by Ruth Blizard How do the Sheriff’s refusal to resume in-person visitation along with for-profit inmate phone calls enable him to buy military vehicles without dipping into the Broome County budget? Banned in-person visitation: Sheriff Harder has refused to restart face-to-face visits, now that pandemic restrictions have been lowered, despite the … [Read more...] about Banned Visits, Beatings, and Bearcats!?
Women’s Repro Rights Package Passes NYS Legislature
from Medical Society of the State of NY The New York State Legislature passed a series of bills aimed at protecting women’s reproductive freedom, as well as protecting physicians from some of the legal consequences of providing health care services that are legal in New York State but could become illegal in other states (based upon potential future … [Read more...] about Women’s Repro Rights Package Passes NYS Legislature
Cryptocurrency Lobbying Fails in NYS
Cryptocurrency Mining Bill Approved After Surprising Early-Morning Senate Vote; Industry Lobbying Campaign Fails This post from the blog Water Front- Peter Mantius re: the Seneca Power plant proposal to burn natural gas to power bitcoin mining. Please read the original post about this upstate issue. ALBANY, June 3, 2022 — The New York State … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency Lobbying Fails in NYS
Truth Pharm: Pass Lifesaving Bills
Truth Pharm Calls on New York State Legislators to Pass Lifesaving Bills VOTER EDUCATION Family members and directly impacted persons from Truth Pharm, a non-profit organization from Binghamton NY, will be joined by other advocates from across New York State for a Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday May 24th, 2022 at 11am, (location: to be … [Read more...] about Truth Pharm: Pass Lifesaving Bills
Citizen Action Responds to SCOTUS Memo
Citizen Action Responds to Leaked SCOTUS Draft Decision to Turn Back the Clock on Reproductive Rights (Albany, NY) - In response to the leaked SCOTUS ruling overturning Roe V. Wade, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We are outraged and disgusted with the draft SCOTUS decision to … [Read more...] about Citizen Action Responds to SCOTUS Memo
Local Abortion-Care Provider Responds
Southern Tier Abortion-Care Provider Responds to Supreme Court Draft Opinion Threatening Abortion Care VESTAL, NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 -- “We want to stress that safe, compassionate abortion care remains legal and available in New York State and in our Southern Tier community,” said Sue Seibold-Simpson, FNP, Executive Director of Southern Tier Women’s … [Read more...] about Local Abortion-Care Provider Responds
Rally at JC Court in Support of Eviction Defense Advocates
Community Members to Rally at JC Court in Support of Eviction Defense Advocates JOHNSON CITY—In early April 2022, neighboring tenants at 149 Hudson St, Johnson City received a series of informal notices directing them to vacate the property by May 1st. These notices of eviction were not prompted by failure to pay rent or any violation of existing rental … [Read more...] about Rally at JC Court in Support of Eviction Defense Advocates
IRS Audits Poorest Families at Five Times the Rate for Everyone Else
This is a fascinating look at how (and why) the IRS is targeting low income taxpayers who have the earned income tax credit five times more than other tax payers and much higher than millionaires (who keep increasing). A large increase in federal income tax audits targeting the poorest wage earners allowed the Internal Revenue Service to keep overall … [Read more...] about IRS Audits Poorest Families at Five Times the Rate for Everyone Else
Broome County: Fears of Crime and Reform
On Violence in Broome County: Why is gun violence increasing? And crime not? That’s a paradox that you won’t hear from local media or elected officials. The stories they bleat at us repeat a fearful line: violent crime is escalating and threatens us all, daily. And people across the county and state clearly have a heightened fear of crime as a result. … [Read more...] about Broome County: Fears of Crime and Reform
The Ministry for the Future
Book Review: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson by Peg Johnston Post apocalyptic novels are a favorite of mine and as the climate crisis worsens, the apocalyptic theme is urgent. Some are reassuring in human resilience (A World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler for instance) and some evoke suicidal tendencies (The Road by Cormac … [Read more...] about The Ministry for the Future
