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Senators Grisanti and Maziarz from WNY, both SUNY Flex advocates, are also on the committee. Jim Seward is there as well and I know he thinks a lot of Zimpher's SUNY Strategic Plan. Expect things to be different this year. WNY's freshmen Senators Grisanti, Gallivan, and Kennedy have all stated they will withhold their votes for any final spending bill that does not include SUNY reforms.

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The big question is whether there are any changes in the Assembly. Anyone know?

 

The GOP gained 8 seats, with one seat being haggled over. I believe if the GOP wins it they will have 51 seats, meaning the Democrats lose their super-majority to over-ride a Cuomo veto. That would just put more power in Cuomo's hands. Silver can still control the vote like last year but he will have less clout. His conference shrinks, meaning his claims that a vote is not in the "interest of his conference" holds less weight. If they try to pass a spending bill without Flex perhaps Cuomo could veto it outright and force them to take up the issue (among many battles that could happen, i.e prop. tax cap, overall spending). Or WNY's Sen. delegates will sit on their budget vote and force Silver to put it up for a vote, or else they won't be paid, just like members had to bitch about last year.

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WNY's freshmen Senators Grisanti, Gallivan, and Kennedy have all stated they will withhold their votes for any final spending bill that does not include SUNY reforms.

 

How'd that work out for Mr. Stachowski?

 

The Assembly will still be the important decision maker here. Loss of the veto-proof majority doesn't change the issue much..as that can't force the Assembly to pass something..only plays a role if the Governor doesn't want something that the Assembly (majority) wants..not vice versa.

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WNY's freshmen Senators Grisanti, Gallivan, and Kennedy have all stated they will withhold their votes for any final spending bill that does not include SUNY reforms.

 

How'd that work out for Mr. Stachowski?

 

The Assembly will still be the important decision maker here. Loss of the veto-proof majority doesn't change the issue much..as that can't force the Assembly to pass something..only plays a role if the Governor doesn't want something that the Assembly (majority) wants..not vice versa.

 

Stach was notoriously weak throughout his long tenure against Downstate Democrats. He was set to assume a key chairmanship that could have bolstered his power but he passed, making many question his ambitions. The UB2020 issue was his last stand and he folded to the pressure from his comrades. He got blitzed in the media, local officials, and UB for insisting there was a 'framework'. Constituents were so fed up he lost in the Democratic primary, and again in the race for his seat running as 3rd candidate (He finished 3rd). The new Sens are strongly on the side of WNY and not the State Democratic machine as Stach was. They saw where that got him.

 

The first issue is not forcing the Assembly to pass it. The first hurdle is, Silver has never allowed it to come to vote. That's the mystery. Silver knew Patterson was a lame duck and didn't feel he needed to listen to him, Sen Sampson, and Zimpher, even though he made an oral promise to work on the issue to them. Now we'll see what a GOP Senate with a pro-SUNY reform Gov with a mandate from the electorate can do against Silver.

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Assembly Higher Ed Chair Glick op-ed piece opposes differential tuition

 

SUNY, CUNY systems at risk

 

Makes you just shake your head at how someone like her who is in the middle of the budget mess has no clue. She, like the few other SUNY reform opponents like the UUP, just say the solution is to fund SUNY. My gosh, why hasn't anyone thought of that!

 

I doubt she's been to see the scale of the 'Appalachia' that Spitzer saw when he ventured outside Manhattan and the Capital building. I also doubt she engages often with the full, bi-partisan WNY delegation who felt they have to pen yet another bill for UB2020 for 2011 and wrote Cuomo urging him to do more than advocate for SUNY (specifically UB) reform, but include it in his budget proposal. I expect SB will have their own bill too, then SUNY will craft one system-wide, just like last year.

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The witch is still at it. Glick is fighting for medicrity.

 

The witch's remarks

 

Not that she would send her kids to a SUNY school, it's for the little people but those poor dumb poor fools need a diploma mill. We wouldn't want to degrade SUNY into a University of California system where students get a good education and clamor to get in.

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