#NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot

#NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot

“NY Democrats ‘scrambling’ for way to lift Gov. Hochul and boot Brian Benjamin from ballot” Gov. Kathy Hochul’s decision to pick Brian Benjamin as lieutenant governor has left Democratic state lawmakers in New York “scrambling” to push a measure that could boot the former second-in-command off the ballot in the upcoming primary following his resignation prompted by his…

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#Gov. Hochul’s terrible judgment leads to one terrible day

#Gov. Hochul’s terrible judgment leads to one terrible day

“Gov. Hochul’s terrible judgment leads to one terrible day” Gov. Kathy Hochul rushed to the microphones Tuesday to reassure New Yorkers following the Brooklyn subway shootings. She should’ve stood in bed. Out tumbled a jumble of half-thoughts, unfocused and haltingly delivered, underscoring what has been apparent for some time now — which is that New…

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#Albany’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction

#Albany’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction

“Albany’s reluctance to lift the charter cap is based on fiction” New York’s Legislature is unmoved by the desperate desire of city families to have access to more high-quality charter schools. Lawmakers’ reluctance to lift the unconscionable cap on charter-school creation — and indeed the cap’s very existence — is based on notions that simply aren’t true,…

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