Category Archives: Public Policy
VRA-Inspired GOP Gerrymandering Dilutes Black Influence on Congressional Races (@SquarePeg_Dem)
VRA-inspired gerrymandering marginalizes black voters influence in 2014 congressional & state legislature races. True/false? (https://twitter.com/SquarePeg_Dem/status/333611355070427139) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download
Albany Madness – Rd #3 – Elite Eight
Elite Eight time in Albany Madness. Three former Republican officeholders have made it to Round 3. Three Amigos do so as well as Hiram Monserrate defeats higher seeded Alan Hevesi in a furious final 90 minutes of … Continue reading
An abortion bill NY won’t like | NYPost.com
The Post’s Michael Benjamin: http://bit.ly/XneUlI With the state budget done, Albany will now turn to other issues –with Gov. Cuomo’s push for a new abortion law being one of the top issues. We’re told the proposal is a codification of … Continue reading
Nanny Bloomberg Should Heed ‘My Body, My Choice’ Credo | City and State NY
Oh, my head! Mayor Bloomberg wants to take his ban on large sodas statewide. Now that his 12 years as mayor are winding down, Bloomberg, like Mary Poppins, is seeking other opportunities to guide wayward children. Unlike Mary Poppins, he … Continue reading
Friday Night Empowerment Conversation (@Fathersincorp)
Kenneth Braswell (@Fathersincorp): If you weren’t able to attend the Friday Night Empowerment Conversations FOR MEN…here’s your chance. http://t.co/4ZuIYYWZkz (https://twitter.com/Fathersincorp/status/310937289062760448) Get the official Twitter app at https://twitter.com/download
New York Post: “Just another hijacked parents’ group”
This article was sent to you from the New York Post Android Phone app. "Just another hijacked parents’ group" at http://nyp.st/12q1I1w Oh, my head,” said parent activist Mona Davids on learning that the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Council, or CPAC, had … Continue reading
Mental illness: A difficult diagnosis with sometimes deadly | Latino Times
As I written about it many times since 2010, others are finally focusing on early identification of young men with mental illness. The Latino Times reports, " In many massacres, the killer was a young man in his late teens … Continue reading
Breakfast in the classroom? Feed the lazy.
From Azi Paybarah: “U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack came to New York City and said free breakfasts should be offered in the classroom so kids who are seen walking to the free breakfast program in their schools’ cafeteria aren’t stigmatized … Continue reading
NBC Chicago : Obama Headed to Chicago to Address Gun Violence
President Barack Obama will visit Chicago Friday to talk about the ongoing issue of gun violence in the city. The President is expected to address gun violence as well as strengthening the economy for the middle class in Tuesday evening’s … Continue reading
Conservative Black Chick
