Albany lawmakers poised to approve budget cuts; same-sex vote looms
ALBANY -- Lawmakers were poised early this morning to approve their own deficit reduction plan that Gov. David A. Paterson reluctantly accepted - though it fails to completely stanch the red ink.
The Assembly was expected to begin voting after 3 a.m. while the State Senate will take up the bills at 10 a.m.
More than half the $2.8-billion savings plan consists of steps Paterson began...
