Friday, September 29, 2017

City & State: Winners and Losers, 9/29/2017

 Rob Astorino

Washington may have a monopoly on government dysfunction, but New York isn't giving up in the competition to be the most scandal-plagued place in the country. In the space of a couple days, a man who might have been New York City's mayor was sentenced for his sleazy online behavior and yet another former legislative leader had his corruption conviction overturned – at least for now.  But how do they stack up among this week’s Winners & Losers?

WINNERS

Rob Astorino – Last month, the Republican Westchester County executive vetoed a bill intended to protect undocumented immigrants, saying the legislation would threaten access to federal funding. On Monday, county legislators came one vote short of overriding the veto, meaning that Westchester will not become a so-called "sanctuary county" – although Astorino did issue an executive order directing county officers not to inquire about immigration status. 

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Source: City & State (via The Empire Report)

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