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What’s the Advantage?
Why, in the midst of both a budget crisis and an economic downturn, would both the city and state pursue policies that would both needlessly and dramatically increase spending, while increasing homelessness in New York City by 15,000 people? It’s unclear, but there is a very real chance that this is exactly what could happen as soon as the end of April. But how? Well, it started when Cuomo left about $35 Million out of his proposed budget. A small amount when compared with overall budget deficit, but the entirety of the State’s normal contribution to the City’s Work Advantage voucher program, a program that provides a rent subsidy to homeless families to help them move out of city shelters … More >>
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Marriage Equality + New York
One of the things we’ve seen over the past few months is that the tide and atmosphere are changing and we are reaching critical mass around Marriage Equality. Prop 8 was struck down, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is on its back foot, a recent poll showed that for the first time ever more Americans are in favor of Gay Marriage than are opposed, and the front-runner for NY Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has pledged his support for a bill in NY. So how do we get across the finish line? The first and most pressing goal is Marriage Equality in NY. We came ever so close in 2009, but close isn’t good enough in 2011. There is a two-pronged strategy for … More >>
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The 7th NYC Wedding March
Recently, several of my (smart, progressive, and compassionate) friends have expressed their oddly stern convictions that the issue of marriage equality is a marginal one at best. In these troubled times – two wars, downed economy, etc. – the right to marry, they say, doesn’t deserve the same level of attention as other issues on the Democratic agenda. It’s interesting, though. Framed another way, the “right to marry” contains 1,138 individual rights (that’s according to the Department of Justice – their full, Bush-era report is worth a read, accessible here). It takes some serious mental work to overlook an injustice that big. Luckily, an opportunity to show your support for the cause of equal rights is fast approaching. Even luckier is that … More >>
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