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New York City Council Stated Meeting Report

Jan 30, 2003

 Every two weeks the New York City Council meets for its Stated Meeting, when the 51 members of the council introduce and pass legislation. As a regular feature, Searchlight covers

 

Governor Pataki's 2003 Budget Address

Jan 29, 2003

Lieutenant Governor Donohue, Majority Leader Bruno, Speaker Silver, Leader Nesbitt, Leader Patterson, Comptroller Hevesi, respected members of the Legislature, fellow New Yorkers. The budget I propose today will spell out the

 

State Of The City - 2003

Jan 27, 2003

In his State of the City address at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg talked about what he accomplished in the last year, mainly that crime is

 

A Pro Choice Agenda for New York City

Jan 27, 2003

  On the 30th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision giving women throughout the nation the right to abortion, the right to choose is threatened on the federal

 

The Pro-Life Agenda

Jan 27, 2003

  There is very good news and very bad news for the pro-life movement and the people for whom we speak. The great news is that the number of abortions has

 

Nonpartisan Elections And Charter Revision

Jan 22, 2003

A recent article in the New York Post quoted a mayoral aide as saying that Michael Bloomberg is planning to appoint a charter revision commission to study the issue of

 

Putting City Documents Online

Jan 16, 2003

The Giuliani administration was criticized for its poor relations with the media -- until September 11 -- and for failing to make key government documents public. In particular, last February,

 

The Council's Plan

Jan 16, 2003

(The City Council Education Committee has drawn up its own proposal for what should replace community school boards. Although committee chair Eva Moskowitz and committee member Bill de Blasio presented

 

Parent Engagement Boards: Five Principles

Jan 16, 2003

(Excerpted from Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott's testimony to the Task Force on School Governance Reform on January 16.) To build community and parental involvement, the Department of Education has embarked on