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Tax cap, ethics reform are high on the Cuomo agenda
With the inauguration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, New York state officially ended its brief but disastrous Spitzer era. Eliot Spitzer, the former attorney general, was elected governor in 2006 in a landslide and then entered office not to make friends in Albany, not even to govern, but to rule the land. He crashed and burned in one of the country’s most notorious sex scandals, after which he resigned and Lt. Gov. David Paterson assumed the state’s reins. more
All eyes are on Andrew Cuomo
There’s usually a lot of guessing when it comes to a new governor. Does he have a plan? Does he understand the dynamics of the Capitol? Is he captive to any group that gave him financial support? Will he be independent enough to make tough decisions? more
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The debate hall at Hofstra about an hour before the event began.
Hofstra hosts first gubernatorial debate
The David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University was the site for the first gubernatorial debate of the 2010 election.Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl Paladino were … more
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Stop the outrage! Protect our taxpayers
Welcome back to school, kids! As the lazy days of summer come to an end, let’s pack our bags, sharpen our pencils, and get down to the serious business of the people. more
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Jerry Kremer
Perhaps the Boss should’ve been governor
The passing of Yankee owner George Steinbrenner brought to mind two words: tough love. Steinbrenner succeeded in the world of sports because he wasn’t willing to follow the traditional ways of all the other team owners. He spent money, but he dished out lots of tough love to his managers, his players and his very limited partners. more
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Jerry Kremer
The governor, the lawmakers and the budget
June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more
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Protect our citizens, Mr. President!
An estimated 3 million people enter the United States illegally every year, over half a million of them over the Arizona border. Fed up with the complete inaction in Washington to protect and defend … more
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Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.
Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly
Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants. more
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You may be the cure for Albany’s ills
A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more
NCC students built snowmen to send a message to Governor Paterson that proposed cuts to community colleges would leave them 'out in the cold.'
NCC students: Gov's leaving them 'out in the cold'
A year ago, 23-year-old William May lost his job managing a welding supply company in Westbury. So, the young father decided to join his wife, Kara, 21, as a student at Nassau Community College in Garden City. more
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