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Defending Schneiderman’s Right To Defend
Capitol Tonight Albany Civil rights groups and Assembly Democrats are rushing to defend AG Eric Schneiderman’s right to fight for the prisoner counting law he championed while serving in the Senate that is now the subject
Read More »The Checks Are At The Capitol
Capitol Tonight Albany The Alliance for Quality Education and its allies keeping the faith on the seemingly quixotic quest to extend the millionaire’s tax with a higher threshold, despite the fact that the Assembly Democrats are
Read More »From Lobbyists, with love
Capital Tonight Albany Various special interests – and I use that term in the loosest of fashions, not necessarily in the axis of evil definition a certain governor has adopted to refer to a select few
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 »Cuomo’s First Union
State of Politics Blog/YNN Albany, NY By Elizabeth Benjamin Before he had even formally announced his candidacy for governor yesterday, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 President Bruce Both offered a formal endorsement of AG
Read More »WFP Affiliates Push Schneiderman For Row E
State of Politics Blog/YNN Albany, NY By Elizabeth Benjamin Key stakeholders in the Working Families Party have sent a letter to fellow committee members on behalf of Sen. Eric Schneiderman, calling him the “only choice” to receive
Read More »Labor Tries To Turn Arcuri’s Friends Against Him
Daily Politics - The Daily News New York, NY By Elizabeth Benjamin Four labor/progressive leaders sent a letter to Assemblywoman RoAnn Destito today, asking her to cancel her plans to co-host for Rep. Mike Arcuri (NY-24) to
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