New York Should Rapidly Expand Absentee Voting for Coming Elections
New York State has a serious limitation on voting by mail. The State Constitution requires a ” cause ” toContinue 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 Should Rapidly Expand Absentee Voting for Coming Elections
New York State has a serious limitation on voting by mail. The State Constitution requires a ” cause ” toContinue Reading
New York’s Mass Transit System on Verge of Going Broke; Needs Bailout Quickly
Patrick Foye, the chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and therefore the leader of the city’s subway and bus systems, sentContinue Reading
63% Say Trump Not Honest in Quinnipiac Poll; 33% say He is.
Quinnipiac Poll, March 5-8, 1261 RV
Colossal Failures by New York Budget Division Bring Turmoil and Danger to Medicaid Program
The New York State Division of the Budget surprised the public this past November with an announcement the State facedContinue Reading
EIGHT JANUARY POLLS MATCH TRUMP VS. DEMS; SOME DEMS HAVE SOLID LEADS BUT TRUMP IS COMPETITIVE – Bloomberg now matches Biden and Sanders Against Trump
A look at eight general election polls released in January show that the major Democratic contenders lead Trump in fiveContinue Reading
Can the Democrats Confront Trump on the Economy? Absolutely !!
The past two Democratic Presidential debates have featured questions from the moderators asking the candidates how to respond to theContinue Reading
Taking Stock of Significant Progress in the City Schools
The students in the New York City public schools are doing better — so much so that the improvements offerContinue Reading
Dems Ahead in December 2019 Matchups vs. Trump, but Leads Are Smaller Compared to October 2019
Five national polls taken in December matched up four major contenders for the Democratic Presidential nomination against President Trump inContinue Reading
Q Poll on Medicare For All vs. Public Option Shows Dems Support Both, but Voters Overall Only Support Option
A Quinnipiac Poll of 1,355 registered voters across the nation taken Nov. 21-25 shows the public supports a Medicare OptionContinue Reading
Latest CNN, Politico Polls Show Impeachment Support at 50%
A CNN Poll released today showed Americans supported the impeachment of President Trump 50-43. The poll was taken Nov. 21-24.Continue Reading
NYT/Siena Recent Poll May Have Underestimated Black Vote in Michigan, Pennsylvania
On Monday, Nov. 5th, the New York Times released an extensive poll of 6 swing states won by President TrumpContinue Reading
The MTA May Have Halted the Subway Ridership Decline. But the Gain is Fragile.
The New York City Transit and Bus Committee of the MTA Board reported at its October 2019 meeting that weekday ridership ofContinue Reading
WP/ABC Polls Shows Very Strong Results for 5 Democratic Contenders vs. Trump
Real Clear Politics, Nov.5th, 2019 reporting WP/ABC Oct. 27-30
Impeachment Support Among Voters Higher Than Among US Adults by 1-2 Points, Polls Show
Washington Post/ABC Poll shows 51% of registered voters support impeachment, 49% of all adults Oct.27-30, 2019 Reuters Shows 48% ofContinue Reading
Trump Told the Truth, Sort of…Poverty & Unemployment are Down for People of Color, but Full Story is More Complicated
President Trump’s nonstop record of false claims (12,000-plus labeled false or misleading as of an August count in the Washington Post)Continue Reading
Politico/MC Poll Shows 49% Definitely Voting Against Trump, 28% Definitely For Him
This Politico/Morning Consult Poll, taken of 2488 registered voters Sept.27-30, showed 49% saying they will definitely vote against Trump, 28%Continue Reading
A 2d Poll showing How Few Americans even a few days ago had heard little or nothing of Ukraine
A slightly earlier Politico Poll from Sept.20-22 shows 46% had heard little or nothing about Ukraine situation
Ukraine Story is So Fast-Moving Many Americans Still Have Heard Little About It
This You Gov/Economist Poll shows 30% of Americans had heard nothing about Trump urging the Ukraine President to investigation corruptionContinue Reading