Tag: House of Representatives

Congestion pricing is an innovative strategy where drivers are charged fees to use busy roads during peak hours, encouraging the use of public transit and reducing traffic jams

by jimbrennancommentaries June 25, 2024 1

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

Absentee Ballot Postal Voting Vote By Mail

by jimbrennancommentaries July 10, 2023 1

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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

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by jimbrennancommentaries September 9, 2021 1

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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

by jimbrennancommentaries May 6, 2021 2

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New York’s Congressional Redistricting Could Be Tipping Point in Midterm Battle for Control of House

The Census Bureau released its population counts for the nation and the states on April 26, including changes for theContinue Reading

by jimbrennancommentaries December 5, 2018 2

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New York Democrats Won Big on Election Night, But Many Legislative Wins Were Razor-Thin

The slumbering Democratic midterm electorate awakened this year, in both New York and the nation. Across the country, the sumContinue Reading

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