the holy vhurch of nassau otb will be open despite the uft and cuom raiding the ginger to the orthodox church and the ny state const
burn in hell, get run over by a truck, andkeep on trucking like fools
Sunday, April 12, 2020
| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 48 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | Mt. Cristo Rey H. | ||
| TAM | TAMPA BAY DOWNS | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM |
‘Neutral’ teachers’ unions funded Cuomo’s foes because fools have a magnetic attraction
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
The state and New York City teachers’ unions were officially neutral in the 2018 governor’s race — but records show they funneled big bucks to groups opposed to Andrew Cuomo’s re-election bid, The Post has learned.
The situation may now prove sticky for the unions, who are currently lobbying Albany — and Gov. Cuomo — for more school funding in the state budget.
According to funding reports reviewed by The Post, the city United Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers and the American Federation of Teachers gave a total of more than $1 million to anti-Cuomo groups.
The NYSUT and the AFT, for example, contributed a combined $804,915 to the left-leaning Brooklyn-based Center for Popular Democracy during 2018-2019 period. The political arm of the CPD endorsed Cynthia Nixon over Cuomo in the Democratic primary.
Meanwhile the UFT and NYSUT gave a combined $205,0000 to NY Communities for Change, which endorsed Nixon over Cuomo.
A top aide to Cuomo, who has previously accused the lefty advocacy organizations of being “front groups” doing the union’s dirty work, praised The Post on Sunday for revealing the situation.
“We commend The Post on their investigative reporting showing how political money is actually funneled through different organizations, revealing campaign finance loopholes that allow some to operate with no transparency and with virtually unlimited funding,” said Cuomo senior adviser Rich Azzopardi.
The UFT defended its financial support for NY Communities for Change, claiming it has nothing to do with politics.
“Our support of New York Communities for Change is part of our work with our home childcare providers. NYCC is responsible for outreach to the providers, which includes
making sure they receive materials and curriculum for the children in their care,” a UFT spokesperson said.
making sure they receive materials and curriculum for the children in their care,” a UFT spokesperson said.
Wandering Dago, Inc. v. Destito, No. 16-622 (2d Cir. 2018)
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Justia Opinion Summary
WD filed suit against OGS, alleging that defendants violated its rights under the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause, and the New York State Constitution by denying WD's applications to participate as a food truck vendor in the Lunch Program based on its ethnic-slur branding. The Second Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant, holding that defendants' action violated WD's equal protection rights and its rights under the New York State Constitution. In this case, it was undisputed that defendants denied WD's applications solely because of its ethnic-slur branding. In Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017), the Supreme Court clarified that this action amounted to viewpoint discrimination and, if not government speech or otherwise protected, was prohibited by the First Amendment. The court rejected defendants' argument that their actions were unobjectionable because they were either part of OGS's government speech or permissible regulation of a government contractor's speech.
AFT President Randi Weingarten also defended the national union’s funding of the Center for Popular Democracy, saying, “Community is not just the labor movement’s new density—community is our responsibility. CPD has engaged community voices on vital issues like saving the Affordable Care Act and making sure [US Supreme Court] Justice [Brett] Kavanaugh is held accountable. We are proud to support CPD—both now and in the future.”
An NYSUT spokesman said, “At a time of rampant income inequality and social injustice, NYSUT supports organizations that aim to empower working class New Yorkers and help them effect change.”
Wandering Dago, Inc. v. Destito, No. 16-622 (2d Cir. 2018)
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Justia Opinion Summary
WD filed suit against OGS, alleging that defendants violated its rights under the First Amendment, the Equal Protection Clause, and the New York State Constitution by denying WD's applications to participate as a food truck vendor in the Lunch Program based on its ethnic-slur branding. The Second Circuit reversed the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant, holding that defendants' action violated WD's equal protection rights and its rights under the New York State Constitution. In this case, it was undisputed that defendants denied WD's applications solely because of its ethnic-slur branding. In Matal v. Tam, 137 S. Ct. 1744 (2017), the Supreme Court clarified that this action amounted to viewpoint discrimination and, if not government speech or otherwise protected, was prohibited by the First Amendment. The court rejected defendants' argument that their actions were unobjectionable because they were either part of OGS's government speech or permissible regulation of a government contractor's speech.
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