Roundup: Skirting Shutdown; Is The Stage Set For a Senate 'Coup?'
Congress is poised to narrowly avert another shutdown. Senator Liz Krueger discussed the possibility of a Republican coup in the state senate. Mayor Bloomberg doesn't think people in wheelchairs are...
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Senate Democrats to Focus on Women's Rights for 2012 Campaigns
Sen. Liz Krueger (Photo: Facebook) The Democrats in the New York State are placing a special emphasis on issues pertaining to women as they attempt to retake the majority, insiders have suggested....
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Liz Krueger On Mayoral Fundraising Rumor: ‘I Have No Idea Where That Came From’
Sen. Liz Krueger (Photo: Facebook) Back in December, New York Post columnist Cindy Adams said State Senator Liz Krueger was "raising funds for a mayoral run," but Ms. Krueger says she's not prepping a...
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Krueger: Dead Politicians Shouldn’t Be Spending Campaign Cash
Senator Krueger (Photo: Facebook) The Politicker recently noticed some amusing campaign committee spending, including former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned under male-groping allegations, using his...
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State Senate Passes Bill Banning ‘Predatory’ Yield Spread Premiums
Sen. Liz Krueger (Photo: Facebook) The State Senate passed a bill yesterday banning "yield spread premiums," which are payments given to mortgage brokers or lenders for directing borrowers to more...
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Liz Krueger Wants to Take Bloomberg’s Styrofoam Ban Statewide
State Senator Liz Krueger (Photo: Facebook) In his State of the City address today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a plan to ban styrofoam in stores and restaurants citing a lack of biodegradability...
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Lawmakers Slam NYC’s Anti-Teen Pregnancy Campaign as ‘Pathologically...
(photo: nyc.gov) Earlier this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city's Human Resources Administration unveiled a new, rather direct ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy featuring children...
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Smith Scandal Highlights Waning Influence of County Political Parties
Preet Bharara explaining the alleged bribery plot. (Photo: Getty) "That's politics in New York," the New York Post's cover blared in stark black-and-white ink this morning. "It's all about the f--king...
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Liz Krueger Endorses Bill de Blasio
Liz Krueger. (Photo: Getty) Public Advocate Bill de Blasio's mayoral campaign received a boost this morning in the form of State Senator Liz Krueger's official support. "I know all of the candidates...
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Diane Savino Rips Liz Krueger for Fund-Raising From ‘One Percenters’
Diane Savino. (Photo: NYSenate.gov) State Senator Diane Savino is not pleased with yesterday's New York Times column about one of her colleagues in the breakaway Democratic conference--especially a...
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Liz Krueger Says ‘No Truth’ Behind de Blasio Administration Rumors
State Senator Liz Krueger (Photo: Facebook) State Senator Liz Krueger says she is staying in Albany, despite speculation that she is in line for a plum job in the incoming de Blasio administration....
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Pols Begin Push to Legalize Marijuana in New York State
Liz Krueger and the other advocates gathered before City Hall. (Photo: Krueger office) Riding high on optimism, State Senator Liz Krueger and a bevy of Democratic pols began a public push today to...
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