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You can't Hev it!

Law could strip crook pols like Al of pension

By CARL CAMPANILE
Last Updated: 6:38 AM, October 9, 2010
Posted: 2:13 AM, October 9, 2010

Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's corruption conviction this week could spur passage of a measure that strips the pensions of public officials who abuse their office, lawmakers and watchdogs said yesterday.
"This could be the tipping point," said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

"Hevesi is a high-profile case that elevates the issue of Albany corruption. It's something that could be on the agenda once the Legislature gets back into session" in January.

Sen. Craig Johnson (D- Port Washington) calls the Diana Jones Ritter's employment contract "a sweetheart deal."

Temporary liquor license now law

A severe backlog in the liquor license review process has been hindering small businesses from maximizing their profits, due to an inability to sell alcohol. A new pilot program created by Senator Craig Johnson, D-Port Washington, hopes to circumvent the stalled State Liquor Authority process, however.

New legislation designed to speed up the liquor licensing process would be "a relief" to small business owners.

Port Washington senator drafted legislation to investigate and prosecute public corruption.

The public is angry and so am I.

Albany has been gripped in a web of investigations, scandals, and, in some cases, outright criminality. This bi-partisan shame has been allowed to fester due to a generations-old bi-partisan compact that ties the hands of those best equipped to root out public corruption.

Not many people know this, but the New York State Office of the Attorney General – despite having ample resources – does not have the power to initiate public corruption cases.

By Adina Genn

Monfort Plaza Shopping Center on Port Washington Blvd. is seemingly barren after the sudden tree removal on July 12 that took the community by surprise. To many, it's still a sore subject. Just ask Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington).

"I'm one of those residents with a very raw feeling about those trees," Johnson said, adding that since his family moved here in 1976, he's watched the trees mature.

Sen. Craig Johnson's sponsored legislation is signed into law and protects residents against discrimination.

Legislation sponsored by Senator Craig M. Johnson (D-Nassau) that will protect disabled New York state residents from discrimination was signed into law last week.

"This state, and Port Washington in particular, has a rich history of defending the civil rights of its residents," Senator Johnson said. "We are the home to the Helen Keller National Center and have been at the forefront of promoting equality and fairness for all out our residents. I am proud to have helped enact a law that follows this tradition and ensures that we protect those who may not be able to protect themselves."

The Colonial Road Bridge in Thomaston will undergo a $10 million replacement under the recently enacted MTA 2010-2014 Capital Plan, Senator Craig M. Johnson, (D-Nassau), announced.

“This bridge was built in 1897 and is in a total state of disrepair,” Senator Johnson said. “Colonial Road bridge was simply not designed to handle the amount of traffic that currently uses it.”

Colonial Road Bridge in Thomaston.

Senator Johnson's Bill to Disqualify Terror Companies From Obtaining State Contracts Also Passes

Senate Passes Bill to Mandate Life Without Parole for Child Killers

The Senate Democratic Majority recently passed critical legislation that would have those responsible for the intentional death of a child subject to the strictest possible punishment under the law, Senator Craig M. Johnson, (D-Nassau), announced.

The Child Protection Act of 2010 (S7705) establishes the class A-I felony of aggravated murder of a child. The penalty for this crime would be life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Aggravated Murder of a Child includes:

The Manhasset High School Crew Team held its Spring Awards dinner on June 6 at the Strathmore Vanderbilt Country Club. The team was very honored to have two distinguished guests attend the dinner to recognize its accomplishments this season-State Senator Craig Johnson and Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman.

In addition to the awards presented by the team’s coaches, Senator Craig Johnson presented The New York State Scholastic Rowing Association’s (NYSSRA) Scholar/Athlete Team Awards.

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