Albany ups power play; State, Legislature, NYRA announce mgmt. deal

[Kasept]

Bossert, Drape, Odato.. No biased reportage out of that trifecta.

Originally Posted by Kasept

Bossert, Drape, Odato.. No biased reportage out of that trifecta.

Steve, I gave a statement over the phone to Odato regarding a story he wrote related to the NYRA mess, the one about there being no state examiners at the tracks any more. Thought it was a well done, accurate story.

Does he have a track record of bias, in your opinion? Seemed pretty professional to me, but maybe I shouldn't give him any more statements.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Steve, I gave a statement over the phone to Odato regarding a story he wrote related to the NYRA mess, the one about there being no state examiners at the tracks any more. Thought it was a well done, accurate story.

Does he have a track record of bias, in your opinion? Seemed pretty professional to me, but maybe I shouldn't give him any more statements.

Odato has been a NYRA-bashing, blunt instrument puppet of politicos on an unending basis.

The tax-examining issue that you've been stumping is a great question and note how little attention it's received.

Steve, I have been in contact with the NY State Inspector General's Office regarding the Tax Dept.'s role in this. Don't know if anything will come of it.

Also, the monthly union publication for PEF members, The Communicator, will have a story in it next month for which I was interviewed and gave input.

[dino]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

Steve, I have been in contact with the NY State Inspector General's Office regarding the Tax Dept.'s role in this. Don't know if anything will come of it.

Also, the monthly union publication for PEF members, The Communicator, will have a story in it next month for which I was interviewed and gave input.

Wow I'm impressed. I work at a NY state agency right next to the Tax building 8 and am surrounded by PEF union workers. Well maybe I shouldn't use the word workers because probably 80% of them do maybe 3 hours of real work that us taxpayers pay the 37.5 hours of pay for. Maybe that's why they have to hire us contractors for.
So you think having another do nothing PEF worker overseeing this for 3 hours a week would be a good solution. No wonder why this state is a joke. Go back to sleep.

[Cannon Shell]

http://tenoonan.com/2012/05/18/somet...a-controversy/

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

http://tenoonan.com/2012/05/18/somet...a-controversy/

Well said. I hope that since this action by NY State is so transparent it will come back to bite the Governor, his jackass budget director, the Racing and Wagering Board and the Franchise Oversight board in thne a$$.

NY Government, where incompetence is at its pinnacle.