A Hopeful NY Primary Result: Monserrate and Espada out of the race

Posted on September 15, 2010 by kwilder

Kimberly writes: The quote I found for the voting results is from the NY Daily News: Bronx voters send state Sen. Pedro Espada packing; Hiram Monserrate loses Assembly bid… The quote I found for background comes from NY1:

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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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NY State Senate: Bill to allow kids to okay vaccinations

Posted on February 7, 2010 by kwilder

*Action Alert* at readmore… Please forward The New York State Senate will vote on a bill that would allow STD vaccine shots (Hep-B and Gardasil) to be given to minors without consent or knowledge of mom and dad. There is no age in the bill, so a nine-year-old could technically give consent if this bill […]

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Joe Bruno’s trial shows overall corruption in Albany

Posted on November 16, 2009 by kwilder

Linked at Elizabeth Benjamin’s “Daily Politics” blog at the same newspaper… (excerpt from) The Daily News Joe Bruno, Albany sleaze: His trial has already convicted Capitol’s squalid doings/ Editorials / 11-14-2009 Whatever its outcome, the trial of former Senate boss Joe Bruno has torn the lid off the cesspool that is Albany. Testimony elicited by […]

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Tues, June 2nd: Special Elections in the Bronx

Posted on June 1, 2009 by kwilder

At The Daily News, Elizabeth Benjamin reports: “There are two Assembly special elections in the Bronx tomorrow; at least one of which is contested. [The 77th District]” The 77th District for the NY State Assembly covers Highbridge, Morris Heights, and Morrisania. The candidates are: Joel R. Rivera and Vanessa Gibson.

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