Green Party Mayoral candidate Billy Talen is supporting a community effort to protect Union Square from private development in the form of a restaurant. Talen used the opportunity of his press coverage to bring attention once again to Mayor Bloomberg’s antics regarding running for another term (despite the fact that he had been term limited.)…
Posts published in April 2009
The Village Voice interviews Reverend Billy
By Ross Levin on April 23, 2009 8:59 PM
On one of the Village Voice’s blogs, Green Party candidate for mayor of New York City Reverend Billy Talen was interviewed. It was a lengthy interview that covered the topics of the city council, term limits, Reverend Billy breaking up a “near riot,” and more.…
Independence Party of Minnesota elects new chairman and party director
By Ross Levin on April 23, 2009 3:53 PM
The Independence Party of Minnesota has elected “longtime party activist” and candidate for their Senate nomination in 2008 Jack Uldrich their new chairman. He lost the Senate nomination to Dean Barkley, who got about 15 percent in the six-way race that is still being decided. …
Petitions of Denver Libertarian National Convention delegates and sustaining members against the removal of Lee Wrights from the LNC
By Jordan Willow Evans on April 23, 2009 3:47 PM
We received the following email at [email protected] from George Phillies, as well as a similar email from Rachel Hawkridge:
A caucus of concerned Libertarians has launched a petition drive to the Libertarian Party Judicial Committee, asking that the Judicial Committee overturn fraudulent claims by part of the LNC that Lee Wrights has ceased to be an LNC member.
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NY State Senate holds hearings on election reform ideas
By Kimberly Wilder on April 23, 2009 1:13 PM
from Ballot Access News
New York State Senate Holds Hearing on Election Law Reform Ideas
April 23rd, 2009
On April 23, the New York State Senate is holding a hearing in Buffalo to hear Law Professor James Gardner make the case for many election law reforms, including easing the deadline for a voter to switch parties and still vote in the primary of the new party.…
Local Dems and Reps have different opinions on Independent Party launched in Milford, CT
By Kimberly Wilder on April 23, 2009 10:34 AM
(excerpt from) Connecticut Post
Independent Party launched in Milford
By Frank Juliano / 04/22/2009
…[Peter] Spalthoff, owner of Shoreline Mortgage Co. and a former Republican town chairman here, announced his candidacy [for Mayor of Milford, CT] as head of the new Independent Party during a rally Wednesday evening on the Green…
…but members of the two main political parties were unfazed.
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Now a candidate for governor, woman politico takes interesting path to independence
By Kimberly Wilder on April 23, 2009 10:13 AM
(excerpt from) The Star-Ledger
Pastor quits one gubernatorial campaign to enter the race herself
by Chris Megerian / Sunday April 19, 2009
She was his campaign manager in the race for governor.
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Libertarian Party blog: LP’s budget reforms outperfom Obama’s 32.7 cent dog-and-pony show
By Jordan Willow Evans on April 22, 2009 11:52 PM
Posted by Donny Ferguson at LP.org. Reposted to IPR by Paulie.
Dear friend,
Did you hear? Obama’s cutting the budget!
Unfortunately, it’s only $100 million, which comes out to 0.0027 percent of the $3.6 trillion in spending he is imposing on current and future taxpayers. …
Green Party Watch profiles state parties: Alabama
By Jordan Willow Evans on April 22, 2009 3:53 PM
Green Party Watch has started a new series profiling all the state Green Parties. In the first post in the series, Gregg Jocoy writes
Please do not assume that what is written here is complete or even fair, as I will have to depend on what Greens I can find in each state along the way.
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