A report from the Congressional Research Service, released by House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, states that the beleaguered community service group ACORN has at no point "violated the terms o...
Continue reading "Congressional Research Service Says ACORN Didn't Break the Law, But James O'Keefe May Have"" [...]Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorsed former Congressman Rick Lazio at a Manhattan press conference, and said his private business endeavors will take precedence over his own pursuit of elected office in 2010.
“It would be hard running from Brazil,” Giuliani said, referring to his firm’s recently announced work providing [...]
Surprise…surprise…surprise…stimulus money spent in partisan ways.
From Jerry Brito, Veronique de Rugy in their report:
For our analysis, we looked at the 435 congressional districts in the United States [...]
(A press release from Congressman Chris Lee)
Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) today highlighted bipartisan legislation he and several colleagues recently introduced to incentivize making energy efficiency improvements to homes and small businesses. H.R. 4226, the Expanding Building Efficiency Incentives Act, will reduce energy costs for families and small businesses, promote innovation [...]
While our state senators tripped over their own dicks and lost the gay marriage bill, DC has been a churning gay-marriage-sanctifying machine. They got the second read of their marriage equality b...
Continue reading "D.C. Mayor Signs Gay Marriage Bill; Congress Next" >
Yesterday, the New York City Housing Authority revoked over 3,000 Section 8 vouchers, citing "Congress, a lower-than-usual attrition rate in the program and unprecedented demand." This means that thousands of families may try to enter the city's already overflowing shelters.
Federal Section 8 vouchers [...]
As the Copenhagen climate talks reach a turning point, congressional negotiations over emissions cuts are taking a back seat to global debate. But some undeniably good news on the domestic front came late yesterday from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
John Kerry [...]
This map was constructed on the assumption of New York losing two congressional districts. Personally I'm hoping for just one, but we'll see.
I will make three disclaimers [...]
We were told to withhold our applause when the Washington, DC city council voted to recognize gay marriages in the District: the process required another vote. Well, they had it today, and it pass...
Continue reading "Gay Marriage D.C. a Go; Fenty to Sign, Congress Unlikely" [...]
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The state Board of Elections just voted unanimously to certify modern voting machines that Congress back in 2002 mandated nationwide. They’ll eventually replace the lever-action machines pictured above.
The vote to accept the Dominion and ES&S brand machines comes on the day that the [...]
Good.
A US District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction against last September’s defunding of anti-poverty group ACORN by a vote of Congress.
ACORN had filed a lawsuit claiming that Congress’s action violated the explicit Constitutional prohibition against bills of attainder — punishments handed out to an isolated individual or [...]
Bike riders weren't the only ones demonstrating in the rain yesterday; in Times Square a small but annoying group gathered to protest a Congressional proposal to tax breast augmentations, facelifts, tummy tucks and other procedures, as a way to fund a health care bill. The protest was organized by' [...]
Kennedy Airport. Twitpic via sawyerlex. War on Christmas season swung into full effect. In a holiday spirit, the Staten Island D.A. tried shame on shoplifters. A GOP Congressman moved to read a ...
Continue reading "Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared" >
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt offers his thoughts on gay marriage, as does Scott Leffler, while Eric Saldanha goes after Stachowski. Congresswoman Louise Slaughter talks Great Lakes, while WNYMedia welcomes PinkBFLO and Buffalo Chow to our roster.
