Supporters of Dream Act legislation say they were “set up”, when a hastily arranged vote on the bill in the Senate chamber late Monday led to the measure’s failure by just one vote.
Karen has covered state government and politics for New York State Public Radio, a network of 10 New York and Connecticut stations, since 1990. She is also a regular contributor to the statewide public television program about New York State government, New York Now. She appears on the reporter’s roundtable segment, and interviews newsmakers.
New York Assembly Democrats approved the Dream Act, a bill to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants. They urged the Senate to follow…
The Dream Act is dead for now in New York State, after the State Senate voted down the measure that would have granted college tuition aid to the children…