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Sun, June 21: NY State Senate Coup Update

Posted on June 21, 2009 by iwilder

The Times Union/Capitol Confidential Blog reports that Governor Paterson has brought in two mediators–former Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine and former State Senator John Dunne–to try to settle the dispute between the NY State Senate Democrats and Republians. Governor Paterson has also suggested a judge–Chief Judge Jonathan Lippmann– who could preside over a special session to […]

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Tues, June 16th late afternoon: NY State Senate update

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Some updates gathered from two sources–Daily Politics blog and Capitol Confidential blog: The judge dismissed the case the Democrats brought against the 32-30 Republican coalition vote last week. The Democrats and Republicans see that as meaning different things. The Democrats will not appeal the ruling, the Democrats just think the ruling means that the court […]

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NY State Senate Coup: Leaving women’s rights behind

Posted on June 16, 2009 by kwilder

Some of the reasons for the NY State Senate coup that I have heard floated are: Republicans getting fierce about redistricting coming up;  the vote on same-sex marriage coming up; personality conflicts among Democratic State Senators with their leadership; and some NYC business related to budgets and tenants issues. Though, knowing how few women are […]

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NY State Senate update: Afternoon, Mon. June 15

Posted on June 15, 2009 by kwilder

As per news reported at the Time Union/Capitol Confidential and the Daily News/Elizabeth Benjamin’s blog: Instead of meeting the judges 1pm deadline to hammer everything out, all the parties did agree to a recess until 10am tomorrow, and that seemed to satisfy the judge for now. The Governor had tried to call a meeting of […]

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Monserrate coming back to the Democrats

Posted on June 15, 2009 by kwilder

KW: I see this reported at Newsday, but not at the two more political-news sources I use. [Update! on where the news came from… Juan Gonzalez at the Daily News had the exclusive.] (excerpt from) Newsday Report: Monserrate returning to Dems June 15, 2009 / 5:57am …Monserrate, from Queens, told the New York Daily News […]

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Huffington Post/Room 8: Did Monserrate trade quid pro quo?

Posted on June 14, 2009 by kwilder

Original Story at Room Eight: here. Re: NY State Senate coup, etc. Monserrate-Golisano Smoking Gun? June 14, 2009 / Room Eight It appears that Hiram Monserrate–precisely as hypothesized here [Room Eight] on Friday–was/is in desperate straits for money to pay his newly acquired, $750 per-hour, super-lawyer Joe Tacopina, and keep himself from a seven-year state […]

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NOW supports Sarah Palin

Posted on June 14, 2009 by kwilder

I just cannot believe that of all the problems in the world – including the sexist Republicans in the NY State Senate collaborating with Hiram Monserrate who is facing domestic violence charges – that the National Organization for Women (NOW) has decided to do an action alert against late night comedian David Letterman. Here are […]

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You are to blame for Albany’s mess

Posted on June 14, 2009 by kwilder

Columnist Greg David wrote an excellent, if blunt and uncomfortable, reflection on the coup in the NY State Senate. I would also add to his list of why WE the people of NY are to blame. (See my thoughts at bottom.) – KW (excerpt from) Crain’s NY Business You are to blame for Albany’s mess […]

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NY State Senate: Redistricting and power, race and family values…

Posted on June 12, 2009 by kwilder

Elizabeth Benjamin at her Daily News blog posts two great articles about the real reason for the coup. Reason #1: Redistricting Reason #2 to Reason #100: Outlined by Dan Jenison of Newsday

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Thurs. June 11th eve update: NY State Senate

Posted on June 11, 2009 by kwilder

Summary of what is going on, garnished from the Daily News Daily Politics blog, the Times Union Capitol Confidential blog, and Justine at Pisces Cafe: The Democrats went to court in the morning and got nothing. The Republicans met in the State Senate Chamber, but it was mostly ceremony, with no voting. The Democrats went […]

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Top Ten Reasons To Like Third Parties

Posted on June 11, 2009 by kwilder

This video relates indirectly to the current Republican coup happening in the NY State Senate. Check out “Reason Number Three” to like third parties and you will see why. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWE13jpo6U] I think that if there were third party Senators in the mix, the NY State Senate would be a lot more small “d” democratic, and […]

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Thurs. 11:00am: Reps got inside chamber!

Posted on June 11, 2009 by kwilder

A detailed update is at the Daily News Political Blog: here. As per a post at that blog – the Republicans were able to hold session inside the NY State Senate chamber (which appears to mean the Democrats could not get a court injunction.) Someone said that the list of business was locked in a […]

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Thursday, June 11th morning update: Senate Coup

Posted on June 11, 2009 by iwilder

Around 9am, this just in at Daily News blog: …Attorneys representing the apparently deposed majority leader [Malcolm Smith] are right now in court in Troy, according to Smith spokesman Austin Shafran with whom I spoke very briefly this morning… …Apparently, what the Democrats are seeking is for a judge to declare that Smith is still […]

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Wed. 3:30pm NY State Senate update

Posted on June 10, 2009 by kwilder

Some combined notes from Capitol Confidential blog and Daily Politic blog:

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