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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented an executive budget as more than $1 billion in unexpected revenue from personal-income taxes, corporate levies and audits helped balance his final spending plan.
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Four Democratic senators who defied President Barack Obama to help defeat gun-safety legislation are facing the wrath of activists who promise to make them pay a political price.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he’ll veto a plan to require all New York City employers with 20 or more workers to give employees paid time off when they get sick.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a $12 million television ad campaign urging U.S. senators to support legislation that would expand background checks for gun purchases.
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Republican Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that Mitt Romney will carry Virginia and win the presidency by a “razor-thin” margin.
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Bill de Blasio says a defining moment in his campaign to become New York’s next mayor was when he told a roomful of corporate leaders they should pay higher taxes to fund preschool programs for all city children.
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New York City’s ban on large-size soda drinks won’t take effect as planned today after a state judge blocked the measure as improperly enacted and arbitrary in its effects, handing a victory to industry groups including the American Beverage Association.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dismissed as nonsense City Comptroller John C. Liu’s effort to stop a deal the city has made with Nissan Motor Co. to provide a new model of taxi cab.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg intends to restrict sales of sugary soft drinks to no more than 16 ounces a cup in city restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums and arenas, administration officials said.
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Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks about the aftermath of Atlantic superstorm Sandy and the city's recovery strategy. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver also speak. The mayor is founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP. (Source: Bloomberg)