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• Joe Bruno Found Guilty of Running New York Senate [Crime & Punishment]

  
  Gawker — Authority: 860
  Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno was convicted on two of the eight felony corruption charges he was facing . So this is precedent to press charges against everyone in Albany. Bruno was basically guilty of doing what everyone else up there does, only a little more so. Heres what they ...
  4 hours ago

• Dockery: As Gov, would clean house at FDOT

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 151
  Sen. Paula Dockery, amid her SunRail tirade during a noon press conference with the group "Ax the Tax,"  dropped this campaign promise: That if elected Governor, one of the first things she would do  is "clean house" at the Florida Department of Transportation. The FDOT stands to gain a lot more power under the ...
  7 hours ago

• SunRail? Jobs? Ring says rail bill isnt about that. Huh?

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 151
  Much of the Houses debate this morning about the proposed commuter rail legislation emphasized SunRail, the Central Florida commuter system that supporters are trying to get passed after two years of defeat. But to hear Sen. Jeremy Ring tell it to fellow members of the Senate Democratic Caucus, the bill isnt about ...
  7 hours ago

• Siplin on Rings rail claims: Thats not true. Im not stupid.

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 151
  Well, that didnt go very well. If Senate Dems Jeremy Ring and Al Lawson were hoping to walk away from todays lunchtime Democratic Caucus meeting with support for the rail legislation from their fellow Ds, they saw those hopes dashed -- and before a packed room full of reporters, staffers, and rail supporters and ...
  8 hours ago

• Dockery joins strange bedfellow in SunRail fight

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 151
  Behind an "Ax the Tax" sign and a bank of microphones, state Sen.Paula Dockery continued her assault on the proposed commuter raillegislation, launching into a 40-minute number-laden dissertation thatleft a Capitol press corps weary. The Republican gubernatorialcandidate specifically took issue with the $44 million ...
  8 hours ago

• Strange Bedfellows

  
  The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 664
  With the jury still out (literally) on Joe Brunos fate, the former Senate majority leader has received some of his strongest support from a seemingly unlikely ally: Controversial GOP consultant Roger Stone. Stone took to the airwaves this morning along with his longtime ally , drug law activist/ longshot primary ...
  8 hours ago

• Your Asshat of the Week: The New York State Senate

  
  AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters — Authority: 647
  Our asshat nominees this time out included a broadcast network, a central California mayor, a Catholic Cardinal who spoke out of turn, and the New York State Senate, which is actually moving...
  8 hours ago

• Tacopina: Lets Not Pathologize Forgiveness

  
  The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 664
  Sen. Hiram Monserrate and his attorney, Joe Tacopina, are taking on women’s groups that are complaining the Queens lawmakers no jail-time sentence for misdemeanor assault, basically accusing them of using Karla Giraldo as a vehicle to get media attention. During an interview on "Good Day New York" this morning, ...
  8 hours ago

• NJ Gay Marriage: Who’s For And Who’s Against?

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 135
  Today’s Contentious Debate Will Last Into The Night The New Jersey State Senate Judiciary committee – a thirteen member panel – will debate then vote on whether or not to bring a same sex marriage bill to the floor of the full Senate. If the bill passes committee, the Senate will vote on it on Thursday. ...
  9 hours ago

• The Rules Of Engagement

  
  The Daily Politics - NY Daily News Blogs — Authority: 664
  For one former senator, the death of the gay marriage bill last week demonstrated - yet again - that the new Democratic majority still has a lot to learn about procedure and using the chambers rules to its advantage. "This is difference between amateurs and professionals," said the ex-lawmaker, who asked for ...
  9 hours ago

• Bennett: We cant embarrass Senate President

  
  Naked Politics — Authority: 151
  Sen. Mike Bennett, an opponent of SunRail the past two years, ispoised to vote for the latest commuter rail being considered this weekin special session. Why? In part because he says the deal is betterthan previous proposals. But also because hes a policy committee chairand doesnt want to "embarrass" Senate President ...
  10 hours ago

• NY: Gay Activists to Fight to Remove Democrats Who Betrayed Gay Marriage Vote

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  The rhetoric is ratcheted up to 11 after last weeks overwhelming rejection of same-sex marriage in the state Senate, which left gay-rights activists reeling. "Its going to be a bloodbath," one gay "operative" tells the Daily News. "Were going to use every single weapon in our quiver to take these people out. We either ...
  10 hours ago

• The Thousand Fathers of Marriage Inequality (NYS)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  ALBANY—What went wrong? Despite the spin, most everyone pushing for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage privately acknowledges that the 24-38 loss in the State Senate was a whopper, and while theories abound, theres no clear explaination for how the bill was so soundly defeated. Senator Eric Schneiderman started by ...
  18 hours ago

• SacramentoBee: ‘Abstain’ tactic kills bills

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 155
  By Phillip Reese preese@sacbee.com Published: Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 – 12:00 am | Page 1A Last Modified: Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 – 8:14 am When a bill to increase penalties for selling methamphetamine came before an Assembly committee in April, no one voted against it. It failed anyway. The bill vote, like half of ...
  19 hours ago

• SBSun: Group wants California legislators to be part time

  
  iePolitics.com — Authority: 155
  Sandra Emerson, Staff Writer Posted: 12/06/2009 09:32:36 PM PST A projected $21 billion deficit over the next 18 months and failure to prepare the budget on time have caused some to contend it is time for the California Legislature to be demoted. An initiative to reduce the Legislature to part time – meeting no ...
  19 hours ago

• Sharpe Shenanigans: Federal Judge Prods for Bruno Conviction

  
  Big Government — Authority: 812
  The Bruno jury in Albany is hung. After six full days of deliberation, the Jury has passed notes to Judge Gary Sharpe, a hard-drinking former U.S Attorney for this district, with questions that are all arguably favorable to the 81 year old Former Majority Leader in the New york Senate. Joe Bruno the legendary ...
  1 day ago

• The Evolution of the Kruger

  
  Room Eight - New York Politics — Authority: 541
  Call National Geographic! We are seeing macroevolution before our very eyes! From when the Kruger was elected in 1994 in a special election to NYs 27th senate district, to about 2007, this species could be classified as the Kruger-Democrantes, he usually sided with his own kind. In 2003, the Kruger-Democrantes took ...
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• NY Senate Vote Against Gay Marriage Cost New Yorkers $210,000,000

  
  The New Civil Rights Movement — Authority: 135
  Protestor at Thursdays Union Square Rally In NYC. This past Wednesday, in yet another “extraordinary session” – that’s where the Governor tells the Legislature they haven’t done their job and they need to come back to work – the New York State Senate, after finally looking at the huge budget shortfalls ...
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• Re. the marriage equality battle: Do we understand what it means when we say we know its going to be a tough battle?

  
  DownWithTyranny! — Authority: 627
  "I dont think there is any evidence of a national backlash against gay marriage. It should be borne in mind that gay marriage is still opposed by a small majority or large plurality of Americans. But theres not really any evidence that the numbers are getting worse; instead, they appear to be v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y ...
  2 days ago

• Nate Silver: No National Backlash Against Gay Marriage

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 158
  In light of the New York State Senates decision on Wednesday to vote down gay marriage, Ive been thinking a little bit more about what happened last month in Maine, where voters passed Question 1 -- reversing the state legislatures decision to allow for gay marriage -- by roughly a 5-point margin. We had ...
  2 days ago

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