WNYC - News - Twenty Unions Form Labor Coalition
NEW YORK, NY June 23, 2006 —Twenty labor unions representing more than 170,000 city workers have banded together in a new coalition, pledging to bargain together to preserve their benefits.
REPORTER: Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten says the unions are worried about the nation-wide trend of cutting healthcare […]

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Buffalo News - Term-limit proposal may not reach voters
A trio of county legislators has introduced laws to let voters decide in November whether lawmakers and the county executive should serve no more than 12 years in office. But sponsors Kathy Konst of Lancaster, Michele Iannello of Kenmore and Cynthia Locklear of West Seneca faced an […]

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This is a very long article but there are some very important points that I want to bring out as to how the leaders in Albany wheel and deal with our tax dollars and the lives of our kids.

Last-ditch Effort Set to Lift Cap on Schools
ALBANY - With time running out before the end of […]

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Buffalo News - Jacket was earned in fight to save Children’s Hospital
6/21/2006
I read with interest Donn Esmonde’s June 16 column. While I have long spoken of the need to combat the brain-drain that plagues our region, I was surprised to read his comments about me and the fact that he singled me out as part […]

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Sign it, governor — Page 1 — TimesUnion.com
A stronger state Freedom of Information Law will serve the public’s right to know
It’s been nearly a month since Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick, joined with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, in support of a stronger Freedom of Information Law for New York state. By last week, […]

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INSIGHT
“We can’t have lasting peace unless we work actively and vigorously to bring about conditions of freedom and justice in the world.” —Harry Truman
“Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.” —Edmund Burke
“The reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order and only lukewarm […]

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Legit Reviews - Rumor: AMD considering plant site in upstate New York
Rumor: AMD considering plant site in upstate New York
State leaders and semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices are in discussions to build a $3.5 billion chip manufacturing plant that could bring 2,000 permanent jobs to upstate New York, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said Tuesday. Good […]

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Population drain from WNY is speeding up
Buffalo Niagara loss soars in last 5 years
By JAY REY
News Staff Reporter
6/21/2006
Buffalo Niagara lost more people in the past five years than it did during the entire 1990s, according to Census Bureau estimates scheduled to be released today.
Only halfway into this decade, the population in Erie and Niagara counties […]

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FAIR SHARE IS DEAD
Congratulations and Thank You to all of you!
We Won and You did it!
Thank you all for your efforts to defeat these massive taxes on businesses.
Your voices made the difference.
Bruno says Senate will not pass health care mandate bill The Business Review (Albany) – 10:19 AM EDT Wednesday Print this Article Email this […]

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Election splits cousins Coppola
First there was State Sen. Alfred T. Coppola, who served briefly in Albany back in 2000.
Then there was State Sen. Marc A. Coppola, who was elected to the same seat this February in a special election.
Now the Coppola cousins are both circulating designating petitions for the September Democratic primary, with Marc accusing […]

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