- Mayor de Blasio boasts of ‘overwhelmingly peaceful weekend’ despite spate of NYC shootings
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) assured residents Tuesday that the Big Apple enjoyed an “overwhelmingly peaceful” Labor Day weekend — despite the fact that a 6-year-old was shot along with nearly two dozen other people over the three-day span. The far-left mayor is receiving pushback over his claim, given the fact that […]
- Taxpayer-funded $66 million Chicago pandemic hospital closed after treating just 38 patients
A Chicago field hospital constructed to aid the city’s health system during the coronavirus pandemic cost taxpayers $66 million and ended up treating just 38 patients before it closed down, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. That means the emergency medical facility cost taxpayers roughly $1.7 million per patient — not exactly a bargain by any standards. […]
- Mayor de Blasio threatens laying off 22K NYC workers if the federal gov’t doesn’t bail him out — it’s ‘painfully real’
Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is doubling down on his warning that the city will need to cut 22,000 workers on Oct. 1 unless the federal government bails it out. The embattled mayor told reporters Wednesday that the massive number of impending layoffs is “painfully real.” “The overwhelming cost of local government […]
- Republican senators argue over making Juneteenth a federal holiday; consider replacing Columbus Day
Republican senators are locked in a debate over holidays. Specifically, whether Juneteenth should become a federal holiday, and if it does, whether it should replace Columbus Day, The Hill reported. What’s going on here? Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn introduced a bill that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth, which originated in Texas and […]