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Obama’s Useful Idiot Jonathan Chait Declares Paris Climate Talks a Massive Success

Sometimes I wonder how the left can remain so woefully ill-informed on the subject of climate change. Then I read articles like this piece of complete Chait that one of America’s leading liberal commentators has just produced for New York magazine and all becomes clear: because ‘progressive’ journalists who write about the environment don’t do research or due diligence — only fluffy sentiment and green propaganda

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NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Backtracks After Vetoes, Issues Freedom of Information Executive Order

New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo raised the ire of government reform activists by vetoing two bills that would have loosened the state’s strict controls over its Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to allow citizens quicker and easier access to government records. But then he reversed course the next day and issued an executive order intended to do the same thing.

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Report: New York Family Earning Over $1 Million in Public Housing

A PIX11 investigation has uncovered over 1,500 households earning six-figure salaries while living in New York City Housing Authority apartments. Housing records obtained by PIX11 show one family reported making nearly a million dollars while paying only $1,574 rent monthly for a three-bedroom

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Fantasy Sports Sites File Suit After Protest at NY AG’s Office

With attorneys general across the country turning their attention to online fantasy sports sites, many are being shut down as states figure out what regulations to impose on the industry. But two of the nation’s biggest sites are proactively filing a lawsuit in New York to prevent the state from shutting them down.