http://www.nypolitics.com New York Politics, News, Campaigns, Information, Governor of New york, Mayor of New york Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The race to replace Democrat Michael McNulty in the 21st Congressional District race has another casualty. Democrat Lester Freeman, the only black candidate in the race, dropped out Wednesday and swung his support behind fellow Democrat and former state Assemblyman Paul Tonko. Tim Carney, Freeman's campaign manager, said it became apparent that ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/lester-freeman-drops-out-of-21st-congressional-district-race/ Con Edison's 9,000 union employees are staying on the job after all-night talks produced a new contract Wednesday and removed the threat of a strike during a summer heat wave. Both sides agreed to keep talking past a midnight strike deadline set by Utility Workers Union of America Local 1-2, and ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/all-nighter-helps-con-edison-union-avert-heat-wave-walkout/ Former Assemb. Brian McLaughlin's federal indictment in October 2006 covered 186 pages and described a web of corrupt acts including bribery, embezzlement, racketeering, mail fraud and money laundering. Four months ago, McLaughlin, 56, pleaded guilty to criminal counts. It took the former Democratic lawmaker, labor coalition leader, union official and party ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/former-assemb-mclaughlin-pours-himself-into-new-life/ Senate Democrats salivating over the idea of Rochester-area billionaire Tom Golisano dishing out millions of dollars for their campaigns in November may want to hedge their bets. He may also back Republicans. Golisano is set to form a state political action committee and commit $1 million to each candidate who supports ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/golisanos-money-power-could-be-spread-around/ Soaring gas prices and higher tolls seem to be doing for traffic in New York what Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s ambitious congestion pricing was supposed to do: reducing the number of cars clogging the city’s streets and pushing more people to use mass transit. In May, with gasoline at more than ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/politics-failed-but-fuel-prices-cut-congestion/ Assemblyman Roy McDonald, RSaratoga, formally announced his campaign for state Senate Wednesday, while a rival for the Republican nomination, Ray Seney, blasted the front-runner and the party establishment. McDonald made two announcements, the first in Troy, his hometown, where the gathered supporters included Sen. Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, the former Senate majority ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/03/43rd-senate-district-mcdonald-announces-senate-run/ Congressional challenger Kevin Powell of central Brooklyn is hoping to get elected to office, in part, on the strength of his association with famous people: He likes Barack Obama, and celebrities like him. “Chuck D e-mailed me today,” Powell told The Observer, referring to the outspoken rapper made famous in the ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/02/the-candidate-from-vibe/ More than two years ago, New York City and its Major League Baseball teams seized upon an innovative way to use tax-exempt bonds to help fund construction of the New York Yankees' new stadium in the Bronx and the Mets' Citi Field in Queens. For the Yankees and the New ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/02/tax-exempt-aid-for-new-yankee-stadium-raises-questions/ Most of New York City’s largest construction projects ground to a halt or near-halt on Tuesday because of an unanticipated strike by more than 400 cement-truck drivers. With the bulky, noisy ready-mix concrete trucks largely disappearing from the city’s streets, the walkout affected scores of projects, including the Freedom Tower; the ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/02/drivers%e2%80%99-strike-stalls-new-york-city-construction/ Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano plans to make a "major announcement" next week about his involvement in this year's elections, an aide said Tuesday, and a published report said it's going to be good news for Democrats trying to win control of the state Senate. Golisano, who has run unsuccessfully for governor ... http://www.nypolitics.com/2008/07/02/upstate-billionaire-tom-golisano-may-aid-dems/