The land is owned by the state, and in order to save money, it had closed the prison in 2011. (therealdeal.com)
The approved budget includes plans to consolidate the banking and insurance departments and savings from closing prisons. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The White House, constantly under fire from expected enemies on the right, has been frustrated by nightly attacks on cable news shows catering to the left, where Obama and top lieutenants like Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel have been excoriated for abandoning the public option in healthcare reform; for not moving faster to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay; and for failing, so far, to end the ban on gays serving openly in the military. (thehill.com)