Stephen Saland
Connections
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The bill is about students ... It's about ensuring students are protected in a school environment.
I said at the time that I couldn't make both sides of that equation happy ... Each side was asking me to do the right thing and each side's definition was at odds with the other side's. I did what I thought was the right thing.
Enactment of this legislation provides a powerful tool to bring closure to unsolved crimes and prevent further crimes from taking place, while providing a means by which a wrongfully convicted person can be exonerated, or a suspect eliminatedMore quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Pols: New York judges' pay raise will pass
Albany 's long political dramas that recurred annually, then wound through the courts after frustrated jurists sued.Sen. Stephen Saland and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol , who co-chair the budget conference committee on public protection, said Wednesday the judiciary's Read more »
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Bill would ease firing teachers in sex-abuse cases
ALBANY — Schools would have greater ability to fire teachers in sexual-abuse cases under legislation to be introduced by Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie. Saland said this week that he is planning to introduce a bill that would give school officials a from Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Read more »
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NEWS: Bill would give city the right to fire teachers in sex abuse cases
State senator Stephen Saland (right) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg look on as Chancellor Dennis Walcott describes the reasoning behind a bill that would give the city decision-making power when teachers are accused of sexual misconduct. A legal change that from Gotham Schools Read more »
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Saland Earns Bloomberg’s Praise For Bill To Dismiss Teachers
Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, is headed to Gracie Mansion this afternoon to receive plaudits from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg said in a statement that the bill would be consistent with due process and disciplinary proceedings from Albany Watch Read more »
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NY Sen. Stephen Saland survives challenge for Republican line on ballot
Veteran state Sen. Stephen Saland beat back a nomination challenge on Monday from Putnam County resident Neil DiCarlo for the Republican line on the 41st Senate District ballot. Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, was tapped at a joint Dutchess County-Putnam County from Daily Freeman Read more »
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Seniors get tips from county officials at seminar with Sen. Saland
More than 60 seniors received advice on staying healthy and safe at a seminar attended by Columbia County officials and a local pharmacist, sponsored by State Senator Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson on Tuesd from The Register Star Online Read more »
