Health care reform advocates rally today in support of Rep. Dan Maffeis position
March 18th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 22672, Breaking News, Government, Politics, Top News
Syracuse, NY -- Advocates of health care reform will rally at 11 a.m. today to show their support for Rep. Dan Maffeis position on health care reform. Maffei, D-DeWitt, announced Tuesday that he will vote in favor of President Barack...
Saying its now or never, Rep. Dan Maffei backs health care reform
March 16th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 22672, 350245, 698065, Breaking News, Government, Health, Politics, Top News
Speaker tells of fear shell lose house or business to pay for cancer treatment.
Update: Rep. Dan Maffei says he will vote for health care reform
Doing nothing is no longer an option, he says.3 Central New York congressman pressured on health care reform bill as they emerge as key swing votes
March 16th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 242287, 350245, 569938, 598, 6480, Breaking News, Government, Health, Politics, Top News, Washington
Washington, D.C. -- Central New York’s three congressmen felt a surge of pressure Monday about this week’s upcoming vote on health care reform legislation, but by the close of business all three remained undecided. Phone lines to the congressmen were...
Ann Marie Buerkle wins GOP nomination for Congress, sets up race with Rep. Dan Maffei
The former Syracuse Common Council member will oppose Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei in the November election.Rep. Dan Maffei targeted with TV ads critical of his vote for health care reform
League of American Voters admits its commercials were wrong, but changes content starting today.Former Plainville Farms owner Mark Bitz announces bid to unseat Rep. Dan Maffei
February 24th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 714251, 714252, Breaking News, Government, Politics, Top News, Washington
Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardMark Bitz, former owner and president of Plainville Farms Inc., stands in front of turkey barns at Plainville Turkey Farm in 2007. Bitz announced he plans to run for Congress in the 25th district.Manlius, NY --...
Another Republican seeks to unseat freshman Congressman Dan Maffei
February 1st, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 625088, 714251, 714252, 714254, Breaking News, Politics, Top News, Washington
Provided photoAnn Marie BuerkleSyracuse, NY -- Republican Ann Marie Buerkle said Monday she will seek the GOP nomination in the 25th Congressional District, where Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, now has more than $1 million in his campaign account. Buerkle, 58,...
Rep. Dan Maffei traveling in Afghanistan with delegation
December 29th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 182361, 4036, Breaking News, Politics, Regional News, Top News, Washington
Syracuse, NY - Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, has been traveling in Afghanistan with a small congressional delegation on a fact-finding mission. The group, which includes New York congressmen Steve Israel, D-Huntingdon, Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, and others, urged Afghan President Hamid...