Honoring Norm Fruchter, A Leader with Profound Impact on New York’s School System
Norm Fruchter, an education activist whose unique intellectual and organizational abilities led to major change for the New York CityContinue Reading
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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.
New York Dems’ Self-Inflicted Wounds Contribute to House Losses Here
Political forecasters like the Cook Political Report and FiveThirtyEight.com predicted the Republican Party would win the House of Representatives inContinue Reading
A Ruthless Midterm Closes in on Nov. 8th, 2022
Election Day is in less than two weeks in what I’ve called “The Ruthless Midterm “ in three articlesContinue Reading
LA PLUS CA’ CHANGE – A DISTURBING LOOK AT WHAT REPUBLICANS THINK ABOUT THE ELECTION (Originally Published Dec.17, 2020; Republished Oct. 20, 2022)
OCTOBER 20, 2022 I published this article a few days after the Electoral College voted on Dec. 14th, 2020, toContinue Reading
New York Doesn’t Want a Recession- But It Must Brace for One
The Federal Reserve Board’s aggressive interest rate increases have put the nation and New York on notice that an economicContinue Reading
Census figures show 64% of Americans 25 and over have attended college, meaning student debt forgiveness is not for the elite
The United States Census released the following: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/educational-attainment.html College attendance is far from elite in the United States. The mostContinue Reading
NEW YORK’S MAIL BALLOT COUNTING WOES FADE WITH A LEGISLATIVE CURE AND THE EASING OF THE PANDEMIC
As the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the nation and the world in March of 2020, former Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered aContinue Reading
The Ruthless Midterm, August 2022 – Pundits Say Dems Will Lose House, but Polling Shows Them Gaining Ground
Election Day 2022 is November 8th and I’m worried about the fate of the Democrats in the House ofContinue Reading
California Teaches New York A Lesson on an Equitable Inflation Remedy for Its Residents
California concluded its state budget with Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature on June 30, choosing a different path than New YorkContinue Reading
Billions $ Keep Rolling into the NY State Treasury above Expectations; Here’s What to Do with the Money Before Legislators Leave Albany in Just a Few Weeks
The State adopted its budget on April 9 with substantial investments across the board in helping New Yorkers, from bigContinue Reading
THE RUTHLESS MIDTERM AND SOME CORE PRAGMATIC POINTS FOR THE DEMOCRATS
The midterm elections are November 8,2022, and redistricting is virtually over. The surging turnout of an electorate seeking to repudiateContinue Reading
NY DEMS, THE FIGHT TO HOLD THE HOUSE MAJORITY IS RIGHT HERE & RUNS STRAIGHT THROUGH THE NEW BROOKLYN-STATEN ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL SEAT
Lots of New York Democrats spend their falls campaigning in other parts of the country, heading to Pennsylvania or OhioContinue Reading
State Budget Paradox: Flush With Money & Spending Plans Plus a Big Dose of Caution; Is There Room for One More Big Program?
Pandemic Dollars + Improved Tax Receipts = Plenty to SpendGovernor Kathy Hochul released the New York State Executive Budget onContinue Reading
Hochul will release FY’23 Budget Jan. 18th; State has Surpluses but Could Face Cliff When Federal $ Run Out
Governor Kathy Hochul will release the FY’23 State budget tomorrow, Jan. 18th, 2022. The State Division of the Budget andContinue Reading
NY Assembly, Senate, Reject Commission Redistricting Maps – Return Them to Commission in a Process the Legislature Will Soon Take Over
On January 10th, 2022, the New York State Assembly and Senate voted down proposed Congressional, Assembly, and Senate district mapsContinue Reading
2022: A RUTHLESS MIDTERM
The 2022 election for political control of the House of Representatives will be an unpredictable and dramatic event. The decennialContinue Reading
Democrats Defeat Themselves on Expansion of Vote-by-Mail, a Pro-Democracy Measure
Three proposed amendments to the New York State Constitution, two on expanding voting rights and one on legislative redistricting reform,Continue Reading
New York City Has Outpaced the Nation in Vaccinations, Offering a Foundation for Economic Recovery
New York City was the epicenter of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic as it began in the United States. It recordedContinue Reading
2022 Ends Republican Party Control of State Senate district lines as all Population Gains Occur Downstate
The United States Census released the nation’s population data by congressional and state legislative district on August 12, setting underwayContinue Reading
NYC’s Vaccination Rates have not been adjusted for the Census population Gain; New Numbers for Adults Should be Nearly Four Points Lower
The New York City Department of Health has been publishing daily vaccination counts and rates at which the overall populationContinue Reading