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New York daily news roundup

Paterson seeks budget help from GOP



A day after he reached out to Senate Republicans for help, Gov. David Paterson officially called a special session for next Tuesday. (Also see: NY: Marriage for gays on agenda in New York )
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Senate Democrats rebuff governor on special session



Reducing the state's soaring deficit, legalizing gay marriage, slowing property tax growth and toughening drunk driving laws are among the items on the agenda for a special session of the Legislature that Gov. David A. Paterson has scheduled for Tuesday.
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Marriage for gays on agenda in New York


Gov. David A. Paterson said Thursday that he would include gay marriage on the agenda of an extraordinary session he is calling for Tuesday, potentially setting up the first vote on the issue in the State Senate and a dramatic floor debate.   Read More
Third-term blues are job hazard in mayor's office and Albany


Fiorello H. La Guardia, ill with cancer and already fitted for a uniform, craved a military commission that would get him out of New York. Robert F. Wagner's wife had just died and he was growing weary of juggling work and family. Edward I. Koch, tainted by a corruption scandal, contemplated suicide.   Read More
Wind law could benefit company


Despite significant opposition in Western Massachusetts, state environmental affairs secretary Ian Bowles is pushing hard to get a controversial wind-turbine law passed before the legislative session ends on Nov. 18.   Read More
Paterson is beginning ad campaign for election


Seeking to dampen continuing speculation that he will drop his quest for election, Gov. David A. Paterson will run his first television ads on Friday, his campaign announced Thursday.   Read More
Gov blew it for Thompson -- labor big


A union leader yesterday said Democratic Bill Thompson could have won Tuesday's surprisingly close mayoral election if Gov. Paterson had backed an aggressive attack on Mayor Bloomberg.   Read More
Wind-energy firm takes Yates County town to court


ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Angered by a Town Board vote in Italy, Yates County, to kill a turbine proposal, a wind-energy company is asking a judge to override the elected board members and allow the project to go forward.   Read More
Conference emphasizes need for technology in classroom


ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A conference for aspiring teachers Thursday emphasized the need for educators to embrace the use of technology in the classroom.   Read More
Breslin: Open defense funds


State Sen. Neil Breslin is proposing legislation that would unmask the names of people who give money to legal defense funds set up for lawmakers.   Read More
Schenectady County earns unwanted rank


Schenectady County ranked first among upstate counties and Long Island for reports of domestic violence incidents per capita in 2008, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Thursday.   Read More
State action targets Lafarge


RAVENA, N.Y. -- For the first time ever, the state wants to set limits on mercury emitted from towering smokestacks at the Lafarge cement plant. But it's not clear whether the new cap would actually result in less pollution from the facility.   Read More
Did grants open doors?


Although lawyers representing former state Sen. Joseph L. Bruno insist he did not hand out improper favors to clients who invested pension funds with his employer, state records show Bruno arranged state grants for them.   Read More
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Gov. David Paterson (D)
Sworn in: March 2008
Term expires: January 2011

 

State capital: Albany
State nickname: The Empire State
Lt. Gov.: Senate President Pro Tem Malcolm Smith (D)
Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez (D)
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (D)
Senate President Pro Tem Malcolm Smith (D)
House Speaker: Sheldon Silver (D)


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