Daily Campaign Roundup: Republican Disunity Deepens
By Mike Connery on 06/16/2010 @ 02:45 PM
TODAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news. Republican disunity deepens, and the praise for Dutchess/Columbia County Democratic Candidate Didi Barrett continues to grow.
- The Republican party to become even more divided- Conservative Carl Paladino – scorned by the GOP as he sought their nomination for governor– is now using his millions to form a new right-wing party and is deciding what to name it. We can think of some ideas…
- Possible split between Bloomberg and Senate Republicans- The Senate Republicans' refusal yesterday to support the microstamping bill may cost the desperate bunch the financial support of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg traveled to Albany to lobby for the bill's passage. “I would say the relationship suffered a major setback,” said a source intimately involved in the debate. “The mayor cares very much about guns. If the Republicans couldn’t give him three votes on a microstamping bill, what does that mean if they take back the majority? They’ll never put a gun bill on the floor.”
- SD 41 Democratic Candidate Didi Barrett continues to draw attention- Room 8 New York Politics ran a glowing piece on Barrett, who they say “brings a breath of fresh air to New York State's insular politics that will surely work to clean up the mess that Albany now finds itself in.”
- Sen. Dave Valesky helps orchard, vineyard owners- Sen. Valesky is receiving praise for pushing a law that streamlines a property tax exemption for new or replanted vineyards or orchards. The law will promote growth and investment in vineyards and orchards throughout New York.
- The American Farmland Trust is applauding recently passed state legislation that was co-sponsored by Sen. Darrel Aubertine- Sen. Aubertine’s legislation, signed into law on May 25th, makes it easier for farmers to participate in New York’s Farmland Protection Program. “This will expand the opportunities for farmers throughout the state by enabling land trusts to help farmers apply for preservation grants,” Sen. Aubertine said.
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