Monthly Archives: May 2012
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Albany County Election
ALBANY — A federal appeals court on Tuesday backed a lower court’s decision not to halt last year’s County Legislature elections based on a lawsuit alleging voting rights violations in the county’s redistricting plan. The 31-page ruling by the U.S. … Continue reading
Pedro Hernandez Arrest: Police Announce Arrest Of Etan Patz Case Suspect (VIDEO)
The report failed to mention that the Patz family won a civil suit against Mr. Jose Ramos, who obviously did not harm their son. Will that civil judgment be vacated now that Mr. Pedro Hernandez has confessed to the murder … Continue reading
Why crime’s rising – m.NYPOST.com
Former Rockland County D.A. Michael Bongiorno op-eds that crime in rising throughout NYS because of the Rockefeller Drug Law reforms that I and fellow state legislators voted for in 2009. Mr. Bongiorno fails to prove that the crimes are committed … Continue reading
Married Women Move Toward Romney – National Journal
This afternoon the National Journal’s Jim O’Sullivan reports that a new ABC News/Washington Post survey shows that Mitt Romney is closing the so-called gender gap. Today’s ABC News/Washington Post poll makes clear that President Obama, despite a month of “War on Women” chatter … Continue reading
Congressional Briefing on Fatherhood, June 7
Capitol Hill Briefing on Fatherhood: Empower Fathers To Build Lives Of Dignity And Economic Self-Sufficiency The Honorable Danny K. Davis (IL-07) invites you to join fatherhood, healthy families, child welfare and reentry community stakeholders as we weigh issues raised by … Continue reading
CM Koppell to endorse Espaillat for Congress
In a move surprise some, City Councilman G. Oliver Koppell endorses State Sen. Adriano Espaillat for Congress. It happens today at 10am in front of the Kingsbridge Armory, 29 W. Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx. Will Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz follow suit … Continue reading
Rangel threat to ‘ally’ – m.NYPOST.com
NY Post is reporting a Rangel loyalist threatened to run against state Senator Bill Perkins, if he followed through with a rumored endorsement of Rangel foe, Adriano Espaillat, According to the paper: Following a Rangel endorsement rally yesterday in East … Continue reading
Blind justice for Pedro Espada – m.NYPOST.com
The conviction of disgraced former state Sen. Pedro Espada reminded me of the closing scene of “White Heat” —when James Cagney, standing atop a fiery tower, shouts,“Made it, Ma! Top of the world!” In a warped sense, Espada had made … Continue reading
Justice Department Preclears NY Assembly Lines | New York Daily News
Celeste Katz over at the Daily Politics blog posted the US DOJ’s official letter pre-clearing the State Assembly’s redistricting plan. The DOJ had until May 27th to render its decision. Today’s letter is the final administrative hurdle to elections this … Continue reading
Federal Court denies preliminary injunction halting elections (Favors v. Cuomo)
Politicker reports that the Last Lawsuit Against Redistricting Stumbles as a judge denied a Democratic request for a preliminary injunction against the redrawn map, which means that there won’t be enough time now for the trial to intervene before primary season begins … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
