New York Senate finally in the hands of REAL Democrats!
And in a historic first, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, an African-American woman, presides over the most diverse New York Senate in our history, and one in which a record number of women serve. On the heels of the progressive electoral victories of last fall, it is time to start rebuilding a progressive New York State Democratic […]
The Progressive Caucus Meeting February 16th, 2018
The Progressive Caucus will be holding its meeting this Friday February 16th from from 8:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Special Business meeting held at Labor Temple located at 890 Third Street in Albany. The primary purpose of our Caucus meeting is to discuss our resolution calling for a JCOPE investigation into the allegations […]
Resolutions for May 2016 NYS Democratic Meeting
Resolutions Calling for Ethics Reform and the IDC to Return to NY Senate Democratic Conference As we head to Saratoga Springs for the NYS Democratic Committee Meeting and Convention on May 23rd, 2016 we are delighted that our two important Caucus resolutions are garnering press coverage, most recently by Jimmy Vielkind in www.capitalnewyork.com. While some may […]
Rent Law Reform and the IDC
Dear Fellow Democrats, The Progressive Caucus is looking forward to seeing you at the New York State Democratic Committee meeting this Monday, May 18th at 9:00 a.m. in the Chambers Room at the Hilton Hotel in Albany. Our topics – rent law reform and the IDC. We will be discussing the two resolutions the Progressive […]
NY Progressive Caucus Impacts Democratic State Convention
NY Progressive Caucus impacts Democratic State Convention with Resolutions. The May Democratic Convention was, in a word, interesting. Our two resolutions, one calling on the so-called Independent Democratic Conference – made up of State Senators all elected on a Democratic line – to come back to the Democratic Conference, and the other calling upon Governor […]
Progressives to the NYS Senate IDC: Be Independent and Come Back Home to the Senate Democrats
At our last meeting of the Progressive Caucus we discussed that issue on both a philosophical and pragmatic level, and came to the conclusion: no you cannot be both a member of the NYS Senate IDC and a progressive Democrat. Those positions are not merely theoretically incompatible, they are politically at odds. The resolution, which […]
