#Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in 0B budget

#Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in $220B budget

“Hochul, lawmakers roll back pension reform in $220B budget” Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers quietly delivered a gift to public employee unions — by partially rolling back the decade-old pension reforms that curbed runaway costs to taxpayers and overtime abuse, The Post has learned. The rollbacks were tucked into the record-breaking $220 billion election-year state…

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#Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong

#Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong

“Judge Stephen Lindley gets it (mostly) wrong” Half a cheer for the Hon. Stephen Lindley: On Friday the state appellate judge ruled that Patrick McAllister, the judge who tossed out New York’s blatantly unconstitutional Dem-drawn legislative maps, can appoint a special master to create a new map for House districts if the Legislature refuses to…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 11, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 11, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 11, 2022” The Issue: Former President Barack Obama’s speech at the White House on the Affordable Care Act. With President Biden walking around in a daze, seeking attention and being visibly ignored by his predecessor, former President Barack Obama proceeded to work the room and act like a pompous,…

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#Penguins’ Sidney Crosby sucker-punches Capitals’ Nic Dowd

#Penguins’ Sidney Crosby sucker-punches Capitals’ Nic Dowd

“Penguins’ Sidney Crosby sucker-punches Capitals’ Nic Dowd” Sidney Crosby could have a future in another sport when he hangs up his skates. Maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins star will give celebrity boxing a shot. He certainly has a nice left hook. Saturday night against the Capitals, Crosby was frustrated with Washington center Nic Dowd and threw…

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#Why Amazon’s first-ever union isn’t thanking AOC

#Why Amazon’s first-ever union isn’t thanking AOC

“Why Amazon’s first-ever union isn’t thanking AOC” Leaders of the new Amazon Labor Union were clear last week on who doesn’t deserve credit for their victory in organizing a Staten Island warehouse: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. You could chalk up her disinterest in the cause to the risk of being associated with a campaign that could have lost or…

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