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Mike RisinitMike Risinit covers Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and elsewhere. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.

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Ball:No run for Congress

November
21

Just days after touting a poll that he argued showed him within striking range of Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, today said he’s changed his mind and will now run for the state Senate. Ball this afternoon said he intends to run for the 40th state Senate District, a seat [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 21st, 2009 | 27 Comments »

More on Ball’s poll

November
20

If you recall, state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, released a poll this week showing him running pretty close to Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, in his bid to unseat the congressman.

Some, though, took issue with the way the poll was conducted, pointing out it didn’t sample the entire Congressional district and it oversampled Putnam County, [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 20th, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Gillibrand coming to Mahopac

November
19

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is coming to Mahopac on Tuesday. An announcement on The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce’s Web site says:
Senator Gillibrand will have a conversation with local business and community leaders on  economic development and how she can assist and promote local growth.
More information can be found on the chamber’s site.

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Hall pollster calls Ball’s poll misleading

November
18

An update of sorts – Remember the poll publicized by Republican state Assemblyman Greg Ball’s Congressional campaign, the one that had him within five points of U.S. Rep. John Hall? According to an update in Roll Call, the poll didn’t sample the entire Congressional district and oversampled Putnam County, Ball’s home base.

Such a practice is [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 18th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ball’s campaign touts poll – UPDATED TWICE

November
18

For an update on this post, which includes Hall’s campaign criticizing the polling technique, go here.

Also note, the Roll Call story posted below includes a correction.

New York: Ball Poll Shows Race With Hall Competitive

Nov. 17, 2009
By Emily Cadei
Roll Call Staff

Correction Appended

According to an internal poll done for Republican Greg Ball’s campaign, the New York Assemblyman [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 18th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Ball: Keep Terrorists Out of America

November
17

BALL, 9/11 FAMILIES, SAY
KEEP TERRORISTS OUT OF AMERICA
State lawmaker condemns decision to bring terror suspects to the Big Apple

Assemblyman Greg Ball (R, C, I – Patterson) today said that the decision by the Federal Government to bring the suspected terrorist masterminds and financiers behind the attacks of September 11th, 2001 to New York to face [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 17th, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Displeasure with Leibell; apology to Southeast voters

November
3

Southeast voters who head to the polls at 50 Main Street in Brewster today are receiving a letter signed by Putnam County’s elections commissioners as they exit the polling place.

The letter is an apology from Putnam County Elections Commissioners Robert Bennett (Democrat)  and Anthony Scannapieco (Republican) to the voters for the cramped conditions at the [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on November 3rd, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ball announcements

October
14

These two announcements from state Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, landed in my in-box today within a minute of each other.

BALL CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON “DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL”

BALL HONORED BY AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB AND CAT FANCIERS’ ASSOCIATION

You can read the entire announcements after the break.

Posted by Mike Risinit on October 14th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Ball on health care

September
14

State Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, today added his voice again to the federal health-care debate by unveiling a list of proposals for health-care reform. The proposals, he said, came out of his town-hall style meetings with constituents.

Ball, who wants to challenge Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains in 2010, said he would deliver his proposals to [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on September 14th, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Ball on “Don’t ask, don’t tell”

May
27

State Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Patterson, weighed in on the “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy when it comes to gays serving in the military. His impetus was Air Force Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, a pilot who was facing a discharge because he is gay.
STATEMENT FROM

ASSEMBLYMAN GREG BALL

ON LT. COL. VICTOR FEHRENBACH

The recent report of Lt. Col. [...]

Posted by Mike Risinit on May 27th, 2009 | 64 Comments »

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    • Observer: Truly amazing how much back and forth vitriol is spent discussing a paltry minority member of an even more...

    • Downer: I laugh at all these Ball haters. Ball wins every election he runs in. He made mince-meat of the fake...

    • Interest?: What is the interest earned on investing in Balls possible run for congress? Now that he has decided not...

    • Hal Jordan: If Ball has any sense of honor or integrity, he will post a notice on his website for those who want a...

    • JEFFREY: almost a year before the election greg ball has every right to change his made…he certainly...

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