Friday’s Briefing: The Boys Are Back In Town

by Contributor | August 8, 2008 2:59 pm

The State Senate’s back at work today, trying to head off your anger over high taxes and the Governor’s demand for a tax cap.

What’s on their to-do list?

• Nominations to state posts[1] (including one that will make it harder for Democrats to take over the Senate this year);
• Lead abatement[2], to protect kids;
• Bullying[3], to protect kids some more;
• Home heating costs help[4] (if the minority Democrats get their way, which they usually don’t);
• Initiative and referendum[5] (but not recall).

Did’ja see the property tax cap on that list?  Me either.  Could still happen.

On The Subject Of Your Money:

• State Comptroller DiNapoli says when we’re in this bad of financial shape, no cut is off the table[6].
• Potential place to start:  Highest paid state employee made $1.5 million[7] last year, after a pay cut.
• Gov. Paterson signs some bills, sends others[8] to bill purgatory.  His vetoes aren’t making him any friends[9].
• A quote to give some urgency to the financial talks: “We cannot remain competitive by making products here in Upstate New York,”[10] said the head of a company moving jobs to China.

Elsewhere:

• Paterson’s gay equality order has its day in court[11].  Observers think Paterson’s order will stand[12].
• Senate’s top Republican dodges the question of what the Governor wants[13].

Gather Round The Campfire:

Go to the camp where, as one camper put it, “clothes suck”[14].
“Hello Muddah,
Hello Faddah.
I’ve got the runs at
Camp Grenada…”

Dep’t Of Only In New York:

• Pigeon-napping.[15] Who knew?

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