special elections

Donovan Wins Congressional Seat In Special Election

Photo by Dan Donovan for Congress ["https://www.facebook.com/DanDonovanSI/photos/pb.584345048364491.-2207520000.1430743885./639312992867696/?type=1&theater

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Gentile, Donovan, And Lane Trade Barbs In Bay Ridge Debate

Councilman Vincent Gentile, Green Party candidate James Lane, and DA Daniel Donovan (Photo by Kimberly Conner)By Kimberly Conner It was a cold, wet evening, but things heated up quickly. Community members gathered [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/03/11th-district-congressional-candidates-debate-bay-ridge-tuesday-march-31/] at the Guild for Exceptional Children’s headquarters building (260

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Staten Island DA Selected As GOP Candidate For Grimm’s Seat, Defends Garner Decision

Source: StatenIslandDA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o77EVbTguEE]/YouTube Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Donovan has been named the Republican candidate for the not-yet-called special election to replace disgraced Congressman Michael Grimm [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/12/congressman-michael-grimm-will-resign/]. The Staten Island Advance reports [http://www.silive.com/news/

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Election Costs Swell Due To Special Elections, Primaries

Taxpayers are forking over more money this year than any other year in recent memory, thanks to an increase in the number of special elections and primaries in New York State. The bill? $80 million – a $23 million bump over previous years, according to the Independent Budget Office. Here’s

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Storobin Team Says Fidler’s School Voucher Program Is “Vouchers Lite” (UPDATED)

Following our post about how both candidates in the race for the 27th Senate District both support a school voucher program [/storobin-pushes-school-vouchers-but-so-does-fidler/], we got a note from Republican David Storobin’s team slamming Democrat Lew Fidler’s proposal as “vouchers lite.” Campaign rep David Simpson wrote: > Ned, thanks for coving