Spin Cycle
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Unlikely N.Y. allies push grass-roots reforms
In the wake of Albany’s latest partisan-driven redistricting, an interesting coalition crops up between reform New York City Democrat Bill Samuels and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R-Canandaigua). Along with SUNY professor Gerald Benjamin, they appear on the website effectiveny.org, discussing proposals for grassroots reforms in the state Constitution — in contrast with the recent deal on...
