#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary

“#New York’s recovery trails nation and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Recovery Trails Nation Private-economy employment in New York “remained far below pre-pandemic levels last month, badly trailing the jobs recovery in the rest of the country,” warns the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon. Private jobs here were down 12.2 percent (i.e., by about 1 million)…

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#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up

#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up

“#Andrew Cuomo’s JCOPE jig may be up” In another ominous sign for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) has finally filled her years-long vacancy on the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which might actually lead to JCOPE doing . . . something. When last heard from, the state’s premier ethics watchslug was…

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#another reason he’s got to go

#another reason he’s got to go

“#another reason he’s got to go” Here’s betting that Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler won’t be the last local official to step forward in outrage about being denied his requests for more COVID tests even as Gov. Andrew Cuomo was ensuring his family and top staff got multiple tests. Wheeler wanted a single round of…

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#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary

#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary

“#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary” Conservative: Dems Target Red States Democrats are alarmed by the number of residents fleeing blue states, but “instead of trying to fix the policies” that push people away, liberal lawmakers “want to impose those unpopular mandates nationwide,” observes Liz Peek at The Hill. To “eliminate the competition between…

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#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness

#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness

“#End the corrupt NYC homeless-services madness” Last week’s arrest of the founder of the city’s largest shelter operator is a reminder that New York’s vast outlays on the homeless are rife with corruption. The feds charged Victor Rivera in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme involving the Bronx Parent Housing Network, the month after his…

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#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms

#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms

“#NY pols are helping perps escape justice with their reforms” Here’s one more reason crime’s been rising across New York: Two years after the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed expensive new “discovery” rules on prosecutors, it still hasn’t sent district attorneys anything close to the resources they need to comply — and the cash…

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#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball

#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball

“#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball” On Monday, the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union announced sanctions against multiple Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against the Muslim-minority Uighurs in the far-west region of Xinjiang. That’s wrist-slaps over genocide while Beijing goes for the jugular against powers…

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