Senator Clinton Chooses Personal Injury Lawyer Over Doctors
Lawyers Gave Her $4.6 Million
Yesterday, Senator Clinton voted to kill medical lawsuit reform that could have saved New York families and businesses billions of dollars.
S.22 would have limited non-economic damages (money above and beyond actual losses) to $750,000 S.23 would have capped lawsuits against OB/GYNs at half a […]

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Political activists rally for reform
Updated: 5/9/2006 9:02 PM
By: Steve Ference
“We must demand that the speaker of the New York State Assembly and the majority leader of the State Senate be replaced,” said Tom Suozzi, candidate for governor.
Speaking to groups advocating political reform in Albany, Democratic candidate for Governor Tom Suozzi demanded some legislative leaders step […]

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uticaOD.com - The Observer-Dispatch - Vote on gas-tax decrease delayed in Assembly
Vote on gas-tax decrease delayed in Assembly
Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Nick Reisman
O-D Albany bureau
ALBANY — The Assembly Monday put off plans to pass a measure to cut the state tax on gasoline in an effort to first reach a deal with the Senate, which has […]

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Comptroller questions deal on Wendt Beach
Erie County Comptroller Mark C. Poloncarz is questioning the propriety of several elements of an agreement that would turn a renovated Wendt Park mansion into a privately operated bed-and-breakfast on the county-owned park.
Developer Mark Yellen, meanwhile, says his Precision Parks Service group is considering dropping its proposal amid the “negative […]

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35 WSEE
Operation Clean Sweep In Full Effect
The May Primary Election is just around the corner, and one political group is doing everything they can to make sure some incumbent politicians do not return to office. They want you to know what incumbents in the General Assembly have or have not done for tax payers. The […]

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Bruno votes for GOP primary fight
ALBANY - Senate GOP Leader Joe Bruno bucked Republican Party boss Steve Minarik yesterday by saying it would be “in the public’s best interest” to ensure gubernatorial hopeful John Faso gets on the ballot this fall.
Minarik has been working behind the scenes to derail a primary, contending former Massachusetts Gov. […]

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CONSERVATIVES HOLD KEY TO GOP FUTURE
Bob Lonsberry
The polls are now saying what you’ve known for months.
The Republican Party is in trouble. President Bush is in trouble. The Republican majorities in both houses of Congress are in trouble.
The midterm elections are shaping up to be a Republican train wreck. Democrat House leader Nancy Pelosi is already […]

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Senator Clinton’s Empty Words On Veterans
On her taxpayer paid website, Senator Clinton pledges support for veterans healthcare.
“At this critical time in our nation’s history, we must show our veterans - not just tell them - that we are grateful for their service to our country. One of the most important benefits we provide to veterans […]

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Drawing the Line: Redistricting Reform
by Joshua Brustein
Gotham Gazette
Every ten years, public officials draw strange shapes on maps of New York State. Some resemble coffee spilled on maps; others look like huge claws or Abraham Lincoln riding a vacuum cleaner. This is not an exercise in abstract art, however; it is how legislative districts are […]

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The OBSERVER, Dunkirk, New York
The OBSERVER’s view
Don’t make gun laws tougher
5/8/2006 - New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver offers a retort to some of his own criticism of Gov. George Pataki’s stand against a nine-bill package of what the Democrats characterize as gun-control legislation.
Silver and his comrades in the state Assembly last week castigated Gov. […]

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