Dean Skelos

Another Giuliani Reportedly Running For Office

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.25.2012

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Rudy S. Giuliani, the 28-year-old namesake cousin of the former New York mayor, is a likely Republican candidate for a state Senate seat in New York t...

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New York's Incumbency Protection Plan Hits on All Cylinders

Dan Collins | Posted 05.22.2012

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Not one, not two, but three state primaries have been scheduled at a cost of $150 million. Why? Check out the legislature's Incumbency Protection Plan for some answers.

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Andrew Cuomo Takes a Victory Lap

Dan Collins | Posted 03.05.2012

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Last year worked so well by NY standards that the populace probably presumes the governor will be pull it off again with a budget that looks serious and reformist, yet carries no major pain for any of the state's powerful interest groups. He certainly sounded that way in his State-of-the State speech.

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4.4 Million Middle-Class New Yorkers To See Taxes Cut

Posted 12.09.2011

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By MICHAEL VIRTANEN, AP Most New York taxpayers will see their overall income tax rates trimmed slightly next year following overwhelming legislati...

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Gov Cuomo Infrastructure Fund, U.S. Senators Best Practices, and an American Infrastructure Bank

Michael Likosky | Posted 02.08.2012

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Governor Cuomo's plan is the most ambitious proposal at the state level to create a NEW multi-sector infrastructure bank. It is benchmarked on national and international best practices.

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Marriage Equality On The Books, But Transgender New Yorkers Still Waiting

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 12.05.2011

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Nine years ago gay and lesbian activists made a decision. To get a non-discrimination bill they desperately wanted past New York's state legislature, ...

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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Redistricting

Morgan Pehme | Posted 10.19.2011

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New Yorkers have shown a much greater interest in addressing gerrymandering than ever before. But there is still a great deal about the current debate that is largely unknown, misunderstood, or unsaid.

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Eliot Spitzer Deserves Some Credit for New York's Gay Marriage Victory

Asher Smith | Posted 08.26.2011

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Spitzer first pledged to fight for same-sex marriage legislation during his 2006 campaign. At the time, most prominent New York Democrats -- including Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer -- were unwilling to offer explicit endorsements of marriage equality.

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Traffic on the LIE? That's Because the Road to Marriage Equality Goes Through Long Island

Ted Hesson | Posted 08.24.2011

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The New York state senators from Long Island have the power to make marriage equality a reality, but instead they're stalling. Why are state senators from Nassau and Suffolk so important to this vote?

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Leaders: No Obstacle To Bringing Gay Marriage To A Vote

Posted 08.22.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – State legislative leaders said Wednesday afternoon there are no major obstacles to a vote on whether to legalize gay marriage. ...

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What's Holding Up Same-Sex Marriage In New York

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.21.2011

The New York State Senate continued to struggle over a same-sex marriage bill on Tuesday, one day after the session officially ended. Same-sex marr...

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Skelos Says Gay Marriage Not Discussed In GOP Meeting With Cuomo

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.21.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Republican leader of New York's Senate says gay marriage wasn't discussed during meetings with the governor and top Assembly leade...

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Albany Stalemate: NYC Rent Laws Set To Expire Tonight

Posted 08.15.2011

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New York City rent laws are set to expire at midnight tonight as Democrats in Albany push to strengthen rent regulations and Republicans seek to simpl...

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New York Could Have Gay Marriage By End Of Week

Posted 08.13.2011

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With a vote possible by midweek, Governor Andrew Cuomo has summoned elected officials, gay rights advocates and labor groups to the State Capitol buil...

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Cuomo Scores Victory On Property Tax Cap

Posted 07.25.2011

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo once again got his way on a major piece of legislation. Cuomo and leaders from both parties announced they had agreed to place a ...

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GOP Leader Pushes Cuomo To Release Ethics Disclosure Statement

Posted 07.17.2011

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State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos released his unredacted ethics disclosure statement and he wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo to follow suit. Skelos ...

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Pants Heating Up

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dean Skelos may not intend to comply with the promise he made to New York Uprising that the Republicans in the state senate would support an independent commission to redraw Senate and Assembly district lines.

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Too Close to Call

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Not every Democrat is likely to mind a Republican Senate. In some ways, a Republican victory would be helpful to Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo.

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Now You See It, Now You Don't: Plugging the Gaps in New York's State Budget

Vegas Tenold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last spring, while the New York legislature stubbornly refused to agree on a budget, Richard Ravitch came up with a plan to rein in the state's out of control deficit. It was a tough sell.

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The People Speak

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democratic and Republican party organizations continue to weaken. They are most influential in races where no one knows who the candidates are.

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Charles Hynes, Brooklyn DA, To Lead ACORN Investigation

Newsday | James T. Madore | Posted 05.25.2011

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State officials are letting Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes take the lead on investigating ACORN, though state money going to the group has b...

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Appeals Court Strikes Down Ravitch Appointment

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — An appeals court Thursday struck down Gov. David Paterson's appointment of a lieutenant governor, upholding a constitutional challeng...

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Take The Albany Quiz

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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There's been a great deal of speculation about why the leaders of the coup in Albany would foist all this misery and disarray on their fellow New Yorkers. Pick the reasons you think are right!

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Gay Marriage Bill On The Ropes

New York Magazine Daily Intel | Dan Amira | Posted 05.25.2011

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The decision on gay marriage is still up in the air. Despite the fact that Senate's new majority leader, Dean Skelos, is opposed to the bill, he "didn...

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