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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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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The Albany Legislative Struggle: Gridlock Is Good!

Richard Cooper 5 months ago Region: New York

The New York State Senate has been in an uproar for weeks after two Democrats from the majority (32 versus 30 Republicans) elected in November 2008 defected to support former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos as Majority ... more

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