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☆ Hochul’s Ex-Adviser Has History of Sexual Harassment Complaints
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Driscoll did not lodge a formal sexual harassment complaint until mid-July that year, when a woman she supervised came to her recounting a similar experience. A human resources specialist investigated, found the claims credible and in the last days of July, the Hub Project quietly fired Mr. Sullivan. The two had worked together before: In 2011, he helped Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, win a special election for Congress, and she later recommended him for the job at the Hub Project. It is not clear what Mr. Sullivan told her about his time at the Hub Project. Ms. Hochul cut ties with him on Sunday, when she said that she was surprised and disappointed to learn of the behavior described by The Times.

☆ Mayor Adams Walks a Tightrope in Lashing Out at Migrant Influx
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Speaking recently to the city’s power brokers at the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual gala, Mayor Eric Adams tried to make the case that his administration had conquered some of the city’s most vexing problems. He had swept homeless encampments off the street and flooded the subways with police officers. But there remained one nagging and growing problem that has so far evaded solution: the influx of more than 59,000 migrants since last spring. “Remove the $4.6 billion problem we have in asylum seekers,” Mr. Adams said, “and you will see one of the best administrations in budgeting taxpayer dollars in the history of this city.”In his 16 months as mayor, Mr. Adams has become known for latching onto a particular issue and using it to propel his agenda. His constant focus on shootings and crime, and even on the city’s ubiquitous presence of rats, have become symbols of his fight against disorder.

☆ Gov. Hochul Severs Ties With Top Political Adviser in Face of Backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A top political adviser to Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York abruptly informed colleagues that he would resign on Sunday, citing a New York Times report that called into question his political counsel and described a toxic work environment under him. The adviser, Adam C. Sullivan, was not a paid employee of the state but had been the de facto head of Ms. Hochul’s political operation, overseeing her 2022 campaign. She had also deputized him to help steer the state Democratic Party. In an email Sunday to colleagues, including the party’s chairman, Mr. Sullivan apologized for his behavior and said he and Ms. Hochul agreed he should relinquish his responsibilities.

☆ N.Y.C. Libraries Stave Off Sunday Closings in Adams’s New Budget Plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Emma G. Fitzsimmons | Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Why It MattersWith more than 200 locations across New York, the city’s public library systems are beloved as a community resource and a foundation of critical priorities like childhood reading and providing access to the internet. “This investment is an investment in the people of New York City,” he said in a statement. What’s NextLeaders in the City Council have vowed to fight the mayor’s cuts, with a budget deal expected in June. On Wednesday, Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, said the budget fight was far from over. The mayor’s executive budget, she said, “still leaves our libraries facing significant service cuts, agencies that deliver essential services harmed, and programs that deliver solutions to the city’s most pressing challenges without the investments needed.”

☆ He Calls the Shots for New York’s Governor. He Lives in Colorado.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | Jeffery C. Mays | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But Mr. Sullivan often insisted that crime was a losing issue for Ms. Hochul. Mr. Sullivan declined to comment on campaign strategy. He and Ms. Hochul have stood by its chairman, Jay Jacobs, who has become a punching bag for Democrats, especially on the left. Mr. Sullivan’s allies say he and Ms. Hochul want to strengthen the party, but they could only describe vague plans. “I don’t think he has any agenda other than the governor being successful.”Susan C. Beachy contributed research.

☆ Rattlesnake Roundup: a Texas tradition runs into criticism
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Evan Garcia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SWEETWATER, Texas, March 22 (Reuters) - The Texas town of Sweetwater claims fame as home to the world's largest annual "rattlesnake roundup," where thousands of pounds of slithering venomous snakes are forced out of their dens and put on display. But the Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup, which dates back to 1958, is drawing criticism - not just for the killing, but also for the method employed to draw out the snakes: hunters inject gasoline into rocky crevices where the serpents spend the colder months. [1/2] Members of the Jaycees skin rattlesnakes at the World's Biggest Rattlesnake Round-up in Sweetwater, Texas March 14, 2009. Matt Goode, a rattlesnake expert and research scientist at the University of Arizona, said such roundups were "absolutely horrific." The Rattlesnake Conservancy director of operations Tiffany Bright said Texas could learn from other states that regulate rattlesnake roundups, like Pennsylvania.

☆ The top investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee said the Justice Department could charge these 4 Trump allies
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The top investigator for the House Jan. 6 committee spoke to The New York Times in a story out Sunday. Heaphy said the DOJ's decision on who to charge will depend on them going beyond what the House committee was able to get. Giuliani, Meadows, Eastman, and ClarkJohn Eastman appeared alongside Rudy Giuliani at a pro-Trump rally on January 6. He and other Trump allies spread the false claims of election fraud across the the country in the lead-up to the insurrection. Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Meadows, testified that he was warned about potential violence on January 6 in advance.

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