September 11th (9/11)
INJURED WORKERS TO PATAKI: TELL IT TO MEXICO
Mark Greer |
A coalition of labor groups uses NAFTA to bring Governor Pataki to court in Mexico over a backlog of New York workers comp cases.
Justice
STATE BUDGET A MIXED BAG
Matt Pacenza |
The state legislature and Governor Pataki agreed last week to spend $1.5 billion in surplus federal welfare dollars for the fiscal year ending next March, a move that sent sighs of relief through the world of social services.
Standardized Tests
BEACON OF HOPE
Dan Hendrick |
Queens groups protest the addition of a new after-school program for poor kids at their elementary school.
Homelessness
ON THE FRONT LINES OF FATE
City Limits |
Chris Sprowal was an advocate for the homeless in the 1980s until he succumbed to activist burnout, fueled by addiction, and became homeless himself. His story is one of many about people who’ve shared their lives with City Limits over the last 25 years told in the November issue of the magazine, on newsstands this week.
