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In Albany, a misplaced focus on do-or-die bills

Gov. David A. Paterson is taking his case to the public, and to court, to pressure the State Senate into acting on laws that expire today: renewal of mayoral authority over New York City schools, taxing and bonding permits to close budget gaps for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, electricity discounts for businesses. Surely, these are important matters. But there is so much more that has been pushed...

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