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December 13, 2006
Pataki Agrees to Let Spitzer Fill Some Vacant Posts
The NY Times By Danny Hakim and Michael Cooper
Gov. George E. Pataki has agreed not to fill some key vacancies at the state’s public authorities, to address Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer’s concerns that his hands would be tied for years by the outgoing governor’s appointments, officials said yesterday.
The deal came as lawmakers returned to Albany for a special legislative session today and a last round of Pataki-era deal making. The governor spoke to the Senate and Assembly leaders in separate telephone conversations yesterday, but the sides continue to negotiate over several issues, including a legislative pay raise, Mr. Pataki’s proposal to establish procedures for civil confinement of sex offenders after their prison terms end, and the proposed Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn.
Posted by lumi at December 13, 2006 8:14 AM