Eric Darnley SmallDec 27
New York City’s incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already plotting bold moves to make the city more affordable, even before taking office. Collaborating with legal experts like Lina Khan, Mamdani is exploring a dozen potential executive powers and regulations to lower rents, utility bills, and increase business transparency—steps that could bypass sluggish state politics. These early actions will test how much unilateral power a NYC mayor has to push a leftist agenda, possibly shaping the city’s policy landscape and the scope of mayoral authority. Will these moves set a new precedent for bold city governance? More here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/nyregion/lina-khan-mamdani-affordability-new-york-city.html?unlocked_article_code=1._08.n4VK.l29PhCL32wIt&smid=nytcore-android-share #NYC #Mamdani #UrbanPolicy #AffordableHousing #CityLeadership #PoliticalPower #LeftistAgenda
With Help of Lina Khan, Mamdani Looks to Quickly Cut Costs for New Yorkers

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s signature plans for New York City will take time. Lina Khan, the former chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has ideas for making a swift impact.

The New York Times
joe•iuculano Aug 19, 2023

#Arkansas Gov. #SarahHuckabeeSanders suggested Thursday that her administration took action against a course on #AfricanAmerican history to prevent students from being taught #hatred of #America.
“We’ve got to get back to the basics of teaching #math, of teaching #reading, #writing and American #history,” Sanders said. “And we cannot perpetuate a lie to our students and push this #propaganda #LeftistAgenda teaching our kids to #hate America and hate one another.”

#AP

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/sarah-huckabee-sanders-ap-african-american-history-hate-comments-rcna100657

Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Black history course spreads U.S. ‘hate’

After criticism over her administration’s action against the AP course on African American studies, the Arkansas governor suggested the course breeds “hate.”

MSNBC