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Will Nassau County Hit the Brakes on Living Wage?
Public News Service New York The battle over the Living Wage Law is expected to heat up again today in Nassau County on Long Island. A special session of country lawmakers has been called to determine
Read More »In Syracuse, Schneiderman To Collect Endorsement From Local SEIU Chapter
City Hall Syracuse Eric Schneiderman will continue building his upstate beachhead beyond Western New York for his attorney general campaign on Tuesday with an endorsement by Local 200 United, the Syracuse chapter of the Service Employees
Read More »WNY Dems Endorse Cuomo/Duffy, Schneiderman, DiNapoli
Capital Tonight Western New York The New Democrats of Western New York, which bills itself as an organization “dedicated to advancing a 21st Century Progressive Agenda,” has unanimously endorsed AG Andrew Cuomo and his running mate,
Read More »Senator Oppenheimer Announces New Controls on Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs
American Towns White Plains NY Insurance Companies Required to Receive Prior Approval before Raising Premium Rates Senator Suzi Oppenheimer (D-Mamaroneck) joined with healthcare and consumer advocates to announce a new law that will protect New Yorkers
Read More »Spread the Truth!
Our battle for health care reform wasn't an easy fight. We spent countless hours rallying, knocking on doors, calling our neighbors and meeting with elected officials. Our research affiliate, the Public Policy and Education
Read More »Dinkins and Western New York for Schneiderman
LoHud Blog (Gannett) Hudson Valley, NY By Nick Reisman They come from opposite ends of the state, but they agree on making Sen. Eric Schneiderman attorney general. Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins is backing Schneiderman for
Read More »Attorney general hopeful in town receives two union endorsements
The Buffalo News Buffalo, NY By Robert J. McCarthy The people surrounding State Sen. Eric Schneiderman at a downtown news conference today may underscore more than anything why he is considered a top Democratic contender for attorney
Read More »Schneiderman picks up Western NY endorsements
Legislative Gazette Buffalo Attorney General hopeful Eric Schneiderman picked up the key endorsements of Senator Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo, the Hispanic Alliance of Western New York, the local affiliates of Citizen Action, 1199/SEIU, and the United Auto
Read More »Schneiderman To Nab Western NY Endorsements On Campaign Swing
City Hall New York, NY By Edward-Isaac Dovere Eric Schneiderman spent Sunday at several African-American churches in Buffalo and community events in the area, and he will be continuing his campaign swing through Western New York on
Read More »End Corporate Control of Elections!
by Joan Mandle, Special Projects There is no doubt that BP, Wall Street, the health care industry, and other big corporations continue to do untold harm to all of us. Because members of Congress are
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