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NY State budget passes

Posted on August 4, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) The Times Union (Albany newspaper) It’s a state budget! Full story: here. by RICK KARLIN Capitol Bureau Published: 01:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2010 ALBANY — Four months late and hundreds of millions of dollars in additional taxes later, the state Senate finally completed the 2010-11 budget on Tuesday evening.

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Steve Levy announces exploratory commitee for Governor

Posted on January 3, 2010 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Daily Politics blog at The NY Daily News: Levy for Gov? By Elizabeth Benjamin …Three days into the 2010 cycle, Suffolk County [Executive] Steve Levy has announced that he is creating an exploratory committee for a potential run for governor this fall, setting up the possibility of a three-way Democratic primary for the […]

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Joe Bruno indicted: List of corruption in Albany…

Posted on December 8, 2009 by kwilder

A story at Elizabeth Benjamin’s Daily News blog showed that Former State Senator Joseph Bruno was convicted of 2 of 8 counts. – Kenneth Lovett of the Daily News did an interesting recap on disgraced elected officials in Albany: (excerpt from) The Daily News Joe Bruno, Eliot Spitzer and Alan Hevesi all part of club […]

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NY Times asks for financial reform in Albany

Posted on November 30, 2009 by kwilder

An overview of campaign finance and funding concerns in New York State government: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/opinion/30mon1.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2 Just one small item from a detailed article: “The average national limit for contributions in governor’s races is around $7,500 per election. In New York, the limit, if you can call it that, is $55,900 per person, more than the average […]

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New York State: Mixed reviews for new voting machines

Posted on November 5, 2009 by kwilder

KW: Here in my county, Suffolk, we had the regular, lever voting machines (though, there was an electronic one available for people with disabilities.)  A Green Party State Committee person who experienced electronic voting this week was very dissatisfied, and wrote a rant on a green list-serve. I prefer simple, and the old machines. Though, […]

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New York Library Association — Prevent Further Cuts in Library Aid

Posted on February 24, 2009 by iwilder

An article from The New York Library Association (NYLA) asserting how important libraries are in times of economic hardship. Notes past budget cuts, and impending budget cuts and asks the public to take action.

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NY State Budget passed in same, old way…secretive

Posted on February 4, 2009 by iwilder

KW: It is funny, some of my colleagues were lobbying and sending press releases to ask the Governor and state leaders to do this and that. It seemed like empty work to me – begging the powerful for more money for one’s own pet projects. But, I couldn’t think of what the alternate position was. […]

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Sheldon Silver says NY State budget deal is reached…

Posted on February 3, 2009 by iwilder

Update: Feb 4th. It passed. Story: here. (excerpt from) Newsday Assembly Speaker: NYS budget deal has been reached By James T. Madore / 2:26 PM EST, February 3, 2009

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Who will run for Governor in New York State?

Posted on February 3, 2009 by iwilder

The Governor’s race for New York State is in 2010. Who will run against present, Democratic Party Governor David Paterson? (And, for that matter, is there any chance that Paterson will not run? Or, be primaried? Paterson did come by the position in an interesting manner.) In New York, the Governor’s race is the only […]

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Absentee Ballots are out in New York State!

Posted on October 7, 2008 by iwilder

If you recieved your New York absentee ballot in the mail, please vote for Green Party Presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney and Vice Presidential candidate Rosa Clemente on Row H.

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NY 2008 Presidential Election Ballot with FAQ

Posted on September 30, 2008 by iwilder

2012 Prez Update: 2012 Presidential Candidates(in New York) for 2012 are listed and discussed at our new post: here The ballot will not be set in New York State for the November 2012 general elections until: October 2nd. _________________________________________ 2010 Update: NY Governor Race 2010 Certified ballot for 2010 New York Governor race is at […]

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NY Governor Paterson vetoes bill to provide LIPA accountability

Posted on September 7, 2008 by iwilder

LIPA was supposed to become the people’s power authority. That has not happened. When LIPA was first set up, there were supposed to be elected members of the LIPA board. Though, that never happened, they are all appointed, with no accountability to the public. (Though, in NY State Law there are still vestiges of that […]

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