Calendar: March 8, 2006
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View ArticleWeld’s Takings
Bill Weld had his audition for the theoretically friendly, in fact polite but unenthusiastic, audience at a Crains New York
View ArticleDiNapoli Wants Public Money for Comptroller Candidates
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli wants public financing for all comptroller candidates, he said this morning. He has not opened a
View ArticleWeiner as a Middle-Class-Friendly Bloomberg
At the Crain‘s business breakfast breakfast this morning Representative Anthony Weiner spoke about "saving" New York’s middle class, a theme
View ArticleQuinn Considers the Challenges of Regulating Commercial Rent
At a breakfast in Times Square this morning, Christine Quinn told small-business leaders that she and the Bloomberg administration had
View ArticleComptroller Candidates Split on Joel Klein, Agree (Mostly) on Member Items
Last night, Democratic mayoral candidate called for Schools Chancellor Joel Klein to be fired. But at a debate in midtown
View ArticleTesting Thompson’s Plan to Close the Budget Gap
Bill Thompson came in for some tough questioning this morning at the Crain’s business breakfast at the Grand Hyatt, where
View ArticleBloomberg Explains Axing Commissioners, Raising Taxes and Being Polite to...
At a Crain’s breakfast at the Sheraton this morning, Michael Bloomberg expanded on his comments about wanting to change commissioners
View ArticleBloomberg and Thompson Act Like Politicians on Taxes
The most memorable part of last night’s debate, for me, was the moment when Michael Bloomberg and Bill Thompson attacked
View ArticleIs Walmart Finished in New York? Greg David Seems to Think So, and That’s Bad...
Walmart is in a pickle, and not the kind that can be found in the canned goods aisle. Following the
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