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Klein is aligning himself with the Republican extremist Dean Skelos with whom he has chosen to share power. And rather than stand up for women, Klein is marching in lock step with anti-choice, right-to-life zealot Skelos. He would rather stand with Skelos than with the women of New York—-and by so doing, Klein is supporting an anti-choice agenda.
I won’t consent to that coming to the floor
Sen. Trunzo was very proud of his many legislative accomplishments, particularly sponsoring the original bill to create the state’s income tax check-off to help fund breast cancer research, outreach, and education programs as well as many environmental laws to help protect Long Island’s groundwater, bays, and estuariesMore quotes »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »
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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 »