Spring nor'easter cuts power to 50,000, hits town with 10 inches of snow
A powerful spring storm dumped snow across parts of the Northeast overnight -- including 10 inches in one town -- and cut power to more than 50,000 customers in Pennsylvania and upstate New York, with more snow expected during the day.McConnell key to funding for elderly
On a sunny day in March, about a hundred older people gathered on the State House steps — those that could, anyway — to ask state lawmakers for $5 million to help keep 8,000 seniors out of nursing homes.
They got $200,000.
But three days after the rally something important happened: Ken Ard — the lieutenant governor and the head of the state Office on Aging — was indicted and resigned. That forced then-Sen. Glenn McConnell to become the lieutenant governor, a position he did not want.
Suddenly, instead of a little-known former Florence County councilman asking lawmakers for $5 million, that job fell to a 30-year veteran of the Senate whom many considered the most powerful person in state government.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Rent-Control Challenge
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a challenge to the constitutionality of New York City’s rent regulations. As is customary, the court’s order gave no reasons, and there were no noted dissents.New York City's Rent Limits Left Intact by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to New York City's decades-old rent-stabilization system, leaving intact rules capping prices on almost a million units in one of the country's most expensive cities.
The justices today turned away an appeal by James and
Jeanne Harmon, who said the city was violating their constitutional
rights by limiting rents on three one-bedroom apartments in their Upper
West Side brownstone. The units rent for about $1,000 a month, less than
half the price of three similar, unregulated units in the building, the
Harmons say.
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