D-Day for Team Blake
On Thursday morning, I sat in Judge John W. Carter’s courtroom as he listened to lawyers’ rebuttal of the special referee’s report recommending denial of Petitioner’s motion in Jones v Blake, a residency...
Read MorePosted by Michael | Aug 15, 2014 | African Americans, Elections, Politics, Voting Rights |
On Thursday morning, I sat in Judge John W. Carter’s courtroom as he listened to lawyers’ rebuttal of the special referee’s report recommending denial of Petitioner’s motion in Jones v Blake, a residency...
Read MorePosted by Michael | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorized |
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THEWAY TO A LANDSLIDE By Michael Benjamin A funny thing happened on the way to a landslide re-election. Politics got the best of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “Landslide” Cuomo won City & State’s “Loser of the...
Read MorePosted by Michael | Aug 12, 2014 | Education, Education Reform, Health, Labor, Public Policy |
Quietly last Thursday, August 7, NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a notice of motion for consolidation of two lawsuits challenging teacher tenure citing the involvement of “identical substantive...
Read MorePosted by Michael | Aug 12, 2014 | African Americans, Campaign Finance, Elections, Politics |
This morning, I got an email from Fred Ricks telling me that my report that he dropped out of the 79 AD race is flat wrong. Good day sir my name is Fred Ricks and I am currently a candidate in the 79th district for the...
Read MorePosted by Michael | Aug 12, 2014 | African Americans, Campaign Finance, Elections, Politics |
As a political junkie and former Bronx state legislator (79AD), I am curious about Mr. Mike Blake and his willingness to raise and spend whatever it takes to win a Bronx Assembly seat. I’m also curious to see how a 21st...
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