Senatorial Scion's Sinecure Shortened

Richard Cooper 3 months ago Region: New York

Former Democrat Assemblyman Pedro G. Espada was hired August 6th as deputy director of intergovernmental relations at US$120,000 per year as I reported and commented on previously http://groundreport.com/articles.php?id=29... more

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Adult Children Of Legislators Feed At Taxpayer Expense

Richard Cooper 3 months ago Region: New York

I am shocked. Newsday http://www.newsday.com/son-of-key-ny-senate-coup-figure-gets-state-job-1.1362048 reports that Pedro G. Espada has received a job  working for the Senate Democrats but paid for by the ta... more

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NY Governor Paterson Proposes Docking Senators' Pay

Richard Cooper 4 months ago Region: New York

  For weeks the Senate, which is the upper house of the New York State legislature, has been embroiled in dissension as two Democrats voted to make the Republican leader, Dean Skelos (Rockville Centre) the Senate Maj... more

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