UPDATE ON PROTECTING THE NY CONVICTION AND SENTENCING TRUMP: JUDGE MERCHAN DELAYS DECISIONS UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION
My blog on the brilliant memo by New York D.A. Alvin Bragg to refute Trump’s effort to set aside hisContinue Reading
Author: Jim Brennan
Jim Brennan was a member of the New York State Assembly for 32 years and retired at the end of 2016. He chaired four committees, including the Assembly Committee on Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions for six years, the Committee on Cities for five years, and the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities for six years. There are 96 Brennan laws on the books of the State of New York and Jim won three national awards for his legislative work during his career.
Bragg’s Summer Home Run to Protect Conviction Will be Decided by Judge Two Days Before Scheduled Sentencing: Tracking the New York Case
A ruling by Judge Juan Merchan on Donald Trump’s motion to set aside his New York hush-money conviction is expectedContinue Reading
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EP 04: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan – Congestion Pricing
Governor Hochul recently delayed implementation of congestion pricing, right before it was supposed to be implemented. Why? What will happen now? Will congestion pricing ever happen? How will this impact traffic, transit improvements and the MTA budget?
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CONGESTION PRICING DRIVES INTO THE FALL ELECTION
Governor Hochul’s last-second announcement on June 5th, 2024, to pause New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan caused understandable dismay and evenContinue Reading
The Precarious Election: Biden And Inflation, Part Two: The War in Ukraine Drives Inflation
In my Part One on why President Biden is not to blame for inflation in the United States, I lookedContinue Reading
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THE PRECARIOUS ELECTION: Why Biden’s Not to Blame for Inflation, Part One: COVID Turns the World Upside Down
Leading up to the 2020 election, I wrote a series of blog posts titled, “The Purple Highway.” This time around,Continue Reading
The Precarious 2024 Election: 2016 Redux, Pundit Polarities, Wild Cards
The emotionally unsatisfactory 2024 election was particularly unsettling for loyal Democrats this past fall and winter as former President TrumpContinue Reading
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EP03: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
In this episode, Jim chats with his guests about significant features of the NYS budget (the NYS House and Senate recently passed separate versions, but the full legislature has yet to pass a final version) and also dives more deeply into the affordable housing crisis.
New York State and City employment finally break past pre-pandemic levels
The New York State Department of Labor reported on March 7th, 2024 that employment in New York grew by overContinue Reading
The State Can do Better than the Excess of Caution in the Governor’s New Budget
Governor Hochul submitted the State budget to the New York State Legislature on January 16th for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, toContinue Reading
EP02: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
Jim sits down with NYS Assemblymember Charles D. Lavine
(D-13th District, Nassau County) and Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow, NY Census & Redistricting Institute, NY Law School to discuss the NYS State Court of Appeals ruling that the State’s Congressional district maps set in 2022 must be redrawn yet again.
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Congressional Redistricting is Getting a Restart in New York- Democrats Can Avoid a Second Debacle and Win on the Existing Lines
On December 12, 2023, the New York State Court of Appeals, New York’s highest court, ruled that the State’s CongressionalContinue Reading
THE NYC SHELTER CENSUS STOOD AT 119,000 ON OCT. 31, 2023
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander’s Nov. 14th newsletter provided these figures for the census in the shelter system asContinue Reading
EP01: Empire State Political Pulse with Jim Brennan Podcast
Jim interviews three knowledgeable guests about the current migrant crisis in NYC in this episode of Jim’s new podcast series.
City Regains Million Jobs Lost in Pandemic; Milestone Tempered by Slower Job Growth in 2023
Mayor Eric Adams announced on October 19th that New York City had regained the nearly 1 million jobs lost duringContinue Reading
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The Mayor, the Migrants, and Reeling Deficits: Destroying New York, Really?
Mayor Eric Adams’ doomsday outcry about the impact of the increasing numbers of migrants coming to New York City, thatContinue Reading
NYC Adds Nearly a Million Jobs As It Reaches a Total Recovery from One of the Worst Pandemic Drops in the Nation
Let me start with the good news: New York City has regained nearly one million jobs, 29.9% above its lowestContinue Reading
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AS THE 2024 ELECTION APPROACHES, NEW YORK’S CONGRESSIONAL LINES AND ITS VOTE-BY-MAIL PROCESS MAY ONCE AGAIN BE IN PLAY
The Congressional elections in New York have become pivotal to both political parties for control of the House of RepresentativesContinue Reading
FROM ALL DIRECTIONS, THE CITY BUDGET IS AT RISK OF BEING TORN TO PIECES
Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Council are negotiating the adoption of the City budget, Fiscal Year 2024,Continue Reading
Plunge in NY April Tax Receipts Could Foreshadow Budget Deficit Even as New Fiscal Year Begins
Governor Hochul and the New York State Legislature finished passing the 2023-2024 state budget on May 3, about a monthContinue Reading
