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
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2003 State Of The City Address
Jan 23, 2003
Mr. Speaker; Members of the Council; Distinguished guests; fellow New Yorkers. Everything has its season-including great cities. Right now, it's winter in New York. But today, standing in this beautiful Botanic
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 |