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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli waits for a news conference to begin on Jan. 7, 2013, in Albany, N.Y.
NY Comptroller Scores Record Corporate Political Disclosure Vote
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, wielding the power of the Empire State’s $160.4 billion pension fund, won the widest margin ever in a shareholder vote in favor of a resolution forcing corporate disclosure of political giving. The almost 66 percent...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State and budget proposals at The City College of New York on February 6, 2013 in New York City.
Cuomo: ‘Never Waste a Crisis’ — Where We’ve Heard That Before
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, channeling his inner Rahm Emanuel, doesn’t want to let a good scandal go to waste. Two New York lawmakers were arrested last week in separate corruption cases. A third lawmaker said he’d resign after pleading...
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New York City gay pride march.
Cuomo: Divide Over Minimum Wage Wider Than Same-Sex Marriage
Same-sex marriage is easy, it appears, compared with raising the minimum wage. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said today that the philosophical divide between Republicans and Democrats over raising the minimum wage is wider than it was for same-sex marriage. Last year, Cuomo convinced...
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