60.0°,
Mostly Cloudy
Keyword: Dean Skelos
108 results total, viewing 91 - 100
|
“Saddened,” “upset” and “disappointed” were among the many dispirited words people used to describe Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s decision to veto a bill that would …
more
Lee Landor
|
1/11/12
|
|
Separate statements made recently by top Albany lawmakers for Vegas-style gambling in non-Indian casinos have unsettled Elmont and the surrounding communities, which have expressed their support for a casino at Belmont Park — a plan that has been incubating for months, and is subject to negotiations between county and state officials and the Shinnecock Indian Nation.
more
By Jackie Nash
|
9/23/11
|
|
Those of us who have children or grandchildren are very familiar with the need to rein them in when they act up. The traditional way that has worked for all of us is to declare a …
more
By Jerry Kremer
|
9/16/11
|
|
In 2004, the Brennan Center for Justice and New York University’s School of Law released a report describing the New York Legislature as “the most dysfunctional state [government] in the nation.” It was an excellent critique and its findings were well founded.
more
By Hal Peterson
|
7/26/11
|
|
New York state government has a well-deserved reputation for ineffectiveness. Ask most New Yorkers what one word best describes Albany, and the most common response would be “dysfunctional.” That’s the term that New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice used in a study in 2004, in its follow-up in 2006 and in its 2008 update, “Still Broken.”
more
7/7/11
|
|
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo came to the home of James and Janet Gannon in Lynbrook last week to sign the state’s first property tax cap into law.
more
By Mary Malloy and Brianna Isabel Barbieri
|
6/30/11
|
|
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed New York's first property tax cap in Lynbrook today, at the home of James and Janet Gannon.
“For decades, taxpayers across New York state have been burdened …
more
By Mary Malloy and Brianna Isabel Barbieri
|
6/30/11
|
|
Two weeks after former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to prison for his role in a “pay-to-play” scheme, Governor Cuomo proposed “Hevesi’s Law,” aimed at keeping future state employees from collecting pensions if they’re convicted of an abuse of power.
more
Al D'Amato
|
5/5/11
|
|
Long Island’s history books have recorded the fact that our bicounty area has been blessed by many great political names, each of whom exercised great political clout in Washington, Albany and Mineola.
more
By Jerry Kremer
|
3/31/11
|
|
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending.
more
Judy Rattner
|
3/9/11
|
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.