Ken Kruly

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Let’s forge a safer, more tolerant nation together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpgKofd1vG8 Enough is enough. The threats, the hate,...

Getting your COVID-19 booster should be simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCL3GiJvX9Y When the Trump administration tried to make...

B-ROLL: Public Safety Appreciation Reception

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKrtF8FBmQ0 Governor Kathy Hochul today at a ceremony...

Snow and politics

Never let a crisis go to waste. Lake Erie is still not frozen, exposing us to the possibility of additional lake effect storms.  The two storms thus far, in November and December, have certainly raised concerns about how such storms are handled.  Again.  But this time the number of souls lost to the Christmas weekend … Continue reading Snow and politics

Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

Well, 2023 certainly hasn’t started the way that Republicans wanted it to start.  Disarray on the Rep side, described by Axios as “institutional anarchy.”  Schadenfreude for the Dems.  Here are some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets: Let the games begin. Twitter @kenkruly

MTG, Santos, McCarthy will make for must-see viewing

This post is being published on January 3rd, which is the day that the House of Representatives organizes itself for the next two years.  That includes the selection of a speaker, a normally routine function of the party that controls a majority of the House. But with just a four-vote majority, all is not happy … Continue reading MTG, Santos, McCarthy will make for must-see viewing

The cost of winning (and losing) a State Supreme Court seat

With all the hubbub about elections for executive and legislative offices, and the tens of millions of dollars spent, races for judicial seats get less attention.  In many other states judges of the state’s top court are still elected and hotly contested because of the hoped for or anticipated rulings that a court may decide … Continue reading The cost of winning (and losing) a State Supreme Court seat

Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

Until the State Legislature changed the political calendar setting up June primaries, this time of year was mostly a quite time for local politics.  But throw in anti-Constitution pronouncements and a new re-districting plan for the Assembly and you have quite a mix for politics in December 2022.  Here are some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets: … Continue reading Some facts, observations, and heard-on-the-streets

Kanye. Elon. Trump.

Kanye. Elon. Trump. Thus wrote Republican House Judiciary Committee members in a Twitter post in October. That’s all it said. Not exactly the sixties ballad “Abraham, Martin and John.” The troika was proclaimed by the senior Republican on the Committee, Jim Jordan.  The three men evidently speak to what Republicans on the Judiciary Committee believe … Continue reading Kanye. Elon. Trump.

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