Diane Savino

Medical Marijuana Reconsidered In New York

Posted 04.09.2012

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The push to bring medical marijuana to New York is gaining new momentum in Albany this week. The Wall Street Journal reports State Senator Diane Savin...

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Lawmaker To Snooki: 'Grow Up'

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 03.12.2012

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A New York state senator has some advice for Snooki now that she's pregnant: "Grow up." State Sen. Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) told the New York...

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WATCH: Is Cuomo Coming Around On Medical Marijuana?

Posted 09.20.2011

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In 2010, New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo told reporters he was not a fan of medical marijuana. "The dangers of medical marijuana out...

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Report: Marriage Equality In NY Would Earn State $391 Million

Posted 07.11.2011

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The State Senate's Independent Democratic Conference has released a report showing that marriage equality in New York state would generate $391 millio...

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Inconvenient Truths

Henry J. Stern | Posted 05.25.2011

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Henry J. Stern

the principal fault line in fiscal policy is not between the two parties, but between spenders and savers, with the Democrats evenly divided.

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About Time: New York's Domestic Workers May Finally Get Rights on the Job

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amy Traub

Is scrubbing somebody else's floor "work"? How about staying up all night -- every night -- with another person's colicky baby? Or helping their elderly mother shower and use the bathroom?

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If New York State Was a Country, Would It Be Greece or Iceland?

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Collins

Once again, the state has no budget. The problem? There's nobody to be afraid of. New York is not a place that operates on rational debate or planning. Power comes from two things: money and fear. Right now we don't have either.

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Diane Savino On NY Gay Marriage Bill: 'We Have Nothing To Fear From Love And Commitment' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Gay marriage supporters suffered a defeat today when New York state lawmakers rejected a bill that would have established same-sex marriage. The deba...

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