October 1, 2013 By Stephanie West Albany NY — The New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) has announced its endorsement for Democrat Bill de Blasio for mayor of New
October 1, 2013 By Steven Wishnia “We are a one-trick pony. We only care about one thing, and that’s jobs,” says Jack Kittle, political director of District Council 9 of
September 30, 2013 By John Zogby Washington, DC – There used to be a time when Presidents and Congresses made policy and when political strategists knew what they were doing.
September 30, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – The City Council’s rising Progressive Caucus can add another powerful new voice to its ranks should Democratic nominee Helen Rosenthal best Republican
September 25, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – After a combined 20 years of Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg, hard-pressed working men and women and their advocates throughout the
September 19, 2013 By Stephanie West The New York State Legislature will hold the third and final hearing to examine the impact of the NYS Office of Mental Health’s (OMH)
September 18, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Winning Democratic primary candidates who largely owe their recent victories to public campaign financing are so convinced of the system’s inherent
September 16, 2013 By John Zogby Pollster John Zogby reports in our weekly White House report card for last week that President Obama’s stumbling on Syria at least had the
September 13, 2013 By Stephanie West New York, NY – AFSCME Local 372, the NYC Board of Education Employees Union, made its presence felt with victories across the city. In
September 12, 2013 By Joe Maniscalco New York, NY – Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson dismissed the latest election night numbers showing Democratic rival Bill de Blasio had cracked the 40-percent threshold
