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• Cuomo bid to hold power irks legislators

  ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is consolidating power in the executive chamber, triggering resistance from state lawmakers who largely were his allies.During his first year in office, Cuomo got legislators to agree to major initiatives such as a property   Read more »

• Bellone seeks Albany's help on finances

  ALBANY -- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone sought budget help here Tuesday during a visit with the county delegation and other lawmakers in Albany.The Democrat , who was elected last year to succeed Steve Levy , came with a short list of items that   Read more »

• Nassau GOP lawmakers OK $2M in legal deals

  Nassau Republican lawmakers have approved more than $2 million in outside legal contracts to law firms associated with political figures including Republican State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Nassau GOP chairman Joseph Mondello .The firms incl   Read more »

• LI pols weigh in on MTA Penn Station plan

  Eight Long Island state senators are urging MTA chairman Joseph Lhota to abandon a proposal to run Metro-North trains in and out of Penn Station, saying the move would increase congestion and decrease LIRR service at an already overcrowded portal.But the   Read more »

• Sen. Skelos fears wage bill may hurt jobs

  ALBANY -- The leader of the State Senate threw cold water Tuesday on a proposal to hike New York 's minimum wage."My concern is that this could be a job killer rather than a job promoter," Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R- Rockville Centre ) said.Sk   Read more »

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• Voters love Cuomo, but legislative ratings rising

  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, has a 29-45 approval rating up from 25-44 in December. Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Long Island, has a 36-34 approval rating, up slightly from December but more noticeably higher than a 23-40 rating 2/15/12 from Capitol Confidential Read more »

• WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

  Senator Dean Skelos should create a Senate Committee to investigate Senator Mark Grisanti. There are too many versions of what happened the night of February 10, 2012 in the Seneca Niagara Casino. It is being reported that Senator Mark Grisanti was invol 2/15/12 from New York Senate Read more »

• Skelos: ‘Non-Partisan’ Maps Also Draw Incumbents Into The Same Districts

  John Sampson's district has a weird tentacle coming out of its Southeast that absorbs a candidate's house. One of the more conspicuous map drawing tools available to majority parties during the once-a-decade redistricting process is placing legislators b 2/15/12 from New York Observer Read more »

• President Streets' Speed Limit Reduction Revisited

  City Council approves home rule message and awaits state assembly and senate to enact legislation. Wilson Avenue and other roads in the President Streets may see a speed limit reduced from 30 to 15 miles per hour if a bill calling for this change passes   from Long Beach NY Patch Read more »

• Top judge wants new court for some teens

  Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, right, talk before the start of the State of the Judiciary address at the Court of Appeals on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 in Albany, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) Chief Judge   from Albany Times-Union Read more »