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I just saw this news release (pdf) from Citizens Union, an interesting take on how the state senate deadlock might be broken.  From their blurb: Citizens Union, in a joint letter with Assemblymember Gianaris and its good government colleague Common Cause/NY, outlined a process under current law that would allow Governor Paterson to appoint a Lieutenant Governor and help bring an end to the ongoing deadlock in the State Senate. CU is arguing that under the Public Officers Law, Paterson can in fact appoint a new Lt. Gov to break the deadlock.  I’m not a lawyer…comments on this? Gannett’s Joseph Spector reports that GOP Sen. George Winner responded to suggestion by citing a 1943 finding by the then-attorney general that this … More >>