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Councilman Recchia To Run For Borough President, Sources Say

Councilman Recchia, left, and Senator Adams, right.Coney Island City Councilman Domenic Recchia is reportedly eyeing the Brooklyn Borough President’s office, potentially pitting Northern and Central Brooklyn versus Southern Brooklyn for the largely powerless position. Sources told the Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brownstone-belt-grabs-upcoming-borough-president-race-pundits-article-1.1223840] that

Op-Ed: Republican Congressional Candidate Says You Have A Choice On Election Day

The following op-ed is submitted by Alan Bellone [http://belloneforcongress2012.com/Home_Page.php], the Republican candidate running for Congress against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Green Party candidate Colin Beavan in the 8th Congressional District. If you listen to the media and the news, you will hear that you do

Jeffries Beats Barron, Turner Suffers Defeat And Other Primary Results

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries defeated Councilman Charles Barron in the Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District last night, setting the stage for a general election battle against Republican businessman Alan Bellone and third party candidates in November. Jeffries supporters outnumbered Barron supporters at the polls by a wide margin, with

Storobin Supports State Legislature Term Limits, Funding Vouchers With Existing Revenue Streams

Republican State Senate contender David Storobin told attendees of a civic meeting this week that he supports implementing term limits for members of the state legislature, and explained that his proposal to give tuition vouchers for private school students would be funded by “existing revenue streams.” Storobin appeared before the

State Senator Carl Kruger: I'm Not Resigning! – Oh, And Kagan's Too Busy To Run

Source: NYS SenateWell, so much for our little speculative piece earlier this week about what candidates might step up if Carl Kruger resigns [/kruger-hints-at-possible-resignation-from-state-senate-contenders-begin-lining-up/] . The state senator, embroiled in a corruption case that alleges he took about $1 million in bribes [/carl-kruger-charged-with-accepting-1-million-in-bribes/], had a proxy write to the Daily News

Investigation Shows Kruger Skirting Finance Laws

An ABC News investigative report [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/investigators&id=7291989] revealed a loophole in campaign contribution regulations that allow millions of dollars to be funneled to legislators in the State Senate. Senator Carl Kruger [/tag/carl-kruger/] is one of the chief recipients of