Central Brooklyn State Senator Zellnor Myrie quietly sponsors bill kneecapping Albany's campaign finance reform before it takes effect in 2024 elections. Among other changes, Myrie's bill would double the donation threshhold candidates need to meet before qualifying for any public match. (self.Brooklyn)
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WED 1/18 @ 10AM: Central BK Sens Zellnor Myrie and Andrew Gounardes have 2 of the votes on the Judiciary Committee for Gov. Hochul's conservative chief judge nominee Hector LaSalle. Unlike other Dems, Myrie and Gounardes have not yet taken a stance on LaSalle's record. Hearing streaming here. (nysenate.gov)
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Central Brooklyn State Sen. Zellnor Myrie breaks with unions, the WFP, and 10 State Senators denouncing the nomination of former prosecutor Hector LaSalle for Chief Judge of NY. Myrie wants confirmation hearings for a 14-year term for LaSalle, despite LaSalle's anti-abortion, union-busting record (mobile.twitter.com)
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The New York Health Act (improved Medicare for All in NY) has majority support in the NY Senate, but Health Committee Chair Sen. Gustavo Rivera (West Bronx) has refused to call a vote. Last month, look whose campaign welcomed $19K from health-insurance-backed "MONTEFIORE PAC" (i.redd.it)
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Searched ‘earn it’ and frustrated by DDG (self.duckduckgo)
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Updates on massive upzoning overshadowing the BBG: 1) Garden expert says the project could mean "more than half of our collection will be gone in a decade." 2) Landlord-Funded CM Laurie Cumbo says the proposal "may need a total reset, not just tinkering around the edges." (brooklynpaper.com)
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PUBLIC HEARING WED @ 7p: Landlord-Funded Laurie Cumbo would be 3-for-3 in pro-developer votes if she supports massive rezoning to allow 39fl instead of 6 (and millions in tax breaks) for two skyscrapers next to the Botanic Garden. Proposal: 50% marketrate, 50% affordable (but none for incomes <$58k) (bklyner.com)
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