NYC managers score 16% salary hike as Adams pushes program cuts
Metro By Rich Calder and Susan Edelman Published April 13, 2024, 10:51 a.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams signed off on a order that will provide more than 100,000 administration officials and other non-union employees with a retroactive pay increase boosting their salaries by 16.2%. ED REED Mayor Eric Adams might be crying poverty over the […]
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Biden could be left off Alabama general election ballot, state election official warns | #elections | #alabama
Politics By Victor Nava Published April 9, 2024, 7:53 p.m. ET Alabama’s top elections official warned Tuesday that President Biden’s name could be left off state ballots in November because his nomination to be the Democratic Party’s standard-bearer won’t be certified until after a key deadline. Alabama is at least the second state where Biden, […]
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Lori Lightfoot hired to investigate Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard
Politics By Megan Palin and Aneeta Bhole Published April 8, 2024, 9:33 p.m. ET The Illinois village of Dolton has voted in favor of a resolution to hire ex-Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to investigate its own leader, Tiffany Henyard, who is accused of misusing taxpayer funds and various other corrupt practices. Lightfoot, who lost her […]
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FBI eyes Eric Adams business class bumps on Turkish Airlines
Metro By Larry Celona and Craig McCarthy Published April 5, 2024, 5:33 p.m. ET The FBI is looking into business class upgrades that Mayor Eric Adams received on Turkish Airlines as part of the federal probe into his 2021 campaign finances, law enforcement sources confirmed Friday. The feds are eyeing Adams’ accommodations on international flights, […]
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Dolton residents demand ‘Dictator’ Mayor Tiffany Henyard resign
US News By Katherine Donlevy Published April 2, 2024, 7:07 p.m. ET A mob of furious Illinoisans demanded Monday that self-described “Super Mayor” Tiffany Henyard resign from her post as the “Dolton Dictator” battles simultaneous sexual assault and money embezzlement scandals. The Village of Dolton’s monthly board meeting delved into chaos as the swarm of […]
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City Council pushing bill to provide free mental health services to migrants | #citycouncil
Metro exclusive By Jon Levine Published March 30, 2024, 8:16 a.m. ET The new bill “would require the Mayor’s Office of Community Health to have at least one mental health coordinator at any location where refugees and migrants receive services from the city. CineLens/peopleimages.com – stock.adobe.com Big Apple lawmakers may need their heads examined. Newly […]
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Top Adams official attacks ‘extremist’ NYC council after slaying of NYPD cop Jonathan Diller for ‘placing the public at risk’ | #citycouncil
Metro exclusive By Craig McCarthy Published March 28, 2024, 5:20 p.m. ET A top Adams administration official raged against the “extremist” City Council online — blaming their policies for driving recidivism and disorder in the wake of the slaying of a Big Apple cop. “What is it going to take for extremist advocates and elected […]
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NYC police union head warns city council to skip Diller funeral | #citycouncil
Metro By Olivia Land Published March 27, 2024, 8:46 a.m. ET The New York City Sergeants Benevolent Association has warned city council members to skip slain Officer Jonathan Diller’s funeral this weekend – and accused them of being complicit in his “completely avoidable death.” SBA President Vincent J. Vallelong predicted in a missive Wednesday that […]
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Alabama 2024 primary results: Trump and Biden projected to win | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
ABC News projects that former President Donald Trump will win the Republican primary and President Joe Biden will win the Democratic primary in Alabama, based on analysis of the vote. Alabama held its primary election on Tuesday for Democratic and Republican candidates running for president as well as other federal and state offices. A voter […]
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Mayor Adams’ administration is gaslighting NYC on violent subway crime
Nicole Gelinas Opinion By Nicole Gelinas Published March 24, 2024, 7:07 p.m. ET The Adams administration and the New York Times have been gaslighting New Yorkers into believing that subway crime is rare, according to Post columnist Nicole Gelinas. Christopher Sadowski After every violent subway crime, the New York Times tells us not to worry: Subway violence […]
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