 55 pieces of legislation. The expanded operating period could last well into the summer. Earlier today, an embattled Governor David Patterson denied both Republican ... State Senate Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:33:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Patterson-demands-special-session-for-State-Senate?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Inside-the-Albany-coup-Part-IV?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner Despite an order by the state supreme court the Democrats and Republicans remain in a deadlock over who controls the state Senate – with the final day of sessions approaching on Monday.  The Democrats offered a power-sharing proposal which... Government corruption Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:41:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d20-Inside-the-Albany-coup-Part-IV?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Inside-the-Albany-Coup-Part-III?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner  Going into Monday, those of us following the chaos in Albany expected some clarity on how the State Senate was going to look and operate for the remaining week. A state Supreme Court decision was expected to hand down a decision concerning the ... Government corruption Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:33:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d18-Inside-the-Albany-Coup-Part-III?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Inside-the-Albany-coup-part-II?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner  Earlier today State Republicans, along with rogue Democrats Pedro Espada Jr. and Sen. Hiram Monserrate attempted to hold the first state senate session since the coup this past Monday. The session was shortlived, however because Monserrate of J... Government corruption Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:34:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6452-NY-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Inside-the-Albany-coup-part-II?cid=exrss-NY-Progressive-Examiner