Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Opinion Editorial by Candice Rubin, June 5, 2011. Residents of Monroe County are painfully aware of the impact of state budget cuts on our local economy. As leaders look at the local jobs crisis, they must take inventory of how our current efforts fail.
Newsday, By James T. Madore, May 10, 2011. Nearly 80 union officials, liberals and community activists demanded Tuesday that state leaders hold businesses more accountable for the jobs they promise to create in return for tax breaks and other incentives.
Long Island Business News, By David Winzelberg, May 10, 2011. New York’s labor unions and community leaders are urging the state’s elected officials to support regional economic development councils in creating jobs. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a coalition of unions, civic groups and churches asked t0 transform “the state’s often wasteful and ineffective economic development system into a refocused job-creation program that prioritizes performance standards, accountability and transparency.”
Capital Tonight, By Liz Benjamin, April 28, 2011. Anti-Walmart flashmob with singing crossdresser, man on stilts, happy face masks.
New York Daily News (Blog), By Celeste Katz, April 28, 2011. Just what every flash mob needs: A stiltwalker, a drag queen and a catchy song. As you can see from the video below, a recent protest against Walmart, which protesters say mistreats gays, minorities and female workers, had all three.