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CU Statement at Term Limits Bill Signing

Citizens Union delivered testimony today at the public hearing held shortly before Mayor Bloomberg signed into law the term limits extension bill. While CU opposed the bill, with the inevitability of enactment CU called for the city to come together to face the challenges ahead.


Citizens Union Foundation Recruited 5,000 Poll Worker Applications for the Fall Elections

Citizens Union Foundation proudly announced that it submitted to the Board of Elections in the City of New York over 5,000 applications from New Yorkers interested in serving as poll workers in the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Forty percent of applicants were college age, and fourteen percent applied to be language Interpreters.


Citizens Union Announces Its Endorsements in State Legislative Contests

Citizens Union released its 2008 General Election Voters Guide, announcing its support for thirteen state legislative candidates in the November General Election, including support for Councilmember Addabbo and incumbent Queens State Senator Frank Padavan in two Queens State Senate races. Please click here to read the news release.


Citizens Union Disappointed Over Council Term Limits Vote

Citizens Union released a statement in response to the City Council’s vote to support the Mayor’s bill to extend term limits to three, four-year terms, calling the day of the vote “an unfortunate day for New Yorkers” which sets a harmful precedent for how our government should operate on critically important issues. Click here to read CU's statement.


Citizens Union Calls for a "Time Out" on Term Limits Battle

Citizens Union asks that the Mayor and Council Speaker bring all sides together to collectively find common ground on the term limits issue. It is necessary to work together to put the question to the voters in a way that brings it to a quick resolution, does not subject the city to countless lawsuits, and doesn’t throw the 2009 election process into chaos. Click here to read CU's statement.

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This Week in Gotham Gazette, a Citizens Union Foundation Publication on New York City Policy 

Budget Battle: Round 1 - Read Full Article

As the economy collapses, the mayor wants to cut spending now and end a tax rebate. City Council has balked, offering a preview of future fiscal fracases.

A Changing Climate on Global Warming: What the Election Means - Read Full Article

A recent speech by President-elect Obama heralded a major shift in efforts to combat global warming. Rich Kassel looks at some specifics and what they mean for New York.

Advancing Rights - Read Full Article

The changes in Albany ? and the overall political climate ? will dramatically alter the landscape in New York for civil rights issues, including same sex marriage and reproductive rights.

The Mayor's Budget-Cutting Strategy - Read Full Article

Balancing the city's budget promises to get far more difficult in the next couple of years. As New York's fiscal condition worsens, what approach will the mayor take?

Working for a Greener Harlem - Read Full Article

A Harlem activist group seeks to use the mayor's sustainability plan to improve health and the environment in northern Manhattan

CU In the News 

Staten Island's McMahon, Elected to Congress, Seen as Pragmatist - NYTimes.com - Read Full Article

November 16,2008; The New York Times

Lord Markowitz! Term-limit clears path for Beep-eat - Read Full Article

October 30, 2008; The Brooklyn Paper

Paterson Kids Bloomberg About Term Limits - Read Full Article

October 29, 2008; City Room

Paterson to Citizens Union: Term-Limits Extension Unseemly But Probably Legal - Read Full Article

October 29, 2008; PolickerNY

Paterson Jokes At Bloomberg's Expense - Read Full Article

Ocotber 28, 2008; The Daily Politics

Referendum Pushed for Term-Limit Plan - Read Full Article

October 22, 2008; The New York Times

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