With Espada's Re-Defection, Skelos Clings to Reform
By Jimmy Vielkind | July 9, 2009 | 5:51 pm
ALBANY—Dean Skelos, the leader of the State Senate Republican conference, just threw in the... READ MORE»
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With Espada's Re-Defection, Skelos Clings to Reform
By Jimmy Vielkind | July 9, 2009 | 5:49 pm
ALBANY—Dean Skelos, the leader of the State Senate Republican conference, just threw in the towel. "I hope now that the leadership situation will be behind us," Skelos just told reporters. He hoped that Democrats would stick to the reformed rules of the chamber passed on June 8, which he insisted was the entire point of the coup that crippled the State Senate for an entire month. "It was about reform, it continues to be about... READ MORE»
The Clock Is Ticking: Can Anyone Break the Statemate in Albany?
By Jimmy Vielkind | June 28, 2009 | 10:05 pm
ALBANY—Sunday's extraordinary session of the still-chaotic State Senate was really extraordinary for one reason only: The Democrats set a new speed record of one minute, 55 seconds between gaveling in and gaveling out.... READ MORE»
