Senator Young Announces Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform
June 24, 2009
(Albany, N.Y.) Senator Catharine Young (R, C, I – Olean) today announced the creation of a new Special Legislative Task Force on Fixing the Broken New York State Juvenile Justice System.
The Task Force was formed to address a growing concern by community members, youth facility staff, and law enforcement officials who cited the closure of […]
Carrie Solages: Nominated and Shining
June 3, 2009
(Long Island, N.Y.) Carrie Solages has been very busy over the last few weeks. Nevertheless, this poses no issue for the democratic pick for Nassau County Clerk. “The young rising star of the Nassau County Democratic party,” as County Executive Tom Suozzi describes Solages, has far more than embraced the action packed road that leads […]
Notre Dame Turns Its Back on Abortion But Not on President Obama
May 18, 2009
by Carl Fiser
(Long Island, N.Y.) The University of Notre Dame du Lac invited President Barack Hussein Obama to speak at its graduation ceremony on May 17, 2009. To Notre Dame’s benefit, the President accepted said invitation. Notre Dame, once again, was able to attract to its campus, the man who holds the position of world’s most […]
Living Legend Long Islander Vecchio Nominated For Re-Election As Smithtown’s Town Supervisor
May 15, 2009
by Tee Dawson
(Smithtown, N.Y.) On Thursday evening, May 14, 2009, at a convention meeting at the Elks Club in Smithtown, New York, Republican Patrick R. Vecchio was nominated for re-election to the position of Town Supervisor. He is the longest-serving supervisor in Long Island’s history. The nomination was accepted by Mr. Vecchio to exuberant applause. […]
The ‘Party of No’ Comes to New York
May 5, 2009
After Plan to Save Mass Transit Service Emerges, Senate Republicans in Partisan Effort to Oppose Deal and Usher in ‘Doomsday Budget’
(Albany, N.Y.) After Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith announced that he has secured enough votes to pass a funding plan that would avert severe mass transit fare hikes and service cuts in the counties […]
Democratic Voters Surpassing Republicans In Enrollment In All Corners of New York State
May 4, 2009
Key Senate Districts in Long Island, Hudson Valley and Western New York Have Gone Blue as Recently as One Month Ago
(Albany, N.Y.) The most recent Board of Elections data reveals that Democratic voters are surpassing Republicans in enrollment in traditionally Republican areas all over New York State, with numerous Senate districts hosting more Democrats than […]
Senate Passes Bill to Bring Farmers Markets Featuring New York Produce to Urban Areas
April 20, 2009
(Albany, N.Y.) The New York State Senate today unanimously passed legislation that will create a program to provide for the planning and development of regional and urban farmers market facilities that will give consumers access to fresh, locally grown New York produce and other goods. This initiative will aid farmers and rural producers by opening […]
Human Rights Campaign Applauds New York Governor for Introducing Marriage Bill
April 16, 2009
Previous marriage equality bill passed the State Assembly, not the State Senate
(Washington, D.C.) The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, applauded New York Governor David Paterson for introducing marriage equality legislation that would recognize marriage equality for same-sex couples under state law. In 2007, pro-marriage equality legislation […]
Obama in Mexico: Marijuana on the Agenda?
April 15, 2009
In Possible Rebuke to Obama, Mexico’s Ambassador Said an End to Marijuana Prohibition “Needs to Be Taken Seriously”
(Washington, D.C.) With President Obama leaving for talks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday, marijuana policy reformers are wondering if the role of U.S. marijuana laws in subsidizing vicious Mexican drug gangs will get the serious attention […]
Senate Elections Committee to Begin Series of Five Hearings Across New York on Reform Bills and Oversight
April 9, 2009
Hearings to Target Different Election-related Issues Now Through November
(Long Island, N.Y.) This month, the Elections Committee, Chaired by Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), will kick-off five public hearings dedicated to soliciting public comment on recently introduced and upcoming election reform proposals. The April hearings in Buffalo (April 23rd) and New York City (April […]
