The Capitol Pressroom for May 20, 2011
The NY Law Journal’s Joel Stashenko reports on the cuts to the State’s court system and how those layoffs could impact the delivery of justice in New York.
Activist Walter Hang of Toxics Targeting recently sent a letter to Governor Cuomo about mortgage lenders and hydrofracking. What could they possibly have in common? We will tell you.
On Monday, the NYS Board of Regents adopted regulations for a teacher & principal evaluation system in which 20 to 40% of the evaluation can be linked to student standardized test scores. Earlier in the week Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch defended the decision. Today we speak with Roger Tilles, a member of the NYS Board of Regents who is not happy with the regulations, and publicly said so in an op-ed which appeared in both Newsday & the Washington Post.
Plus — we debrief attorney Karl Sleight who is representing SUNY Research Foundation President John O’Connor in a case brought against him by the NYS Commission on Public Integrity involving Susan Bruno, the daughter for former Senate Majority Leader, Joseph Bruno.
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Water Hang must be really DESPERATE!
The scope of the SGEIS was clearly defined after the DEC held 4 public hearings, in addition to ex officio hearings being held around the southern tier such as the one at Hunt Union SUCO, to gather public comment.
Clearly, that was the time to suggest that property value should somehow be an issue in environmental regulation.
Hang is so far out of his element here it is painful to listen to.