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12 May
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Liz’s Testimony to the New York City Council on the Proposed East Side Marine Transfer Station

“My name is Liz Krueger, and I represent the 26th State Senate district, which includes Manhattan’s Midtown and East Side.  I would like to thank the New York City Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management for the opportunity ...

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12 May
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‘Smell’ of Victory Eludes Waste Transfer Station Opponents

By Megan Finnegan After savoring what seemed like a victory a few weeks ago, some Upper East Siders are now smelling defeat after the mayor restored funding to construct a waste transfer station at East 91st Street. Last month, the ...

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12 May
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Liz’s Statement on Marriage Equality

“I am extremely pleased that Governor Cuomo has made the passage of marriage equality legislation one of his top priorities for this legislative session.  With polls now showing a clear majority of New Yorkers supporting marriage equality, I am more ...

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12 May
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Liz and The Bipartisan Pro Choice Legislative Caucus Hold Kick Off Information Fair

In a year that has seen Women’s Reproductive Rights come under attack at the National and State levels, Senator Liz Krueger and members of the NYS Legislature have mobilized to create a Bipartisan Pro Choice Legislative Caucus (BPCLC), coordinating their ...

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05 May
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Kind Words From New York League of Conservation Voters

The following is a Letter to the Editor published in Our Town Newspaper. To The Editor It seems like Albany has been talking about clean energy and its potential to create jobs for a very long time. Fortunately, Senator Liz ...

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03 May
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Liz’s Free Events List: May 2011

Click here for Senator Krueger’s May 2011 Free Events List

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03 May
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Senator Krueger & Senate Democrats Join Tenants to Beat the Clock Ticking Against Rent Regulation

With rent regulation laws that protect affordable housing for over 2.5 million tenants in New York City and the surrounding counties set to expire in less than two months, Senator Krueger and other Senate Democrats joined with tenants to release ...

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02 May
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Message From Liz on Her Bills Coming Before Senate Finance Committee Today at 1pm

If we truly want to clean up Albany and reform its tired practices, then we must change the legislative process. This is, I believe, the most pressing matter for Albany to address for one simple reason: a better process means ...

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28 Apr
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Gay Marriage Bill Nears the Goal Line

By Megan Finnegan Gov. Cuomo’s push, plus public opinion shift, raises bill’s chance of passage Two years after the stunning defeat of a marriage equality bill in the State Senate, advocates and politicians are gearing up for another run at ...

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28 Apr
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Liz Discusses Recent Hydrofracking Accident in Pennsylvania & SAGE Commission

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