Open House Picks: Six Months Later
Brownstoner
Apr 27Comment: Bay Ridge in the house…almost! Otherwise, snooze fest. Open House Picks: 10/28/2011 »
Stories tagged "Politics" in Bay Ridge
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Republicans See Gains in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Ink
Apr 25Though 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. »
Silver Sees Uphill Climb On Campaign Finance Overhaul
Capital Tonight
Apr 25Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said in an one-on-one interview that he did not expect the Republican-led Senate to immediately embrace his campaign-finance bill, but remained hopeful Gov. Andrew Cuomo would push for the measure. “We believe campaigns ... »
Grisanti Open To Some Form Of A Minimum Wage Hike
Capital Tonight
Apr 24ICYMI: Last night on the show Liz spoke with Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, who said he would be open to a modest minimum wage increase, but not as high as the proposed $8.50. WPFP(document).ready(function() { //load player $f("saiweb_793c5d323c2d47ac9... »
Long wants three debates with Maragos, Turner
Capitol Confidential
Apr 24Republican 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... »
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Capitol Confidential
Apr 20The 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... »
A.M. Roundup: Levy used ethics panel as shield
Capitol Confidential
Apr 20Good morning! Happy weekend! It’s supposed to be sunny and warm here in Upstate America, so escape the drudgery of your office if at all possible. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City today without any announced public schedule. Here are today’s headl... »
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At inquiry, Rupert Murdoch defends 50-year record
Crain's New York Media
Apr 25News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch defended his globe-spanning, half-a-century long media career Wednesday, telling an official inquiry into U.K. media ethics that he never gave his editors orders on who to back or used his political sway for financial... »
