ALBANY – State Senate has drafted new rules recognizing the Independent Democratic Conference along with Republicans and Democrats, senators briefed on the document said late Tuesday.
An article today in the Albany Times Union says the tweaked rules, accompanied by a separate operating agreement, were finalized by aides to Republican Leader Dean Skelos, of Long Island, and Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein, leader of the five-member Independent Democratic Conference.
Skelos and Klein announced an alliance on Dec. 4, but until Tuesday senators in both conferences had offered only a few key adjectives about their plans to run the chamber in a coalition this year: decisions would be made in a “joint” and “equal” manner.
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