Senate Democrats Propose "No Harm" Budget Fixes
$2 billion spending reductions
protects education, health care and transportation
Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith has unveiled a five-point plan to
close half of the $4 billion state budget gap. The plan protects
healthcare, education and transportation while cutting half of the state's
non-essential jobs that are not filled, delaying building projects and
trimming the fat from state authorities. Smith wants to take close to $400
million dollars from the state's rainy day fund and expects additional
money from more aggressive Medicaid fraud crackdown …
Smith says this shift in spirit will also encourage more people to remain
in the state and will restore the trust, faith and hope lost over the past
12 years.
Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith is calling for a new spirit in
Albany which will restore the trust, faith and hope lost over the past 12
years …
Smith has proposed a five-point budget mending plan that closes half of the
state's $4 billion budget deficit.
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State senate holding state-wide hearings on property taxes
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News from the NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC SENATE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (DSCC)
INYS Democratic Senate Campaign Committee Launches Netroots Effort for 2008 Contests
DSCC website part of overall strategy to engage state Netroots activists and build support for campaign's effort to break decades-old gridlock in Albany
Albany, NY-- As part of its continuing effort to expand support for a Democratic State Senate Majority, the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) today launched the Netroots component of its campaign, which is geared towards engaging activists online through the website www.dscc.net.
The website is a part of DSCC's larger strategy to organize local Netroots activists and build support for their effort to break gridlock in Albany and change the status quo in the state senate.
"We recognize that with the advent of political blogs, social networking, online videos and other forms of new media, people expect political parties to use technology to better connect themselves to voters and create a two-way dialogue to bring constituencies together around a common set of ideas," said Bill Samuels, DSCC Chairperson.
"Online and offline, we will work across the state to involve voters in a substantive dialogue on the issues at stake in the 2008 campaign," Samuels said.
Samuels said the approach is part of a longer term effort to coordinate with the New York State Democratic Party to seize the historic opportunity to involve citizens in the Albany legislative process and bring transparency and accountability to its day-to-day work.
"We are working with the DSCC county by county to rebuild our community of activists and get the word out about why we need to break the three decades of gridlock in Albany," said David Pollak, Co-chair of the State Democratic Party. "Engaging and connecting voters online is an important part of that effort."
DSCC's website includes current political and issue-oriented news, biographies of Senate Democratic members and candidates, and information about the Senate Democratic Conference's "9-to-5 Agenda."
Samuels said that includes such '9-to-5' issues as: paid family leave, affordable housing, lower property taxes, greater access to healthcare, protecting a woman's right to choose, a cleaner environment and better schools. Each issue has been the backbone of recent Democratic legislative proposals in the State Senate and will remain the focus of upcoming political campaigns.
"These issues resonate strongly with the vast majority of New Yorkers who are aching to break the gridlock in Albany," said Samuels. "This popular support is why our agenda is so powerful and charged with potential."
Samuels noted that a strong Internet presence is critical to reaching the many young voters who seek a place in the sprawling political landscape. According to Young Voter Strategies' latest polling analysis, young voters are "expressing levels of interest in the 2008 elections as high or higher than adults in their 30s, 40s, and 50s."
"The record is clear. A Senate Democratic majority is necessary for achieving the agenda of hardworking New Yorkers who are weary of the status quo and demand change," Samuels said.
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