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Masters of disaster: State Senate fiddles while fiscal Armageddon gets closer
Nov 15th, 2009 - NY Daily News
They can't handle the truth, and so they are driving New York toward disaster. They are afraid to admit that, for years, they've engaged in reckless overspending. They...
N.Y. Senate Delays Gay Marriage Vote
Nov 10th, 2009 - New York Times
ALBANY — The fate of same-sex marriage collided with the often-dysfunctional political process here on Tuesday as the State Senate delayed a vote on a bill that would make it legal for gay and lesbian couples to marry in New York.
Paterson to order another special session on budget
Nov 10th, 2009 - Newsday
ALBANY - Gov. David A. Paterson will order lawmakers back to the Capitol next week after yesterday's special session failed to close the $3.2-billion budget deficit. He...
South Jersey state senator diagnosed with aggressive cancer
Nov 9th, 2009 - NJ
TRENTON - A veteran Republican New Jersey state senator and former Philadelphia television anchorwoman has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer. Diane Allen is not releasing details of her illness.
Crist Faces Test From Right in Bid for Senate
Nov 4th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Conservatives, energized by their role in shaping Tuesday's New York congressional election, have set Florida in their sights as the big battleground for 2010. That state's...

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Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy
Profile of Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy
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Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention
Then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama (D) delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... C-SPAN cspan obama DNC convention keynote speech
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Gronstal blocks amendment to reverse Iowa marriage equality
Without the support of Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, efforts to amend the Iowa Constitution can not move forward in the Senate. Below is the text of Senator Gronstal's response to Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley of Chariton on April 6 ...
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Senator Karen Johnson Brings 9/11 Truth to Arizona
BETTER VERSION HERE: 911blogger.com - DISCUSSION HERE: www.911blogger.com June 10, 2008 -- State Senator Karen Johnson brings Blair Gadsby and 9/11 Truth to the Arizona State Senate.

State Senate from WikiPedia:

A legislature is a type of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. Legislatures are known by many names, the most common being parliament and congress, although these terms also have more specific meanings. In parliamentary systems of government, the legislature is formally supreme and appoints a member from its house as the prime minister which acts as the executive. In separation of powers doctrine, the legislature in a presidential system is considered a power branch which is coequal to and independent of the both the judiciary and the executive. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise taxes and adopt the budget and other money bills.