Brennan Releases Report Examining Performance of New York City Schools under Mayoral Control; Report Shows Minimal Progress from 2003-2011 on National Exams
New York State Assembly Passes Public Financing of Elections
Brennan Seeks Answers to MTA’s East Side Access Cost Overruns and Delays
Nineteen Legislators Tell Cuomo New Principal and Teacher Rating System is Unproven and Potentially Damaging; Urge Governor to Convert New Rating System Into Pilot Program
Wholesale Power Companies Like Entergy Must Disclose Finances Under New Public Service Commission Order
Brennan Says 4% State Education Aid Increase for New York City Should Go Through Despite Collective Bargaining Impasse; Will Introduce Bill to Implement Aid Increase
Brennan Announces Assembly Passage of Bills for More Accountability of Two Public Authorities
Brennan Introduces Legislation to Shed Light on MTA Service Cuts
Brennan Bill Applies New York’s Public Authority Reforms to the Port Authority Of New York and New Jersey
Assembly Committees’ Preliminary Findings Show Indian Point Can Be Shut Down
Environmental, Consumer and Good Government Groups Join Legislators to Demand State Public Service Commission Enforce Utility Disclosure Law
Budget On-Time But Cuts Are Harsh
Assemblymember Brennan Announces Results of Poll of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Kensington Residents on Prospect Park West Bike Lane and Traffic
Brennan Bill Would Protect Mass Transit Revenues from Raids by State Government
Brennan Bill Would Bar Crash Tax
Brennan Calls on NYC to Change Course to Deal with Record Homelessness
Brennan Calls For One-Year Moratorium on School Restructurings
Brennan Asks Regents to Declare “Time-Out” on Penalties to Schools in Wake of Drastic Test Score Overhaul
Women’s Anti-Violence Groups, Subway and Bus Workers Unite to Combat Sexual Assault, Harassment and Other Crimes on the Public Transit System
Brennan Says Disparity between National and State Reading Test Results is “Alarming”
Brennan Introducing Reforms to Business Taxes to Address Deficit and M.T.A. Problems
Legislature Should Scrutinize the $23 Billion in Special Tax Breaks in the Tax Code to Obtain Additional Revenue in Budget, Brennan Says
Brennan Calls On Governor to Restore Revenue Sharing Funds to New York City
Brennan Legislation Bans Gas Drilling In NYC Watershed and Other Critical Water Supply Areas
New Atlantic Yards Study Should Cause State to Reorder Priorities: Accelerate Affordable Housing, Brennan Says
Brennan/Krueger Bill to Force Correction of Dangerous Construction Violations Signed by Governor Paterson
Brennan Testifies that MTA’s Change of Ratner Deal in Atlantic Yards Project Without Independent Appraisal Would Violate State Law
Assemblymember Jim Brennan Comments on 2009 ELA Test Results: State Credits Improvement to Investments in Early Ed, Underscoring Points in Brennan Report Series
Brennan Introduces Legislation to Create Alternate Governing Structure for NYC Schools; Two New Reports Also Released Showing Need for Restoration of Checks and Balances
Brennan Releases Two Additional Reports Assessing Department of Education Claims
Brennan Says Substantial Improvement Occurred in New York City Schools Prior to the Onset of Mayoral Reforms; Improvement Related to Early Education Investments
Brennan Bill Would Prohibit Gas Drilling in Upstate New York City Watershed Areas
State Assembly Passes Brennan Bill to Allow for Moratorium on Mortgage Foreclosures
Con Ed Rates “Astronomical” Despite “Mere” 5% Rate Increase
Brennan Congestion Pricing Bill Authorizes Plan as an Experiment; Exerts Full City Council Control over Residential Permit Parking
Bills to Appropriate Funds to MTA Could Halt Fare Hike if Passed
Brennan Releases Comprehensive Report on MTA