Republican members of the State Senate will convene behind closed doors this morning to discuss whether it's time for Skelos, a Long Islander who has led their conference for just shy of seven years, to relinquish the reins as he
fights federal charges that he traded
official favors with a major developer and
environmental company that gave a job and money to his son.
With the
Environmental Protection Agency convening a National Bedbug Summit Tuesday, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and several council members called on
federal officials to put money into initiatives to
fight the minuscule, resilient creatures.