Politics
MTA Rescue On Life Support
The WFP today sent the following message to our 70,000 supporters in NYC, reminding them of Pedro Espada's role in blocking new funding for the cash-strapped MTA and urging them to join the our "10,000 New Yorkers to Defeat Pedro Espada" Facebook group (also launched today).
Espada Bloating Payroll With Cronies
Today, Democratic activist Bill Samuels and his reform organization, New Roosevelt Initiative, raised questions about the enormous staff budget of disgraced State Senator Pedro Espada and called upon him to open payroll and staff budget books. According to a recent Buffalo News investigation, Espada’s weekly staff payroll nearly equals that of the entire Western New York State Senate delegation....Insurance Companies Payout Schemes
United States Senator Charles E. Schumer is drafting legislation that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to guarantee that any life insurance company they contract with offer lump sum payouts of death benefits as the default payment method for the families of lost soldiers and other federal workers....Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez Resigns
Governor David A. Paterson today announced that Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez will resign effective August 31, to take a position as Executive Vice President at AARP in Washington, D.C....
Abolish The MTA
The following is a press release from the office of Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., Republican/Conservative Candidate for the New York State Senate, 34th District....New York's Social Services Hurt
The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) joined hundreds of New Yorkers on the steps of City Hall to let Governor Paterson and other elected officials know that much of the discretionary funding he vetoed is still needed to serve New York’s most vulnerable....
The Prospect Of A Syrian-Israeli Peace Agreement
The creation of Israel in 1948 engendered enmity between Arabs and Jews still palpable today. Although Egypt and Jordan have negotiated peace agreements with Israel, Syria persists as one of Israel’s most intransigent enemies. A focal point of Israeli-Syrian relations is a section of former Syrian territory that Israel annexed in the 1967 Six Days War: the Golan Heights....
Pedro's Secret Town Hall Meeting
NY State Senator of the 33rd District, Pedro Espada Jr. is holding secret an Town Hall Meeting tonight, July 22 at 6:30pm. ...
Stop And Frisk Bill Signed Into Law
Governor David A. Paterson today signed into law A.11177-A/S.7945-A, or the "Stop and Frisk" legislation, which prohibits the retention, in an electronic database, the personal information of individuals who are stopped, questioned and frisked by police, but are not charged with a crime or violation....Former Bronx Prosecutor Gail Goode
Former Bronx prosecutor Gail Goode plans to turn in her signatures at 1 p.m. today to get on the ballot in September as a challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand....Klein D-Bronx, Hopeful On DNA Bill Vote
Sen. Jeff Klein, D-Bronx, is hopeful that his bill to greatly expand the number of DNA profiles collected by the state can still be voted on this legislative session....
Zionism: A Movement Of The Elite & Intelligentsia
Before the creation of a Jewish state, all Jews existed in Diaspora. Dispersed throughout the world, Jews adopted the corresponding language, culture, and traditions of their perspective countries, but preserved a common ethnic identity as a Jewish people....
A Brief Overview Of Dialectical Inquiry
Although sometimes subsumed within a political science program of study, dialectics is endowed with a generality allowing for its application to all facets of life. Dialectical investigation is premised on the idea that each object and process possesses an opposite—a competing force—which constitutes both its defining element and the impetus for change....Mayor & City Council Budget Agreement
The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) is concerned that in the midst of the Great Recession, when the need for services is at an all-time high, our city will be closing senior centers and early education centers....Supreme Court On 2nd Amendment
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) applauds the SCOTUS decision incorporating the 2nd Amendment to the states in the case of McDonald v. Chicago....Passage Of Two Key Budget Bills
Governor David A. Paterson today announced that the Legislature has passed his Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation and Public Protection, General Government budget bills, finalizing a large portion of the State budget for fiscal year 2010-11 and achieving $1.043 billion in General Fund savings....Bronx's John Reynolds Speaks Out
Bronx Green Party candidate for NY State Senate in 33rd SD speaks out on labor, workers’ rights; and on empowering communities of color, and immigrant communities in the Bronx; asserts “Green Party is only true opposition to democratic party machine”...Community Leaders Support Desiree
Today Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter announced the support of 20 community leaders from the 33rd Senate District. The diverse and influential group jointly recognized Desiree as a “trusted community leader” with a “strong record of standing up for the people of this district.” ...Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz' Failure
I beg to differ from Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) who condemned Arizona's recently passed immigration law, calling it un-American. The law requires the police to stop and question anyone who looks like an illegal immigrant....
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