State budget talks
More than seven weeks after the legal deadline to pass the state budget, lawmakers thought they had a deal on the $140 billion package late Monday, only to see it fall apart and force everyone back to the negotiating table. Harrison Sheppard in the Daily News.
The Senate and Assembly had scheduled and then canceled votes on the budget at 10 p.m. Monday, after legislative leaders had earlier in the day indicated they had a deal. They continued to negotiate late into the night.
Both political parties blamed each other for the failure.
"We thought we had some tentative agreement and that didn't pan out," said Senate Republican Leader Sen. Dick Ackerman, R-Tust
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