Senate Rejects $ame-$ex Marriage Bill...
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12 3rd, 2009 |
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The New York State Senate rejected the same-sex marriage bill yesterday 38-24. There was some hope from proponents of the bill that it would pass, but the mere $50 million in state revenue it would allegedly generate wasn’t enough of an incentive. I guess Governor Paterson will have to find new...
$ame-$ex Marriage Not About Equality...
The next time you are told by Senate Democrats in Albany that same-sex marriage is an issue of “equality,” you can say that is pure crap… and you’d be right. The New York Times reports that gay marriage might now have a shot in the stat… but the motivation is not equal rights…...
Inappropriate, Not Anti-Semitic...
I am not here to defend Chris Collins or the comments he made, but I do think there are a bunch of people not merely making too much of it, but trying to turn it into something it is not.
Collins has already apologized for what he called “a poor joke,” delivered during a speech at the county...
New Yorkers Prefer When State Senate Not...
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07 30th, 2009 |
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As Matt noted in a recent entry, a recent poll found New Yorkers would rather see Democrats control the State Senate than Republicans. At the same time, a Rasmussen survey also points out that the biggest percentage prefers that both parties take off:
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of New York voters...
Siena Poll: Voters Angry At State Senate...
Unlike many New York Republicans, I was not a supporter of the coup in the State Senate, which ultimately lead to a month-long stalemate, and gave Governor Paterson something to distract the voters on just how much he sucks.
A new Siena Poll shows that New York voters are very much angry that the Senate...
A Budget Nightmare In Albany...
Some would argue that when Republicans were in control in the state senate, things weren’t all that great… True or not, I can’t imagine anyone arguing that Democrats have done any better.
New York’s top bean counter warned Sunday of a “budget free fall that none of us can...
Thoughts on The Republicans Retaking The...
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NY State Government on
06 8th, 2009 |
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When I heard the news on the radio earlier today, I have to admit I was actually quite conflicted.
The State Senate was rocked today when two Democratic renegade senators broke from the party ranks and joined a surprise — and successful — move by Republicans to retake control of the 62-member...
Irresponsible New York...
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NY State Government on
05 21st, 2009 |
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I couldn’t help noticing that Tom Golisano, in explaining why he is leaving New York, said that his tax dollars “will not continue to fund Albany’s bloated bureaucracy, corrupt politicians or regular handouts to the special interests.” I just find it a bit ironic since his own...
Another Democrat Loser Gets Another High...
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Matt in
NY State Government on
04 28th, 2009 |
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If you thought Joe Mesi’s $70,000/year Senate job wasn’t bad enough…
A Democrat who was ousted by Amherst voters in the 2005 supervisor’s race has landed on her feet with a job in the Democratic-controlled State Senate.
Susan Grelick, who served nine years as Amherst supervisor, started...
Chris Collins Speaks Out Against IDA Bil...
The IDA Reform bill, which passed in the state Senate earlier this month, was called “the worst bill I’ve ever seen,” by Erie County Executive Chris Collins.
For those of you unfamiliar with thi bill, amongst other things, it would require prevailing wages to be paid on projects financed by...
Paterson’s Red Herring: Gay Marria...
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NY State Government on
04 9th, 2009 |
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With dismal poll numbers and a majority of New Yorkers saying they don’t even want him to run again, Governor David Paterson desperately needs an issue to distract the voters and get them to think about something besides the economy and the budget.
And it appears that issue is gay marriage.
Gov....
Joe Bruno Indicted...
I am not going to play the partisan game where when an official in your party is indicted you ramble on and on about how an indictment is not a conviction, but when someone not in your party is indicted you treat it like a the accused has already been found guilty. When any elected official is accused...
Imbalance...
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NY State Government on
01 11th, 2009 |
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NY Daily Balance posts an interesting graphic that “illustrates the areas represented by Senate Democrats who have taken control of the State Senate.”
Interesting indeed.
SD-55: Alesi Colleague Says He Thinks Al...
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11 18th, 2008 |
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I reported on the rumor last week… the latest is still somewhat ambiguous:
The rumor that State Senator Jim Alesi, who just won his seventh term, will desert the Republicans to join a new Democratic majority in the state senate remains a rumor.
But not one Alesi is eager to tamp down. Calls to...
SD-55: Senator Alesi To Defect?...
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11 13th, 2008 |
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Mustard Street reports of a rumor going around in Monroe County:
The current rumor going around Monroe County political circles and Albany is that Sen. Jim Alesi is getting ready to switch parties, to become part of the new Democratic majority in the State Senate.