An advocacy group that played a key role in repealing the Rockefeller drug laws staged rallies over the weekend calling for more state prison closures throughout New York.
Robert Gangi is executive director of the New York Correctional Association and lead organizer for “Drop the Rock.” He says declining crime rates and smaller inmate populations mean more correctional facilities should be shut down.
Gangi says his group is looking to Governor David Paterson and the legislature to exercise leadership by saving taxpayer dollars and closing prisons that aren’t running at full capacity.
Showing posts with label state budget. Show all posts
Showing posts with label state budget. Show all posts
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Counterfeit state OPRHP press release - Adirondacks closing?
Well this was mailed to us at WNBZ. It's pretty damn funny, but entirely false.
It details a fake plan by Governor David Paterson to save the state parks and historic sites tagged for closure by shuttering the Adirondacks and displacing the locals. They (we) would be given tent cities to use temporarily.
I get the feeling that whoever wrote this thing has more than just a sense of humor, but also a background in PR.
It's worth a read.
OPHP-- Counterfeit press release
It details a fake plan by Governor David Paterson to save the state parks and historic sites tagged for closure by shuttering the Adirondacks and displacing the locals. They (we) would be given tent cities to use temporarily.
I get the feeling that whoever wrote this thing has more than just a sense of humor, but also a background in PR.
It's worth a read.
OPHP-- Counterfeit press release
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Is the state Senate budget a case of downstate provincialism?
A lot has been said recently as the budget process grinds forward. The age-old us vs. them arguments continue to broil.
When Governor Paterson first released his executive budget, there were rumblings from local officials alleging the Governor was throwing the 9.2 billion deficit on the backs of the North Country.
A few phone calls quickly showed this to be false. Paterson wanted to cut over $1 billion -- over $300 in municipal aid alone -- to his hometown of New York City.
But the Senate's version seems like a different beast.
Until two years ago, the state's upper house was the lone bastion of GOP power in New York. Then Majority Leader and now convict Joe Bruno ran the floor with an iron fist -- and made some enemies on the other side of the isle.
When Governor Paterson first released his executive budget, there were rumblings from local officials alleging the Governor was throwing the 9.2 billion deficit on the backs of the North Country.
A few phone calls quickly showed this to be false. Paterson wanted to cut over $1 billion -- over $300 in municipal aid alone -- to his hometown of New York City.
But the Senate's version seems like a different beast.
Until two years ago, the state's upper house was the lone bastion of GOP power in New York. Then Majority Leader and now convict Joe Bruno ran the floor with an iron fist -- and made some enemies on the other side of the isle.
Did lawmakers watch the Olympics?
Following the announcement this week that the state Senate is proposing to slash $6.6 million from the Olympic Regional Development Authority, I'm wondering if Betty Little passed the word about our local Olympians along to her fellow lawmakers.
I know, I know. The economy sucks. The state's fiscal situation sucks. I get all that.
But in Buffalo, the state is about to spend $800,000 on two double-wides for conjugal visits. If the economic situation is so dire, why are we spending close to one million dollars for inmates to get it on?
I know, I know. The economy sucks. The state's fiscal situation sucks. I get all that.
But in Buffalo, the state is about to spend $800,000 on two double-wides for conjugal visits. If the economic situation is so dire, why are we spending close to one million dollars for inmates to get it on?
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