Category Archives: News

10 Feb
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Statement From Senator Liz Krueger On Passage Of S.2486, Delaying Implementation of I-STOP E-Prescription Mandate

New York – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today on the passage of S.2486, Senator Kemp Hannon’s bill to delay implementation of the state’s I-STOP electronic prescribing mandate: “I am pleased that Senator Hannon’s bill has passed in ...

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09 Feb
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Senator Krueger And Senate Democratic Conference Introduce The “Clean Up Albany” Legislative Package

Albany, NY – State Senator Liz Krueger and the Senate Democratic Conference today unveiled a major legislative package to deal with the ongoing ethics crisis in State Government. This package of groundbreaking bills will cap legislators’ outside incomes, end the ...

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06 Feb
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Liz’s Community Bulletin: February 2015

Liz’s Community Bulletin is available here! You can download it as a PDF, or view it below.

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06 Feb
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Statement By Senator Liz Krueger On NYC Mayor’s Office Of Special Enforcement Suit Against Illegal Hotel Operators

New York – State Senator Liz Krueger released the following statement today in reaction to a lawsuit filed by the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) against the owners of four Manhattan residential buildings accused of operating illegal hotels: “I applaud ...

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30 Jan
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Times Union: Cuomo Pocket-Vetos Police Discipline Bill

On Friday, the Times Union reported that Governor Cuomo vetoed a bill to make police disciplinary procedures subject to collective bargaining. The article quoted Senator Krueger, who opposed the bill, which would deny municipalities, counties, and the state the flexibility they need ...

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23 Jan
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Letter To The Governmental Accountability Standards Board on Tax Abatement Disclosures

Senator Krueger and Senator Perkins sent a letter to the Governmental Accountability Standards Board (GASB) expressing support for the development of requirements for disclosing information about tax abatements offered by state and local government.

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21 Jan
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Testimony of State Senator Liz Krueger Before the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings “Short Term Rentals — Stimulating the Economy or Destabilizing Neighborhoods?” January 20, 2015

“My name is Liz Krueger and I represent the 28th Senate District, which includes the East Side and Midtown areas of Manhattan.  I want to thank Chairman Jumaane Williams and the members of the City Council Housing and Buildings Committee ...

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13 Nov
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Liz’s Community Bulletin: November 2014

Liz’s Community Bulletin for November is available here! It can be downloaded as a PDF file from this page, and is viewable below.

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03 Sep
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Liz in the Daily News: “The evidence is in, so ban fracking”

On Monday, the Daily News published an op-ed from Liz on fracking! The conclusion: New York finds itself at a crossroads. We know that, with the technology and engineering methods currently in use, fracking is inherently dangerous and would result in irreversible ...

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04 Aug
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Statement from Liz on Gov. Cuomo’s Approval and Signature of Maternal Depression Legislation

Liz issued the following statement upon Gov. Cuomo’s signature of legislation she and Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried passed to increase screening, diagnosis, treatment, and awareness of maternal depression disorders (S.7234B): “Many new parents and families aren’t aware of just ...

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