HUD shifts on gun policy ends Syracuse mayor Bernardi buyback funding
The Bush administration ends HUD funding for an $15 million gun buyback program near public housing. Former Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi, who endorsed safer guns with the Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, now serves HUD under Mel Martinez as the agency retreats from the coalition and shifts focus to housing, ownership, and economic development.
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Syracuse
Roy Bernardi
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Andrew Cuomo
HUD
Clinton
Bernardi
Coalition For Safer
Bernard
Mel Martinez
Martinez
Cuomo
Communities For Safer Guns Coalition
New York
Pref
Smith & Wesson
Phil Yerington
Davenport
Iowa
Study links driving, hand held cell phone use
Government says about 3 percent of daytime drivers use hand held phones at any moment with higher rates outside rush hour and among women whites and van and SUV drivers. The survey observed 12 000 vehicles at 640 intersections last fall.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Rae Tyson
Tyson
AAA
Mantill Williams
New England Journal of Medicine
University of North Carolina
New York
Democrats eye Pataki entry in budget talks
Democrats expect Pataki to join talks on an $83.6 billion budget, with Silver and Senate leader Bruno seeking three way negotiations on a supplementary budget to cover school aid, transportation and toxic site cleanups. They argue the plan preserves continuity while forcing a broader spending debate.
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Manhattan
Senate
Joseph Bruno
Ernor
Bruno
Cies
Pataki
Senate Republicans
Assembly Democrats
New York Tops Nation in Local Taxes in Census Study
A Census Bureau study ranks Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey as the top three states for state and local taxes. New York's per capita taxes reached 4318 dollars, with local taxes at 2329, far above the national per capita averages. Connecticut and New Jersey also showed high burdens, while New Hampshire and Maine led in income-tax shares.
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Census Bureau
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New Hampshire
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Massachusetts
Standoff Ends with Troopers Shooting Suspect in Florida Incident
State police negotiator Wayne Corsa led a hostage situation standoff at a Florida stop where a suspect pointing a gun at troopers was fatally wounded after five troopers fired. The scene left a damaged Cavalier with broken windows and tire flats as officers secured the area and gathered evidence.
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Malley Sant
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Corsa
DeGennaro
Paul Novak
Caughdeney Road
Louie Bashaw
Cavalier
Syracuse State
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