The bill passed the Senate and Assembly on June 8, 2023, and is awaiting Governor Hochul’s signature or veto on or before December 31, 2023. Senate sponsor James Sanders of the 10th Senate District is asking the Governor to sign the bill.
Worth a trip! (July 26, 2023) One year later, out of commission after having spent $6.8 million makeover in 2020.
The law passed by Albany Democrats mandates carbon reduction. Bill 2019-S6599 The intention. The result. Con Edison bill up.
MTA tweaking turnstiles. I am sure you remember those days, right? Another consequence of bail reform. Repeal it!
Update July 12, 2023: Co-Sponsor of S9460 (2021-2022) Robert Jackson asked the Independent Budget Office to do an assessment of the bill. its “unintended consequences” is likely 17,700 new teachers on top of the $6.4 billion pay increase. Maximum number of students allowed in each classroom is currently set between 30 and 34 students (kindergarten, … Read more
Excelsior Pass app will be discontinued on July 28, 2023 when according to my copy, it expired over a year ago! We need a COVID Commission to explore what went wrong with State’s actions and their associated costs.
Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) measures cognitive and interpersonal competencies. In July 2021, the city awarded a three-year, $18 million contract to Aperture Education to do social and emotional assessment of city students K-12. It failed.
Nearly a third of Bronx bus riders don’t pay their fare! Albany is again legalizing bad and illegal behavior.
The Supreme Court (9-0) allows New Jersey to withdraw from the compact. New York should closed down the outdated Commission.
Paying more and more for less and less… Quality of New York City government services continues to go down.