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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Tags: county executive, hydrofracking, Scott Vanderhoef
Posted in County Legislature, Democratic Party, Ellen Jaffee, Gov. David Paterson, National Politics, New York State, Orange County, Riverkeeper, Rockland County, Senate District 38, State Assembly, State Senate | No Comments »
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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Posted in Democratic Party, Ellen Jaffee, New York State, Orange County, Rockland County, Rockland Democratic Committee, Senate District 38, State Assembly, State Senate | No Comments »
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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Posted in Economy, Gov. David Paterson, New York State, Orange County, Orangetown, Rockland County, Senate District 38, State Assembly, State Senate, Stony Point, Thomas Morahan | No Comments »
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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Posted in Environment, New York State, Orangetown, Rockland County, Senate District 38, State Assembly, State Senate, Stony Point | 2 Comments »
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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Posted in Civil Liberties, Congress, Democratic Party, John Hall, NY-19, National Politics, New York State, Orange County, Rockland County, State Assembly, State Senate | No Comments »
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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Tags: Ball, Greg Ball, healthcare, town hall
Posted in Congress, Health Care, John Hall, Local Events, NY-19, National Politics, New York State, Orange County, Rockland County, State Assembly | 2 Comments »
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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Posted in Congress, Health Care, Local Events, NY-19, National Politics, Orange County, State Assembly | No Comments »
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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Posted in Congress, Health Care, Local Events, NY-19, National Politics, New York State, Orange County, Rockland County, State Assembly | No Comments »