a Greek, a Jew and a Roman Catholic should know that they are not qualified to decide the day a holy day falls upon.
Open Nassau OTB 365 days of the year without religious preference.
In Memo, Skelos Outlines Why Lawmakers Want To Quash Subpoenas
Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos on Friday distributed a memo to members of his GOP conference outlining the reasons why the Legislature is trying to quash subpoenas from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Commission.The subpoenas are aimed at forcing some lawmakers to disclose more information on their outside income as well as their legal clients.
Subpoenas have also been sent to law firms that employ state lawmakers, and campaign committees for the legislative conferences.
In his memo to lawmakers, Skelos, who is employed at a Long Island law firm himself, told his conference members the Legislature does not believe the commission has the authority to probe the Assembly and Senate.
The joint Assembly-Senate motion to toss the subpoena from Moreland out is expected to be filed later Friday.
“Counsel for the Senate Republican Conference, Senate Independent Democratic Conference and Assembly are in agreement that it is an improper and illegal use of Executive authority for appointees of that branch of government to “investigate the Legislature” merely because the Commissioners would like to compel passage of proposed legislation,” Skelos wrote. “In addition, it is improper to harass legislators’ employers with overbroad subpoenas in an attempt to force a vote. Therefore, we are joining the Assembly today in filing court papers which seek to quash those subpoenas.”And in a mirror of what law firm Harris Beach wrote in its own filing pushing back at a subpoena aimed at Sen. Michael Nozzolio, Skelos says the commission is essentially meant to “coerce or threaten” the Legislature into approving anti-corruption legislation.
As well, numerous statements have been made that the investigation is occurring because the Legislature did not enact proposed “reform” legislation,” he wrote. “These actions amount to an attempt to coerce or threaten the Legislature and upset the separation of powers that exists between the Executive and Legislative branches, and cannot be accepted.”Earlier today The Daily News posted a memo from Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who called the subpoenas an “abuse of process.”
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Stop scratching on holidays
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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