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November Elections: Money, Money, Money!
by Joan Mandle, Special Projects The Bad News! Did you know that fundraising for the November Congressional elections has already reached $1.2 BILLION? That's far ahead of the last mid-term election. And who have members
Read More »Make Calls for Eric Schneiderman
Primary Day is September 14th, and the race for New York's next Attorney General is close. We need to help make sure Eric Schneiderman wins! We've set up a system to let you make calls
Read More »Sep. 1 Election Watch
Manhattan Times New York Last week Assembly Member Adriano Espaillat picked up two more endorsements in his campaign to succeed state Senator Eric Schneiderman. On Aug. 23 the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), an education union
Read More »Residents’ Concerns Over AvalonBay Run Deep
HuntingtonPatch, Huntington Station AvalonBay held the second of three public information sessions pertaining to its proposed development in Huntington Station, this time in Huntington Station. A crowd of more than 40 concerned and curious residents came
Read More »The Perfect Storm of State Disaster- Education Cuts
Examiner.com Long Island "The perfect storm of state disaster" is what state assemblyman Tom Alfano calls the governor's proposed budget for schools. This is a very apt statement, whether you are a parent of a child
Read More »Citizen Action of New York Endorses Espaillat for NY State Senate
Uptown Politics Citizen Action of New York on Thursday endorsed Adriano Espaillat in New York’s 31st Senate District. Calling him a progressive champion, the group cited Espaillat’s work on social, racial, and economic justice in
Read More »Group plugs marriage as civil right
Times Beacon Record Coalition encourages dialogue on latest subject of Patriot Games lecture series Marriage should be available for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation, according to the Long Island Progressive Coalition, which along with the
Read More »Citizen Action Endorses Adriano Espaillat for State Senate
Citing his progressive record in support of social, radical and economic justice, Citizen Action of New York, a statewide, grassroots organization with over 20,000 members, announced its endorsement of Adriano Espaillat for NYS Senate
Read More »Citizen Action Endorses Gustavo Rivera for State Senate
LocalSpur Bronx, NY Citizen Action of New York, a statewide, grassroots organization that fights for social, racial, economic, and environmental justice, today announced their support of Gustavo Rivera for State Senate in the 33rd Senatorial District. “Gustavo
Read More »Press Statement on Behalf of New York Neighbors for American Values
Common Cause of New York New York City America is strongest when her people stand united by the freedoms our nation was founded on. New York Neighbors for American Values embraces our core American values of
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