Ilya Marritz

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Jonathan Macey, a securities lawyer at Yale, says the President’s proposals for reining in Wall Street really aren’t all that tough. Also: WNYC’s Lisa Chow on why unemployment is still climbing in New York City.

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The economic recovery has not yet turned things around for workers in New York City and the rest of the state. December unemployment numbers, out today, show joblessness is up.

The city unemployment rate jumped from ten percent to 10.6 percent. The state's rate climbed from ...

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WNYC’s Ilya Marritz on New York City’s First new credit union in ten years and The New York Times’ Dave Itzkoff explains why Sherlock Holmes is still protected by copyright in the United States.

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Tonight all eyes are on the special Senate election in Massachusetts, where a Republican win could derail plans to overhaul health care.

If Massachusetts Republican state Sen. Scott Brown wins, he would give the GOP 41 seats in the Senate, enough to block future votes on ...

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When Governor Paterson unveils his spending plan for 2010-2011 today, he may have important news for roughly 600,000 New York City school kids. The MTA is threatening to do away with free Metrocards for students because of diminishing state aid. Callie Richards, a sophomore at ...

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Governor Paterson presents his 2010-2011 budget in Albany this morning. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports austerity remains the name of the game.

REPORTER: For the last three months of this fiscal year, the state faces a cash shortfall of $3 million.

And there's more agony in store for ...

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One former aid worker says there are problems with donations via text message. Guest: Saundra Schimmelpfennig, director of the soon to be launched organization Charity Rater. She blogs at Good Intentions are Not Enough Good Intentions are Not Enough.

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Obama’s proposal to assess a fee on bank liabilities. Guest: Greg David of the CUNY Journalism program.

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New York state zeroes in on businesses that classify employees as independent contractors. WNYC’s Ilya Marritz explains.

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WNYC’s Ilya Marritz reports on the “Move Your Money” campaign, aimed at getting Americans to switch their deposits from big banks to community banks.

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Elected officials are ratcheting up the pressure on Gov. David Paterson to block natural gas drilling in the Catskills. Council Speaker Christine Quinn says the state's environmental review of the process is inadequate.

"Stop the process, start over, and only move forward with a process that ...

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How Kenneth Feinberg bargained down executive pay at big banks, and why he didn’t get deeper concessions. Guest: Steven Brill, contributor to The New York Times Sunday Magazine

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the latest voice to criticize Albany's plans for natural gas drilling.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the latest voice to criticize Albany's plans for natural gas drilling. A letter from the EPA is putting pressure on Gov. David Paterson to intervene.

The EPA says it has "serious reservations" about gas drilling in New York City's Catskill ...

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The estate tax expires January 1. Laura Saunders of The Wall Street Journal explains.

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Fox and Time Warner dare each other to walk away from a valued relationship. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow.

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One hundred and forty American banks failed in 2009. But only two of them were in the New York metro area. WNYC’s Ilya Marritz reports that in the case of First BankAmericano, an institution based in Elizabeth, NJ that was founded to serve the Latino ...

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WNYC’s Ilya Marritz reports sloppiness and bad luck doomed a New Jersey bank.

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In this tough year, some entrepreneurs made their visions reality. Guest: Greg David of CUNY’s Journalism School.

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There's a showdown brewing between City Hall and Albany over tap water. WNYC's Ilya Marritz explains.

REPORTER: In September, state regulators offered a plan for natural gas drilling that included the area near New York City's reservoirs. The Bloomberg administration didn't say much - until yesterday ...