Key approvals remain as LIPA overhaul bill passes
Photo credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara | Power lines are seen in Centereach. (Dec. 11, 2012)
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The State Legislature's passage early Friday of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan to overhaul the Long Island Power Authority was the biggest but not the last hurdle to clear before the changes can begin.
The Assembly passed the bill around 1 a.m. by a vote of 103-34, with seven Republican Assembly members voting in favor of the measure and two Democrats opposed. The bill passed unanimously in the...
