December 17th, 2009
By MAURY THOMPSON thompson@poststar.com
QUEENSBURY – State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb said he wants to channel the frustration of ordinary people to reform state government, where, in his words, change moves slower than “a pile of molasses.”
“Albany as a conglomerate — the institution — has really lost its way,” Kolb, R-Canandaigua, said at a forum at the West Glens Falls fire station in Queensbury, where he called for conducting a “People’s Convention” that would meet to recommend changes to the state Constitution.
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December 16th, 2009
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Three legislators pushing to reform state government have gotten a taste of the cynicism and pain felt by some New Yorkers, one of whom says he’s ready, in his words, to leave “this stinkin’ state.”
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward (R,I-Willsboro), Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C-Jackson) called the session to discuss their support for a “People’s Convention to Reform New York.”
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December 16th, 2009
By Julie Sherwood, staff writer
Canandaigua, N.Y. —
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R-Canandaigua, was on the road Tuesday speaking at a Town Hall meeting in West Glens Falls, Warren County, about the People’s Convention to Reform New York Act. If enacted, Assembly Bill A.9157 would put the question of whether New York should convene a People’s Convention on the 2010 ballot.
By law, this question automatically goes before voters in 2017. This measure would move up the opportunity for reform by seven years, accelerating the state’s ability to enact long overdue and much-needed changes, stated a release from Kolb.
The legislation specifically requires that any elected official seeking to run as a delegate for, or serve in, the People’s Convention must first resign their office.
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December 16th, 2009
By MICHAEL GORMLEY, Associated Press
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — New Yorkers unleashed their anger and cynicism at a state government they described Wednesday as corrupt, self-dealing and too quick to increase taxes in a tirade that had one lifelong resident saying he was ready to flee “this stinkin’ state.”
The gathering in a rural fire house about 50 miles north of Albany was intended to be a forum for three Assembly members to explain a proposal for a “people’s convention to reform New York,” where delegates could overhaul government by recommending changes to the constitution.
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December 16th, 2009
That was the question Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) asked to open a crowded Town Hall meeting he convened this morning with his colleagues, Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward (R,I-Willsboro) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C-Jackson), where they discussed their support for a “People’s Convention to Reform New York,” and described how it could deliver the positive change that New Yorkers of all political parties – and regions – have been demanding.
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December 15th, 2009
Join Assemblywoman Duprey and Assembly Minority Leader Kolb for a Town Hall meeting on their non-partisan legislation “The People’s Convention to Reform New York Act,” Assembly Bill A.9157.
WHO: Assemblywoman Janet Duprey and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb
WHAT: A “People’s Convention to Reform New York” Town Hall Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: PARC, 130 Arizona Avenue, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 (Simulator Building)
WHY: New York State government is broken – Janet Duprey and Brian Kolb are fighting to deliver real reform so taxpayers can take their government back!
Seating is limited – to RSVP, please call (518) 562-1986.
December 15th, 2009
Join Assembly Members Sayward, Jordan and Assembly Minority Leader Kolb for a Town Hall meeting on their non-partisan legislation “The People’s Convention to Reform New York Act,” Assembly Bill A.9157.
WHO: Assembly Members Teresa Sayward, Tony Jordan andAssembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb
WHAT: A “People’s Convention to Reform New York” Town Hall Meeting
WHEN: Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 8:00 – 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: West Glens Falls Fire Company #1 • 33 Luzerne Road, Queensbury
WHY: New York State government is broken – Teresa Sayward, Tony Jordan and Brian Kolb are fighting to deliver real reform so taxpayers can take their government back!
Seating is limited – to RSVP, please call (518) 792-4546.
December 11th, 2009
By PETER CROWLEY, Enterprise Managing Editor
Due to a larger-than-expected interest in attending, the location has changed for a meeting regarding a “People’s Convention to Reform New York.”
The town-hall-style meeting is still set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Plattsburgh, but it was moved from the Plattsburgh International Airport to the Simulator Building at PARC, at 130 Arizona Ave.
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