An active but dysfunctional house of the legislature can lead to serious problems. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Mr. de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, dedicated substantial resources to the State Senate Democrats» failed effort to capture the upper house of the legislature last year — which became fodder for Republican attack ads. (observer.com)
The relationship between Cuomo and the Democratic Assembly is close to toxic, as symbolized by the lower house of the legislature holding up the naming of the new Tappan Zee Bridge after Mario Cuomo last spring. (hudsonvalleyone.com)