Biden won New York by 23 in 2020, so it's significant if he's really only up by 10.

'Schenectady's district, which has the largest volume of chronic absenteeism in the Capital Region, would not provide an administrator to discuss the issue with the Times Union.'

'Last year in Albany, 28 percent of the student body skipped at least a month of school without an excuse. In Schenectady, 39 percent of the students — 3,510 students — skipped that much.'
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'Last year in Albany, 28 percent of the student body skipped at least a month of school without an excuse. In Schenectady, 39 percent of the students — 3,510 students — skipped that much.'
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Headline of the day, on a Steven Nelson New York Post story: 'White House admits Biden uncle wasn’t eaten by cannibals, died in Pacific Ocean crash.' nypost.com/2024/04/18/us-…

Great piece by Chris Churchill
on how Democrats are suppressing democracy by making ballot access for candidates like Dr. Jill Stein🌻 and parties like Green Party NY 🌻 difficult or impossible!

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.Chris Churchill: “Isn’t it contradictory for a state government that pretends to care about climate change to build stadiums and employment hubs in ways that all but require massive amounts of transportation energy?” timesunion.com/churchill/arti… via @TimesUnion

Albany should not replicate 1960s designs anymore! There is a better alternative. Well said by Chris Churchill . Churchill: timesunion.com/churchill/arti…

This is how school choice works. Schools compete for kids and parents shop for the best fit. A few of the 10 pages of school ads in last week's Bronx Times.

Some thoughts on the Matisyahu concert last night and seeing the full scene for myself:

what could go wrong?

A judge has dismissed most of NY AG James's neglect and fraud case against a Long Island nursing home.

A recurring theme of the ruling is that the alleged bad acts were (a) commonplace in New York's nursing home industry and (b) approved by DOH iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/ViewDoc…

‘Like many of James’ efforts, the lawsuit seems mostly about advancing her political career by pleasing progressive activists, the usual legal guardrails be damned.’

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Via Ken Girardin: 'NY energy officials are hiring a public relations firm, using $500,000 per year of public money, to 'maintain a positive narrative' ... about the state’s 2019 climate law.' empirecenter.org/publications/n…

Churchill: For Kathy Hochul, a very suite deal timesunion.com/churchill/arti…

This is a reminder NY still needs a detailed investigation into state's COVID response: the first deaths turned out to have happened many weeks prior.

Bill Hammond: 'The CDC recorded at least four additional Covid deaths during February 2020 in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester'

Some kind of sweetheart deal going on with parking around the county courthouse. Same cars every day parked illegally, blocking crosswalks, hydrant, parking on sidewalks. No tickets. Doubt they pay the meter!

The South End Grocery site should be a big high-rise with retail on the bottom and lots of housing above. It is zoned Mixed Use Downtown, so there is no height limit or setback requirements. Chris Churchill Dan McCoy-CountyExec

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'But Kwasi and Nana made a life here, buying a home in Menands and raising three children who all went from Shaker High School to college.'

Churchill: The American Dream, alive on Central Avenue timesunion.com/churchill/arti… via @TimesUnion