{"id":2388,"date":"2017-09-05T01:16:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T05:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2017-10-25T00:03:01","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T04:03:01","slug":"newyorkconcon-info-inaugural-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=2388","title":{"rendered":"NewYorkConCon.info Inaugural Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.51&#8243; global_module=&#8221;1863&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_image admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Image J.H. 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But what matters is his overall contribution to the debate.\u00a0Unfortunately, some of his articles are behind a paywall.\u00a0But those that aren\u2019t are still standouts.\u00a0Here are three noteworthy ones:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/28\/the-cause-of-the-1967-constitutional-convention-democratic-disarray-114159\">Shadow of 1967 hovers over convention debate<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Politico New York<\/em>, August 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/29\/was-the-1967-convention-an-insiders-game-114194\">Two narratives, one convention: Looking back at 1967<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Politico New York<\/em>, August 29, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/22\/convention-opponents-assail-special-interests-while-spending-big-bucks-114044\">Convention opponents assail \u2018special interests\u2019 while spending big bucks<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Politico New York<\/em>, August 22, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m expecting news coverage to pick up dramatically during the next 60 days as the referendum nears. At some point,\u00a0I will probably limit myself to indexing only the more noteworthy publications.\u00a0But for now my news coverage index is intended to be exhaustive with the following exceptions: 1) articles that only made passing reference to the upcoming convention, 2) blogs, event notices, trade publications, and other types of media that are covered as separate categories at NewYorkConCon.info, and 3) articles behind paywalls at secondary publications.\u00a0If I\u2019ve missed an important article and it has been more than a week since it was published, please send me a link to it via NewYorkConCon.info\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?page_id=189\">contact<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>As the volume of advocacy information explodes during the last few weeks and days approaching the referendum, it should be quite a ride.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>J.H. Snider, Editor<br \/>\nThe New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"null\"><strong>August 2017 News Coverage<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicopro.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/09\/01\/aid-to-religious-schools-helped-sink-the-67-constitution-114247\">Aid to religious schools helped sink the \u201967 constitution<\/a>, Politico New York Pro, September 1, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicopro.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/31\/what-the-1967-constitutional-convention-proposed-114229\">Convention issues from 1967 have a familiar ring<\/a>, Politico New York Pro, August 30, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/29\/was-the-1967-convention-an-insiders-game-114194\">Two narratives, one convention: Looking back at 1967<\/a>, Politico New York, August 29, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cityandstateny.com\/articles\/policy\/labor\/labor-day-unions-on-the-defensive.html#.WanDtMh96Hu\">LABOR DAY: New York Lawmakers on the State of Labor in 2017<\/a>,\u00a0City &amp; State, August 29, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/28\/the-cause-of-the-1967-constitutional-convention-democratic-disarray-114159\">Shadow of 1967 hovers over convention debate<\/a>,\u00a0Politico New York, August 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Lovett, Kenneth,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/amp\/news\/politics\/women-group-cuomo-back-state-constitutional-convention-article-1.3442684\">Women\u2019s group wants Cuomo to back state constitutional convention<\/a>,\u00a0New York Daily News, August 28, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Hamilton, Matthew,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesunion.com\/7day-state\/article\/NY-Women-s-March-organizers-push-for-12047579.php\">NY Women\u2019s March organizers push for constitutional convention<\/a>, Times Union, August 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Hennelly, Bob,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cityandstateny.com\/articles\/policy\/labor\/labor-day-unions-on-the-defensive.html#.Wam71Mh96Ht\">From the Supreme Court to a Constitutional Convention, Labor is on the Defensive,<\/a>\u00a0 City &amp; State, August 27, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Gormley, Michael,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/region-state\/new-york-constitutional-convention-vote-raises-hopes-fears-1.14091435\">New York constitutional convention vote raises hopes, fears<\/a>, Newsday,\u00a0August 26, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Gormley, Michael,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/long-island\/politics\/spin-cycle\/court-keeps-consitutional-change-question-on-back-of-ballot-1.14090618\">Court keeps consitutional change question on back of ballot<\/a>, Newsday,\u00a0August 26, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Jordan, Jason,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eveningtribune.com\/news\/20170824\/mixed-support-for-ny-convention\">Mixed support for NY convention<\/a>, The Evening Tribune,\u00a0 August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Velasquez, Josefa,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newyorklawjournal.com\/id=1202796407095\/Constitutional-Convention-Suit-Against-Election-Board-Dismissed?mcode=1202617075062&amp;curindex=0&amp;slreturn=20170727235825\">Constitutional Convention Suit Against Election Board Dismissed<\/a>, New York Law Journal, August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\">Judge dismisses suit over where on ballot to place convention question<\/a>, Politico Pro,\u00a0August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Reisman, Nick,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nystateofpolitics.com\/2017\/08\/lawsuit-to-require-con-con-question-up-front-is-tossed\/\">Lawsuit To Require Con Con Question Up Front Is Tossed, Spectrum News<\/a>, August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Wilson, Colleen and Kimberly Redmond,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/news\/education\/2017\/08\/24\/nysut-contract-negotiations\/581397001\/\">Labor\u2019s Day: NYSUT pushes back on contract talk<\/a>, The Journal News,\u00a0August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge, and Jonathan Bandler,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lohud.com\/story\/news\/local\/2017\/08\/24\/police-fire-unions-contracts\/589663001\/\">Labor\u2019s Day: Police, fire unions face possible contract challenge<\/a>, The Journal News,\u00a0August 24, 2017. Includes PBA video.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northcountrypublicradio.org\/news\/story\/34546\/20170824\/con-con-coming-to-november-ballot\">Con-Con\u201d coming to November ballot<\/a>, NCPR News,\u00a0August 24, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Desmond, Michael,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.wbfo.org\/post\/con-con-coming-november-ballot\">\u2018Con Con\u2019 coming to November ballot<\/a>,\u00a0wbfo.org,\u00a0August 23, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-york\/albany\/story\/2017\/08\/22\/convention-opponents-assail-special-interests-while-spending-big-bucks-114044\">Convention opponents assail \u2018special interests\u2019 while spending big bucks<\/a>, Politico New York, August 22, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/tipsheets\/new-york-playbook\/2017\/08\/22\/politico-new-york-playbook-constitutional-convention-gets-messy-nyclass-rebrands-221992\">Constitutional Convention gets messy<\/a>,\u00a0Politico New York Pro, August 22, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicopro.com\/states\/new-york\/tipsheets\/albany-pro\/2017\/08\/22\/special-interests-and-the-con-con-008395\">Special interests and the Con Con<\/a>,\u00a0Politico New York Pro, August 22, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Lewke, Jennifer,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whec.com\/news\/new-york-voters-decide-on-constitutional-convention-election\/4582074\/\">New York voters have chance to vote on constitutional convention this year<\/a>,\u00a0whec.com, August 21, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Dawson, Evan,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wxxinews.org\/post\/connections-year-new-york-state-holds-constitutional-convention\">Connections: Is this the year New York State holds a constitutional convention?<\/a>, WXXI, August 18, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Mahoney, Bill,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politicopro.com\/search\/2?s=newest&amp;q=mahoney\">Board of Elections defends convention question\u2019s placement on ballot<\/a>, Politico New York Pro, August 17, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.post-journal.com\/news\/local-news\/2017\/08\/csea-leadership-opposes-state-convention\/\">CSEA Leadership Opposes State Convention<\/a>, The Post-Journal, August 21, 2017. See also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.observertoday.com\/opinion\/the-observers-view\/2017\/08\/election-making-noise-on-convention\/\">Observer<\/a>, August 16, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Reisman, Nick,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twcnews.com\/nys\/capital-region\/politics\/2017\/08\/17\/can-ballot-placement-prevent-constitutional-convention.html\">Can ballot placement prevent a constitutional convention?<\/a>, Spectrum News, August 17, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Wooten, Michael,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wgrz.com\/news\/local\/verify\/false-election-info-in-message-thats-gone-viral\/464631788\">False election info in message that\u2019s gone viral<\/a>, WGRZ, August 15, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Propper, David,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theexaminernews.com\/merits-of-proposed-constitutional-convention-debated-2\/\">Merits of Proposed Constitutional Convention Debated<\/a>, The Examiner, August 14, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>LoTemplio, Joe,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressrepublican.com\/news\/local_news\/push-on-to-support-a-constitutional-convention\/article_a18e8e55-eb3c-5cbf-b577-3b60e929cdf0.html\">Push on to support a constitutional convention<\/a>,\u00a0Press-Republican, August 13, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Nani, James,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.recordonline.com\/news\/20170811\/group-raising-awareness-of-constitutional-convention-vote\">Group raising awareness of constitutional convention vote<\/a>, Times-Herald Record, August 11, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Silberstein,\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0Dan Squadron Fought the LLC Loophole and the Loophole Won, Gotham Gazette, August 11, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Dobie, Michael,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/opinion\/sign-of-the-times-1.13973059\">Daily Point: Sign of things to come<\/a>, Newsday, August 10, 2017. Includes the first photo of a no campaign yard sign.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chroniclenewspaper.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20170809\/OPINION03\/170809946\/0\/ENTERTAINMENT\/Supervisor-Jamieson-please-hold-a-forum-on-sconstitutional-convention-to-improve-elections-prevent-corruption\">Supervisor Jamieson, please hold a forum on sconstitutional convention to improve elections, prevent corruption<\/a>, The Chronicle, August 9, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Demola, Peter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.suncommunitynews.com\/articles\/the-sun\/battle-lines-drawn-over-constitutional-convention\/\">Battle lines drawn over constitutional convention<\/a>, Sun Community News,\u00a0August 8, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Barraco, Marc,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wktv.com\/story\/36086862\/new-york-constitutional-convention-vote-draws-near\">New York Constitutional Convention Vote Draws Near<\/a>, News Channel 2\u2013Utica, August 8, 2017. Pudney,<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Giery,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/legislativegazette.com\/boondoggle-or-opportunity-voters-will-decide-how-they-see-upcoming-constitutional-convention-question\/\">Boondoggle or Opportunity? Voters will decide how they see upcoming constitutional convention question<\/a>, Legislative Gazette, August 10, 2017.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2017\/08\/voters_will_be_asked_to_amend.html#incart_river_index\">Voters being asked to change N.Y. constitution \u2014 why it matters to you<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Staten Island Real-Time News<\/em>, August 5, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Welles, Hannah,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyacknewsandviews.com\/2017\/08\/nys-constitutional-convention\/\">New York Schedules Nov Vote On Constitutional Convention<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Nyack News &amp; Views<\/em>, August 6, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Esch, Mary,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockportjournal.com\/news\/fix-new-york-s-government-some-say-key-is-new\/article_206159a8-f726-573e-8342-845514d0cf56.html?mc_cid=80723419b4&amp;mc_eid=a36cef0c0f\">Fix New York\u2019s government? Some say key is new constitution<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Union-Sun &amp; Journal<\/em>,\u00a0August 6, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Silberstein, Rachel,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gothamgazette.com\/state\/7108-there-will-be-three-big-questions-on-your-ballot-in-november\">There Will Be Three Big Questions on Your Ballot in November<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Gotham Gazette<\/em>, August 4, 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Hamilton, Matthew,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.timesunion.com\/capitol\/archives\/276522\/farmers-join-push-against-constitutional-convention\/\">Farmers join push against constitutional convention<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Times Union<\/em>, August 2, 2017.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published in &#8220;It&#8217;s a long road to constitutional Valhalla,&#8221; Sept. 5, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-post"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NewYorkConCon.info Inaugural Newsletter - The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=2388\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NewYorkConCon.info Inaugural Newsletter - The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Published in &quot;It&#039;s a long road to constitutional Valhalla,&quot; Sept. 5, 2017\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newyork.concon.info\/?p=2388\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The New York State Constitutional Convention Clearinghouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-05T05:16:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-25T04:03:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/472acbff81dfe32a15e258a13\/images\/d52c4b21-cd7a-49ca-a7b4-82de7251213d.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"J.H. 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