Tish James Leads Override of Mayor's Veto of Prevailing Wage Bill

The City Council, yesterday, voted to override Mayor Bloomberg's veto over a prevailing wage bill covering workers at city-owned and subsidized buildings...

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Tish James Speaks On Medgar Evers College

See Tish James speak in a press conference at City Hall on the dysfunctional Pollard and Johnson Administration at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.

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Mayor's Budget

Earlier this afternoon Mayor Bloomberg released his FY 2013 Executive Budget which can be found here. Below is Tish's response:

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Tish Joins Lawsuit Against NYPD Handling of OWS Protesters

Councilwoman Letitia James, D-Brooklyn, has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD for their handling of Occupy Wall Street protestors, says the Associated Press. 

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Tish James Speaks To OWS in Fort Greene

Tish James was found in Fort Greene park speaking to Occupy Wall Street protesters this week. Take a look at the video, where Tish begins speaking at the 4:10 mark!

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Tish James Wears Hoodie In Support of Trayvon Martin

Members of the New York City Council wore hoodies in support of the family of Trayvon Martin and in condemnation of the Florida teenager’s killing.  ”The sad reality of the Trayvon Martin tragedy is one that plagues urban communities throughout America,” said Council Member Letitia James. 

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Tish James Leads 'Stop The Violence' March

Protestors by the hundreds marched through the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn to protest shootings and killings that have recently transpired in the last month. 

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