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WATCH: Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Honored In NY Senate

Posted 05.16.2012

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Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch was officially honored by the New York State Senate this week. Young Senator Daniel Squadron, who represents Yauch's ...

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Senator Compares Abortion To The Holocaust

Posted 05.02.2012

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Bronx Pentecostal minister and New York State Senator Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) compared abortion to the Holocaust Tuesday during a rant against a piece of...

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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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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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What Is Andrew Cuomo's Secret?

Dan Collins | Posted 04.25.2012

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The New York governor has racked up an impressive victory streak in Albany -- a place where governing effectively is very difficult. Can he keep it up?

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Lady Gaga Needed to Stop New York Redistricting Disaster

Dan Collins | Posted 04.09.2012

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Do you think there's a celebrity somewhere who'd be interested in taking on legislative redistricting? I know it's quite a lift. But if there was ever a good cause that needed some glamour, this is it.

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Forum: Redistricting And Its Impact On Long Island Communities Of Color

Ted Hesson | Posted 04.02.2012

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Last week, a New York State legislative task force released its statewide electoral district maps, the result of partisan wrangling in Albany notoriou...

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Gerrymandering A Big 'F U' In New York

Posted 01.27.2012

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Despite 2010 campaign promises that they'd turn over the redistricting process to an independent commission, New York state legislators are drafting m...

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A Westchester Showdown

David A. Singer | Posted 03.20.2012

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Veteran State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer of Mamaroneck has announced that she will not run for re-election for the New York State Senate seat she has held for 28 years.

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Candidate College: 10 Essential Tips for Running for Office

Morgan Pehme | Posted 03.05.2012

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Many citizens believe that they could do a better job in government than our elected officials, if only they had the chance to serve. Running for office, however, is an enormously complicated, confusing, and expensive endeavor.

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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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NY Regents To Draft Own Version Of State DREAM Act

Posted 01.11.2012

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New York's Board of Regents is looking to support a state version of the federal DREAM Act, a move that comes on the heels of its endorsement of the n...

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GOP Senators Rewarded For Gay Marriage Support

Posted 12.13.2011

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A crucial moment in the tense buildup to legalize same-sex marriage in New York came when a group of wealthy, conservative financiers pledged big dona...

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What the Debt Deal Could Cost Us

Liz Krueger | Posted 10.17.2011

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As just one of your elected officials in a community of Manhattan that includes a disproportionate number of well off and wealthy, I am told I am insane to support higher taxes for the super rich.

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New Lawsuit Claims Gay Marriage Unconstiutional

AP | By CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 09.24.2011

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NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- Opponents of New York's gay marriage law filed the first lawsuit challenging the measure, an anticipated salvo that came Monday...

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Kitty Lambert And Cheryle Rudd Aim To Be First Married Under New York Gay Marriage Law, At Rainbow-Lit Niagara Falls

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 09.21.2011

NEW YORK -- Two Buffalo women plan to be the first to legally wed under the state's new same-sex marriage law, which goes into effect on Sunday, one m...

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President Obama's Marriage Equality Mistake

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 08.28.2011

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For Obama, there are virtually no more votes to lose among those who oppose marriage equality, but there's a lot of enthusiasm support and money to be gained from those who are for it.

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Key GOP Senator: Obama 'Passing The Ball' On Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.27.2011

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New York legislator James Alesi, the first Republican in the state Senate to come out in favor of the Marriage Equality Act, has a message for Barack ...

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Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka To Marry: Gay Marriage In New York Passed, Stars To Wed

Posted 08.25.2011

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UPDATE: Neil Patrick Harris clarified his engagement status with Burtka -- they've been engaged for a long time now! "David and I did propose to ea...

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UPDATE: No Consensus On Gay Marriage Thursday Night

AP/The Huffington Post | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 08.23.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The fight over legalizing gay marriage in New York got ugly online as the Republican Senate planned to finally consider the bill in cl...

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Gay Marriage Debate Leaves NY Legislators Out Of Time, And Clothing

Posted 08.23.2011

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GOP legislators are meeting today to discuss whether the language of the marriage equality bill is good enough to bring to a vote this afternoon. If n...

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Yellow Cabbies Protest Livery Cab Bill; Albany Busy With Other Things

Posted 08.22.2011

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Amidst the busy, busy final weekend of the legislative session in Albany, Mayor Bloomberg circumvented the City Council and slipped Albany a bill that...

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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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Five Bills The NYS Senate Voted On Instead Of Gay Marriage

Posted 08.22.2011

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While the GOP-controlled New York state senate keeps delaying a vote on marriage equality, an important civil rights issue, they've had the time to de...

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NY Senator Asks Twitter How He Should Vote On Gay Marriage

Posted 08.20.2011

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Publicly, the New York marriage equality bill has the support of 31 of the 32 senators it needs to be made into law. And with the legislative session ...

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