Bloomberg rips federal stimulus package
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg accused the White House and Congress on Wednesday of negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package after years of lousy financial management.
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In what could have passed for a campaign kickoff, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday touted fresh statistics that show crime in the city continued to plunge this year.
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Amid growing worries about a worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus plan on Sunday that includes worker tax credits, a one-time pension supplement and help to homeowners facing foreclosure.
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New York mayor Michael Bloomberg all but concedes defeat on his plan to introduce a congestion charge.
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Republicans blocked an expansive and expensive economic stimulus package championed by Senate Democrats.
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United for urgent action, the White House and Congress raced toward emergency steps Thursday to rescue the national economy from a possible recession, including tax rebates of at least $300 a person Â and maybe as much as $800.
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Amid growing worries about a  worsening of the U.S. economy, Democratic presidential  candidate Barack Obama proposed a $75 billion economic stimulus  plan on Sunday that includes worker tax credits, a one-time  pension supplement and help to homeowners facing foreclosure.
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan  Greenspan on Sunday faulted Democrats, including presidential  candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, for moving away from former  President Bill Clinton&#39;s embrace of globalization.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called for Congress to pass an economic stimulus package that could cost as much as $110 billion to help low-income families keep their homes, to subsidize heating costs this winter and perhaps refund some taxes.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a budget that would cut money from every city department.
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Bureaucratic delay and red tape can endlessly snarl a building project, even one encouraged by the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.
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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama called on Friday for Congress to broaden its planned stimulus package after new data showed a drop in U.S. employment.
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Baseball's New York Yankees will get taxpayer subsidies worth $217 million more than first estimated for a new stadium, a civic group said on Friday, blaming ex-Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the ballooning cost.
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Unable to extend tax breaks as part of a broad energy bill two months ago, lawmakers are trying to attach some of them to an emergency economic aid package containing rebates for millions of taxpayers.
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Testifying in Albany, Mayor Bloomberg said the governor's state budget unfairly shortchanges New York City out of millions in promised financial support for health care and education, among other things.
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Mayor Bloomberg spoke in favor of a bill that would allow the Justice Department to prevent gun purchases from people on the federal government's terror watch lists. The National Rifle Association opposes the measure.
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has promoted his fiscal restraint, but a review shows that he has presided over a great expansion of government.