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Published: 05/12/09

NY Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
NY Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill

By a wide, bi-partisan majority, the New York State Assembly passed a bill legalizing gay marriage, setting the stage for a tougher fight in the state senate: (h/t Jake Tapper) The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage - a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative groups alike are redoubling their efforts. In a sign of how opinion in Albany has shifted on the issue, several members of the Assembly who voted against the measure in 2007 voted in favor of ...

Published: 05/4/09

Gov. Paterson's Office: Race Was Not a Factor in Photographer's Dismissal

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Gov. Paterson's Office: Race Was Not a Factor in Photographer's Dismissal

The New York Post reported Friday that New York state had settled a lawsuit alleging racial bias in Gov. David Paterson's firing of a white photographer in 2003, when Paterson was minority leader of the State Senate. Although there was no admission of wrongdoing in the $300K settlement of a $1.5 million suit, the Post quoted an anonymous source who drew a different conclusion:While neither Paterson nor the state admitted that the Senate photographer, Joseph Maioriello, was a victim of racial discrimination, the size of the settlement means "that the state wouldn't have made out very well if it ...

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