A new bill tossing around Washington aims to put the reins on companies that make high-cost loans to homeowners–but it could mean the demise of the stronger laws passed in New York City and Albany late last year.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has discovered a funding hole in last year’s budget, and is looking to pull from this year’s coffers to plug it.
With Congress slated to take up the welfare reform debate by March, insiders expect most of the law’s details will be nailed down as part of the budget process–with very little discussion.
It’s either raise fares or cut services for Westchester’s Bee-Line bus, which links city workers with suburban jobs.
Congress plans to honor Bush’s request that domestic program spending remain stagnant for this year and next.
A first-ever Bureau of Labor Statistics study answers the who, what, when and where of volunteerism.
A proposed SUNY tuition hike, the first since 1995, comes after a 128 percent increase in student fees.
What the governor had to say about job-killing taxes and savings without layoffs–and what he didn’t say about the city.
Read the mayor’s letter asking Governor Pataki to veto a bill that would have let more welfare clients into ESL and GED classes.
Senate negotiators agree on new 2003 budget numbers–and HUD’s just keep getting smaller.
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