Dean Skelos

Aug
04
Despite New Ban, Golden Spent Campaign Funds On Country Club Dues

Despite New Ban, Golden Spent Campaign Funds On Country Club Dues

Source: Senator Martin Golden’s officesGovernor Andrew Cuomo added new limitations to how legislators could use campaign funds in this
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Mar
14

Congresswoman Clarke Tells Albany To Send Resources To BK Neighborhoods Lacking Representation

It’s not often you see a member of one of the nation’s most dysfunctional legislative bodies appropriately shaming
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Oct
29

Poll: NYC Voters Support Casinos, Just Not In NYC

Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrA new poll suggests that a majority of New York City residents support changing the amendment to
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Jun
27

Weinstein’s Medical Malpractice Amendment Fails To Come To A Vote

Source: assembly.state.ny.usAn amendment that would have lifted the state’s stringent statute of limitations on suing medical
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Apr
03

Golden And Felder Wanted To Horse Trade Speed Cameras For Yeshiva Busing

Source: nesnad via wikimedia commonsThe fight over speed enforcement cameras is getting nastier. Last week [/bloomberg-golden-speed-cameras/], Mayor Michael Bloomberg personally
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Mar
18

Bensonhurst Is Third In Speeding Tickets Issued For All Of Brooklyn

Source: mikealex / FlickrBensonhurst captured the bronze medal for most speeding tickets issued in all of Brooklyn, according to a report
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Nov
14
Simcha Felder Will Caucus with Republicans, GOP Now Within 1 Vote of Controlling State Senate

Simcha Felder Will Caucus with Republicans, GOP Now Within 1 Vote of Controlling State Senate

Simcha Felder, the Democratic state Senator-elect of the newly created District 17 [/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ps17_Page_1.jpg]
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Sep
24

Public Advocate Bill De Blasio Pushes Bill To Protect Straphangers From Sexual Assault

Source: Wikimedia CommonsPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio and the advocacy group Hollaback want the State Legislature to pass a new
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May
22

Hundreds Of Security Cameras Coming To A Corner Near You

Source: CeCILL via Wikimedia CommonsIn aftermath of the tragic death of young Leiby Kletzky [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/
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