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Zephyr Teachout to primary for Democratic line
Jun 17, 2014 6:12 am
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Zephyr Teachout (left) with running mate Tim Wu. (Courtesy Teachout Facebook page)[/caption]
Casey Seiler is reporting in the Times Union Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout announced Mon., June 16, she will primary incumbent Andrew M. Cuomo for governor on the Democratic line. Zephyr was rejected two weeks ago for the nomination of the Working Families Party in favor of Cuomo. Teachout was joined by her running mate Tim Wu for the announcement. Wu is a Columbia Law School professor and advocate for Internet neutrality. Teachout said she was not a fan of Cuomo's START-UP NY plan. That program grants tax breaks to companies that relocate to zones alongside public and some private higher education institutions. Teachout called it a trickle-down economic policy that really boils down to favors. Teachout cited the governor's decision to mothball the Moreland Commission on public corruption as an example of what she described as his habit of saying one thing but doing another. Read the full story in the Times Union.
Zephyr Teachout (left) with running mate Tim Wu. (Courtesy Teachout Facebook page)[/caption]Casey Seiler is reporting in the Times Union Fordham University law professor Zephyr Teachout announced Mon., June 16, she will primary incumbent Andrew M. Cuomo for governor on the Democratic line. Zephyr was rejected two weeks ago for the nomination of the Working Families Party in favor of Cuomo. Teachout was joined by her running mate Tim Wu for the announcement. Wu is a Columbia Law School professor and advocate for Internet neutrality. Teachout said she was not a fan of Cuomo's START-UP NY plan. That program grants tax breaks to companies that relocate to zones alongside public and some private higher education institutions. Teachout called it a trickle-down economic policy that really boils down to favors. Teachout cited the governor's decision to mothball the Moreland Commission on public corruption as an example of what she described as his habit of saying one thing but doing another. Read the full story in the Times Union.