Tag: Haile Selassie

Candidates are popping up everywhere, campaign strategizing is under way, and the usual low buzz of February is already loud. Something is not right – elections are November affairs and we’re just past Groundhog Day. It all stems from Albany’s new Democratic majority and the flurry of legislation streaming from the Capitol, including voting reforms that consolidate state and federal primaries in June. Instead of primary voters casting their ballots on this year’s normal date of Sept. 10, mark your political calendar for new Primary Day on June 25. It’s a crowded field for the high-profile post, but she is gaining lots of media attention and emphasizing her Bernie Sanders-like politics. It was the first time in the court’s history that an all-female panel of four justices presided over oral arguments. “It is clearly an important milestone to have a panel comprised entirely of the court’s female justices,” noted Smith, who presided over the session. “We’ll have a big table there and hope to get the lay of the land,” Zellner said. “We look forward to talking with some of the candidates.” Zellner appears to be one of those New York Democrats still hoping for Andrew Cuomo to join the crowded field, despite the governor’s insistence that he is not a candidate. He said he looks forward to working with Cuomo’s newly named state chairman – Nassau County leader Jay Jacobs.