Despite the show of force by state workers rallying at the Capitol on Monday, the Legislature gave the green light to Governor Paterson’s 6th budget extender, which also included mandatory furlough for state workers beginning next week. However, there was a group who voted no on the subject – Senate Republicans are angry that they are being excluded from budget negotiations. Upstate Republican Joe Griffo will join us in the studio to discuss the stalemate… plus the administration reacts to the criticisms of state workers’ unions, and we discuss brownfield reform.

 

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