Tag: New York
The $7.6 Billion Bail-out of New York Nuclear Plants
“Nuclear energy is neither clean nor renewable,” testified Pauline Salotti, vice chair of the Green Party of Suffolk County, Long Island at a recent hearing on the plan.
Former NY State Assembly Speaker Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Other former officials from New York that are due for sentencing include New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and New York State Sen. John Sampson.
Gov. Cuomo Rejects the Constitution Pipeline, Huge Win for the Anti-Fracking...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation just denied a key permit to companies seeking to build a 124-mile fracked gas pipeline.
What GOP New Yorkers Just Voted For: Torture, Syria Intervention and...
Well, someone doesn’t know what he is doing.
New York Elections Board to Face Audit Over Primary Problems
Mayor Bill de Blasio said that voters and voting rights monitors had reported the “purging of entire buildings and blocks of voters from the voting lists.”
New Yorkers File Emergency Lawsuit To Give Voting Rights Back To...
Voters in the lawsuit say their party affiliations were mysteriously changed.
New York Mayor Responds to Voter Purge
A petition has been launched on MoveOn.org demanding “a full audit of New York counties that have purged voters from their rolls in the past year.”
Bernie Proposes Nationwide Ban on Fracking
Bernie Sanders focuses on the environmental issue of fracking this week while campaigning in New York and Pennsylvania.
California, New York Launch 60 Million Americans Into A $15 Minimum...
About 60 million Americans live in the two states that signed $15 minimum wage plans into law Monday.
New York Values: What Tiny Ted Will Never Get About the...
Only a rube thinks that New York is about money and media alone; it is much, much bigger than that.
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Shock and awe at UT Austin as state troopers in riot gear quash student...
An aggressive show of force by Texas state troopers raises questions about the right to peaceful assembly, as students at the University of Texas at Austin face riot gear and arrests during a Gaza solidarity protest.
Trump faces contempt charges over gag order violations
In a contentious courtroom showdown, former President Donald Trump may face criminal contempt charges as he's accused of flouting a judicial gag order, casting a spotlight on his ongoing legal battles.
UK sets new standard as renewables outpace fossil fuels in power generation
For the first time, wind energy leads the charge in the UK's power grid, marking a pivotal shift towards cleaner, sustainable electricity amid global environmental concerns.
Supreme urgency tests Trump’s claim to immunity amid election countdown
Legal experts and democracy advocates push for a swift Supreme Court decision on Trump’s immunity claims, highlighting potential consequences for presidential accountability.
The case against RFK Jr.
Would RFK Junior be just another crackpot in the growing pool of fringe politicians?