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Jan 27, 2012

Senate Democrats Go On The Attack Over New District Maps

NY Daily News

Senate Democrats are already moving to score political points off the GOP’s much-criticized redistricting plan.

Jan 19, 2012

NY Senate Dems: GOP Silencing Abortion Talk

NY Daily News

Democrats are crying foul -- and censorship -- over what they charge is a GOP-led effort to keep abortion from being discussed on the state Senate floor.

Nov 3, 2011

Hearings Sought After LIRR Scandals, Woes

Newsday

Democrats Thursday called for hearings on the Long Island Rail Road, saying it is now seen "in a light of mistrust and unreliability" after a wave of shutdowns, crime spikes and fraud scandals.

Nov 2, 2011

Latino Leaders Plan 99% March to Support Occupy Wall Street

Fox News Latino

New York's Latino community will walk the walk next week to show its support for Occupy Wall Street – planning an 11-mile march from Washington Heights to lower Manhattan as a sign of solidarity.

Nov 1, 2011

Broad Approach Needed

Buffalo News

New attention is welcome help in fight against abuse of prescription painkillers.

Oct 26, 2011

Senate Dems To Congress: Protect Food Stamps

NY Daily News

Nine Senate Democrats have written to the state's congressional delegation to urge them to protect funding for anti-hunger programs.

Oct 24, 2011

New Legislation To Help Fight Prescription Drug Addiction

Eyewitness News

Prescription drugs getting into the wrong hands has become a major health problem. In 2009...prescription drug overdoses killed more people than heroin and cocaine overdoses. Two local legislators want the trend to end. The problem of prescription drug abuse has been mounting since the late 1990's.

Oct 16, 2011

Senator Kennedy Unveils Plan for Seniors

Metro WNY

Senator Tim M. Kennedy, D-58th District, hosted a Senior Symposium recently at Lucarelli’s, helping to connect with local seniors and outline various services to them.

Oct 14, 2011

LGBT Groups, Quinn Raise For Senate Dems

Capital Tonight

Oct 14, 2011

State Senate Dems Raising Green Off Green Issues

NY Daily News

State Senate Democrats are fundraising off a recent environmental report card that scored Senate Republicans low on green issues.

Oct 2, 2011

New York Raids Billions From Road-Repair Fund Even As Infrastructure Needs Grow

NY Daily News

Every time New Yorkers fill up a gas tank or register a vehicle, part of their taxes are siphoned into a $3.5 billion fund established to pay for repairs to state roads. Except that most of the money never goes there.

Jul 15, 2010

Year of the Woman Hits New York

POLITICO

Jun 7, 2010

Dems Push to Retain Senate Majority

Capital Tonight

New York Senate Dems ED Josh Cherwin appeared on Capital Tonight with Liz Benjamin to discuss our efforts to retain and grow the Democratic majority in the state senate.

Apr 10, 2010

Study: Democratic Voters on the Rise in N.Y.

Star-Gazette.com

Feb 1, 2010

With $2 Million in the Bank, Democrats Confident Re: 2010

newwnypolitics.net

Nine months out from the next big battle over control of the Senate chamber, the Democrats' political arm in the NYS Senate has once again tapped WNY's own Senator Antoine Thompson to play a major role in its 2010 campaign efforts.

Dec 11, 2009

State Democrats Gear Up for 2010 Campaign

The New York Times

With a costly battle looming to retain their slim margin in the New York State Senate next year, Democrats have replaced the director of their campaign committee with a longtime aide and fund-raiser for former Vice President Al Gore.

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