The bills are designed to keep the government running until a new budget, now 74 days late, is reached. (nydailynews.com)
The finish line came just a few hours later, as the Senate voted 65 - 33 in favor of a $ 1.15 trillion omnibus spending bill and companion $ 629 billion tax bill that should keep the government running through September (Greenwire, Dec. 18). (scientificamerican.com)
Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, who had insisted he wouldn't back a budget without raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 included in it, backed the extender, saying his priority was to keep government running in New York. (nystateofpolitics.com)