Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks to Withhold Senators' Pay
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Meanwhile, facing a holiday weekend trapped in Albany, both sides of the Senate stalemate say they're closing in on an end to the nearly four-week standoff over control of the chamber.
After a one-hour closed-door meeting between feuding Senate leaders and Governor Paterson, the governor is planning to mediate tomorrow to try to mesh power sharing proposals from both sides.
The Democratic conference is pushing for a short-term arrangement to pass some critical bills for New York City and local governments statewide. The Republican-dominated coalition that staged a June 8th coup seeks a power-sharing deal to run through the end of the Senate term in December 2010.