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100 Days
There are now less than 100 days until the midterms (99 to be exact) and this could turn out to be the most important 100 days of Obama’s first term. The sprint to the finish sets up well: the BP oil spill is capped, financial reform has passed, and health care reform is well in the rear-view mirror. The next three and a half months will be action packed. We could see: A new Supreme Court Justice A major overhaul to campaign finance reform in the wake of Citizens United A Climate/Energy reform bill that puts us on a sustainable energy path Immigration reform – AZ laws are downright wrong Repeal of DADT A second stimulus package That … More >>
Tagged 2010 elections
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The Future of Elections?
In a little over a week California will vote on Proposition 14 which would drastically change the structure of elections. Proposition 14 would replace the current primary/general election format and replace it with two rounds of voting where the top 2 vote-getters in round 1 advance to round 2. Unlike the current primary system where the general election has one Democrat and one Republican, the new system would allow two Democrats or two Republicans to be in the final round if they were the two highest vote-getters. On the other hand, if each party coalesces around one candidate the final round could be very similar to the current system with one Democrat and one Republican. Advocates of the proposition feel … More >>
Tagged open primary
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MYD Goes To Dinner – Food For Thought Recap
Last night the CASE committee hosted it’s first event of the year: Food for Thought: Hunger in NYC. It was an amazing night! We heard from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer about food issues in NYC and his vision for a long-term food plan for the city, and Kristen Mancinelli of City Harvest about what we can do to help alleviate issues like obesity and food deserts across the five boroughs. Kate Barnhart and Jacqui Lewis also spoke about the work of New Alternatives and The Middle Project. Everyone who came got to eat — and experienced a little bit of food insecurity themselves. Some diners ate McDonald’s with orange soda, while others enjoyed a four-course meal accompanied with fresh, … More >>
Tagged case committee, city harvest, food desert, food insecurity, new alternatives, obesity, scott stringer
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Food for Thought: Hunger in NYC
Next time you dine out at your favorite restaurant and complain that the food is too hot or too cold, or that the chef did not get the sauce “just right,” consider this: 400,000 people living in New York City suffer from moderate to severe hunger on a daily basis. 118,000 of them are children. In fact, in New York City, one in three children lives in poverty. There are over 1,000 soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City, and 2,700 overall in New York State, serving 2 million New Yorkers annually. This year, they will serve 60 million meals to hungry, men, women and children. Yet, every day, they will turn away over 2,500 people for lack … More >>
Tagged Hunger, new york city
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The Next Big Issue
With a resolution to reform the financial system on the horizon, the question remained what would be the next (and probably last) major federal legislative effort before the midterm elections. It seems we have the answer. On Friday, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed what is being called the nation’s toughest immigration policy into law. How far reaching is the newly signed bill? As the New York Times explains, the new law: would make the failure to carry immigration documents a crime and give the police broad power to detain anyone suspected of being in the country illegally… In addition, it allows people to sue local government or agencies if they believe federal or state immigration law is not being … More >>
Tagged immigration
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