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State Senate Set to Meet
Newsday Long Island, NY State Senate Set to Meet http://www.scribd.com/doc/16956372/State-Senate-Set-to-Meet
Read More »REPORT: NEW YORK SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SUPPORT CHOICE OF A PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN
Albany - New York small business owners want real health reform, are willing to contribute, and want the option of a public health insurance plan. These are the surprising findings of the report The
Read More »Coup in New York Senate
Music from a Keyless Piano The spectacular New York State Capitol building stands glorious and stately. It’s a building to be proud of but civic prides stops at the magnificent doors. Inside the halls feel
Read More »Senate "Gridlock"
The "Wonkster" Gotham Gazette Democrats and Republicans emerged separately from a meeting this evening and declared they have not been able to negotiate a power-sharing agreement. Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNamara delayed ruling on the matter this
Read More »Both sides of Senate coup protest at Capitol
Fox 23 News Albany, NY As the politicians were in court and meeting the media on Monday, civilians upset about what's been happening, or rather not happening, at the Capitol were making their voices heard. In the
Read More »Espada Fights Fire With Fire
The Daily Politics The Daily News There is what amounts to a shout-off going down just outside the Senate chamber between supporters of Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and anti-Espada protestors. The anti group appears to be the
Read More »Protesters say voters undermined by Senate coup
Legislative Gazette Albany, NY Voters and their advocates held a press conference and protest just outside the Senate Chamber lobby to speak out against the recent turn of events in the state Senate — specifically billionaire
Read More »Citizens Group Blasts Golisano
WNED Buffalo, NY BUFFALO (wned) - Citizen Action of New York has targeted its anger at two men who, they claim, orchestrated this week's events in Albany: Tom Golisano, the Rochester billionaire; and adviser Steve Pigeon,
Read More »Inside the Albany coup (part II)
Examiner.com New York Earlier today State Republicans, along with rogue Democrats Pedro Espada Jr. and Sen. Hiram Monserrate attempted to hold the first state senate session since the coup this past Monday. The session was
Read More »Political theatre plays out in Albany
WIVB Channel 4 Buffalo, NY ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Senate showdown got physical and very loud Thursday in the state capitol. Neither side is budging, no work is getting done and now a court may
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