TV spot: Just say ‘No’ to Rush Limbaugh
February 27th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Economy, House, Interest groups, Obama administration, Republicans, Senate
Americans United for Change today went up with a TV ad that criticizes Republican leaders for taking a party position against the stimulus bill. But the villain in this ad isn't a member of Congress; it's Rush Limbaugh. The ad...
Liberal group promises primary battles
February 27th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, House, Republicans, Senate
Congress members up for re-election in 2010 may have more opponents to battle besides whomever lands on the ballot against them. Accountability Now PAC is a new political action committee that plans to target incumbents in their primary races, the...
Syracuse-area groups, politicians criticize governor’s plan to cut services
Syracuse, NY -- Bernie Ellis has a message for Gov. David Paterson: "Shame on you." Ellis, an advocate with the local group Disabled in Action, joined more than a dozen Central New Yorkers on Thursday to urge Paterson to abandon...Clinton, Kristol offer dueling strategies for GOP
Former president Bill Clinton has some advice for Republicans as they cope with a Democratic president and Congress. Among the recommendations he makes to Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent at The Plum Line: "They should give (President Obama) some more...Advocates urge Paterson to reject social services cuts, adopt tax on the wealthy
More than a dozen Central New Yorkers gathered today to urge Gov. David Paterson to abandon his plans to slash funding for social services programs, schools and non-profit groups, and instead close the state's $14 billion budget gap by raising...Walsh, Maffei work together to bring millions for Central New York
House spending bill includes money for Onondaga Lake cleanup, regional electronic medical records system.Bunning threatens to sue fellow senator and GOP govs launch comeback website
February 25th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Congressional elections, 2010, Democrats, Governors, Republicans, Senate
We haven't forgotten you. Here's a catch-up look at what's been happening today in politics: Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky "all but declares war" on his party's Senate campaign chairman, John Cornyn of Texas, saying he'll sue if Cornyn...
ES-M grad resigns as SUNY Student Assembly president
February 25th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, East Suburbs, Government, Politics, State News
Jacob CrawfordJacob Crawford, a 2005 graduate of East Syracuse-Minoa High School, recently resigned as president of the SUNY Student Assembly. Crawford is now set to start a new job as a policy analyst for the state Senate Higher Education Committee....