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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2011 - 12:13 pm
On Monday, labor organizers throughout the Hudson Valley and the Catskills demonstrated in droves in Newburgh to show their solidarity with unions around the country on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination.
The gathering, which reportedly... Read more
By wateradmin on Sunday, Apr. 3, 2011 - 10:12 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally hailing from Detroit, he lived for many years in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Mar. 27, 2011 - 10:08 pm
If so, it'll be the first since 2006, says the NY Daily News. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced a deal on the budget this afternoon, and it looks a lot like the budget Cuomo proposed back in February:
The budget calls for a 2%... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Mar. 27, 2011 - 9:02 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context on this week's cartoon, click here and here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Mar. 25, 2011 - 11:17 am
The Times Union's Capitol Confidential blog reports that scores of protesters chanted "No Fracking Way" in the War Room of the Capitol building in Albany yesterday, in a show of force that probably reached Governor Andrew Cuomo's ears in the next room... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Mar. 21, 2011 - 4:39 pm
Photo: Some of the heavy-duty equipment deployed in the perpetual fight to keep Laura Zakotiria-Smith's Wawarsing neighborhood above water. From a photo album on Zakotiria-Smith's Facebook wall.
This just in: New York State lawmakers have agreed to use a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2011 - 6:28 pm
Fresh from the New York Times's City Room blog: GOP state senator John Bonacic, whose district includes territory from Delaware, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, has thrown his support behind a move to extend the so-called "millionaires' tax" in New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Liz Benjamin at Capitol Confidential reports that 100 activists were protesting the Cuomo administration's planned budget cuts in Albany today. And while 17 were arrested, she writes that the scene wasn't particularly wild:
The whole situation was rather... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 - 9:03 am
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context for this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 - 2:40 pm
The Capitol Confidential blog is reporting this afternoon that a lobbyist for a Saratoga Springs racino is suing Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration. The suit charges that the Sullivan County casino deal negotiated under former governor David Paterson... Read more
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