Transcript: New York Voters Weary Of State Senate Chaos

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GUY RAZ
NPR Weekend All Things Considered
07-05-2009
New York Voters Weary Of State Senate Chaos

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Chaos or gridlock, it's hard to tell which better describes the situation in, at least, two major state legislatures: California's and New York's. More on the Golden State in a moment, but first to Albany, where pending legislation is in limbo ever since Republicans and two dissident Democrats tried to take control of the State Senate on June 8th.

Here's NPR's Margot Adler on how it all began and what New Yorkers make of it.

MARGOT ADLER: It started weeks ago with a ...

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