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Butler v. Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting ... - Justia
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Apr 9, 2007 - Plaintiff: Teresa Butler. Defendant: Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting ...
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Zephyr Teachout would not repeal the NY Safe Act as governor
Zephyr Teachout during an editorial board meeting in the
offices of Syracuse Media Group on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Teachout
is challenging Andrew Cuomo for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for
governor of New York.
(Kate Collins | kcollins@syracuse.com)
But, all in all, Teachout agrees with most aspects of the NY Safe Act, the Democratic candidate for governor said Thursday at an editorial board meeting at Syracuse Media Group.
"I'm largely in support of the act," Teachout said. "Most of it, I would keep in place."
Teachout said many in her family are hunters, and she does have concerns about how the new laws could affect the privacy of some gun owners and those treated for mental health conditions. She does not advocate for the Safe Act's repeal, and gun control would not be among her top agenda issues if voters chose her over Cuomo in the Sept. 9 primary.
Teachout is facing an uphill battle to unseat Cuomo, a Democrat with $32 million in his campaign account who is a 2-to-1 favorite over Republican challenger Rob Astorino.
But Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor, believes she has a chance to make history by becoming the state's first female governor and knocking off a powerful and popular governor.
Other issues Teachout says she'd fight for as governor:
Campaign law reforms
Teachout wants to limit campaign contributions, close donation law loopholes and expand
the state's pilot program for public campaign financing. Cuomo, too, has advocated for those changes. To date, he's been unable to get the New York State Legislature on board. Teachout acknowledges the challenge of convincing lawmakers to limit their own access to political donations.
How would Teachout do what Cuomo hasn't? She says she'd put her ideas for election law reforms on the table when it came to budget time - the great horse-trading moment in Albany politics where deals and laws are made. "These are priorities around which I would bargain," she said.
Divert tax break money from businesses into schools
Education and economic development are also part of Teachout's negotiation list. She
wants to pump another $5.9 billion into the state's education aid formula.
Where would she get the money? In part from scaling back tax break programs,
such as Start-Up NY, a Cuomo program that erases state tax liability for
qualified businesses for up to a decade.
Helping Upstate's economy
There's no silver bullet to revitalize Upstate New York, Teachout says. She says a key
is improving infrastructure and transit systems to make it easier to deliver
Upstate agriculture goods to Downstate markets. She also wants to help smaller
farms. "Upstate is just built for agriculture, and we've got to find a way to
support middle-sized farms," she said.
Contact Teri Weaver anytime: Email | Twitter | 315-470-2274
Butler v. Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting ... - Justia
dockets.justia.com › ... › New York › New York Eastern District Court
Apr 9, 2007 - Plaintiff: Teresa Butler. Defendant: Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation, Board of Trustees of Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting ...
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comments
Zephyr Teachout would not repeal the NY Safe Act as governor
Zephyr Teachout during an editorial board meeting in the
offices of Syracuse Media Group on Thursday, August 28, 2014. Teachout
is challenging Andrew Cuomo for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for
governor of New York.
(Kate Collins | kcollins@syracuse.com)
But, all in all, Teachout agrees with most aspects of the NY Safe Act, the Democratic candidate for governor said Thursday at an editorial board meeting at Syracuse Media Group.
"I'm largely in support of the act," Teachout said. "Most of it, I would keep in place."
Teachout said many in her family are hunters, and she does have concerns about how the new laws could affect the privacy of some gun owners and those treated for mental health conditions. She does not advocate for the Safe Act's repeal, and gun control would not be among her top agenda issues if voters chose her over Cuomo in the Sept. 9 primary.
Teachout is facing an uphill battle to unseat Cuomo, a Democrat with $32 million in his campaign account who is a 2-to-1 favorite over Republican challenger Rob Astorino.
But Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor, believes she has a chance to make history by becoming the state's first female governor and knocking off a powerful and popular governor.
Other issues Teachout says she'd fight for as governor:
Campaign law reforms
Teachout wants to limit campaign contributions, close donation law loopholes and expand
the state's pilot program for public campaign financing. Cuomo, too, has advocated for those changes. To date, he's been unable to get the New York State Legislature on board. Teachout acknowledges the challenge of convincing lawmakers to limit their own access to political donations.
How would Teachout do what Cuomo hasn't? She says she'd put her ideas for election law reforms on the table when it came to budget time - the great horse-trading moment in Albany politics where deals and laws are made. "These are priorities around which I would bargain," she said.
Divert tax break money from businesses into schools
Education and economic development are also part of Teachout's negotiation list. She
wants to pump another $5.9 billion into the state's education aid formula.
Where would she get the money? In part from scaling back tax break programs,
such as Start-Up NY, a Cuomo program that erases state tax liability for
qualified businesses for up to a decade.
Helping Upstate's economy
There's no silver bullet to revitalize Upstate New York, Teachout says. She says a key
is improving infrastructure and transit systems to make it easier to deliver
Upstate agriculture goods to Downstate markets. She also wants to help smaller
farms. "Upstate is just built for agriculture, and we've got to find a way to
support middle-sized farms," she said.
Contact Teri Weaver anytime: Email | Twitter | 315-470-2274
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