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Labor statistics can be very confusing, especially for the general public. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its June 2020 employment report on July 3rd, and while it did show an uptick in employment across the nation, economic pain remains widespread. The numbers for New York City and New York State, while they lag…
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The New York City Board of Elections reported on Thursday evening, July 2nd, that 384,000 ballots had been counted as returned for the Democratic primary on June 23rd, out of 767,000 sent out. With the in-person tally on the day of the primary around 500,000, this means that the tally of the two combined, 884,000,…
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ABSENTEE BALLOT UPDATE 6/29 COUNTY SENT RETURNED PCT. RTD New York 230,699 90,506 39% Bronx 96,292 36,870 38% Brooklyn 230,442 66,278 29% Queens 182,064 77,572 43% Staten Island 24,975 12,448 50% TOTAL 764,472 283,674 37% The New York City Board of Elections reports that 283,000 absentee ballots have been returned by Democratic voters…
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The New York City Board of Elections is reporting that over 765,000 absentee ballots were distributed to voters before primary day, June 23, vastly exceeding a tally of in-person votes in the Democratic presidential primary, which came to 471,000, with 96% of election precincts reporting. The number of absentee ballots returned is not fully known yet, and none…
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The U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics just issued its May employment report for the nation, and surprised forecasters by showing a 2.5 million gain in payroll employment and a 13.3% unemployment rate, a drop from 14.7% unemployment in April 2020. The Department acknowledged the improvement was taking place in the context of the…
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In the past few weeks I have written about the Presidential election in highly competitive swing states, first in Michigan and Pennsylvania on May 5th, and Florida and Wisconsin on May 11th. This article focuses on Arizona and North Carolina, both won by Donald Trump in 2016. Before delving into that subject, here is an…
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I wrote on my blog on May 28th https://jimbrennanscommentaries.com/2020/05/28/state-budget-crisis-part-2-budget-cuts-loom-as-dc-aid-stalls-but-nys-can-fill-gap-without-tax-increases/Â advocating New York State address its looming budget deficit by borrowing long-term to help avoid severe cuts to schools,hospitals, and local governments, especially with aid from Washington stalled. The State’s budget adopted in April specifically permits the State government to do this. New York City is…
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The United States Department of Labor May 28 Unemployment Claims report showed that 427,000 New Yorkers filed claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance between May 9 and May 23rd, nearly double the 226,000 New Yorkers who were on this program as of May 9th. Not only that, for the week of May 23rd, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
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Despite pleas from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state and local government leaders across the nation for major new federal help for budgets devastated by the COVID-19 recession, there is still no clear path to Washington acting quickly to provide financial relief. Although on May 15 the House of Representatives, with its Democratic majority,…
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Recently I looked at April 2020 Presidential election polling in two highly competitive swing states, Pennsylvania and Michigan, where Vice President Biden had solid leads over Donald Trump despite Hilary Clinton’s narrow losses in 2016. In this article, I continue reviewing other swing states – called Purple by the pundits – this time Wisconsin and…
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