Topic: John Bonacic

Teachable Moments in Good Government

The New York Observer - 1097 days ago
ALBANYThere isn't much of a crowd at today's meeting of the State Senate's temporary rules reform committee, where members are hearing testimony from good-government advocates.Blair Horner, legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, spoke about ...

Senate Republicans: Use Us or Lose Us

The New York Observer - 1104 days ago
ALBANYShortly after it was presented by Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, Senate Republicans held a press conference to complain that the deficit-reduction package was drafted without input from Republican members of the State Senate. "You've had all the talk about unity ...

Building, Cautiously, Toward a More Open Senate

The New York Observer - 1126 days ago
ALBANYThe State Senate are now debating two resolutions reforming the chamber rules and creating a commission to look at doing more along those lines. State Senators David Valesky and John Bonacic, a Republican and a Democrat, will serve as co-chairs. There will ...