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John Defrancisco

State Senate Does Nothing on Ethics Reform

By Jimmy Vielkind | September 10, 2009 | 11:24 pm

ALBANY—The State Senate decided, on ethics reform, that no loaf was better than half. Members of the chamber failed--along party lines, with Republicans voting against--to pass a bill requiring more enforcement by government watchdogs, prompting Democrats to lay aside another bill passed by the... READ MORE»

Senate Debates Budget Without Hassell-Thompson

By Jimmy Vielkind | March 31, 2009 | 7:08 pm

ALBANY—Debate over the budget has begun in the State Senate without any sign of Senator Ruth Hassell-Thomspon, who was taken to the hospital earlier... READ MORE»

John DeFrancisco Will Be Ranking Republican on Senate Finance

By Jimmy Vielkind | January 13, 2009 | 11:45 am

ALBANY—State Senator John DeFrancisco, who until this year chaired the chamber's Judiciary Committee, will now serve as the ranking member on the Finance Committee, a Senate source... READ MORE»