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STATE SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER INTRODUCES REFORM LEGISLATION TO LIMIT LOBBYING BY FORMER GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Albany, NY – Tomorrow State Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) will introduce a simple, yet groundbreaking lobbying reform bill for consideration by her Senate colleagues.  The legislation would institute lobbying restrictions on legislative and executive chamber employees.  “This bill is the one of many necessary reforms that we need to make to protect the integrity of the Legislature and to restore public confidence in state government,” stated Senator Krueger. 

 

January 19, 2006
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STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW YORK STATE FOR NON-HAVA COMPLIANCE

New York, NY – “I am not the least bit surprised by the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) action against New York State for not complying with the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) regulations.  Since its initial passage in 2002, each state was obligated to comply with the new federal mandate and the state legislative leadership dragged their feet for three years.  The compromise that was passed at the end of the 2005 session punted the responsibility for administering HAVA to the localities.  This was poor public policy that was the result of years of apa

January 13, 2006
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STATE SENATOR LIZ KRUEGER PRAISES SELECTION OF CHRISTINE QUINN AS FIRST WOMAN SPEAKER

New York, NY – Today State Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) expressed her gratification at the imminent election of Christine Quinn as the first woman Speaker of the New York City Council.  “It is a sign of how far our City has come that it is now possible for women of talent to aspire to positions that have long been exclusively held by men,” said Senator Krueger.  “We all win when we open our political process to all people regardless of gender, or sexual orientation.”  Senator Krueger noted that Councilmember Quinn will be both the first woma

January 3, 2006
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