#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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#New federal budget will include up to  billion in defence spending

#New federal budget will include up to $8 billion in defence spending

“New federal budget will include up to $8 billion in defence spending” Politics Insider for Apr. 7: Foreigners to be temporarily barred from buying homes in Canada; Ottawa to summon the Russian ambassador for tough questions over Kyiv atrocities; an Atlantic oil megaproject gets approved Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get…

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#NY lawmakers fail to strike ‘top secret’ budget deal: critics

#NY lawmakers fail to strike ‘top secret’ budget deal: critics

“NY lawmakers fail to strike ‘top secret’ budget deal: critics” ALBANY — Gov. Hochul and state lawmakers failed to strike a budget deal on New York’s overdue 2023 fiscal plan Wednesday, with critics slamming the “top secret” negotiation process as “appalling” and “undemocratic.” Lawmakers are looking to add another $4 billion in additional spending to…

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#Eric Adams’ 2nd dinner with Andrew Cuomo criticized as ‘massive diss’ to Gov. Hochul

#Eric Adams’ 2nd dinner with Andrew Cuomo criticized as ‘massive diss’ to Gov. Hochul

“Eric Adams’ 2nd dinner with Andrew Cuomo criticized as ‘massive diss’ to Gov. Hochul” Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to dine with disgraced former governor Andrew Cuomo — for a second time — as Gov. Kathy Hochul attempts to get him bail-reform changes in Albany was an “alarming” and “disrespectful” slap in the face to her, critics told The Post…

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#Biden just set another worst-ever record at border

#Biden just set another worst-ever record at border

“Biden just set another worst-ever record at border” Team Biden just set another record: 164,973 illegal migrants apprehended at the border last month, the highest February total in the Homeland Security Department’s history, up 63% from February 2021 and triple the February average for the Trump years. The month’s total was a 6.6% increase over…

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