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Will Rick Lazio announce for NY Governor next week?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by kwilder

Rick Lazio was a Congressman from Long Island. from www.politics1.com: NEW YORK. With former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) dropping hints that he has decided not to run for Governor next year, former Congressman Rick Lazio (R) appears likely to announce his candidacy next week. Lazio was the unsuccessful GOP nominee for US […]

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Tom Golisano of the Independence Party flees NY

Posted on May 20, 2009 by kwilder

A tip of the hat to Elizabeth Benjamin of the Daily News for linking to the Golisano story in her blog of daily political news: here. KW: Tom Golisano is moving to Florida. He writes in the NY post that he has been taxed out of New York. Full article is: here. Excerpt at the […]

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Singing Endorsement of Rev. Billy Talen for NYC Mayor video

Posted on May 4, 2009 by iwilder

http://VoteRevBilly.org – New Yorkers endorsing Reverend Billy Talen for Mayor on the Green Party Ticket.

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NY will probably lose one seat in US House and one in Electoral College

Posted on April 14, 2009 by kwilder

After the 2010 census has been held, the number of seats held by each state in the U.S. House of Representatives will change. The National Conference of State Legislatures expects that eight states — including New York — will lose one seat each, in the U.S. House and in the Electoral College.

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Randy Credico for Senate on radio today at 10:30 am EST

Posted on April 14, 2009 by kwilder

Tuesday,  April 14th 2009 at 10:30 am, Randy Credico – comedian and activist – will discuss his possible run against Senator Charles Schumer (NY-Dem). Credico will appear on the Fred Dicker Show. stream the fred dicker show live: talk1300.com at 1030 am also Since Mr. Credico will be out of town on Thursday to talk […]

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More votes for Cynthia McKinney (and others): New York State finds uncounted votes

Posted on March 16, 2009 by kwilder

The New York State Board of Elections has found more, previously untallied, votes for president cast in Queens, New York City, New York. The new votes increase totals for candidates: Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, Chuck Baldwin, Roger Calero, Gloria LaRiva, Barack Obama and John McCain.

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NY Governor hits historic low rating (Good news for third parties!)

Posted on March 3, 2009 by kwilder

Thoughts on the Governor’s race in New York for 2010 in light of Governor Paterson’s low approval rating. List of third parties who may be interested in running a candidate for NY Governor.

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Local artist: Wolfgang Vann

Posted on March 2, 2009 by kwilder

Ian and I have admired the paintings of Wolfgang Vann for awhile. We are excited to be helping him try to make a new leap in getting his artwork out into the world. Hope you will enjoy the video and share it around. There is a web-site under development. It is currently at: www.vanwolfgang.wordpress.com.

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Solar plant to be built at Brookhaven National Lab

Posted on February 27, 2009 by kwilder

(excerpt from) Long Island Business News Solar power plant to be built at BNL by Henry E. Powderly II / February 27th, 2009 New York Gov. David Paterson on Friday announced the creation of a solar power plant at Brookhaven National Laboratory that will generate enough energy to power 6,500 homes. It would be the […]

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Should the/will the NY Post boycott end?

Posted on February 20, 2009 by kwilder

Latest update: The NAACP, Al Sharpton, Spike Lee and others have determined that an apology is not enough. The boycott continues. The goal is to have new policies on diversity at the Post, and also for the government to reconsider the waiver Rupert Murdoch has to own more than one major media outlet within the […]

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The if and the how: Bloomberg for NYC Mayor in Nov. 2009

Posted on February 6, 2009 by iwilder

Full story at “Your Nabe” Bloomberg re−election plans run into political obstacles Thanks to the head up from Ballot Access News: Bloomberg Likely to Run for Re-Election as an Independent Candidate February 6th, 2009 …It seems unlikely he [Mayor Bloomberg] can be the nominee of any of the qualified parties, because of political differences between […]

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AP: No bills passed NY State Senate in January

Posted on February 2, 2009 by iwilder

Comments from KW: For years, all the good, “progressive” Democrats in New York would blame all of our problems on gridlock, because the Republicans held the State Senate. Funny thing. Now, the Democratic Party controls the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s Office, the Assembly and the Senate. Still, amazingly, the Democrats have not brought us […]

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What to do on a snowy/rainy day on Long Island?

Posted on January 28, 2009 by iwilder

More stuff for a rainy day on Long Island (and beyond): So many people find this post on a rainy day. Thought it was time to add some more ideas: (Check first to make sure things are open. Museums in particular are finicky.) Peruse the music and info, and go shopping on-line at Peace Couple. […]

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New York State Behind in Obtaining New Vote-Counting Equipment

Posted on January 26, 2009 by iwilder

Discovered this information at Ballot Access News. There is coverage at BAN and also from a Gannet News story BAN pointed at. There is some chance that New Yorkers will use the same old lever machines for the 2009 September primary and 2009 November general that we have been using for many, many years. (Which […]

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