COMMON CAUSE/NY, SQUADRON TO URGE SENATE MAJORITY TO GIVE "LLC LOOPHOLE" BILL FULL SENATE VOTE

AdvocatesDeliver Thousands of Signatures to Close Loophole, Push New Leader to Adhere to Senate Rules

ALBANY, NY (05/27/2015)(readMedia)-- On Thursday, May 28, State Senator Daniel Squadron, Common Cause/NY and good government advocacy groups will urge Senate Majority Leader Flanagan to hold a full senate vote on S.60 to close the "LLC loophole."

WHO:

State Senator Daniel Squadron, Common Cause/NY, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, League of Women Voters, MoveOn Albany, NYPIRG, elected officials and advocates.
WHAT:

Press Conference hosted by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Common Cause/NY and good government advocacy groups to urge a full Senate vote on Squadron's legislation to close the LLC loophole (S.60). Squadron will present a letter he wrote to Majority Leader Flanagan, which explains the latest Republican effort to block his bill. Good government groups will announce the delivery of several thousand petition signatures to the offices of the two State Senators who are preventing a vote on this bill to close the LLC loophole – Senator Ranzenhofer and Senate Leader Flanagan. The bill passed the Assembly this session with strong bipartisan support (A.06975/Kavanagh).
WHEN: Thursday May 28, 2015 at 11:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: State Capitol Building
3rd Floor
Senate Side
Albany, New York 12224
NOTES:

 Petition Delivery to Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Senator Ranzenhofer will take place immediately after press conference.