Though there wasn't much excitement about New York's Republican Presidential primaries on April 24, Republicans in Brooklyn are optimistic about the ground they’ve gained in the borough, particularly in Southern Brooklyn. »
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wendy Long wants to see three debates with her GOP primary opponents George Maragos and Rep. Bob Turner between the beginning of May and the June 26 primary. Here’s her letter: Dear George and Bob: This is one of the sh... »
The Conservative Party declined to endorse Rep. Richard Hanna. Due to the “ambiguous nature” of a talking pineapple passage, the state Education Department announced related questions won’t count against students in their final standardized reading tes... »
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said in an interview this morning that he was “personally opposed” to the public financing of political campaigns. He also said the GOP conference would begin to unveil of a package of job tax cuts and credits aimed a... »
As of yesterday, we knew Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand had raised another $1.5 million during the first three months of 2012 and has $9.1 million on hand for her re-election bid, but none of her three GOP opponents had filed their first-quarter nu... »
Though he would like to see the four Republicans who voted in favor of same-sex marriage lose their seats this year, Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long said this morning he wanted the GOP to keep control of the state Senate. “My hope is that the Sen... »
Towns Is Said to Decline to Run Again for Congress(NYT)Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns, who was facing a vigorous primary challenge from Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Councilman Charles Barron, will not seek re-election. Two recent high-profile setbacks also... »
According to a recent post on the Brooklyn Young Republican Club website, the County Committee has declined to carry petitions for first-term incumbent Congressional Representative Michael Grimm, who represents Staten … »
