Friends, in all the whirlwind of today’s Senate Leadership change, its important to remember why this bi-partisanship coalition voted back in Majority Leader Dean Skelos.  Both Espada and Monserette, backed by Tom Golisano, did not see the Ethics Reform that they were promised when Malcolm Smith and his band of merry men who took power [...]

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Here is what we know as of right now, according to Daily Politics reporter Liz Benjamin:
The Senate Republicans just sent out an urgent media advisory calling all reporters to the Senate chamber “ASAP!” because “an historic change in leadership is taking place at this moment.”
You can view the shenanigans it here.
From the press release:
“An historic [...]

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Friends, in a triumph for third parties everywhere, Sweden’s Pirate Party gained a seat in this weekend’s European Union parliamentary elections.  By getting 7.1% of the country’s votes, the Pirate Party representative will take up one of Sweden’s 18 seats in the 785 seat Congress.  The Pirate Party’s platform is to further deregulate copyright, abolish [...]

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There was an interesting story in the Democrat and Chronicle yesterday morning. School districts are complaining about unfunded state mandates and the influence they have on property taxes.
Here are the key points:
Jeff Crane, superintendent of the West Irondequoit Central School District, said school employees currently must pay into the state’s retirement fund only during the first [...]

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Remember the ads during HillaryCare called “Harry and Louise”? The ad was put on by opponents of HillaryCare to alert people that universal health care would give us fewer choices and create larger costs under community rating. Now President Obama wants to try it again. He wants to push it through as fast as he [...]

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