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6 Jun 2009, 1:00 pm
Thompson, Jr., Assembly Member James Brennan, State Senator Bill Perkins, and City Council Member David Weprin, will unveil a plan to restructure the New York City Water Board - in a move designed to end the repeated City Hall-sanctioned, double-digit water rate increases soaking New Yorkers - on Sunday, June 7th at 11 AM. [read post]
20 May 2009, 12:00 pm
Thompson, Jr. today called on Costco Wholesale Corporation to accept Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) payments, commonly referred to as food stamps, at its locations. [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 11:00 am
Thompson, Jr. today put the kibosh on City Hall's contract for the architect slated to perform design and construction-related services for the expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention (BHOD), citing the recent court injunction against the City and a litany of problems that indicates that there was corruption in the contracting process. [read post]
22 Jan 2009, 2:00 pm
In response, on November 10, 2008, a number of plaintiffs, including Comptroller Thompson and Councilmembers Leititia James and Bill de Blasio, filed a federal lawsuit alleging that voters have a constitutional right to vote on the extension of term limits [read post]
21 Jan 2009, 12:00 pm
Thompson, Jr., on behalf of the New York City Pension Funds, has submitted a shareholder proposal to four companies calling for stringent implementation of a code of conduct to protect human rights in the workplace. [read post]
23 Dec 2008, 7:00 pm
Thompson, Jr. today issued his annual report detailing the results of shareholder resolutions filed on behalf of the New York City Pension Funds during the 2008 proxy season. [read post]
11 Dec 2008, 12:14 am
He chose Winston & Strawn, a firm led by former four-time governor of Illinois James Thompson, which represented another former Illinois governor, George Ryan, Sr., who was convicted on corruption charges after a 2006 trial. [read post]
1 Dec 2008, 4:14 pm
The Legal Intelligencer Blog Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney lawyer Francis Taney, Jr. contributes on this blog for the oldest law journal in the United States. [read post]
10 Nov 2008, 4:05 pm
Thompson, Jr. today issued the following statement at a press conference on the steps of City Hall to announce the filing of a federal term limits lawsuit:  "Today's court action is necessary to correct an injustice," Comptroller Thompson said. [read post]
3 Oct 2008, 1:28 am
Freeze Kagro X, Kos, Palin’s Morphing into Cheney Continues James Fallows, The Atlantic, On strategy and tactics Delong, Marc Ambinder Calls John McCain a Liar Fareed Zakaria, Newsweek, Palin Is Ready? [read post]
22 May 2008, 2:22 pm
Heather Mizeur (MD)Susan Turnbull (MD)John Sweeney (MD)Belkis Leong-Hong (MD)Debra Kozikowski (MA)James Roosevelt Jr (MA)Carnelia Pettis Fondren (MS)John Temporiti (MO)Yolanda Wheat (MO)Leila Medley (MO)Hon. [read post]
30 Apr 2008, 12:00 pm
Thompson’s total compensation, $1,090,000 came in the form of cash. [read post]