HTN: Paterson to Call Special Session

Although the legislative session is supposed to come to an end today, senators could be staying in Albany a bit longer. Fed up with the partisan bickering, Governor David Paterson is ordering a special session beginning Tuesday that could keep senators in Albany every day, including weekends and the July 4th holiday.

The Senate has been at a standstill for weeks, after Republicans seized control of the chamber and a bitter fight has been raging over leadership positions.Paterson warns Senators that there will be no excuses and no tolerance for not complying with the order. Democrats have refused to enter a session under the Republican control and Republicans have not been willing to enter any power-sharing agreements. Paterson announced that former Lieutenant Governor Stan Lundine and former state Senator John Dunne will act as mediators in the leadership dispute in the state Senate.