Yes, we must repeal Citizens United, but there is much more we need to do if we are to fix our broken campaign finance system.
Yes, we must repeal Citizens United, but there is much more we need to do if we are to fix our broken campaign finance system. By Mark C. Poloncarz The 2016 Democratic Party’s primary season has been punctuated by a general agreement by Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on many of the issues presented. You […]
Some April Fool’s Jokes Aren’t Funny, Like a President Trump
Some April Fool’s Jokes Aren’t Funny, like a President Trump By Mark Poloncarz April 1, 2016 Not many of the so-called political prognosticators gave Donald Trump much of chance to win the Republican Party’s nomination for president when he announced his candidacy last year. While his name recognition may have been better than any other […]
County leads in proposal to ban tobacco in pharmacies
Originally published in Bee Newspapers in March 2016 County leads in proposal to ban tobacco in pharmacies By Mark Poloncarz, Erie County Executive March 9, 2016 This month I will be delivering my 2016 State of the County address, and I look forward to not only talking about the many ways that Erie County has […]
Statement of Mark Poloncarz on his proposal to invest $3.75 million in lead abatement measures
Statement of Mark Poloncarz as prepared for delivery March 9, 2016 There has been much discussion in recent weeks regarding the threat lead exposure poses to young children. Make no mistake lead poisoning is an insidious disease that can destroy a child’s future. Lead is a deadly neurotoxin that can stunt brain development in children […]
To form a more perfect Union during an election year
By Mark C. Poloncarz The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has taken an already topsy-turvy 2016 election season and added the additional element of putting the balance of the highest court in our land in play. For nearly three decades, Scalia was the legal lion of the conservative moment, and the darling […]