#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2021” The Issue: President Biden’s latest proposed $1.8 trillion “American Families” tax-and-spending package. Almost every dollar in President Biden’s $1.8 trill­ion spending plan is meant to do one thing: Keep America under the thumb of Big Government (“Dough Biden,” April 29). President Ronald Reagan said it best: What…

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#Minneapolis to spend .4 million to hire more cops

#Minneapolis to spend $6.4 million to hire more cops

“#Minneapolis to spend $6.4 million to hire more cops” Minneapolis will spend $6.4 million to hire dozens more police officers after a large number of cops left the department in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed. The Minnesota city’s police department said it has just 638 officers available to work, 200 fewer…

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#How to keep NYC from going bankrupt

#How to keep NYC from going bankrupt

“#How to keep NYC from going bankrupt” With the city’s tax base decimated by the pandemic and a high-income-earner exodus, will Mayor Bill de Blasio tighten the fiscal belt? The dire need for it is laid out in a new Manhattan Institute study. In it, New York City government vet Eric Kober looks at the…

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#Cuomo defends LaGuardia AirTrain project amid budget crisis

#Cuomo defends LaGuardia AirTrain project amid budget crisis

“#Cuomo defends LaGuardia AirTrain project amid budget crisis” Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday refused to back down from his $2 billion plans for an AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport — even while admitting the Big Apple’s transit system is facing an unprecedented financial crisis. Cuomo insisted that the widely panned scheme was still “essential” for New…

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#Bill de Blasio’s pandemic bungling

#Bill de Blasio’s pandemic bungling

“#Bill de Blasio’s pandemic bungling” Hand it to The City for digging up the proof that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s team bungled the onset of the pandemic even more than anyone knew. The city agency responsible for procuring masks, ventilators and other vital gear was so overwhelmed that it lost track of deliveries and distribution of…

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