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Presidential campaigns file delegates

Posted on February 21, 2012 at 6:03 pm by Jimmy Vielkind, Capitol bureau in 2012 Presidential Election,2012 Republican Primary http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/116561/presidential-campaigns-file-delegates/ A list of delegates for each presidential candidate, now filed with the State Board of Elections, is below. We’ve already noted the list of Ob...

America’s last hope: A strong labor movement

http://www.salon.com/2012/02/19/americas_last_hope_a_st rong_labor_movement/ To achieve economic justice in the 21st century, we need to fight for democracy in the workplace BY DORIAN WARREN TOPICS:THE 99 PERCENT PLAN, THE LABOR MOVEMENT, AMERICAN SPRING The 99 Percent Plan is a joint Roosevelt Institute-Salon series that...

For OBAMA, pro-business is no oxymoron

If 2011 was defined by a debate over the national debt, 2012 looks to be focused more on fairness, which is just the way President Barack Obama wants it. The trick for him -- the balance he was trying to strike in his State of the Union Address -- is to come across as a pro-business populist. That may sound like an oxymoron (and “progressive” is a more accurate description of Ob...

APOV: Is the New York Legislature for sale to gas interests?

http://thedailynewsonline.com/opinion/editorials/article_a20ac396-51c9-11e1-a85d-0019bb2963f4.html   Officials in Albany will soon decide whether or not to authorize horizontal hydraulic fracturing, a controversial gas drilling process, in the state. While citizens have written thousands of letters to the governor and the Department of Environmental Conservation protesting the heal...

WILL THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT SAVE OBAMA?

What is most striking about the showdown over contraceptive freedom is not the political victory that President Obama earned by standing up for women’s reproductive rights, although his Republican adversaries are certainly helping him to make the most of it. Those adversaries don’t seem to realize they have fallen into a trap, whether the White House set them up intentionally or not...

It's good to be Richelle Pasceri in Lockport

Richelle Pasceri went from being sworn in as Lockport Council President on Sunday to being named Lockport City Clerk on Monday.  Not a bad deal when Pasceri herself admits she was shocked by the Mayor's offer as she was scheduled to work her waitress job at Danny Sheehan's.  Makes one wonder how much experience Pasceri brings to the Clerk's job.  Making matters even m...

Common Cause proposes independent lines

Common Cause NY, in concert with New York Newsday, recently unveiled its proposal for independently drawn lines for Assembly, Senate and Congressional districts.  Type in Common Cause NY on Google and click on the site which will bring you to a page outlining the proposed districts for the next 10 years.  In Niagara County, the organization proposes splitting the 138th Assembly distri...

Feds chasing Bruno again

Looks like the US Government is going to pursue former NYS Majority Leader Joe Bruno again. His intial conviction was vacated on appeal due to minor details. However, the feds feel that Bruno needs to pay for his actions and serve as an example to all. ...

Keith McNall gets caught in lie at debate

Looks like Lockport counilman and legislative candidate Andy Chapman turned the tables on keith McNall last night at a debate sponsored by the Niagara USA Chamber. The debate run by GOP insiders proved to be embarassing for McNall once Chapman caught him lies about taxes rates and job cuts to  county government. ...

Lockport Mayor Caught Lying about Campaign Cash

As reported today in the Buffalo News, Lockport Mayor Mike Tucker was caught lying about accepting campaign donations from Modern Disposal. This is proving to be significant because Modern Disposal has recieved the contact for private garbage pick in Lockport. The citizens of Lockport are deeply upset with the fact they now have to pay for trash pick up, a service once provided by the City. ...