Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News
It's officially patronage season for Gov. Paterson and his pals.
Paterson, with just five months left in his term, is quietly doling out five cushy commissioner posts on the Parole Board — long considered a patronage dumping ground.
The five l...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Sally Goldenberg / New York Post
A former employee of the Working Families Party says he was so disturbed by the labor-backed group's practices that he walked out after only one week on the job.
In an exclusive interview, Brooklyn resident Patrick Crooks said he was encouraged by highe...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Peter Baker / New York Times
The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether the House of Representatives should be enlarged to produce a fairer distribution of political power.
A group of voters appealed to the court after a special three-judge panel in Mississippi last week reject...Read More
Posted by Roy Antoun
Source: New York Times
By Michael Barbaro
Scott M. Stringer, the Manhattan borough president, buys his bagels at H&H, his groceries at Fairway and his coffee at Lenny’s (Starbucks is, after all, a Seattle company). He roots for the Jets, exercises in Riverside Park and pops into the Muse...Read More
Posted by Roy Antoun
Lucretia Regina-Potter, State Assembly candidate in the 49th AD, has begun her Money Blast! over the web. Help out a local reformer and chip in!
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Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Harold Egeln / Brooklyn Daily Eagle
SOUTHWEST BROOKLYN — As the controversy over Arizona’s new law to fight illegal immigration entered a new phase on Tuesday with the U.S. Justice Department filing suit against the state, the furor over the issue erupted at a Brooklyn meeting and in ...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Edward Isaac-Dovere / City Hall News
A collection of elected officials in Brooklyn are backing candidates running against Vito Lopez’s preferred choices for state committee spots, putting them at odds in a race that could ultimately determine who holds the title of county leader in ...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Maggie Haberman / Politico.com
A source close to GOP Senate hopeful David Malpass's campaign tells me the candidate has agreed to run on the third-party line being created by Republican gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino.
The line, for which petitions will begin circulating next week,...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Edward-Isaac Dovere / City Hall News
New Yorkers, be prepared to choose between the primary and general election—because the city cannot afford to put on both.
As the stalemate over picking a new executive director continues, there is not enough money to cover costs for holding New Y...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Ned Berke / Sheepshead Bites
I know we already posted today about State Senator Carl Kruger, but I just came across this article in Courier-Life exposing the extravagance of that shyster, and his smugness in rebutting it.
Kruger’s been dipping into his $2.1 million campaign war ches...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times
After being caught off guard when the city’s health commissioner first proposed the idea, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday that he was leaning toward seeking a ban on smoking at city parks and beaches.
Mr. Bloomberg said the ban made s...Read More
Posted by Brooklyn Young Republican Club
Source: Allison Leigh Cowan / New York Times
Few cities are as generous as New York when it comes to matching political contributions raised by candidates for public office.
In big election years, the city has given anywhere from $4 million to $42 million to candidates in an effort to limit th...Read More