State Assembly

Hydrofracking is a danger to Rockland County

July 3, 2010
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Hydrofracking is a danger to Rockland County

The nearby Marcellus Shale region is being destroyed by a questionable drilling method known as hydrofracking. We need to protect Rockland County's water supply from the toxins left over from this method of drilling. And we need to act now!

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Vince Monte to talk about political reform on Rockland World Radio

May 24, 2010
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Join me for the Left of the Hudson broadcast on Rockland World Radio tonight at 8p. The topic on our webcast is our miserable State government and what must be done to fix it. Everything’s on the table, redistricting, legislative reform, campaign finance reform, term limits, even the possibility of a State constitutional convention....

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State Parks close as Morahan “pushes” privatization

May 17, 2010
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State Parks close as Morahan “pushes” privatization

With scores of NYS Parks closing today, including two sites in Rockland County, State Senator Thomas Morahan mails out a push poll to his constituents that advances the concept of park privatization. Perhaps we should privatize Morahan's expensive mailings instead.

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Want to fix NY’s legislature? Stop their mailings!

May 10, 2010
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Want to fix NY’s legislature? Stop their mailings!

If you're a registered voter, you likely get regular mailings from your State Senator and Assembly member. Often times, these mailings, which are paid for with our tax dollars, are nothing more than political advertising or state-sponsored political campaigning.

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Ball drops out of NY-19 congressional race

November 21, 2009
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Ball drops out of NY-19 congressional race

Greg Ball announced Saturday that he's abandoning his campaign for the 19th Congressional District seat held by Rep. John Hall, and will run instead for the New York State Senate.

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The Kennedys paid for Greg Ball’s health care!

August 30, 2009
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The Kennedys paid for Greg Ball’s health care!

Not only has Assembly member Greg Ball (who's running for Congress against John Hall) been getting government-paid, single-payer health care for most of his adult life, he also recalls how the Kennedy family paid for his health carw when he was a child.

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Ball’s first “town hall” nothing more than homespun demagoguery

August 18, 2009
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At the link is an email from Sam Sussman, an Orange County progressive who attended Assembly member Greg Ball's first sham "town hall" last night. It's obvious that what is happening at these events is McCarthyist-style demagoguery. Please read about this misleading and hate-filled event.

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Stop Greg Ball from making a mockery of the health-care reform debate

August 15, 2009
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Stop Greg Ball from making a mockery of the health-care reform debate

Assembly member Greg Ball (who is running against Democrat John Hall for Congress) is trying to take down health-care reform by staging his own sham town halls. There will be plenty of choreographed outrage from Ball & Friends for the media to cover. But we can stop them by attending these town halls ourselves.

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