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Bronx lawmaker slams Fariña for not helping bilingual students
ALBANY — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña received a mouthful in Albany Wednesday when Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo charged that the chancellor used taxpayer funds to dole out frivolous programs like “Santa...
'Ugly Betty' actor irks conference crowd with 'bawdy' jokes
If you can’t take a joke, don’t invite a joker as your keynote speaker. State Hispanic leaders learned just that after they asked actor Tony Plana — who played the...
Slotsa luck for mom-and-daughter pols
They sure have a lotto luck! A year after Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo claimed winnings of nearly $30,000 at an upstate casino, her City Councilmember daughter took in thousands from local...
Politicans claim no extra income outside meager salary
ALBANY — Mother and daughter legislators who together earn less than $200,000 a year entered zeroes on every entry of their latest financial-disclosure forms. Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo and her daughter,...