By Laura Nahmias Alas, the brief harmony that descended on Albany following Sunday afternoon’s budget agreement was to be short-lived. Hours after the joint conference committee hearing put a cap on the budget agreement, Senate Republicans sprang a surprise rules ...
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Please note: This schedule is subject to change – it is recommended that you call ahead to confirm these events. Friday 4/1/11 11:00 AM Health Advocates for Older Adults, 341 East 87th St, 212 980-1700 Activity: Bridge 2:00 PM Health ...
Read MoreBy Senator Liz Krueger Albany and City Hall are engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken, and thousands of homeless families are trapped in the middle. Every spring, as we debate the tough choices that inevitably must be made to ...
Read MoreLiz Krueger is the new ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. She joined Liz Benjamin to discuss the progress being made toward reaching a budget deal – possibly ahead of schedule and how rent control could cause Democrats to ...
Read MoreStatement in Response to Rent Stabilization Association’s President, Joe Strasburg, Calling Pedro Espada the “guy who saved this industry” “I can’t help but wonder what kind of trade association chooses a man currently under Federal indictment for embezzling millions of ...
Read More“In the wake of the natural disasters that have devastated Japan and have unleashed a nuclear threat upon a reeling population, we must heed the warning of these catastrophic events and close the Indian Point nuclear facility. While I applaud ...
Read MoreFor Immediate Release | March 23 , 2011 (Albany, NY) – With rent regulation laws that protect affordable housing for over 2.5 million tenants in New York City and the surrounding counties (Westchester, Nassau, and Rockland) dangerously close to expiring, Senator ...
Read MoreBy Nicholas Confessore A coalition comprising nearly every Democratic state lawmaker from New York City urged Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in a letter, posted below, on Wednesday to press for extending and tightening the state’s rent regulation laws as part ...
Read MoreOne state senator wants to stop giving legislators lulus by Jason Chura With the recent Federal corruption charges leveled against Sen. Carl Kruger and Assemblyman William Boyland, renewed calls for ethics reform are sure to come. Sen. Liz Krueger was ...
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