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		<title>Join Us at Our May 20th Health Fair!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh invites you to our third annual 74th Assembly District Healthy Living Fair WHEN: Sunday, May 20th 2012, 11:00 am &#8211; 3:00 pm WHERE: Health Professions &#38; Human Services High School 345 East 15th Street (between 1st &#38; 2nd Avenue) (access for people with disabilities on East 16th St) COST: Free! FREE HEALTH [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly Passes Kavanagh’s Bill Restricting Styrofoam Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 30, 2012, the Assembly passed bill A02097, sponsored by Assemblymember Kavanagh, which would discourage the use of disposable Styrofoam by food service operations of the state and local government agencies and their contractors throughout the state. Styrofoam is a notorious pollutant that is very difficult to recycle due to its light weight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh Helps Take Action to End Tenant Blacklisting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 26, 2012, Hon. A. Gail Prudenti, the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State Courts, announced that the Housing Court would stop selling the names of individuals involved in landlord-tenant disputes to commercial data vendors. The practice of selling such data created what housing advocates refer to as tenant blacklisting. Assemblymember Kavanagh joined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assembly Election Committee Passes Kavanagh Campaign Finance Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 26, 2012, the State Assembly Election Committee reported bill A05857, sponsored by Assemblymember Kavanagh. The bill would require donors who contribute more than $100 to a campaign committee to disclose their occupation, employer, and employer’s address. Unlike the federal and New York City campaign finance systems, such disclosure is not currently required from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh Participates in Stuyvesant Little League Parade</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 26, 2012, Assemblymember Kavanagh joined the Stuyvesant Town Little League for the official kick off of its season of youth baseball, softball and tee ball at its annual parade through Stuyvesant Town.]]></description>
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		<title>The Villager: Rent Board a Rubber Stamp, Needs Real Reform, Pols Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Villager published the following article on April 19, 2012. The original version is available here. ______________________________ Rent board a rubber stamp, needs real reform, pols say BY ANDY HUMM  &#124; April 19, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court put off until at least April 23 a decision on whether to hear a constitutional challenge to New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh, Squadron, Quinn, Tenants Rally For Rent Guidelines Board Reform Ahead of Annual Vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legislation Would Require Council Approval of RGB Appointments, Ensure More Accessible and Diverse Board NEW YORK – Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, State Senator Daniel Squadron, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Tenants &#38; Neighbors, the Real Rent Reform coalition, elected officials, and tenants from around the City rallied to urge passage of state legislation to reform the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh Introduces the East River Blueway Plan to Community Stakeholders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, April 9th, Assemblymember Kavanagh spoke at a public community meeting on the East River Blueway Plan, co-sponsored by Community Board 6 and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer at Baruch College. He was also joined by City Councilmember Dan Garodnick and Claire Weisz and Adam Lubinksy of WXY architecture + urban design, the firm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh Supports the Restoration of State Sales Tax Exemption for Shoes and Clothing Less than $110</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 21:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective April 1, 2012, clothing, shoes, and materials used to make and repair clothing are exempt from the State&#8217;s 4% sales tax, up to $110. Assemblymember Kavanagh is proud to support a tax cut that will benefit the working families and small businesses of Manhattan, especially as the economy slowly recovers and New Yorkers get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kavanagh Joins Environmental Groups to Keep Mercury Out of the Waste Stream</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 21, 2012, Assemblymember Kavanagh joined a newly-formed coalition of environmental groups, public health advocates, and municipal recyclers calling for manufacturers to take steps to minimize the threat their products pose to consumers and the environment. Kavanagh is also working with his colleagues to enact a law specifically aimed at mercury in light bulbs.  [...]]]></description>
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