Coming up on that special session

by: simonstl

Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 13:13:40 PM EDT

Might something actually get done in the New York State Senate today? I still wonder about the legality of anything they do, but Senators seem to be seething about the Governor, and maybe that will take this in a new direction.

The chamber was empty a while ago, and albanycitizen1 reports Malcolm Smith's emergence from a meeting with Republicans.

I'll update this post as I hear more. If you want to watch the video, maybe around 3:00pm, it's here, at the bottom of the page.

A real special session tomorrow?

by: simonstl

Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 23:24:54 PM EDT

I'm kind of wondering if Governor Paterson's twitter feed got hacked, but I see there:

The leadership from both the Republicans and Democrats has notified my office that they will attend tomorrow's Extraordinary Session.

I guess we'll see!

Showdown?

by: simonstl

Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 14:21:40 PM EDT

We're building up to some kind of show in just a few minutes, around 3:00pm.

It sounds like Espada has the keys to the Senate chamber, though not the Sergeant-at-Arms' support for using them.

Meanwhile, Malcolm Smith is going to court for an injunction to stop this session, which makes me wonder which court he's headed to and how friendly they'll be.

Paterson is calling on everyone to "act like adults", as he is "not going to interfere with what goes on in the legislative branch. I'm not going to go knock down the doors of the Senate and open them up."

Want to see what's at stake? Here's the active list. I always wondered if sales tax renewals would become political footballs, and it looks like we've arrived there.

(And a big thanks to CapCon, source of all these links.)