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Senate sets new controls on staff hiring

Originally published: August 13, 2009 9:45 PM
Updated: August 13, 2009 9:53 PM
By JAMES T. MADORE  james.madore@newsday.com

ALBANY - New York State Senate Democrats Thursday announced new controls on staff hiring in the wake of Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.'s son briefly holding a $120,000-a-year job.

A three-member panel will "review and approve all personnel changes to the central staff," said Selvena N. Brooks, a spokeswoman for Democratic chief John Sampson of Brooklyn. Sampson approved the Espada hiring.

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