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11 Jan
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YNN: Public Comment Period on Hydrofracking Ends

By Nick Reisman YNN Capital Tonight The public comment period for proposed regulations for high-volume hydrofracking is now closed. Now a battle over whether the controversial natural gas extraction process should be allowed will intensify. “We know that we are ...

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11 Jan
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Politicker: Senate Democrats to Focus on Women’s Rights for 2012 Campaigns

By Colin Campbell Politicker NY | The New York Observer The Democrats in the New York State are placing a special emphasis on issues pertaining to women as they attempt to retake the majority, insiders have suggested. “Women’s issues, from ...

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23 Dec
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Liz Krueger’s Free Events List – January 2012

Liz Krueger’s Free Events List – January 2012

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21 Dec
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Common Cause Helps the Public Get Involved in Redistricting

This week a number of Assembly Democrats got a peek at what their new district lines will look like if the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment has anything to say about it. And LATFOR, with legislative leaders, ...

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16 Dec
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Albany Tax Deal: A Start, But Far From Done

By Liz Krueger In another whirlwind session in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushed through a new tax plan that will generate $1.5 billion in much needed additional revenue for the state. I supported the plan because that revenue will make it ...

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15 Dec
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lgbtSr Interview: New York State Senator Liz Krueger

By Mark McNease I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with New York State Senator Liz Krueger. Senator Krueger has been in the New York Senate since being elected in a Special Election in 2002. She is currently the ...

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14 Dec
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The Fracking Future

Posted by Our Town on December 7, 2011 Hundreds attend hearing on controversial drilling process By Marissa Maier “Ban Fracking Now” was the rallying cry for about a dozen downstate lawmakers before a Nov. 30 hearing on the drilling procedure, ...

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13 Dec
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Testimony of State Senator Liz Krueger Before the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings Regarding Intro 404 to Increase the Fines Levels for Illegal Hotel Violations

My name is Liz Krueger and I represent the 26th Senate District, which includes the  East Side and Midtown areas of Manhattan.   I want to thank Chairperson Erik Martin Dilan and the members of the City Council Housing and Buildings ...

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08 Dec
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Session Concludes on Bipartisan Note

By RICK KARLIN ALBANY — The day after its unveiling, state lawmakers on Wednesday approved an overhaul of the state’s income tax brackets in a way that provides a modest measure of middle-class relief, but increases rates for the state’s ...

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08 Dec
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Behind Rapid Deal on Taxes, Stealth Maneuvering by Cuomo

By Thomas Kaplan ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo first notified the public that he wanted to revise New York’s income tax Sunday afternoon, with e-mail sent to the state’s newspapers, offering them an essay in which he mentioned “comprehensive ...

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