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Bloomberg Praises Donovan, Warns Against An AG With ‘A Social Agenda’

Mayor Bloomberg waded into the thicket of the attorney general’s race today, praising Republican candidate Dan Donovan as somebody who would be “a spectacular attorney general,” while back-handedly slapping his Democratic opponent, state Senator Eric Schneiderman.

I think [Donovan] would focus on what he needs to do going forward as attorney general, and that is Read More

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Schneiderman Rolls Out Women's Agenda, Aims at Rice

Atttorney general candidate Eric Schneiderman rolled out his women’s agenda this afternoon.

And, not surprisingly, the first bullet point promises a flexible schedule for working mothers–a not-so-subtle jab at his rival, Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice, who in 2006 who fired a dozen women who were working part-time in her office.

“Eric will never force Read More

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Where The AG Candidates Are This Weekend

Richard Brodsky: Street fairs in Manhattan and the Jamaican Festival in Queens on Saturday. On Sunday, churches and the Dominican Day Parade.

Sean Coffey: Attending a festival in Binghamton and the Ulster County Fair on Saturday. Attending church services in Brooklyn on Sunday and campaigning in Long Island and Queens.

Eric Dinallo: The Dominican Day Read More

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Where They Are This Weekend

There are a just a little bit more than six weeks to go before Election Day. Here is how The Democratic contenders for attorney general are spending their weekend:

Richard Brodsky:  Hitting street fairs and block parties in Brooklyn and Queens, then heading to the Yiddish Fest in Westchester County. On Sunday, he is slated Read More

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Rice Unveils “Comprehensive Social Justice Agenda”

Kathleen Rice sent over a release detailing her plan for a “just New York,” which includes a program to divert all money saved from prison closures into non-violent drug offender rehabilitation programs and reversing the state’s elections laws to allow parolees the right to vote.

“New York has long been the refuge of the oppressed Read More