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Consolidate Primary Election Days in NY
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Resolution
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caption: 'February 6, 2017<br />"We began to get calls from our constituents wanting to know why they have been cut out of this program that has been around since the early 2000s," said Assemblymember Charles Lavine on legislation he co-sponsored to authorize Nassau County and other counties across the state to extend tax abatements to Enhanced STAR recipients. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=2382b&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A2382b</a><br /> <br /> ',
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Pension Revocation
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