Rape victim’s dad joins Pataki to push for expanded DNA databank
NEW YORK — Six years after his daughter was raped, Michael Canavan’s fury burns stronger than ever. Now, armed with DNA evidence but lacking a name to match it to, this father is channeling his energy toward state lawmakers.
On Wednesday, Canavan joined Gov. George Pataki […]

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New York’s fantasy trio — Page 1 — TimesUnion.com
The state’s top leaders are in denial over the high burden borne by taxpayers
First published: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Most New Yorkers have long been aware that they pay the highest combined tax load in the nation. What most of them may not have known is just how […]

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With all the New York politicians in a tizzy about the cuts in homeland security money NewsMax.com did some digging and discovered where just some of it went.
NY Squandered Billions in 9/11 Aid
New York politicians allowed up to one-third of the $20 billion in federal aid awarded to the city in the aftermath of the […]

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For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Schreiner
June 5, 2006
718-921-2158
www.cpnys.org
Conservatives Call for Defeat of “Fair Share for Health Care Act”
Proposal is an Eight Billion Tax on New York Businesses
The New York State Conservative Party sent the following letter to every State Senator and each Member of the Assembly calling for the defeat of the proposed “Fair Share […]

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Dear Free New Yorker:
We are pleased to release four 15th! policy study, “Who Runs Buffalo?”.
As with most of our reports, it’s the kind of report that can only come from an organization that is completely independent of the political power structure in Buffalo.
This fulfills our promise made on on December 4, 2004:
“The Greater Buffalo area […]

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Meeting with Silver ends unions’ threat to picket convention
City unions decided not to picket this week’s Democratic State Convention after labor leaders were granted a meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, to discuss concerns about a wage freeze imposed by Buffalo’s control board.
Michael H. Hoffert, president of the Buffalo Central Labor Council and vice […]

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Halfway There on Jessica’s Law
We congratulate the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and South Carolina for passing tough mandatory first offense sentences for child predators. Excellent job, you guys.
That brings the total number of states to 24 — just about half — that have or soon will have a variation of Jessica’s Law. Those states are […]

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NY Dem: Put ‘Bullet Between Bush’s Eyes’
In an outrageous remark that has at least one Republican calling for his resignation, New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi said Thursday that a fellow New York Democrat would “put a bullet between the president’s eyes if he could get away with it.”
Introducing Sen. Charles Schumer at commencement exercises […]

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NYC Hospitals Reassures Immigrants (illegals)
The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 31, 2006; 3:52 PM
NEW YORK — The city is distributing a letter meant to reassure immigrants that no one will question their legal status when they seek care at New York City’s public hospitals, health officials said.
The letter, in 11 languages, promises that public hospital employees will […]

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Today, we released our 14th policy study, “Bass Pro and Buffalo: How Not to do Economic Development”.
Saturday at the Taste of Freedom, we will release our 15th–”Who Runs Buffalo”. That report will detail the preliminary results of our study on who donates the most to politicians in this area. The leader is currently […]

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