MyFoxNY reports, "A state education panel has recommended that Cathie Black not be granted a waiver by the state to become the next New York City schools chancellor... Four members of the panel voted no, two voted yes, and two were undecided." Black, the Hearst publishing executive, is Mayor Bloomberg's controversial choice to head the country's biggest public school system, and a waiver is required because she doesn't have education credentials. MyFoxNY adds, "State Education Commissioner David Steiner said he would take the vote, which is non-binding, into consideration." Also, Bloomberg thinks credentials are overrated! more ›

Yesterday, Governor Paterson announced that he will convene a state panel to investigate the "friendly fire" shooting that left an off-duty police officer dead after being fired upon by another cop. Paterson said, "We don't want to see this happen to any police officer of any color ever again. We want to try to put in protocols that prevent the shooting of police officers on or off duty who are trying to apprehend criminals." more ›