ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Senate Democrats have regrouped from the squabbling and disarray that left them out of power and deep in debt four years ago.
Now the key political issue in this very blue state is whether it’s enough of a comeback to have Democrats running everything in Albany next year.
They already have the Assembly and governor’s office and are expected to easily keep both in the November elections.
That’s a scenario Republicans are using in their effort to alarm voters on Long Island and upstate and keep their grip on the Senate.
The stakes are big: Determining what bills — such as raising the minimum wage to $10.10 hourly and strengthening abortion rights — actually reach the Senate floor in the next two years.
