Tuesday’s Headlines: Sheldon Silver is Dead Edition
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The longtime Albany power, whose misuse of said power led to his eventual conviction for corruption, died at age 77. Plus other news.
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SPEED DEMON: PBA President Pat Lynch is Driven Around Really Fast!
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The 2021 Chevy Suburban in which the police union president was chauffeured has a staggering 29 school-zone speeding violations since 2016, the most recent on Jan. 6 in Queens, according to city data.
Speaker Adams Offers Misinformation on Speed Cameras
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Concern about speed cameras is popular among drivers, anti-government folk and, apparently, the Council Speaker, too.
GOP to Biden: Don’t Force Progressive Politics on Highway Projects
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Republican governors banded together to thwart the federal government's push to use the new $1.2-trillion infrastructure package to promote progress on climate change, jobs and racial justice.
Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say
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“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.
ANALYSIS: Gov. Hochul’s ‘Bi-Boro’ Train Line: How Will it Work?
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If you read no other story about the plan, this is the one.