New York’s $7 Billion IOU to MTA Comes Due
MTA officials acknowledged at their June 2019 Board meetings that the agency is borrowing money to be repaid through aContinue 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 City Dominating State Job Growth; Rest of State Still Growing-Slowly
New York City is now utterly dominating job growth in the State of New York. In the past two andContinue Reading
Results of Fox News and 3 Other Recent Polls of Dems vs. Trump Show Him in a Range of Beatable to Highly Competitive
Fox News Aug. 11-13 1013 RV Survey USA Aug.1-Aug.5 5,459 RV IBD/TIPP July 25-Aug.1 856 RV Emerson July 27-29 1,233Continue Reading
70% of US voters, including 54% of Republicans, support assault weapons ban in poll
A Politico/Morning Consult poll released today, August 8th, shows 70% of U.S. registered voters support an assault weapons ban. TheContinue Reading
US Job Growth Continues to Show No Difference between final 7 Years of Obama and first 2 1/2 Years of Trump
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics employment growth data for the nation showed employment decline beginning during the Great RecessionContinue Reading
Two National Polls Show the ” Public Option”, or Medicare for All Who Want It, Offer Dems a Stronger Platform Than Medicare for All, in 2020
Two very recent national Polls Show the “ Public Option, “ or Medicare For-All-Who-Want-It, Offer the Democratic Party a StrongerContinue Reading
New York Builds on Its Extensive Climate Change Leadership
The State Already has the Lowest Greenhouse Gas Emissions Per Capita of Any State in the Nation and is GoingContinue Reading
Polls in 3 States match Dems vs. Trump; Dems look strong in Michigan and even North Carolina. Texas competitive but only Biden has lead there
From Real Clear Politics 6/5/2019, featuring polls from Quinnipiac and DetroitNews/WDIV-TV., for Texas and Michigan From Real Clear Politics, 6/4/2019,Continue Reading
Some Good News: Trump Doesn’t Look Strong in Pennsylvania Poll on Presidential Election…But Dems Have Their Work Cut out for Them
A Quinnipiac poll on the Presidential Election released on May 15th, 2019, shows both Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders defeatingContinue Reading
At 94%, New York’s Health Insurance Coverage Best of Four Most Populous States
New York State had achieved the highest percentage of residents with health insurance coverage of the four most populous statesContinue Reading
5 of 6 Dem contenders lead Trump in CNN poll, from Real Clear Politics May 3rd
Taken from Real Clear Politics, May 3rd a CNN Poll- five of six Democratic contenders have leads over Trump inContinue Reading
Four National Polls Ask: Will You Vote for Trump/ Or Not ? Definitely Not Range is 48%-55%
Below are four polls asking people whether or not they will vote for Trump. I found them interesting and thoughtContinue Reading
New York State Has Largest Percentage With Health Insurance of Four Biggest States in U.S.
The Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of health insurance coverage for the United States for 2017 shows New YorkContinue Reading
Federal Tax Reform is Shaking Up New York’s Finances, but Flow of Bank Settlement Money is Bailing Out the State Budget
The Federal tax law overhaul that took place at the end of 2017 capped state and local income and propertyContinue Reading
Only 30% of American voters say Trump is honest: Quinnipiac Poll
A Quinnipiac Poll released March 5th of 1120 registered voters reported only 30% of the American voters believe Trump isContinue Reading
A Quick Look at Trump vs. Democratic Possible Contenders
This Emerson Poll released Feb.16th (from Real Clear Politics Feb.19th, Latest Polls) shows how Trump fares vs. 8 current DemocraticContinue Reading
State says 72.7% of NYC high school students finished on time in ’18, showing solid improvement over the years.
State Education Department announces City’s high school graduation rate has reached 72.7%, for the group that started in 2014 andContinue Reading
Despite the Need, Gaining More State Support for Affordable Housing Remains a Major Political Challenge for the De Blasio Administration
Right now, New York City’s government should be taking advantage of the Democratic majority in both houses of the NewContinue Reading
Washington Post Poll; Would You Vote for Trump in 2020, yes or no, broken down by ethnic groups, Jan.21-24 2019
Here are the results of a Washington Post Poll on whether Americans would definitely vote for Trump, definitely vote againstContinue Reading
Still Little Change Obama to Trump Employment- 196,000/mo. for 83 mos. Obama; 203,000/mo. for 24 months-Trump
Seasonally adjusted employment in the United States January 2010-January 2019 US employment bottomed out after the recession in February 2010Continue Reading