INDICTMENTS REVEAL LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY RING– AND SYSTEM By Richard Cooper The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bhaara, announced indictments on March 11th of two New York state legislators and six others http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/March11/krugercarletalcomplaintpr.pdf. Two Brooklyn Democrats, Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William F. Boyland, Jr. were indicted, along with […]
Eminent Domain And The 2010 NY Gubernatorial Race
groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2929079; groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2922303 ; groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2890386 and Stop The Pork Lawsuit Combats Corporate Welfare & Eminent Domain Abuse https://groundreport.com/articles.php?id=2875068Stop The Pork Lawsuit Butchered In Supreme Court http://Stop The Pork Lawsuit Appeal To Be Heard http:// New Yorkers will choose a new governor on November 2nd who can greatly affect the use of eminent domain to seize private […]
Atlantic Yards Freedom-Fighters Dealt Blow In Court
The Atlantic Yards Nets Arena development in Brooklyn advanced as New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, ruled in favor of the eminent domain condemnation of property by the state’s Empire State Development Corporation on behalf of developer ForestCityRatner. The developer is owned by Bruce Ratner, a former NYC government official. http://www.ij.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2998&Itemid=165 The […]
Our Stimulus Spot Check: Summer Wave of Projects Nears Crest
Vice President Joe Biden touted this as the summer of stimulus, a time when the Obama administration would ramp up road construction and put “shovels in the ground.” That promise appears likely to play out – albeit a bit later than expected, according to our Stimulus Spot Check [1], a status report on road and […]
USA: The battle over medical marijuana
In the United States, 13 states currently allow citizens to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, but even these limited rights are under threat. In response, many Americans have created blogs to support and extend the legalization of marijuana. The American debate over legalizing marijuana (cannabis) can be traced back to the early 1900s when people […]
Celebrity Boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Paquiao Mobbed in Las Vegas
Celebrity boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao were practically mobbed by their respective boxing fans when they arrived in Las Vegas for their “Dream Fight” scheduled for December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both boxers moved to Las Vegas with their entourage to continue their training until […]