Does this tweet mean the senate GOP has come to an agreement on rent regulations and/or property tax language? Are Democrats vetting the religious liberty language in a new SSM bill? @NYSenDems Update: we’re just beginning to receive drafts of legislation and will be conferencing on them at 4PM today. #NYSenate Stay tuned…. and keep […]

This Lower Hudson Valley reporter says they are discussing rent regulations and tuition increases, not ssm: Senate Republicans are now into the sixth hour of a closed-door meeting to discuss the newly minted Affordable Housing Act—an all-encompassing bill to enact a property-tax cap, provide mandate relief and establish new rent-control laws for New York City […]

Democrats have started criticizing Republicans for not voting on their issue: Frustrations flared in the Capitol on Friday as Democratic lawmakers and gay rights advocates suggested that the Republicans in the State Senate were deliberately delaying a vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. It was a marked change of tone from […]

New York law states that, unless it’s an emergency, the text of any bill should be provided 72 hours in advance of the vote, to allow the language to be reviewed by the public. NY Sen Greg Ball (who is voting NO, by the way) has said “the final text is public” … but the […]

The AP with the update: New York’s Republican Senate again failed to take up Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bill to legalize gay marriage after another marathon session Thursday and protests by hundreds of demonstrators. … Thursday, Senate leader Dean Skelos abruptly ended the session just before 11 p.m. for the “health of the members,” who […]

God bless these good people! After three days of protesting gay marriage, the Hall family was exhausted. Their stash of supplies — homemade sandwiches, sunflower seeds and sliced vegetables — had been depleted. And the monotonous routine of holding up handwritten placards had lost much of its novelty. “We are very weary at the end […]