(Poughkeepsie, NY) Dutchess County Democratic Committee Chair Elisa Sumner is calling on Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro, candidate for Dutchess County Executive, to vote to end discrimination in New York State by supporting the Marriage Equality bill being considered by the State Legislature. “Marriage equality is the most important civil rights issue in a generation and...
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Democrats Nominate Didi Barrett to Run for 103rd Assembly -
Frank Skartados runs to Win Back 100th -
Lt Gov Duffy headlines Salute to Labor -
Dutchess Democrats Hold Salute to Labor Dinner, Welcome AG...
Democrats Nominate Didi Barrett to Run for 103rd Assembly
Democratic committees in Dutchess and Columbia County have nominated community leader Didi Barrett to...
Frank Skartados runs to Win Back 100th
Former NYS Assemblyman Frank Skartados launched his campaign to reclaim the 100th Assembly District...
Lt Gov Duffy headlines Salute to Labor
The Dutchess County Democrats honored local union men and women who have made a...
Dutchess Democrats Hold Salute to Labor Dinner, Welcome AG...
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Yesterday evening, Dutchess County Democrats held their annual Salute to Labor...
SUMNER CALLS ON MOLINARO TO END DISCRIMINATION AND REJECT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY ENDORSEMENT
More Reasons to Oppose Fracking
Last week, the Democratic candidate for County Executive, Dan French, announced his opposition to the use of fracking to recover natural gas from shale deposits in New York State. He said, “The time for moratoriums and half measures is past.” He went on to call for an outright ban on fracking because of its...
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Dutchess fails its citizens
Shame on the Republicans in the Dutchess County Legislature. On April 7, they tabled ground-breaking domestic violence legislation (introduced by the Democratic legislative minority) that would have begun the process of GPS tracking of alleged abusers. They did not even allow discussion. Assistant Majority Leader Angela Flesland even had the audacity to suggest that...
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Close Indian Point
By William McCabe As Americans, our deep concern goes to the people of Japan as they cope with the triple-disaster of the earthquake, the tsunami, and the subsequent radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. We admire the dignity and calm which the Japanese people have shown in their response to these tragic...
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State education standards fail kids
New York state sets the standards for what should be taught and how it should be taught. It defines the tests for evaluating the achieving of its goals. It...
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Election Integrity must be preserved
Printed in the Poughkeesie Journal 2/2/2012: Valley Views Nothing is more fundamental to our democracy than the right to vote. The New York State Legislature should be commended for...
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Hayworth Business Policies Strike Out
The Poughkeepsie Journal covered U.S. Rep. Nan Hayworth’s talk with business leaders (“Hayworth talks business with local leaders, Feb. 4). In the article the congresswoman stated the following: “If...
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Politics Trumps Voice of the People
At its January 24th meeting of the Dutchess County Legislature, the Republican majority once more confirmed its commitment to the dubious practice of gerrymandering the boundary lines of the...
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Corporations Are Not People
January 21st marks the first anniversary of the unfortunate 5-4 “Citizens United vs. The Federal Elections Commission” decision of the Supreme Court that gave the rights of personhood to...
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Independent Redistricting
Every so often in politics, a legislative body comes together and passes a good government reform – something that places the voters’ interest ahead of political gain. This happened...
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