Straight Outta Ethics
Photo editorial by Brian Alapatt One wag tweeted, “The LWA (Legislators With Attitude) follow up album was “Get Rich Or Die Trying.”
Read Moreby Michael | Aug 17, 2015 | Corruption Watch, Government, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
Photo editorial by Brian Alapatt One wag tweeted, “The LWA (Legislators With Attitude) follow up album was “Get Rich Or Die Trying.”
Read Moreby Michael | Feb 11, 2015 | Government, Politics, Public Policy | 0 |
The Bronx has a new mystery. On Tuesday, Haile Rivera, a Bronx political activist, posted on Twitter a photo of a license plate bearing the inscription “State Senate Emeritus 26 SSE.” The photo prompted inquiries to the NYS...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 15, 2014 | African Americans, Campaign Finance, Elections, Political corruption, Politics, Public Corruption | 0 |
Five people contributed $16,000 at the 11th hour to aid embattled Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson in his now-successful Democratic Primary win. Although innocent until proved guilty, I’m left wondering who contributes...
Read Moreby Michael | Aug 27, 2014 | Elections, Politics, Voting Rights | 0 |
Yes, the election law calendar is closed. The Mack v Joyner and Jones v Blake election cases are over. The fat lady, i.e., the NYS Court of Appeals did not grant any motions to reargue. The cases are closed according to...
Read Moreby Michael | Aug 9, 2014 | Campaign Finance, Elections, Government, Politics | 2 |
[This post was updated – 08/17 @ 10:40AM] The 32-Day Pre Primary Disclosure reports are being posted online by the NYS Board of Elections this afternoon. Primary contest list. In the contested 77th AD (no incumbent):...
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 26, 2013 | Government, Politics | 0 |
The Albany Times-Union reported this week that State Sen. Malcolm Smith’s defection brought a bigger payday for his closest aides. The Democratic lawmaker from Queens gave members of his staff...
Read Moreby Michael | Jan 19, 2013 | Uncategorized | 1 |
Another guest column by Sen. Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr. Governor Cuomo is calling for the Democratic Party to be “unified” “tighter” and “ organized.” You should know that during the past general election, Governor Andrew Cuomo who is...
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 14, 2012 | African Americans, Government, Public Policy, RAce Relations | 1 |
First in a planned series looking at the state Senate Democratic conference. For once, the elephant in the room wasn’t race — it was Gov. Cuomo. Saturday’s National Action Network rally, led by media...
Read Moreby Michael | Dec 14, 2012 | African Americans, Government, Public Policy, RAce Relations | 0 |
If African-American state senators want to be taken seriously by Gov. Cuomo and opinion leaders, they’re going to have to step up their game big-time.They can start by naming a new leader. When you remove the emotion, the issue...
Read Moreby Michael | Oct 26, 2012 | Government, Media, Politics, Public Policy | 1 |
Former Assemb. Benjamin on Cuomo’s Changing Style As Governor Cuomo prepares to help President Obama on the campaign trail, former Assemblyman Michael Benjamin is questioning whether Cuomo deserves a second term of his own. He...
Read Moreby Michael | Oct 8, 2012 | Government, Political corruption | 1 |
Florence + the Machine’s hit song “Dog Days Are Over” seems an apt soundtrack for the hidden and unspoken abuses afflicting Albany. The dog days are over/The dog days are done The horses are coming/So you better run. The...
Read Moreby Michael | Sep 14, 2012 | Public Policy | 0 |
How do you spell toxic? Rev. Jason McGuire spells it C-U-O-M-O. As three Republicans state senators who voted for same-sex marriage battled for their political survival yesterday, Rev. Jason McGuire said he was thinking about...
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