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Out of Bloom: Lessons from a Nonprofit’s Demise

Associations Now

In April 2013, a number of New York City parents, including City Council candidate Jelani Mashariki, loudly pushed back against the program at a town hall. “The people are not going to have it and we are going to fight back.”

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Boozing, Bribing and Brawling on Election Day

Reid All About it

During the 1860 presidential election, Democratic supporters of Stephen Douglas held a “Grand Political Carnival and Ox Roast” in New York City. To reduce voter fraud, cities and states started to adopt the secret ballot, beginning with Louisville, Kentucky in 1888. Brawls for the ballot box.