Re: “Why Felons Deserve the Right to Vote” (editorial, Feb. 7)
Many law enforcement professionals, in addition to the American Correctional Association, recognize that felony disenfranchisement serves no penal purpose when people have served their sentences.
To great fanfare, the state Assembly and Senate each have made changes to their internal operating rules. The announcements were extraordinary events, unimaginable less than a year ago: admissions from members of both houses that, to function more properly, the state Legislature needs governing rules that encourage more deliberation, provide greater transparency and facilitate real accountability. For this, both chambers deserve praise.
Pssst. The minimum wage is up. Pass it along By Annette Bernhardt
If you were to poll your co-workers and neighbors, asking them what they think the minimum wage is in New York, probably just one or two would know that it increased to $6 an hour on Jan. 1. At least, that’s what we’ve been finding doing random interviews with employers and workers.
When the State Legislature convenes for a new session this month, it is likely to face the task of determining how much money will be spent on public schools across the state, how to reform the states lobbying laws, whether to regulate more closely the plethora of public authorities, and many other legislative issues of concern to New Yorkers.
Employers also benefit from a higher minimum wage By Eileen Applebaum and Annette Bernhardt
A woman earning the minimum wage makes just $10,712 working full time for 52 weeks. Yet it takes $18,600 to lift a family above the poverty line. The minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 an hour while everything else has gone up in price and inflation has reduced its buying power.
Let Florida Felons Vote
New York Times
March 27, 2005
Let Florida Felons Vote
By Deborah Goldberg
To the Editor:
Re: “Why Felons Deserve the Right to Vote” (editorial, Feb. 7)
Many law enforcement professionals, in addition to the American Correctional Association, recognize that felony disenfranchisement serves no penal purpose when people have served their sentences.
Recent legislative reform a beginning
Albany Times Union
February 13, 2005
Recent legislative reform a beginning
By Jeremy Creelan
To great fanfare, the state Assembly and Senate each have made changes to their internal operating rules. The announcements were extraordinary events, unimaginable less than a year ago: admissions from members of both houses that, to function more properly, the state Legislature needs governing rules that encourage more deliberation, provide greater transparency and facilitate real accountability. For this, both chambers deserve praise.
New Yorkers Deserve to Have Every Vote Counted
The Journal News
February 13, 2005
Holistic is Not a Bad Word
By McGregor Smyth, Bronx Defenders
How the census gives Wise County a break
Roanoke Times
Pssst. The Minimum Wage is Up. Pass It Along
Daily News
January 10, 2005
Pssst. The minimum wage is up. Pass it along
By Annette Bernhardt
If you were to poll your co-workers and neighbors, asking them what they think the minimum wage is in New York, probably just one or two would know that it increased to $6 an hour on Jan. 1. At least, that’s what we’ve been finding doing random interviews with employers and workers.
Albany Reform: Start By Changing the Rules
GothamGazette.com
January 4, 2005
Albany Reform: Start By Changing the Rules
By Jeremy Creelan
When the State Legislature convenes for a new session this month, it is likely to face the task of determining how much money will be spent on public schools across the state, how to reform the states lobbying laws, whether to regulate more closely the plethora of public authorities, and many other legislative issues of concern to New Yorkers.
Editorials, Op-Eds, and Letters to the Editor on Legislative Process, Ethics, & Lobbying Reform
2004
11/30/04 Shunning the Messenger
Times Union (Albany)
11/24/04 Reformers, Reformers Everywhere
The New York Times
11/21/04 In Albany, the ‘Fix’ Is Not Yet In
Newsday
Employers Also Benefit from a Higher Minimum Wage
The Times of Trenton
December 18, 2004
Employers also benefit from a higher minimum wage
By Eileen Applebaum and Annette Bernhardt
A woman earning the minimum wage makes just $10,712 working full time for 52 weeks. Yet it takes $18,600 to lift a family above the poverty line. The minimum wage has been stuck at $5.15 an hour while everything else has gone up in price and inflation has reduced its buying power.
Collect calls on Christmas Day
Amsterdam News
December 16, 2004
Collect calls on Christmas Day
By Patricia Allard
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