All Entries Tagged With: "NYC"
More Endorsements for Rivera
Bronx News Network Bronx, NY http://www.bronxnewsnetwork.org/2010/08/more-endorsements-for-rivera.html Gustavo Rivera, one of two State Senate candidates looking to unseat Sen. Pedro Espada, has received three more endorsements this morning. According to press releases, he’s scored the support of State Senator Eric Schneiderman, who represents Northern Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, as well as that of Assemblyman [...]
New law protecting credit card users goes into effect
New York Daily News New York, NY http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2010/02/23/2010-02-23_new_law_protecting_credit_card_users_goes_into_effect.html BY LORE CROGHAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Banks can no longer jack up interest rates on most customers’ credit card balances, as a federal law protecting millions of consumers took effect Monday. “Today is a great day for anyone who has a credit card in their wallet,” [...]
Latest potential domino: Cuomo, Schneiderman, Espaillat
Capitol Confidential, Times Union Albany, NY http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/22794/latest-potential-domino-cuomo-scheiderman-espaillat/ By Rick Karlin Maybe dominoes isn’t the best metaphor, it’s more like churn, or the ongoing movement of ambitious politicians seeking ever-higher office which in turn creates openings for others along the political food chain. With Andrew Cuomo expected to run for governor, there’s a growing list of [...]
Counting Inmates
Gotham Gazette – The Wonkster New York, NY http://www.gothamgazette.com/blogs/wonkster/2010/01/29/counting-inmates/ By David King Sen. Eric Schneiderman, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Rev. Al Sharpton took the redistricting war publicyesterday when they announced their support for legislation that would see inmates counted for redistricting purposes at their last known addresses, not at the prisons that hold them. The 2010 [...]
Inmate census rule criticized
Times Union Albany, NY http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=894736&category=STATE Bill proposes counting prisoners in their home communities instead of where they’re jailed By BRYAN FITZGERALD ALBANY — Two Democratic state lawmakers joined forces with the Rev. Al Sharpton to support a bill Thursday requiring New York to count its prison inmates in their home communities rather than the districts where [...]
Coalition claims prison-based gerrymandering
EmpireStateNews.net New York, NY http://www.empirestatenews.net/News/20100129-4.html NEW YORK – Rev. Al Sharpton, Senator Eric T. Schneiderman and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries joined forces with a statewide coalition today to announce a new organizing campaign plan to end what they claim is prison-based gerrymandering in New York State before the 2010 Census. The coalition’s goal is to organize [...]
Inmates’ Stock Is Rising in Albany District Fight
The New York Times New York, NY http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/nyregion/29inmates.html By JEREMY W. PETERS ALBANY — As state lawmakers prepare to redraw the boundaries of Congressional and state legislative districts, one segment of the population is quickly becoming a coveted constituency: prisoners. They do not carry any endorsement influence, promise big-dollar political contributions or even vote (they [...]
Training Tuesday with #org20: Getting Through the Bureaucracy
Sum of Change Blog New York, NY http://sumofchange.blogspot.com/2009/12/training-tuesday-with-org20-getting.html This week, we have something new for our Training Tuesday series. We still have plenty of videos left to come from Democracy for America’s Campaign Academy, but a couple weekends back, we attended the Organizing 2.0 conference in New York. This conference was a unique opportunity for [...]
Join or Die
The New York Observer New York, NY http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/join-die When it comes to outspokeness, can anybody compete with health care advocates? Here are two signs that caught my attention during their rally on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, which invoked “death panels” and September 11th.
Pressuring McMahon (Updated)
The Daily Politics New York, NY http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2009/11/pressuring-mcmahon.html A coalition of labor leaders and Democratic activists gathered on the steps of City Hall today to thank members of the city’s congressional delegation who voted “yes” on health care reform and pressure the lone “no” voter, Rep. Mike McMahon, to change his mind when the final version comes [...]
