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By Jimmy Vielkind 5/15/09 4:44pm

The Bottle Bill Battle Begins Anew

ALBANY—The quick fix promised for the state's expanded bottle deposit law has turned into a reprise of the fight over the measure, which passed as part of this year's state budget.

Senate Finance Committee chair Carl Kruger is advancing this bill, which, on its surface, just moves back the date on which Read More

By Azi Paybarah 6/21/07 11:45pm

Democratic Bill Fails to Pass Democratic-Controlled Assembly

Here’s something that rarely happens in the New York State Assembly: a bill by a Democratic member was pulled off the floor late yesterday because it didn’t have enough votes to pass.

The bill was sponsored by Robert Sweeney of Suffolk County (kneeling) and would have allowed the county to raise its sales tax Read More

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