Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg Aims His Money At Gun Control Opponents

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:03:00 +0000

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems determined to become the formidable adversary the National Rifle Association has never had.

The billionaire mayor is spending from his personal fortune to help defeat lawmakers who voted against gun control proposals last week and to prop up those who supported the measures.

Bloomberg's first target is a Democratic senator facing a tough fight for re-election in 2014: Mark Pryor of Arkansas.

Pryor knows he's a marked man. Whether he's actually sweating it is the question.

The Meaning of Boston: Depends On Your Angle, Literally

Liz Halloran — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:18:00 +0000

The opportunistic political sentiment of never letting a crisis go to waste (see: Rahm Emanuel, among others) has been reframed since the Boston bombings by those seizing on the attack as certain evidence of their positions.

In the Los Angeles Times recently, columnist Doyle McManus referred to the attack as akin to a "national Rorschach test" that has

Background Checks Bill Gains Backers On And Off Capitol Hill

Frank James — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:44:00 +0000

The Senate was due on Tuesday to take up legislation embodying the bipartisan compromise reached by two senators, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey.

The effort to extend background checks to weapons purchases at gun shows and online received a boost over the weekend when an important gun rights group, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, announced its support for the measure.

Robert Spitzer, one of the nation's top experts on the politics of gun control and a political scienc

Bloomberg Wants Retailers To Keep Tobacco Products Out Of Sight

Krishnadev Calamur — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:34:00 +0000

First supersized soda, now cigarettes: Under New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's new plan, retailers in the city would have to keep tobacco products out of sight.

New York City Hits A New Population Mark, Topping 8.3 Million

Bill Chappell — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:14:00 +0000

New York City's population is at an all-time high, with an estimated 8,336,697 people living in the city, according to the most recent U.S. Census Data. "For the first time since before 1950, more people are coming to New York City than leaving," said Mayor Bloomberg, announcing the gains Thursday.

In the period from April 2010 to July 2012, the city gained 161,564 residents, according to the Census Bureau's estimates.