By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE and MICHAEL BARBARO Updated, 3:45 p.m. | ALBANY — Three wavering Democratic lawmakers in the State Senate on Monday announced that they now support the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, marking a potential turning point ...
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Senator Liz Krueger sat down with Erin Billups of NY1 to discuss the current battle over the renewal of Rent Regulation laws in New York City. The difference, Sen. Krueger says, between now and then, “We have Governor Andrew Cuomo ...
Read MoreThis past Sunday, Senator Liz Krueger joined Marilyn Kleinberg Neimark on Beyond The Pale and had a frank discussion regarding the 2011-2012 State Budget. Also discussed, were current topics such as rent regulation and marriage equality. Listen to Senator Krueger’s ...
Read MoreI was deeply disappointed that the New York City Department of Sanitation has revised its Capital Budget request to include funding for the proposed Marine Transfer Station at East 91st Street. I submitted testimony last month to the City Council ...
Read MoreAs the end of session approaches, movement toward resolution on key issues facing our state remains excruciatingly slow. Last month I talked about two of those issues – rent law renewal and marriage equality – and I will devote this ...
Read MoreThis past Tuesday, the 24th, Senator Liz Krueger joined Democratic colleagues in the Senate and Assembly, NYC Council Speaker Chris Quinn and housing advocates for an interactive forum highlighting the critical need to extend and strengthen rent regulation laws before ...
Read MoreBy Liz Benjamin Sen. Liz Krueger is moving ahead with the creation of her NBA, or “No Bad Apples”, PAC, scheduling its first fundraiser and hiring a staffer to run the operation. The Manhattan Democrat, who has long been an ...
Read MoreStatement From BPCLC Regarding Assemblymember Katz’s Legislative Attack on Planned Parenthood & Other Reproductive Health Care Providers Last week Assemblymember Steve Katz (R-Yorktown) launched an assault against women’s reproductive health by introducing legislation that would strip State funding from Planned ...
Read MoreBy Nick Confessore In a blunt acknowledgment that State Senate Democrats have been badly damaged by scandals within their own ranks in recent years, Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, will start a new political action committee to recruit Senate candidates ...
Read MoreBy Veronica Lewin A legislative caucus formed earlier this year has legislators from both houses and both sides of the aisle fighting to protect reproductive health rights and helping advocates to educate New Yorkers about them. “Women’s rights and women’s ...
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