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Skelos: Rent-tax cap on front burner, gay marriage on back burner

Tuesday June 21, 2011 10:48 AM By Yancey Roy

Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) speaks

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Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) just had a very brief meeting with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the short answer is no, there are no new breakthroughs on the rent control-tax cap log jam. For now. He indicated there is progress and that "certain things" might be settled Tuesday.

But, no, that doesn't include the gay marriage legislation. The senator said he doesn't...

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