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.
Clinton’s pardon saved me, but what about the others?
By Kemba Smith
Congress should give judges the power to be smart on crime by being just in sentencing.
The federal government reported last week that even though both violent and property crimes declined during the past year, the prison population continues to grow. This contradiction reveals a problem with the way judges are required to sentence criminal defendants. I know from personal experience.
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
Jailhouse Blues
New York Times
Clinton's pardon saved me, but what about the others?
USATODAY
November 16, 2004
Clinton’s pardon saved me, but what about the others?
By Kemba Smith
Congress should give judges the power to be smart on crime by being just in sentencing.
The federal government reported last week that even though both violent and property crimes declined during the past year, the prison population continues to grow. This contradiction reveals a problem with the way judges are required to sentence criminal defendants. I know from personal experience.
How to Make Albany Behave
The New York Times
November 7, 2004
How to Make Albany Behave
By Scott Stringer and Jeremy Creelan
Talk of reform in Albany is everywhere these days. Indeed, recent developments have created what could be a “perfect storm” for legislative reform.
Pages