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Legislation To Provide LIPA Oversight And Accountability Signed By Governor

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Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Fred Thiele designed to improve LIPA oversight was signed into law.

Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Fred Thiele designed to improve LIPA oversight was signed into law.

Kitty Merrill on Jan 5, 2021
Making the utility accountable to the public it serves was the springboard for legislation sponsored by New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and signed into law by the... more

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