Wednesday, October 23, 2013

and what does the institute for american

values have to say about Andrew Cuomo's closing Nassau OTB, a public benefit corporation, on Roman Catholic Easter Sunday an Palm Sunday in preference to Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday?
See NY Const. Art. 1, Sec. 3
Is  this an American value?




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Stacked Deck: Inside the Politics of New York's Dishonest Casino Plan
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New York's Promise: Why Sponsoring Casinos Is a Regressive Policy Unworthy of a Great State
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'It's all nonsense': A forum on casino expansion gets emotional
Dana Rubinstein, Capital New York, 10/23/2013

Critics Wage Quiet Fight Against Ballot Measure on Adding Casinos
Jesse McKinley, New York Times, 10/21/2013

Letter: State looks to exploit problem gamblers
Bill Burks, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , 10/19/2013

Casino debate at SU ends with majority opposing referendum issue
Teri Weaver, Syracuse Post-Standard, 10/17/2013

Web Essay: NY casinos a losing bet
Paul Davies, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle , 10/17/2013

This Assembly Supports the State Casino Referendum
Campbell Debate Series, Syracuse University's Maxwell School, 10/17/2013

Debate on casino referendum planned at SU
The Associated Press, The Observer-Dispatch, 10/16/2013

Casino supporters fail to sway a skeptical audience
Jon Harris, Press & Sun-Bulletin, 10/16/2013

Casino opponents smash slot machine; say gambling is bad for New York
Dan O'Regan, Legislative Gazette, 10/16/2013

Slot bash opposes casino vote
Casey Seiler, Albany Times Union, 10/15/2013

Video: How to kill a slot machine (updated)
Rick Karlin, Albany Times Union blog Capital Confidential , 10/15/2013

NY casino foes smash slot machine in protest
Micheal Gormley, Seattle Post Intelligencer, 10/15/2013

Anti-gambling activists smash slot machine at state capitol
Karen DeWitt, New York Now, 10/15/2013

Groups Suing To Change Casino Referendum Language
Willie Simpson, Sheepshead Bites, 10/15/2013

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