Dan Janison

Dan Janison 5/24/12 Janison: Minimum wage hike a hot-button issue

Economic tension -- as visceral as war and sex -- takes the spotlight in the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/22/12 Janison: Nassau's intriguing political races

Overshadowed for the moment as they may be by this year's early congressional primaries, a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/20/12 DiNapoli seeks performance review of IDAs

Wading into a perennial debate topic -- the public value of industrial development agencies -- ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/17/12 Janison: Dance between GOP, Dems worth watching

Instantly upon election, any New York governor becomes his state party's head honcho. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/15/12 Janison: The personal becomes political on LI

The personal is political," proclaimed a slogan of the women's movement in the 1970s. This ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/13/12 Janison: Primary insurgents blast party favorites

Running as an insurgent in a party primary means staging your own fireworks. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/10/12 Janison: Calculus behind Obama shift on gay rites

President Barack Obama's political calculus is clear. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/8/12 Janison: Cuomo's memoir could be quite a story

A quarter-century ago, historian Robert S. McElvaine set out to write a biography of Gov. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/6/12 Jansion: Caterers hire lobbyists to push tips bill

As state attorney general in 2007, Andrew M. Cuomo, working with the state Labor Department, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/3/12 Janison: Rivals see advantage in June primary date

One strategist likes to call this spring's congressional primary season the political version of the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 5/1/12 Janison: Now it's super PACs' turn in crosshairs

Without prompting, third-term Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer rips into the way mega-money from corporations and ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/30/12 Janison: Watch where you point that finger

Political allegations sometimes have a way of becoming messy affairs that turn accusers into accused. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/26/12 Janison: State Senate redistricting for math majors

The creative contrivances that produced the latest State Senate district map went on full display ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/24/12 Janison: NY GOP primary vote holds little suspense

Republican consultant Brendan Quinn said he was the first to show up at his polling ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/15/12 Janison: Partisan anomalies common in NY Senate

Of the 32 Republicans who make up the State Senate majority, 16 serve in districts ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/12/12 Janison: Turner looks past primary to Gillibrand

All over New York, the thinking goes that unseating Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will pose the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/10/12 Janison: Teacher eval process needs scrutiny

The advent of a new teacher-evaluation apparatus remains in a tangle of labor politics, state ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/8/12 Janison: Mangano 'special interests' rhetoric familiar

From village halls to the White House, the rhetoric has a similar ring. At a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/5/12 Janison: NY plays rare role in GOP primary

The degree to which New York's upcoming GOP presidential primary will pack a punch depends ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/3/12 Janison: Trio challenges political petitions

Next week, U.S. Senate and House candidates begin to file with election boards the thousands ... Read more »

Dan Janison 4/1/12 Janison: Independence Party switches endorsements

The rule that no two elections are ever the same seems to hold especially true ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/28/12 Janison: Obama, rival candidates' faux-pas

Whenever a surprise interrupts the usual political discourse, an unwritten protocol seems to kick in. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/25/12 Janison: Ciampoli moonlights as election lawyer

When John Ciampoli became Nassau's $141,000-a-year county attorney two years ago, he was already well-known ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/22/12 Janison: Shedding light on state pension savings

Mark it down as a rule of political spin that the most opaque issues can ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/20/12 Janison: Long strikes chord with Conservatives

The distinctive blast of a fire truck's horn mingled with the cry of sirens and ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/18/12 Janison: Timing's everything in Ackerman's decision

A Twitter message from Rep. Gary Ackerman, sent Feb. 25 at 3:12 p.m., denied the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/15/12 Janison: Drawing the line on redistricting

In the wee hours of the legislative session, State Senate Minority Leader John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/13/12 Janison: GOP party designees far from sure thing

Members of the New York Republican State Committee will meet Friday in Rochester to consider ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/11/12 Janison: As pact questioned, villages await $1M

Maybe they should have called it a memo of misunderstanding. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/8/12 Janison: MTA waiting for Mangano to get on board

This little waiting period has acquired the feel of standing on a railroad platform and ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/6/12 Janison: New redistricting plans have commonalities

For Long Island, and for much of New York, the congressional lines released by a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/6/12 Janison: Electoral battlegrounds eerily quiet on LI

An eerie quiet pervades two Long Island electoral battlegrounds that twice in four years proved ... Read more »

Dan Janison 3/1/12 Janison: It's always the last guy's fault

Don't blame me, the last guy did it. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/28/12 Janison: State may stick to usual pension changes

Budget makers seem likely to deem this a good moment to think inside the box ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/26/12 Janison: Rulings on fracking could hit home on LI

The long-running fracas over fracking centers on a geologic formation known as the Marcellus Shale, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/23/12 Janison: Hints of GOP alliances in primary filings

With two months left until New York's presidential primary, changes in the rules of the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/21/12 Janison: NY faces packed election season calendar

Hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders could get the rare chance to cast a half-dozen ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/19/12 Janison: Suffolk readies for term-limit battle

Suffolk County is preparing to defend against the challenge to its term-limit law by three ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/16/12 Janison: Teacher evaluation reforms yet to be seen

When Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday announced a break in a years-long stalemate over teacher ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/15/12 Janison: Suffolk term limits case gains support

The newly broached question of whether Suffolk's term-limit law covers three countywide elected offices has ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/12/12 Janison: Senate panel looking at nonprofit exec pay

Debate over top salaries at state-funded nonprofits entered a new phase last week as the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/9/12 Janison: Anxiousness grows over redistricting

Picture an anxious round of musical chairs -- with the tune still playing. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/7/12 Janison: Benefits of fighting MTA payroll tax

The odds are running very strongly against a total repeal of the MTA payroll tax, ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/5/12 Janison: Gillibrand may see female challenger

New York Republicans may have a female candidate to consider fielding against the only woman ... Read more »

Dan Janison 2/2/12 Janison: No power grab plans, says Cuomo

With a strong political wind at his back, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo sometimes throws Albany's ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/31/12 Janison: Gingrich primary loss relief to NY's GOP

Several top New York Republicans are sure to breathe a sigh of relief as ex-House ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/29/12 Janison: Initial district maps show pols' ambitions

Anyone who'd care already knows that state legislative maps released last week mark only a ... Read more »

Nation 1/26/12 Janison: New state district map serves both parties

Upon seeing the creepy, kooky shape on this brand-new map, an alert political pro dubbed ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/24/12 Janison: For Gillibrand, rivals in a digital world

This year's sole state election race has already sprouted a theme of its own: All ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/22/12 Janison: Cuomo's call could impinge on liberties

Case by case, debate by debate, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has been defining himself on ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/21/12 Janison: Upstate congressman may affect LI

Only at a rare moment such as this would the retirement of an upstate congressman ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/17/12 Janison: School funding is a tough battle

ALBANY -- In his own way, and with his own edge, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/15/12 Janison: Ron Paul campaign attracts LIers

Rep.Ron Paul (R-Texas) has his fans among us. They helped him reach second place in ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/12/12 Janison: Differing on their means to an end

Big helpings of posture and spin often accompany labor talks. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/10/12 Janison: Clinton won't be VP

President Barack Obama already has said no, he will not dump Vice President Joe Biden ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/8/12 Janison: Hoping for guv's flexibility on maps

At the start of his State of the State address last week, Gov. Andrew M. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/4/12 Janison: Cuomo seeks to maintain momentum

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Dan Janison 1/3/12 Janison: Localities see chance for mandate relief

As local officials tell it, this is the moment for state mandate relief -- a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 1/1/12 Janison: Nassau layoffs truly a 'lose-lose'

Last week's layoff of more than 260 Nassau County employees richly deserves to be labeled ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/29/11 Janison: Schneiderman's quest for reform

Within New York's zoo-like array of public agencies lives an interesting breed known as the ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/27/11 Janison: Questions to be answered in 2012

Many metaphorical cans will be kicked down the road in 2012. This is typical in ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/25/11 Janison: Albany has its eye on Suffolk

Suffolk Legis. Ricardo Montano is making the kind of noise that resounds outside his home ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/22/11 Janison: No primary for Obama, but some dissenters

While Republican candidates slug it out in early primary states, President Barack Obama stands as ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/20/11 Janison: Could 2012 be a miracle year for politics?

For the cockeyed optimists among us who keep their bright eyes set on public life, ... Read more »

Politics 12/11/11 Janison: Minor-party leaders change tune on Cuomo

Gov.Andrew M. Cuomo and the State Legislature shifted the tax landscape last week in a ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/8/11 Janison: 2 views of Newt's chances

Now that Newt Gingrich has vaulted to the top of Republican presidential polls, major-party strategists ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/6/11 Janison: State tax deal provides political cover

Suddenly, the fiscal cards on the table have been shuffled. ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/4/11 Janison: Redistricting fight may happen

Will demands for independent redistricting soon crop up in Nassau County? ... Read more »

Dan Janison 12/1/11 Janison: McCain, Schumer jibes: Much ado?

Sen. John McCain's brief throwaway line about Long Island -- meaningless as it was -- ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/29/11 Janison: NY official seeks 'effective' regulation

Benjamin Lawsky stood Tuesday before the Long Island Association as the state's newly confirmed, newly ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/27/11 Janison: Maragos serious about Gillibrand bid

As the clock runs out on his second year as Nassau County comptroller, Republican George ... Read more »

Dan Janison 11/24/11 Janison: Outspoken on immigration? Not in 2012

Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich made his way into news highlights by suggesting in Tuesday's Republican ... Read more »