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Lawmakers fail to reach deal on heating aid
james.madore@newsday.comALBANY - The onset of winter is four months away, but Gov. David A. Paterson and lawmakers failed this week to reach agreement on more aid for low-income residents faced with record home heating bills. Larger grants from the federal-state Home Energy...Tags: Diesel Fuel, Sheldon Silver, National Government, Parliament, Petroleum Industry
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Double-dipping for pensions an ongoing practice
chau.lam@newsday.comThe job: chief administrative officer of the Village of Garden City. The pay: $206,000 a year. The man who has the post, Robert L. Schoelle Jr., also receives $139,220 in a taxpayer-funded pension, bringing his total annual compensation to $345,220....Tags: Labor Legislation, 401K, Wages and Pensions, Employees, Long Island
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Heating oil aid sought for middle-income earners
james.madore@newsday.comALBANY - Seeking to address homeowners' anxiety about the rising cost of home heating fuel, the State Senate's Democratic minority yesterday called for aiding middle-class families that aren't eligible for an existing program aimed at the poor. The...Tags: Parliament, Energy Saving, Regional Authority, Upper House, David A. Paterson
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State lawmakers split on no-fault divorce bill
kathleen.kerr@newsday.com;New York State's divorce laws starred in a summer soap opera for three weeks in a Central Islip courtroom, as Christie Brinkley battled her husband, Peter Cook. In excruciating and embarrassing testimony, she showed why they should be divorced,...Tags: Valley Stream, Medford, Long Island, New York, Christianity
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Weeeird, man! Pension-abuse bill matches Zip Code
Spin CycleAbuse of the state???s public employee retirement plan by Long Islanders ??? and Newsday???s exposes of the problem ??? have yielded legislation expected to be voted on this week by the State Senate and Assembly before they recess. AG...... -
Long Islanders had big role in pension reform push
joye.brown@newsday.comTake a bow, Long Island. Yesterday, state lawmakers moved swiftly to pass unusually strong legislation ending two forms of flagrant pension fraud. And you had a hand in it. According to lawmakers, every time Newsday ran a story about contract lawyers...Tags: Fraud, Lawyers, Wages and Pensions, Employees, Long Island
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Working Families endorses Hooper's rival
Spin CycleAs partners in the Democrats??? drive to take the state Senate, the state Working Families Party has endorsed on Long Island Democrats Brian Foley, Kristen McElroy and Sen. Craig Johnson. In the Assembly, the party included five Republicans among its........Tags: Darryl C Towns, Robert K Sweeney, Long Island, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Fred W Jr Thiele
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Cuomo to host hearings today on double-dipping
sandra.peddie@newsday.com and eden.laikin@newsday.comAfter serving as the interim superintendent of Roslyn for two years, David Helme did not have to look far for another job. A retiree collecting a yearly pension of $105,829.68, he now is earning an additional $153,621 salary as the interim principal of...Tags: Earlene Hooper, Thomas Spota, Long Beach (New York), Lawyers, Wages and Pensions
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Cuomo free with comments on pension abuses
dan.janison@newsday.comBy far the most common public response from top law enforcement officials to a question about a matter being probed is: "No comment - it's under investigation." Not true of Andrew Cuomo, certainly not yesterday. New York State's attorney general...Tags: Constitutional Issues, Planning Inquiries, Thomas Spota, Wages and Pensions, Lawyers
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Lee Zeldin's campaign finance data
ZELDIN-BISHOP RACE Eyes on war chest The good news for Republican congressional candidate Lee Zeldin is that he has raised $184,000, and his latest campaign finance report shows $70,989 cash on hand. The bad news is that Zeldin, of Shirley, shows $70,...Tags: Tim Bishop, Town of Brookhaven, Elton John, Campaign Finance, National Government
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SPINCYCLE: Guide to Politics and Politicians
SMITHTOWN FALLOUT Bribe plea a shock to ex-partner News that Frank Esposito, a major developer, pleaded guilty to bribing Smithtown's former building chief -- coupled with the rearrest of builder Robert Fitzpatrick on a related charge -- caused local...Tags: Elton John, Labor Legislation, Demographics, Nancy Pelosi, Budgets and Budgeting
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Cuomo's two-track role equals one political lift on L.I.
Spin CycleBy far the most common public response from top law enforcement officials to a question about a matter being probed is: ???No comment ??? it???s under investigation.??? Not true of Andrew Cuomo, certainly not on Thursday. New York State???s......Tags: Constitutional Issues, Planning Inquiries, Wages and Pensions, Lawyers, Farmingdale
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