Morning briefing
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- September
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Republicans and county clerks from around the state are gathering in Albany this morning to protest Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s reversal of a policy that required a Social Security number as a condition of getting a driver’s license. Opponents think allowing illegal immigrants to get licenses will endanger homeland security. The governor has defended his policy change.
Alexander “Sandy” Treadwell is running his own campaign instead of managing others’ races as he seeks the GOP nomination to run against freshman U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat.
New York education, energy and environmental officials are pushing “green” schools as a way to save money and the environment in the long run.
The state Department of Health released a study yesterday showing that a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has lowered heart attack rates and health-care costs.
The Senate Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee held a hearing yesterday on the governor’s proposal to have the New York Racing Association continue to run the state’s racing franchise. The Legislature will vote to keep NYRA, whose contract expires at the end of the year, or choose from among three other bidders.
State Sen. John Sabini, D-Queens, was charged with driving while intoxicated early Thursday.
The 79-year-old mayor of Webster, Monroe County, abruptly resigned yesterday without providing an explanation.
A Westchester County legislator has persuaded the New York State Association of Counties to investigate whether the state is losing film business to states with more generous incentives.
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
