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During the 2022 redistricting saga, when the Special Master appointed by the New York State Supreme Court, Dr. Jonathan Cervas, drafted an initial remedial map that almost evenly divided Saratoga County between the 20th Congressional District currently...
by Upstate Blue
on Tue Feb 27, 2024 at 06:35 PM PST
with 12 Recommends
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On Monday, the statistical analysis website, FiveThirtyEight.com profiled nine Republican candidates running for Senate, House and Gubernatorial offices who attended the January 6, 2021 ...
by Upstate Blue
on Thu Nov 03, 2022 at 05:30 PM PDT
with 3 Recommends
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Excellent news! From an announcement via Facebook:
Tonko to Lead Key Climate Subcommittee
January 15 · PUBLIC
Upstate NY congressman elected to chair powerful Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Environment & Climate...
by xaxnar
on Thu Jan 17, 2019 at 12:07 PM PST
with 15 Recommends
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White supremacy, like racism generally, is not just a Southern thing. As was re-emphasized this morning on WGDJ, a locally owned conservative talk radio station in Albany, NY.
Melody Burns spent 30 minutes, minus commercials and news,...
by devtob
on Wed Apr 26, 2017 at 07:12 PM PDT
with 9 Recommends
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I made an effort to get into Congressman Paul Tonko’s Town Hall meeting tonight — no luck! The auditorium had filled to capacity before I got there. (Tonko had gotten out an email earlier in the day warning that they were expecting a lot of people.)...
by xaxnar
on Mon Feb 20, 2017 at 08:32 PM PST
with 16 Recommends
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(State Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner and Congressman Paul Tonko)
Recently, two Upstate Democratic lawmakers have been calling for increased funding for our region's aging and deteriorating ...
by Upstate Blue
on Thu Apr 16, 2015 at 04:00 PM PDT
with 5 Recommends
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The People's Climate March will be the largest climate march in history. Marchers are traveling to New York City from 50 states. While there are dozens if not hundreds of satellite marches ...
by RLMiller
on Thu Sep 18, 2014 at 10:04 AM PDT
with 45 Recommends
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Nancy Pelosi will be coming to do a fund raiser for Congressman Paul Tonko, NY 20 this Sunday June 1. There will be a session open to the public, according to the Times Union Capitol ...
by xaxnar
on Fri May 30, 2014 at 03:49 PM PDT
with 2 Recommends
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Social Security is the most popular general welfare program, ever and by far, and it is a Democratic program.
It was started by a Democratic President and Congress in the 1930s, expanded by a ...
by devtob
on Fri Feb 21, 2014 at 07:07 PM PST
with 9 Recommends
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For the second (or third...or fourth) time this cycle, we have entered into a somewhat curious polling dichotomy. Republicans are clinging...with increasing desperation...to national polling that ...
by Steve Singiser
on Mon Sep 24, 2012 at 06:30 PM PDT
with 56 Recommends
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Tea party Republican Chris Gibson, NY-20, has voted to end Medicare, against a clean debt ceiling bill, and signed the Grover Norquist anti-tax pledge.
Gibson was challenged about his disappointing ...
by devtob
on Fri Aug 26, 2011 at 05:47 PM PDT
with 43 Recommends
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by David Nir
on Thu Aug 11, 2011 at 05:00 AM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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Last night after the President’s speech, I thought I would send a cheerful email to my Republican Congressman. The idea was simple: I want the debt ceiling raised without any preconditions so we ...
by davidseth
on Tue Jul 26, 2011 at 06:23 AM PDT
with 4 Recommends
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The radical Republicans in the House voted Friday to redirect more than $1 billion in stimulus funding for "high-speed" rail ...
by devtob
on Tue Jul 19, 2011 at 04:42 AM PDT
with 13 Recommends
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Suddenly, it's all Jane ...
by James Lambert
on Thu Jun 02, 2011 at 01:58 PM PDT
with 13 Recommends
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For a career Army officer, Republican Chris Gibson, who easily won NY-20 in 2010, has become a pretty good politician.
Though he was recruited for NY-20 by the GOP establishment, Gibson knows he ...
by devtob
on Sun May 29, 2011 at 07:33 AM PDT
with 14 Recommends
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Tea party Republican Chris Gibson has a wholesome image -- clean-cut, well-spoken, church-going Catholic, veteran, Ph.D., hometown hero, family guy, etc. -- but he has become quite the shameless ...
by devtob
on Tue May 03, 2011 at 08:10 AM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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Tea Party Rep. Chris Gibson voted for the Ryan budget today, like almost every other Republican Member of Congress.
So he voted to end Medicare as we know it, and turn it into a voucher program ...
by devtob
on Fri Apr 15, 2011 at 06:00 PM PDT
with 21 Recommends
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by David Nir
on Fri Mar 18, 2011 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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Newbie Congressman Chris Gibson has done just one thing to distinguish himself from the rest of the tea party freshmen.
Generally, he votes for whatever Boehner wants, and explains his votes with ...
by devtob
on Sun Mar 13, 2011 at 05:21 PM PDT
with 11 Recommends
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