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The arrests last week of Malcolm Smith, a leader of the State Senate, and Dan Halloran, a New York City councilman, along with political leaders in Queens and the Bronx, make it tempting to think that corruption dwells west of us; that Nassau County is not tainted by big-city dirty dealings.
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4/11/13
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Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent.
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1/31/13
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A new coalition of leaders in the New York State Senate is making its resolutions for change in the new year.
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By Alex Camarda
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1/3/13
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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us.
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12/20/12
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For years, the political atmosphere surrounding our State Senate could only be described as puzzling. New Yorkers have seen coups, broken promises and plenty of corruption.
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12/13/12
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Many state and federal seats are up for grabs this year, and the decisions we make in the voting booth will have the potential to dramatically impact our lives.
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10/4/12
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Consider the following recent radio commercial: A vacuum roars in the background. Then comes a women’s voice. “You hear that? “It’s the sound of money and jobs being sucked right out of our state, with New Yorkers going to Connecticut and Atlantic City to gamble.”
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By Hal Peterson
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9/27/12
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The summer of 2012 hasn’t been a very good one for some present and former state legislators.
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9/6/12
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On April 30 Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 44, establishing a 25-voting member “New NY Education Reform Commission” to be chaired by the retired chairman of Citigroup, Robert Parsons.
Once again the need for “reform” comes into play.
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By Hal Peterson
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6/13/12
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My first guest column, “Reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government” was published in the Herald back in August 2010. It addressed political and operational irresponsibility in Albany and noted that if not corrected, they could lead to a new phase of fiscal instability beyond anyone’s imagination.
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Hal Peterson
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4/18/12
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