Two recent special elections are putting a spotlight on the Working Families Party, and testing their newfound strength, following the recent ballot reshuffling that not only elevated the labor-backed group, but also established a permanent line for one of their would-be rivals, the Green Party.
In the Rochester mayoral race, Democrat Tom Richards, who Read More
Dan Cantor is throwing down the gauntlet, threatening to withhold the W.F.P.’s support for Democrats who don’t support the health care bill in Washington.
In announcing the move, the party noted “Votes on the WFP ballot line have been the margin of victory for Democratic Congressional candidates in New York five times since 2002: Read More
Randy Mastro’s lawsuit against City Councilmember Debi Rose and the Working Families Party has officially been settled, with Rose paying the W.F.P. more money for services they provided during the campaign. Notably, there is no admission that the organization did anything wrong.
Rose will pay the W.F.P. about $8,000 more, nowhere Read More
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York subpoenaed the Working Families Party in connection with work done during the 2009 elections, Liz reported earlier tonight .
“We welcome this inquiry,” said Dan Cantor, the head of the Working Families Party, in a public statement. He said the probe Read More
Dan Cantor was standing in the lobby of 80 Pine Street behind a giant statue of Sampson, looking supremely relaxed.
It was 1 p.m.—eight hours before the polls closed in the poorly attended citywide run-offs for public advocate and comptroller. But he already knew his guys were going to win.
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–Compiled by Avi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
Edward-Isaac Dovere’s lengthy piece on the Working Families Party and their company, Data and Field Services–and how it may be violating city campaign finance rules barring coordination between campaigns and political parties–boils down to the W.F.P.’s inability to provide paperwork detailing the specific work people are getting paid for.
–compiled by Azi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
It's kind of hard to overstate just how unpopular A.I.G. is at the moment, so it's not so suprising that it's providing an opportunity for supporters of the millionaires tax to reshape their message, slightly.
From a press release by the Working Families Party:
The Working Families Party called today for Read More
It’s kind of hard to overstate just how unpopular A.I.G. is at the moment, so it’s not so suprising that it’s providing an opportunity for supporters of the millionaires tax to reshape their message, slightly.
From a press release by the Working Families Party:
The Working Families Party called today for a 100% Read More
