Cuomos talk of not being responsible for a shutdown should he chose to put a poison pill / contentious legislation unrelated to the budget into an extender — ANY poison pill, not just Tier VI — is about the same as his talk of not being responsible for laying people off during contract negotiations. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Parliament will back the triggering of Article 50 with majorities that previous Conservative Prime Ministers would have died for as they struggled to pass contentious legislation connected with Europe. (totalpolitics.com)
Meanwhile, as long as there's going to be an on - going discussion about a pay raise for legislators going on all year, it will perhaps make it easier for Governor Andrew Cuomo to get his budget passed and other contentious legislation, as well. (qgazette.com)