Watertown Daily Times, August 10, 2018

The Journal (Ogdensburg), August 10, 2018 

by Abraham Kenmore

WATERTOWN — Howie Hawkins, Green Party candidate for governor, said it was the party members’ idea, not his, to run again.

“I couldn’t have stopped it if I wanted to,” he said. “It was never my plan to run for all these offices ... I don’t know how many, it’s like 21 times I’ve run. Only one time did I push it, the other times they pushed me.”

Mr. Hawkins’s reluctance is not a mark of a lack of enthusiasm for the party he helped found. If anything, his status as perpetual, if occasionally reluctant, candidate is a mark of dedication.

(Photo: Jack Howland/Poughkeepsie Journal)

The Green Party gubernatorial candidate's platform — calling for a bold approach to tackling issues like climate change and soaring healthcare costs — should interest many mid-Hudson Valley residents, he said.

“I think we’re standing with the people,” Howie Hawkins said Thursday, standing at Victor C. Waryas Park in the City of Poughkeepsie. “And even if they don’t consider themselves a lefty, or a progressive, or a socialist, or a liberal, they’re going to like where we stand on the issues... So, I think the sky’s the limit.”

Hawkins, a Syracuse resident who finished third in the 2014 gubernatorial race, said his goal in November's election is clearly stated in his campaign slogan: Demand More. That includes pushing the state to commit to working toward 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

Addressing climate change is among the campaign’s keynote issues, and Hawkins talked about the need for a “Green New Deal” to revitalize the economy by focusing on clean energy initiatives. He also voiced his support for a single-payer healthcare system.

WKTV News Channel 2 (NBC, CBS, CW - Utica), August 9, 2018

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Howie Hawkins, the Green Party gubernatorial candidate, appeared in front of the Utica State Office Building on Thursday to talk economic development.

For immediate release: August 9, 2018

Dunlea Running for Comptroller to Push Climate Action, Divestment from Fossil Fuels

Hawkins says Green New Deal is path to full employment

(Poughkeepsie, NY) The Green Party candidates for Comptroller and Governor came to Poughkeepsie today to call for increased action on climate change which they say is the path to full employment.

Howie Hawkins, who finished third in the race for Governor four years ago with 5% of the vote, was one of the first political figures to call for a ban on fracking nearly a decade ago and his call for a Green New Deal has increasingly been echoed by other candidates and parties seeking office.

For immediate release: August 9, 2018

Talk of the Town, WUTQ - Talk! 100.7 FM (Utica), August 9, 2018

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Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins visited us in the studio this morning to discuss his run for New York State Governor.

WIBX AM (Utica), August 9, 2018

The Green Party candidate for New York Governor made a campaign stop in Utica on Thursday.

Howie Hawkins was a guest on the First News with Keeler Show on WIBX.

Hawkins is calling for a Green New Deal, which starts with transitioning to 100 percent clean energy by 2030.

He says according to a study done in 2013 by professors at Cornell and Stanford, if New York were to go to all clean energy by 2030, it would create 4 and-a-half million jobs and lower electric costs by half.

Hawkins says the Green New Deal also targets public investments directly into the energy, housing, transportation, and water and sewage infrastructure of struggling communities upstate.

Hawkins also wants to to repeal the state's property tax cap and lower property taxes.

Notice of News Conference
Date: Thursday, August 9
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Warway Park, end of Main Street in Poughkeepsie (rain location: pavilion)
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor, Mark Dunlea for State Comptroller

Green Party Gubernatorial and Comptroller Candidates To Hold News Conference in Poughkeepsie on August 9 to Call for Climate Action, Green New Deal

Howie Hawkins and Mark Dunlea will hold a news conference in Poughkeepsie on Thursday August 9 to outline their call for a Green New Deal and climate action, including divesting the state pension fund from fossil fuels.

The news conference will be at 2:30 PM in Waryas Park along the Hudson River at the end of Main Street in Poughkeepsie.

Hawkins, a retired Teamster from Syracuse, received 5% of the vote for Governor in the last election. Dunlea, who served as Executive Director of the Hunger Action Network of NYS for 28 years, has helped coordinate the state and NYC campaigns for 350.0rg on divestment. NYC recently agreed to divest.

The Green New Deal, which starts with transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2030, also targets public investments directly into the energy, housing, transportation, and water and sewage infrastructure of struggling community upstate and lower the costs of doing business by lowering energy, health care, broadband, and property tax costs. The Greens support a state carbon tax and a goal of 100% of all new vehicles being zero emission by 2025.

Notice of News Conference
Date: Thursday, August 9
Location: State Office Building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica
Time: 10:30 AM
Who: Howie Hawkins for Governor

Hawkins Calls for Green New Deal to Spur Economic Development
Will Call for Action to Reduce Local Property Taxes

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party nominee for Governor, will hold a news conference in Utica on Thursday, August 9 front of the state office building, 207 Genesee Street, Utica at 10:30 AM.

He will appear on the Bill Keeler show on WBIX at 8:15 AM and WUTQ with Jason Aiello at 9:20 AM.

Hawkins will discuss how his Green New Deal is far better for economic development in upstate New York tham Governor Cuomo’s present hunger games that often primarily rewards campaign donors.

The Green New Deal, which starts with transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2030, also targets public investments directly into the energy, housing, transportation, and water and sewage infrastructure of struggling community upstate and lower the costs of doing business by lowering energy, health care, broadband, and property tax costs.

Hawkins will also discuss his plans to repeal the state’s property tax cap and to lower local property taxes.

The Indypendent, August 7, 2018

Photo: Gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, left, and fellow Green Party activists. Credit: HawkinsMedia/Flickr.

How to democratize the economy and end the power capitalism exerts over our lives.

by Howie Hawkins

A funny thing happened on the way to the 2018 election. Socialism broke out!

Or at least a number of Democratic candidates have declared themselves to be socialists.