17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized CHANGE IS COMING On April 1st, low-income immigrants will slowly begin regaining the access to food stamps. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized 10K PER KID New York State spent $10,922 per pupil on elementary and secondary school education in 2001. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized VETO MANIA Bloomberg gave the Council the veto everyone expected last week when he rejected its basic ed welfare bill. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized MASS MOVEMENT More than 100 Pakistanis from the New York-New Jersey area were deported en masse last week. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized FAITHFUL SHELTER A VA policy change has slashed the number of homeless vet shelter programs getting federal funds–unless they’re faith-based. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized TREATMENT SAVINGS New York could save more than $164 million a year with the Assembly’s version of drug sentencing reform. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
17 Mar 2003 Uncategorized PLANTING POWER The Assembly passed its version of a power plant siting bill this week. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
10 Mar 2003 Uncategorized BREAKING A TAX BREAK The White House says its corporate dividend tax cut won’t hurt the housing tax credit program–Ernst & Young disagrees. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
10 Mar 2003 Uncategorized ROGUE DUMPS The comptroller says the city has “actively ignored” state laws at composts in Brooklyn and the Bronx. ByK. Wright0 minRead time
10 Mar 2003 Uncategorized JOBS FIRST A coalition of labor organizations says the city needs a $1.1 billion public works job program. ByK. Wright1 minRead time
