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Staid Senator: Now second-in-command in the State Senate, David Valesky vows to remember where he came from

Posted by David J. Valesky on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Published May 6, 2009 in the Syracuse New Times

By Ed Griffin-Nolan

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Sound Investment: Governor should sign bill to help downtowns

Posted by David J. Valesky on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Syracuse Post-Standard editorial, published June 23, 2009

Gov. David Paterson announced Wednesday that he had vetoed 14 bills that he said would have cost taxpayers a total of $5.7 million. "This is not a time to add to the state's spending or to increase the burden on the state's taxpayers," he said. "This is the time for fiscal responsibility, and that means vetoing bills that increase costs to taxpayers."

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Sign the rehab bill

Posted by David J. Valesky on Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Buffalo News, published June 28, 2009

Now that the State Legislature once again passed a rehabilitation tax credit, Gov. David A. Paterson should sign that bill.

For the past few years, New York has had the opportunity to breathe life into urban neighborhoods and downtown cores, a chance to revitalize deteriorating housing and commercial property. The opportunity also offers the possibility of revitalizing historic structures.

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