New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing lawmakers to pass a penny-per-ounce tax on sodas sold in the state in order to raise money that would prevent the need for cuts in health care services and education financing.
In his weekly radio address, Bloomberg urged the State Legislature to consider his plan as a way to help the state close its growing budget gap, Reuters reported.
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Filed under: The CapitolistIt's never a good thing for a politician when his or her re-election prospects are the punch line for the opening skit on "Saturday Night Live." That was Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's unfortunate lot this past weekend when Will Forte, Fred Armisen and Kristin Wiig teamed up to play Reid, President Obama and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Read more »I WISH to congratulate Gail Walker for drawing attention to the ongoing scandal of Northern Ireland politics - double-jobbing (March 2). Related Stories Paisley did more damage than good Appeal for lost soldiers of WWII SDLP actions questionable DoE penalties are lacking in parity
Read more »Filed under: Health CareNBC'S "MEET THE PRESS"
MARCH 7, 2010
SPEAKERS: DAVID GREGORY, HOST
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Read more »Instead of reading about government, a group of Maryland students got a lesson in politics from a real politician.Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown alongside Leslie Hall, a former member of Prince Ge ...
Read more »We are marking Women's Day with a series on India's women achievers across entertainment, business, sports, politics and fashion. Today, we look at the world of Indian politics. Vote for your favourite!
Read more »Politics and governance in Malaysia have clearly taken on new dimensions since the watershed date of March 8, 2008 - the day the Barisan Nasional lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time since 1969. In fact, that is almost an understatement. Consider the proliferation of segments - foreign graduates, the alumni of local public universities, the elites, young families and ...
Read more »Politics is found in every facet of life where there is a need for leadership. In the Bible, when Judas Iscariot fell out of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, the eleven had to pray and cast lots to choose someone to replace Judas (Acts 1:12-26).
Read more »NEW YORK - The Empire State has a lot to recommend it Broadway shows, Niagara Falls, and baseball's World Series champions, the New York Yankees. But politics? As the locals would say, Fuhgeddaboudit.
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Read more »As his political life crashed around him, New York Gov. David A. Paterson on Friday reaffirmed his decision to stay on the job and said he would hold a town hall meeting in Brooklyn on Monday to discuss jobs.
"I have no plans to resign,'' he said Friday evening. "I will clear my name."
Filed under: Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Culture, International, Haiti
Read more »Michael Foot's death reminds us of a time when politics was a matter for everyone, says Janet Daley.
Read more »Politics and governance in Malaysia have clearly taken on new dimensions since the watershed date of March 8, 2008 - the day the Barisan Nasional lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the fir...
Read more »This week on Politics Daily's online Sunday show, Woman UP, Patricia Murphy, Jill Lawrence, Lynn Sweet, Helena Andrews, and I discuss the slew of political movies nominated for "Best Picture" Academy Awards. We disagree about whether these films all lean left, but are unanimous in our choice of which director makes other ex-husbands look gracious by comparison. And the winner is...
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