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News, Only in NYJune 17, 2010 1:57pm

Sampson Cares More About Yankees Than Job

The Daily News reported this morning that John Sampson, the Democratic Majority Conference Leader, did not attend “crucial budget talks with Senate Dems on Sunday to host a lavish fund-raiser at Yankee Stadium.” I can’t say I’m shocked to hear that a State Senators doesn’t much care about the state, or his constituents. The Daily News continues:

So while Sampson’s colleagues sweated out the prospects of an unprecedented government shutdown, he scooped up $2,500 a head from

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Zac Townsend
NewsJuly 2, 2009 11:59am

“Legit” Bills

The influence of our generation was clearly felt today during the Senate Dems’ press conference, in which they asserted once again that the 100 bills passed on Tuesday during their regular session should become law: 

“Ours were, as the young people call them, ‘legit’ bills” — Senator Sampson Thompson

Meanwhile, Senator Stachowski argued that Senators’ pay should not be withheld simply because sessions had been stalled over the course of the past three weeks. After all, even when… Read More

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Emmy