The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, require people to indicate on their driver’s license applications whether they wish to become organ donors.
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By David Weingrad
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5/19/11
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I have to admit, I’m having a problem understanding how, in just 33 working days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team was able to recommend 79 cost cutting measures to save $2.3 billion in the upcoming budget. I’ll address this concern from three viewpoints.
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Hal Peterson
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3/9/11
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The Herald sat down with newly-elected NYS Assemblymen Brian Curran and Edward Ra.
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Andrew Hackmack
with video by Mary Malloy
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11/24/10
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In 2004, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice published a report on the performance — or should we say the underperformance — of the New York State Legislature. The report’s first …
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11/12/10
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The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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It’s not often that you have a couple of promising newcomers vying for a longtime incumbent’s seat. But that’s the case in the 14th Assembly District, where, after a decade in office, Republican …
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Herald editorial staff
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10/27/10
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The two candidates who are seeking to become the next representative of the 14th Assembly District agree on one thing — that their first order of business, if elected, would be to improve the fiscal health of New York state. The race pits Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran, a Republican, against Democrat Dermond Thomas.
The seat is currently held by Bob Barra, who is not seeking re-election after serving the district for the past decade.
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Mary Malloy
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10/20/10
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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 …
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Jerry Kremer
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7/14/10
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South Side Middle School’s eighth graders participated in their final assembly at the shool in an early afternoon ceremony on June 25.
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6/30/10
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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.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/29/10
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