Bob Hennelly

New Jersey school boards are backing a call from Governor Christie that teachers forgo pay raises.

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New Jersey school boards are backing a call from Governor Christie that teachers forgo pay raises. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Local districts say they're in a tough spot. They could see more than $800 million in cuts in state aid while their health care ...

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More than 100 activists calling for mandatory sick days for all workers in the city filled the steps of City Hall to put pressure on the city council to pass the so-called Sick Day Bill. The bill would require businesses to offer between five and ...

Voters in Brooklyn have elected David Greenfield, an attorney and former staffer on Joe Lieberman's presidential campaign, to the City Council.

Possible $1.3 billion cut in state aid could lead to 19,000 layoffs.

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Bracing for a steep loss in funds from Albany, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is once again asking city agencies to find more savings, this time to the tune of $1.3 billion. That's the amount Gov. David Paterson is proposing cutting from aid to the city and ...

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Voters in southwest Brooklyn are casting ballots today in a special election to replace former Councilman Simcha Felder.

Felder has moved on to a top post with City Comptroller John Liu. Two democrats, David Greenfield and Joseph Lazar, and Republican Ken Rice are all vying for ...

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As President Obama prepares to sign an historic bill overhauling health care, two local Democrats are explaining their no votes.

Staten Island Congressman Michael McMahon says on his website that he opposes the bill because of concerns he has about hospital and Medicare Advantage funding.

The other ...

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Steve Levy has formally announced his intentions to run for governor as a Republican. The Suffolk County Executive, until today a Democrat, made his declaration in Albany, outside the Capitol where he once served as a state assemblyman. His run was endorsed by the state ...

New Jersey public school districts are predicting significant teacher layoffs and program cutbacks if the state legislature goes along with Gov. Chris Christie's call for a budget cut of more than $800 million.

Christie says the state's shortfall of more than $11 billion left him with few options. ...

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The push to make the New York State Police more accountable as an agency is gaining steam. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Under legislation now pending in Albany the State Police Superintendent, like the Director of the FBI, would serve for a ten year term ...

Across-the-board 10 percent spending cut from a governor who's been in office less than two months.

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will lay out his plan on Tuesday for pulling the state out of its deep fiscal crisis. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The governor's budget will call for a nearly 10 percent roll back in state spending, including reductions in ...

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been in office for less than two months, but his approach to balance the state's books is already prompting protest. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Public school teachers with the New Jersey Education Association plan to take their grievances ...

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A controversial plan to develop a casino at the Aqueduct Racetrack has hit some new hurdles. Two high-profile investors, rapper Jay-Z and Reverend Floyd Flake, have exited the partnership. And Gov. David Paterson has withdrawn from negotiations with the developer, Aqueduct Entertainment Group. Paterson initially ...

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While the ups and downs of Governor Paterson's tenure may command the headlines, legislative leaders say they're trying to avert a budgetary train wreck in Albany. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: The vice chair of the state's Senate Finance Committee, Liz Krueger, says to grasp ...

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Councilman Charles Barron is keeping up his call for an independent special prosecutor to investigate Gov. David Paterson's conduct in office.

Barron says Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's potential candidacy for governor disqualifies him from such a politically charged probe.

"He should recuse himself," Barron says. "It is ...