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Lawmaker counters Cuomo casino-siting plan

Thursday March 7, 2013 1:12 PM By Yancey Roy

One lawmaker is pushing back against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s casino-siting plan.

Assemb. Karim Camara (D-Brooklyn), the head of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, has proposed a new gambling law that would give local communities power to approve new casinos and boost protections for organized labor.

Notably, Camara would also create a new gaming commission...

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