action.workingfamiliesparty.org - 3/31/2009
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Now the Fun Part... Thank you for taking action. But that's not all - there is more you can do to stop the devestating fare hikes. 1. Download a full-size version of the Service Changes poster ( right-click the link and choose "save target as" ). Print out a few copies and hang them up ...
action.workingfamiliesparty.org - 4/2/2009
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action.workingfamiliesparty.org —
We won, and now Rush Limbaugh i s
leaving New York forever. Why is Limbaugh packing it
in? In the new state budget, millionaires will now have to pay higher taxes than a trucker or a janitor . It’s a big victory for fairness—and for the ...
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Working Families
nypost.com - 3/29/2009
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nypost.com —
> The swath of destruction that an allegedly
drunken Gristedes van driver left behind didn't end with
the pregnant mother of three he mowed down on a Manhattan street. Keston Brown, who faces manslaughter charges for the death of pregnant Ysemny...
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PAIN OF 2 FAMILIES IN 1 DWI
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WFP strikes again
The Daily Gotham - grassroots news and activism for new yorkers —
I love the WFP. Granted, they sometimes do things I think are not in anyone's best interests, including their own, but usually, they are gold. Witness this:
Tell me that's not brilliant. More information and a call to action can be found here.
Taxi Surcharge To Boost M.T.A.?
Joshing Politics —
... The "service change" poster is brought to you from the Working Families Party but actual changes to the M.T.A.'s doomsday budget will hopefully come from our state legislature. Althought there is no consensus as of yet, what we do know is that Smith is having a rough time corralling his caucus and getting a feasible plan out the door, though there are plenty of thoughts on what to do. The latest idea circulating in Albany is bound to cull a "WTF?" not from straphangers or those that drive into the city everyday, but from the relatively few of us that depend on taxi service. ...
Albany Continues Indecision Over MTA Bailout
Gothamist —
... From the Working Families Party's mock MTA poster—see the whole thing here The three most powerful men in Albany—Governor Paterson, Assembly Speaker Silver, and Senate Majority Leader Smith—were able to come up with a $132 billion ...
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