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By MARIA BRANDECKER
Legislative Gazette Staff Writer
May 5, 2008 - A plan to review how member items are being spent has been implemented by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
The attorney general said his office has also started a certification process in which the person receiving the member item must comply. A member item is money distributed by lawmakers to projects in their district that are supposed to serve “predominantly public purposes.” |
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Rally for gay rights
By JEREMY M. ROODMAN
Legislative Gazette Staff Writer
May 5, 2008 - Despite chilly weather, hundreds of people rallied outside the Capitol, waving signs and chanting loudly, to further the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers. | 
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Renewed call for reform in Albany
By MARIA BRANDECKER
Legislative Gazette Staff Writer
May 5, 2008 - In the midst of brisk wind and cold temperatures “Reform NY Day of Action 2008” activists who rallied on the steps of the Capitol and chanted “two, four, six, eight, let’s reform New York state,” urged lawmakers to reform campaign finance, ethics, redistricting and the state Legislature’s operating rules.
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Unions: Cuts put SUNY at risk
By SAMANTHA PAWLAK
Legislative Gazette Staff Writer
May 5, 2008 - Teacher’s unions and students advocates are urging Gov. David A. Paterson to reverse a state-ordered spending cut they say would freeze nearly $110 million in revenue collected by the State University of New York.
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Dems not likely to suspend gas taxes
By MARIA BRANDECKER
Legislative Gazette Staff Writer
May 5, 2008 - The two top Republicans in the Legislature say hitting the road this summer would be a little easier if their call for tax cuts on gasoline from Memorial Day through Labor Day were adopted.
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