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Counting the Prison Population

Charlie Albanetti January 28, 2010 0

Politics on the Hudson (blog) Albany, NY By Joseph Spector The Democratic-led state Legislature and a coalition of groups are looking to remove prisoners from the population count for the U.S. Census and for redistricting in 2012,

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Citizen Action targeting Murphy on health care, still

Charlie Albanetti January 11, 2010 0

Capitol Confidential, Times Union Albany, NY By Jimmy Vielkind The left-leaning activist group Citizen Action has launched an online petition urging Congressman Scott Murphy, D-Glens Falls, to vote in favor of a bill to restructure health care. “In

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What We Missed — The Top TPMCafe Posts Of 2009

Charlie Albanetti January 8, 2010 0

Talking Points Memo Washington, DC 2009 was an exciting, thought-provoking year here at the Cafe. We're hoping to bring in a new slate of bloggers to ensure that 2010 is just a strong. But before we

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Central New Yorkers react to Gov. David Paterson’s speech: ‘Optimistic tone’ but ‘follow through needed’ (Updated)

Charlie Albanetti January 6, 2010 0

Syracuse Post-Standard Syracuse, NY Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua “Gov. Paterson's address sounded an optimistic tone, but what New Yorkers will be looking for, what my Assembly Republican colleagues and I will be waiting for, is

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