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The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Senators were just treated to a treatise on "morality" by Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who urged his undecided colleagues to join him in voting "yes" on the gay marriage bill. Espada held forth on his definition of a "vote of conscience," which is what Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos has said he will allow his 30-member conference to take...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
State Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. has, the Post reports , "advis[ed] staffers at his health-care charity to check with his lawyers before speaking to state investigators probing allegations of financial misconduct -- a move some see as an effort to silence them." One employee at Soundview HealthCare Network, which paid Espada $450,000 one year, says, "It feels...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Embattled Bronx politico Pedro Espada Jr. is advising staffers at his health-care charity to check with his lawyers before speaking to state investigators probing allegations of financial misconduct -- a move some see as an effort to silence them. ...
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Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
We’ll update this as the debate goes on: YES: 12 (Duane, Schneiderman, Adams, Klein, Valesky, Espada, Savino, Krueger, Squadron, Montgomery, Serrano, Hassell-Thompson) NO: 1 (Diaz) HASN’T SPOKEN: 49 Eric Adams (R) — YES Joseph Addabbo (D) James Alesi (R) Darrel Aubertine (D) John Bonacic (R) Neil Breslin (D) John DeFrancisco (R) Ruben Diaz (D) — NO Martin Malave Dilan...
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Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Here are links to YouTube videos from the Senate debate on the defeated same-sex marriage bill, in three parts: Part 1: Tom Duane opening comments, Ruben Diaz Sr., Eric Schneiderman, Eric Adams, Jeff Klein, David Valesky Part 2: David Valesky continued, Kevin Parker, Pedro Espada Jr., Diane Savino, Liz Krueger, Daniel Squadron, Velmanette Montgomery, Jose Serrano, Ruth [...]
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Passing longstanding legislative roadblocks, the State Senate has finally brought a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to the floor for a debate and vote . Here's live streaming video from the historic debate: Watch live streaming video from nysenate at livestream.com State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. just finished his speech by encouraging the Senate to legalize same-sex marriage: "Let's...
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Gothamist (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Passing longstanding legislative roadblocks, the State Senate has finally brought a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to the floor for a debate and vote . Here's live streaming video from the historic debate: Watch live streaming video from nysenate at livestream.com State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. just finished his speech by encouraging the Senate to legalize same-sex marriage: "Let's...
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Albany Matters (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... by several Democrats including, from the city, Hiram Monserrate, Carl Kruger and Ruben Diaz. Pedro Espada, who has been allied with those three on many issues, voted in favor. No Republicans spoke during the debate on the measure nor did any offer comments during a “slow roll call,” which allow members to explain their votes on the issue at hand. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn,...
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Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
... Sr., D-Bronx – No Sen. Martin Dilan, D-Brooklyn – Yes Sen. Thomas Duane, D-Manhattan – Yes Sen. Pedro Espada, D-Bronx – Yes Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Schenectady – No Sen. John Flanagan, R-Long Island – No Sen. Brian Foley, D-Long Island – Yes Sen. Charles Fuschillo, R-Long Island – No Sen. Martin Golden, R-Queens – No Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-Utica – No Sen. Kemp Hannon, R-Long Island – No...