Topic of the Week: The impact of Medicare in 2012

In a rather stunning turn of events, Democrat Kathy Hochul won a special election in New York’s 26th Congressional district, a heavily Republican district that voted 74% for the Republican candidate in 2010. The main issue in the special election in the NY 26th district was the plan proposed by…

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Call to Action

Today I am asking for 5 minutes of your time. Today is a day to call our legislators and let them know how we feel. First I am recommending calling Democratic Congressman Ron Kind. H/t to Sly and his interview with the great Lori Wallach, where she told us it…

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BREAKING: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins House seat in heavily Republican district

It’s being reported by multiple news outlets that Democrat Kathy Hochul has won the special House election in New York’s 26th Congressional district, a district that’s so heavily conservative that only four Democrats have been elected to that seat in the past 150+ years. The special election race in the…

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