Senate Blogs

  • Join The "Count Me In" Campaign In Your Neighborhood

    Posted by on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

    Many New York households did not mail back their 2000 census questionnaire. Statewide, the mail-in response rate was below the national average.  In some neighborhoods, only 1 in 3 households mailed back a form. With so much state and federal aid for our schools, hospitals and transportation on the line, it’s crucial we do better in the 2010 Census.  So how can we make that happen?

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  • Senate Passes Strongest Ethics Reform In A Generation

    Posted by on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

    After years of corruption and dysfunction in Albany, the New York State Senate took a major step forward in passing ethics reform (S6457/Schneiderman-Squadron) that ends the era of secrecy and significantly raises the bar of disclosure and accountability for elected officials.

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