The bill, long sought by businesses, contains two sections.

He could also damage his campaign by vetoing a bill strongly sought by the state's powerful and politically active teachers' unions.

"We review each of the bills on their individual merit," he said, noting that the governor had vetoed many bills sought by unions this year.

But right now a special-interest bill sought by New York City's police and fire unions is flying through the Assembly and Senate.

But in 1917, a group of antiwar senators talked to death a bill sought by President Wilson to allow the arming of American merchant ships.

Republicans then tried but failed to rush through a bill long sought by the oil industry that would speed regulatory approval for new refineries.

The Senate is voting on a bill long sought by governors to curb the imposition of costly Federal requirements on the states.

History demonstrates that rank-and-file Assembly members will vote in favor of any bill sought by the city police unions, no matter how idiotic.

A month ago, a similar bill sought by Senator Hollings was approved at the committee level but was dropped in conference with the House.

Several bills sought by tavern owners and tobacco lobbyists to water down the state's recently enacted ban on smoking in the workplace also remained bottled up in committee this evening.