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Golisano Denies Ties to Espada, Monserrate
Politics on the Hudson Rochester-area billionaire Tom Golisano is taking both heat and credit today for the Republican coup yesterday. Senate Democrats are saying he used money to influence Sens. Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate to
Read More »Billionaire businessman helped GOP take back Senate
Newsday Long Island, NY ALBANY - In the end, it was Malcolm Smith's BlackBerry that did him in. Businessman Thomas Golisano, upset over tax and spending increases in the state budget, had journeyed to the Capitol in
Read More »Albany Out of Order
Gotham Gazette New York, NY “Voters, not donors!” chanted a swarm of activists who gathered at the fourth-floor capitol office of Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr. The sound echoed throughout the grand capitol staircase as activists grew
Read More »Blocking Action
FOX23 News - WXXA Albany, NY Our vote, we're taking it back," chanted hundreds of protestors camped outside Senator Pedro Espada Jr.'s office today. Their chants said that yesterdays actions were a game to block any
Read More »Senate switch leaves business unfinished
WNYT NBC 13 Albany, NY So people who were counting on the Legislature to act may be disappointed. No one knows for sure how all of this will play out, but critics agree the Senate implosion will
Read More »Citizen Action protests Senate change
Legislative Gazette Albany, NY Approximately one hundred protesters affiliated with Citizens Action New York gathered outside the office of Democratic Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., who decided yesterday, along with Sen. Hiram Monserrate, to vote and caucus
Read More »Hundreds rally at the Capitol
Capital News 9 Albany, NY ALBANY, N.Y. -- Citizen Action of NY Executive Director Karen Scharff said, "This is a lack of democracy." At first, more than 100 people silently protested the new Republican Senate majority. But the
Read More »Working Families Party backs Ellis
Times Union Albany, NY ALBANY -- The Working Families Party -- which helped oust District Attorney Paul Clyne five years ago -- has endorsed Corey Ellis for mayor, virtually ensuring that the first-term councilman will appear
Read More »In tix action, scalpers whip fans once again
The Daily News New York, NY ALBANY - Consumers hoping for caps on scalped tickets for sporting events and concerts may have a long wait. Instead of restoring the caps, the Assembly appears poised to pass a
Read More »Citizen Action wants to end ‘Pay to Play’
Legislative Gazette Albany, NY A report entitled New Yorkers Pay When Big Money Plays: The Case for Public Financing of Elections was released today by Citizen Action of New York. The report analyzes how campaign contributions affect
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