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• Lawmakers debate including LI in gambling plan

  ALBANY -- With time running out, top lawmakers sharply disagreed Tuesday about whether a proposal to expand gambling across New York would include Long Island.Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed authorizing four upstate casinos and giving them a five-year   Read more »

• Counties' borrowing plan hits apparent dead end

  A bid by Suffolk and Nassau counties to gain state permission to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to cover lingering debts is dead, a key lawmaker said Tuesday.The proposal drew significant political opposition and state lawmakers said they could n   Read more »

• LIPA bill advances from senate committee

  A bill aimed at reforming the Long Island Power Authority was introduced late Monday night in the state legislature, with a contingent of Long Island lawmakers sponsoring the assembly version, but no named senate sponsor.The senate bill was introduced at   Read more »

• Activists seek vote on women's rights bill

  Five days before the end of the state legislative session, roughly 150 women's rights activists gathered in Lynbrook Saturday to call on Senate co-leader Dean Skelos to allow a vote on a bill that would strengthen abortion rights for New Yorkers.Brandish   Read more »

• Bond bill would help fund Long Beach recovery

  Long Beach city officials and state Democrats are pushing for passage of a bill that would authorize the city to issue bonds up to $12 million to plug its budget gap and recover from superstorm Sandy.Long Beach suffered more than $200 million in damage d   Read more »

Around the web

• Cuomo, legislative leaders announce deals

  the program had a new name: Start Up New York. Cuomo, a Democrat, said the name is more descriptive. Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos said the program is part of what must be New York's top priority: Reduce taxes and create jobs. Assembly Speaker Sheldon 1:43 AM from The Troy Record Read more »

• Cuomo Splits Legislation as N.Y. Abortion Quest Enters Critical Hour

  Diaz said. Diaz told the Register that the governor may still try to strike a deal with the Senate majjority leader, Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, so he can get his abortion-expansion bill a vote in the Senate. Under power-sharing rules between Skelos and 6/19/13 from National Catholic Register Read more »

• SENATE PASSES PUBLIC ASSISTANCE INTEGRITY ACT

  Majority Coalition Leader Dean Skelos announced today that the New York State Senate today approved the “Public Assistance Integrity Act,” to help cut down on the flagrant abuse of EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) cards by prohibiting welfare recipients from   from New York Senate Read more »

• NY Lawmakers Hope to Tweak Gambling Bill

  with future casino development. "I think there's somewhat of an issue with racinos we're trying to resolve," Senate co-leader Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, said after the June 18 meeting. "But I think we're making progress, and we should get it done   from Blood Horse Read more »

• Albany leaders close to deal on casinos, but nowhere on abortion, political corruption bills

  When asked if the talks also delved into the governor's proposals to battle public corruption, Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos said: "Not at the point." The leaders also have not come to any agreement on abortion language included in Cuomo's proposed   from Syracuse.com Read more »