Cameras Banned From New York Courts Sparks Critique
Open government advocates condemn the state Legislature for not renewing the law allowing electronic coverage of New York courts. The ban ends ten years of trials televised or recorded with no reversals on appeal. Leaders cite weak public interest and sensationalism as reasons to end the experiment.
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DEDICATE CHILD-CARE FUNDS IN TObacco BILL DEBATE
The McCain Tobacco Bill faces floor action in the Senate as advocates urge larger cigarette tax increases to curb youth smoking and fund early care. Experts say $1.50 per pack could cut teen smoking by half, with $20 billion over five years funneled to state child care programs and after school efforts.
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John McCain
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Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
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Kennedy
New York State
New Millennium Breach Commentary on Kerner Report Reforms
LYNNA CURTIS leads a Milton 8. Eisenhower Foundation critique of the 1968 Kerner Root Commission update. The piece argues for cutting tax giveaways to the rich and funding a full employment program with proven education and youth supports. It urges a new coalition of workers, the truly disadvantaged, and anxious middle class to act.
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TI Millennium Breach
Milton 8. Eisenhower Foundation
Kerner Root Commission
Joseph Perkins
South Bronx
Ford Foundation
James P Comer
Yale
Rule breakers and bike rights meet on roads and rails
Michael Kelly cites a 1997 New York Court of Appeals ruling criminalizing fishing in certain waters when landowners own river bottoms. The DEC reportedly ignores the law, leaving anglers at risk of criminal trespass. The piece urges better public guidance. Community groups press for bike pedestrian upgrades and ISTEA funds for parks. Centro seeks funds and racks for buses to support cycling access.
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Michael Kelly
New York State Court of Appeals
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Kelly
DEC
Annetta Kaplan remembered as guiding mentor at MSA
A reader recalls Annetta Kaplan, longtime director of the Metropolitan School for the Arts, who encouraged a struggling student after a Christmas recital. The storyteller credits her with teaching resilience, noting the son now plans a career in music at age 19 and hopes the family finds comfort.
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Metropolitan School For the Arts
MSA
Ms Kaplan
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