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Sen. Gillibrand pressures Congress to prevent college loan hikes that would affect thousands of city students
New York Daily News 5/16/12 Corinne Lestch http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/sen-gillibrand-pressures-congress-prevent-college-loan-hikes-affect-thousands-city-students-article-1.1078755?localLinksEnabled=false College loan interest rates will soar, affecting thousands of students citywide, if Congress doesn’t act immediately, according to a new report released by the Center for
Read More »Staten Island college students could pay more in interest come September
Staten Island Advance 5/15/12 Jillian Jorgenson http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/staten_island_college_students.html Nationwide, student loan debt has topped $1 trillion – and if Congress doesn’t act soon, New Yorkers heading to college in September can expect to pay about
Read More »Mid-Hudson 99% to protest at Hayworth’s office over federal budget vote
Times Herald-Record 5/8/12 James Nani http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120508/NEWS/120509743 The Mid-Hudson Valley 99% will by occupying Rep. Nan Hayworth’s office Wednesday afternoon to protest a federal budget vote they’ve dubbed ”The Millionaires’ Dream Budget.” The organization, made
Read More »Buerkle talks vets, seniors’ healthcare at town hall
WRVO 5/4/12 Ryan Delaney http://www.wrvo.fm/post/buerkle-talks-vets-seniors-healthcare-town-hall After opening with acknowledgement of the veterans present and the work she’s done for them, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-Onondaga Hill) turned her focus to a flyer that was
Read More »Anti-frackers deliver petitions; Pro-frackers meet with lawmakers
Gannett’s Politics on the Hudson 5/2/12 Jon Campbell http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2012/05/02/pro-frackers-deliver-petitions-anti-frackers-meet-behind-the-scenes/ Unsurprisingly, the divide among the two sides of the hydrofracking debate is evident even in their public relations strategies. Both supporters and opponents of hydraulic
Read More »In fracking fight, protests may be having an impact
Press & Sun Bulletin 5/2/12 Jon Campbell http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20120502/NEWS01/205020378/In-fracking-fight-protests-may-having-an-impact?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE It was a familiar sight early Wednesday afternoon outside the Senate chamber. In front of the bright lights of television cameras and a handful of microphones
Read More »Fracking forces, pro and con, stalk the Capitol
Times Union’s Capitol Confidential 5/2/12 Casey Seiler http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/129326/fracking-forces-pro-and-con-stalk-the-capitol/ As the Department of Environmental Conservation continues to absorb more than 60,000 comments submitted for the latest iteration of the draft environmental impact statement on the
Read More »‘Fracking’ rally aims at political cash trail
Buffalo News 5/1/12 Aaron Besecker http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article836240.ece Advocates for a ban on hydraulic fracturing staged a demonstration Monday in downtown Buffalo targeting some local politicians and National Fuel Gas Co. while calling for campaign finance
Read More »Silver-Sampson bill would create public campaign finance option
Legislative Gazette 4/30/12 Andrew Carden http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2012-04-30-81633.113122-SilverSampson-bill-would-create-public-campaign-finance-option.html Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver last week introduced legislation geared to bringing “fair elections” to New York state by reforming campaign finance laws. The 2012 Fair Elections Act (A.9885/S.7036-a),
Read More »Advocacy groups tie fracking to campaign cash
WBFO Buffalo NPR 4/30/12 Mark Leitner http://news.wbfo.org/post/advocacy-groups-tie-fracking-campaign-cash About a dozen representatives of Citizen Action, The Sierra Club, and several other public advocacy groups gathered in front of the Mahoney State Office Building in downtown
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