“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 …
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Lee Landor
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1/11/12
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A CBS news poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans described 2011 as a “bad year.”
Friends, I’m optimistic, and I predict that 2012 will be a better year.
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1/5/12
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Earlier this month on Long Island, Governor Cuomo, joined by County Executive Ed Mangano and State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos, signed legislation to dramatically reduce the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax for hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses and significantly reduce this onerous tax for thousands more.
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12/22/11
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The year 2011 is coming to a rapid close. Like all other years, especially at this stage of my life, it has gone very quickly.
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12/22/11
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Although not scheduled to return to Albany until the new year, members of the State Assembly and Senate were called back for a special session on Dec. 6 to vote on Governor Cuomo’s proposed economic plan.
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12/15/11
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To the Editor:
I am pleased to say that the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo recently worked together in a bipartisan fashion to address the right priorities needed to help our economy grow: cutting taxes, creating jobs and upgrading our infrastructure. In stark contrast to Washington, which is plagued by partisan gridlock, New York state is addressing the critical issues we face and delivering the results that residents expect and deserve.
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By Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr.
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12/15/11
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Small-business owners of Long Island, rejoice, for your tax load just got a little lighter. Before a standing-room-only crowd at the Cornwell Avenue School in West Hempstead on Monday, Gov. Andrew …
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Lee Landor
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12/14/11
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By chance, I happened to notice that on Nov. 9, The Huffington Post reported that a potential Republican challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a 2014 gubernatorial race, was defeated in his reelection bid for Erie County executive.
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Hal Peterson
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11/23/11
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On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring that people with autism spectrum disorders receive insurance coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment, announced New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., who sponsored the measurement in the Senate.
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11/2/11
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It wasn’t that long ago when then Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaking about the war in Iraq, repeated that old expression, “If you break it, you own it.” As Gov. Andrew Cuomo enters his second year in office, he will have to deal with the responsibility of owning a large number of state issues.
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10/27/11
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