Archive for 2008

“Working Families Party Candidate Makes History in Hartford” – Courant

We couldn’t be more proud! The WFP’s own Urania Petit (you may recognize her from the rotating quotes above) became Connecticut’s first-ever third party Registrar of Voters, beating her Republican opponent by 200 votes in Hartford.  Here’s the

November 20th, 2008

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“Taking on the Republicrats”

The Fairfield Weekly takes a look at the meteoric rise of the Connecticut Working Families Party.  On the ballot statewide for the first time in 2008, unofficial returns show our sister party in the Nutmeg State pulled in over 75,000

November 19th, 2008

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Op-Ed: To help stop budget bleeding, raise taxes on the rich

Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor argues the merits of raising taxes on millionaires to help close New York’s budget gap in an op-ed today in the Daily News:

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November 19th, 2008

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WFP Statement on Tomorrow’s Special Session

Contact: Dan Levitan

The Working Families Party today released the following statement on tomorrow’s special legislative session. It can be attributed to Bob Master, Working Families Party Co-Chair:

“Tomorrow, Governor Paterson is asking New York’s working families…

November 17th, 2008

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Fact Check: What Happens When Income Taxes on the Rich Are Raised?

Studies Buck Claim of Millionaire Tax-Flights

WNYC’s Bob Hennelly highlights a New Jersey study showing a half-millionaire’s tax there did not cause the rich to leave the Garden State.

A very helpful new fact

November 17th, 2008

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Who will speak up for working families in rural Oregon?

Here’s a great Op-Ed from Barbara Dudley, Co-Chair of the budding Oregon Working Families Party. Unofficial results show the Oregon WFP’s candidate for Attorney General, Ashley Albies coming in with an incredible 159,625 votes – nearly 10.67%

November 14th, 2008

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Breakthrough Victories in Connecticut!

This year, the Connecticut Working Families Party had our best showing at the polls yet — by a lot. Our statewide vote total has more than tripled since 2006 — we pulled in a remarkable 75,000 votes.

November 14th, 2008

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City Hall: WFP Gears Up for 2009

City Hall takes a look at the WFP’s coming effort to elect more progressives to the New York City Council next year.  (Note: Working Families Party members are yet to endorse anyone for next year’s races and endorsement interviews

November 14th, 2008

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Statement on Governor’s Call to Shrink Budget Gap Through Severe Cuts

Contact: Dan Levitan

The Working Families Party released today the following statement on the Governor’s proposal to shrink the budget gap through severe spending cuts.  It can be attributed to Dan Cantor, Working Families Party…

November 12th, 2008

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Historic Defeat of Senate Republican Majority

The WFP knocked on over a half-million doors to help defeat the decades-old Republican State Senate majority.

November 5th, 2008

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