Friday’s Briefing: A Stand-Up Governor

by Contributor | August 1, 2008 11:43 am

The talk’s continuing about how to fill the deficit that Gov. Paterson identified this week.  But Paterson himself was off on a speaking tour, pressing wider issues and delivering some punchy one-liners.

In a speech at the National Press Club, Paterson warned that states could go bankrupt[1] without more help from Washington.  But his message wasn’t just for Washington — it was also meant to keep pressure on lawmakers here[2].

And, in fact, lawmakers are beginning to step up to what they’re calling The $600 Million Challenge[3].

The Gov. also used his speech to show off his sense of humor, firing a few good one-liners[4].

Elsewhere:

• Wanna know how many state workers make more money than the Governor[5]?  You can look up every state worker’s salary, here[6].
• New York’s child care is the nation’s costliest[7].
• Pataki hard at work raising monument to Pataki[8].
• The Gov. approves the use of Segways[9] on public streets.
• “Subway Killer” Bernie Goetz can’t get his political career started[10].

And Finally:

• The state Health Department substitutes one “addiction” for another[11].

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