President Barack Obama came to the College of Nanoscale Sciences and Engineering at the University at Albany Tuesday touting his economic policies. The 21-minute speech encompassed what sounded like a campaign speech but was billed by the Obama Administration as an official visit.
Senate Democrats are proposing to revamp the amount of money candidates can receive, as well as which groups or individuals that they can receive contributions from. They want to put additional emphasis on the average resident giving to a campaign, rather than the money coming from special interest groups, lobbyists or advocacy groups.
The New York state budget has been passed before the April first deadline for two consecutive years, the first time since 1983 that feat was achieved. The budget totals roughly $132 billion. Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are feeling awfully proud of themselves these days for doing the job they are paid to do. So much so that they took two weeks off. Well, state lawmakers won’t say it is two weeks off because they tend to business within the district.
City Councilman Charles Barron’s position on Israel was apparently misstated in a previous column here. Barron says he favors a two-state solution between the Palestinians and Israelis, and supports the right for Israel to exist.
The National Museum of American Jewish History, in the heart of the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, stands directly across from the Liberty Bell, a block south of the National Constitution Center and one block north of the birthplace of American liberty, Independence Hall. I recently toured the museum hoping to find local connections.
ALBANY – “I come from a tradition that values education. I come from a tradition that values the book. I come from a tradition that is steeped in literature. I come from a tradition that is steeped in intellectual curiosity and those are the essential elements, I think, that need to be embedded in our Continue Reading »
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