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Fear and Loathing among Mass Incarcerators

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December 28, 2019 Make no mistake about it: they are afraid. Very afraid. For the state’s new bail reform bill threatens to undermine what our bloated elected officials have spent decades constructing: the machinery of mass incarceration that siphons funds for health and social services into policing and jailing innocent persons. The new bail bill is … [Read more...] about Fear and Loathing among Mass Incarcerators

Protesting Treatment of People Seeking Asylum

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The horror that most people experience in learning about the Trump Administration's treatment of people trying to seek asylum in the US--inhumane detention in inadequate facilities, separating children from their parents, virtual concentration camp conditions-- has boiled over into massive protests across the country. A Friday night vigil in Binghamton drew … [Read more...] about Protesting Treatment of People Seeking Asylum

What Contaminated Products DPW is Finding in Recycle Bins

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Recycle Help: Here is a list of JUNK that our guys and gals in DPW are finding in Recycle Bins. The following makes a Recycle Bin contaminated: Diapers; Any and all milk cartons, unless plastic; Any and all ice creme containers, unless plastic; Venetian blinds! Recycles 'not' washed is junk; No watering hoses, Plastic nor flexible; No plastic clocks, LCD … [Read more...] about What Contaminated Products DPW is Finding in Recycle Bins

Broome County is Killing Me

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By Bill Martin It has become far too common: another person denied medical care at the Broome County Jail, and this time with gruesome and deadly consequences. Today’s epitaph is written for Rob Card, a local carpenter, artist, and family man who was sent to the jail for violating probation on a minor drug charge. At the time of his arrest on January 8th, … [Read more...] about Broome County is Killing Me

Rough and Tough is not Justice

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Rough and Tough is not Justice.  The Press & Sun Bulletin ignored this letter a year ago and again now, so if a resident of Broome County attends a Public Safety legislative committee meeting, they are not allowed to speak. So what is John Q. Public to do? Everyone can agree that someone who commits a crime should take responsibility for their actions … [Read more...] about Rough and Tough is not Justice

Lawmakers Reintroduce the New York Health Act

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Advocates Celebrate Inclusion of Long-Term Care and Support Services The bill is now amended to include long-term care and support services, making it the most comprehensive, progressive, state-level universal healthcare bill in the country Albany, NY—Advocates celebrated the reintroduction of the New York Health Act [A.5248, S.3577] yesterday, calling … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Reintroduce the New York Health Act

Cuomo’s Green New Deal Analysis

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Statement of GELF on Governor Cuomo’s Announcement of a Green New Deal Governor Cuomo deserves applause for his recent announcements on the Green New Deal which positions New York as a national leader on climate. (GELF’s GND version here) He has made a significant commitment to expand renewable energy, particularly off shore wind, solar, storage and … [Read more...] about Cuomo’s Green New Deal Analysis

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