Connecticut Unions Reviewing Vote That Sank Budget Deal
Connecticut state employee union leaders say they're reviewing a vote that rejected a labor savings deal as they look to halt layoffs that could affect thousands of workers.
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Connecticut state employee union leaders say they're reviewing a vote that rejected a labor savings deal as they look to halt layoffs that could affect thousands of workers.
Former Secaucus mayor Dennis Elwell took the stand in his own defense . He's charged with accepting $10,000 from a man purporting to be a crooked developer. The man actually was cooperating with federal authorities.
New Jersey lawmakers are trying to hammer out a budget and avoid a government shutdown. One idea is to get millionaires to pay more taxes, but critics say it could hurt the middle class.
Gay and lesbian couples can legally begin pre-applying for a $35 marriage license starting July 5. On July 25, New York State will begin issuing those licenses.
Dennis Elwell is charged with accepting $10,000 through a middleman from a crooked developer. But the man posing as the developer, Solomon Dwek, was cooperating with federal authorities after they arrested him for a $50 million bank fraud.
On Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer said that the abuse of prescription narcotics is reaching levels not seen since the crack epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s.
The applause was deafening for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who signed the bill into law. "I believe New York has sent a message to this nation loud and clear. It is time for marriage equality all across this country," he said. Across the Hudson, however, Governor Chris Christie maintains his opposition to gay marriage.
Republicans led by Gov. Chris Christie want to hold the line on spending and taxes. Democrats led by legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly want to restore funding to the state's most needy citizens and fully fund public education, and they want the state's wealthiest taxpayers to shoulder more of the costs.
Since the New Jersey Assembly approved the employee benefits bill and the supplemental measure Thursday, it's now up to the Democrat-controlled Senate to cross the last "T" before sending the legislation to Governor Chris Christie.
Worried about how it will affect Westchester's most vulnerable, Hudson Valley Congresswoman Nita Lowey says the House of Representatives was irresponsible when it passed the Agriculture Appropriation Act.
Dan Gallagher and Peter Shearer were dating for 14 years, but it took only 30 seconds to pop the question, in the middle of the New York Lesbian and Gay Pride Run no less.
Activists are calling it a major victory in civil rights as celebrations continue around New York City today after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a same-sex marriage bill into law.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn gathered with city lawmakers and the head of the teachers' union Friday evening to announce the roughly $66 billion deal, which ducks the worst of the cutbacks the mayor had said would be unavoidable.
The right of same-sex couples to wed became reality in New York state late Friday night after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the controversial Marriage Equality Act into law.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says a deal to reform public employee benefits is his greatest accomplishment since taking office in 2010.
