(Friends, City Hall News ran a very in depth look at the “greatest campaign  that never was;” Congressman Steve Israel’s campaign for the United States Senate.  I don’t think giving a summary of the story would do justice to the reporter’s insight into this issue.  Therefore, I’ll post it below in its entirety.)
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Democrat & Chronicle Editors were right on the mark with an editorial yesterday that called on Albany lawmakers to undo a very bad provision state Democrats quietly snuck in at the 11th hour to prevent discussion and debate.   Acting a bit overzealous in their quest to protect the rights of drug dealers/offenders over those of parents, educators, daycare [...]

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Freshman Congressman Eric Massa’s press aide Jerri Kaiser is running for Monroe County Legislature.  According to the Democrat and Chronicle, Kaiser, a former citizen member of the Democrat and Chronicle editorial staff and former devotee of failed congressional candidate Jon Powers, is running for the 20th District Legislature seat now held by Robert Colby.
This is highly unusual.  [...]

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Not so fast on those “technical” changes to the law that allows judges to seal up to 4 criminal records so reformed crackheads can work with your kids in schools and the disabled in nursing homes.  We reported that state Senate Democrats were feeling the heat over  this issue and were considering changes that would [...]

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