The 36-year-old Cherry Valley resident has for the past several months been running an outsider campaign for the Republican nomination in the NY-19 Congressional District.…
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The NY-19 race is expected to be one of the most closely watched and expensive in the country in this year’s midterm elections. When Riley won his first term in a rematch with Republican Representative Marc Molinaro in 2024, it was by a margin of only 8,357 votes. For both parties, every seat counts in a House of Representatives narrowly controlled by Republicans.…
The House of Representatives passed the “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act” on December 15, which would allow schools to again offer whole, 2% and flavored milks in schools. The bill received bipartisan support, and is anticipated to be signed by President Donald Trump.…
A rider may often be used as a weapon of partisan politics by some members of Congress, sometimes called a “wrecking amendment,” as is the case of the border security amendment attached to the Senate bill in question.…
Letter from Kathleen Palka MAGA Republicans Bear Watching Everyone should be concerned about the new House majority, which couldn’t even select a Speaker without historic chaos. The House of Representatives is now controlled by MAGA Republicans. According to “The Washington Post,” over 70 percent of House Republicans are election deniers, and they will use their power to enrich their corporate donors and advance their extreme agenda—including threatening our freedom to vote, criminalizing abortion, and cutting Social Security and Medicaid.…
Letter from Marie Stallone Freedoms, Democracy Must Be Protected Two years after the deadly attack on our country on January 6th, 2021, it’s hard to ignore that the House of Representatives is now controlled by those who embraced and fueled Trump’s Big Lie. According to “The Washington Post,” over 70 percent of all House Republicans are election deniers—135 incumbents voted against certifying the 2020 election and at least 27 freshman members ran on the Big Lie. They might hold the…
Letter from Karen Richardson-Henley Far Right Agenda a Real Concern Everyone should be concerned about the new House majority, which can’t even select a Speaker without historic chaos. The House of Representatives is now controlled by MAGA Republicans. According to “The Washington Post,” over 70 percent of House Republicans are election deniers, and they will use their power to enrich their corporate donors and advance their extreme agenda—including threatening our freedom to vote, criminalizing abortion, and cutting Social Security and…
Molinaro Listening to Business Leaders Marc Molinaro, candidate for Antonio Delgado’s U.S. House of Representatives seat, was on Main Street in Cooperstown on Tuesday talking to business owners and people in general. “This is probably my tenth or twelve visit to this region. The region still holds on to the small villages and a sense of community, and the surrounding areas. The area still faces the same challenges though; I’ve been speaking with business owners and they are having a…
Harry Wilson talks crime, Matt Castelli talks security as candidates ramp up campaigns Two candidates, two different offices – neither complete newcomers to public service but each, in his own way, relative newcomers to political battlefields. The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta spoke last week with Matt Castelli, a Democrat looking to unseat Republican Elise Stefanik in the 21st Congressional District, newly drawn to include the Village of Cooperstown and the northern half of Otsego County. The newspapers also spoke…
Column by Adrian Kuzminski November 30, 2018. Democrats Can Rebuild Around Climate Change, Economic Justice Now that the Democrats have made a comeback by capturing the House of Representatives, they are faced with how to use their new power. Up to now, they have been obsessed with Trump, and split on how to address the problems of the day. We’ll get to Trump in a moment. But first, let’s look at what the Democrats have to say about the big…
