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Gov. David Paterson insisted the $750 million in scheduled payments to schools and local governments that will be withheld tomorrow are not a “cut” or an “impoundment.”

“The state has run out of money,” Paterson declared. “…We think we are well within the bounds of legal authority.”

NYSUT is reviewing its legal options.

Paterson defended his actions in a Plattsburgh Press-Republican OpEd.

One in five legislators have staffers who do double-duty as their campaign treasurers - an arrangement good government advocates warn could present a conflict of interest.

“Albany’s entrenched pay-to-play culture doesn’t get much more naked than this,” the DN says.

The relationship between the governor and the Legislature is so bad that Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson is refusing to attend formal events with Paterson.

Tired of living on the 32-30 knife’s edge, Senate Democrats are negotiating to make Republicans committee chairs in hopes of improving relations with the minority.

The MTA unveils its new austerity budget this morning, and drastic service cuts are expected.

Paterson said his “hands are tied” when it comes to the MTA because the state has no money.

Andrea Peyser thinks Eliot Spitzer, “whose cast-iron ego will outlast the cockroaches in a nuclear war,” has a good shot at success if he tried for a 2010 comeback.

Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum was once so close to ex-state Comptroller Alan Hevesi that she hired three people close to him, including one of his sons.

Chris Smith marvels at the “indomitability” of New York’s elected officials, writing: “They refuse to go away, even when the law, the voters, or sanity says they should.

The state’s system of juvenile prisons is so riddled with problems the agency overseeing them wants all but the most dangerous of youthful offenders to stay out of them.

The Post likes the idea of letting AG Andrew Cuomo have subpoena power to go after corrupt state lawmakers.

Cindy Adams is standing by her story about Paterson saying he wanted to piss “on” the Legislature.

It’s D-Day for the Kingsbridge Armory project, and so far things are not looking good.

Jordan Moss says Bronx officials can “proudly cross the finish line or meekly toss the keys back to Mayor Bloomberg.”

Rep. Mike Arcuri took a $16,811 trip to Israel that was paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher’s 64-campus tour this summer cost $27,071.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy is seriously considering a statewide run in 2010.

Incoming Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano has ties to a GOP powerhouse law firm on Long Island.

A former Bronx police commander is returning to be a civilian deputy commissioner.

This isn’t the first time there has been so much upheaval at the Capitol.

The Times calls on the Court of Appeals to hear an “expedited” appeal of the eminent domain decision that has complicated Columbia’s expansion.

The Council’s Transportation Committee is set today to override Bloomberg’s veto of expanded free parking permits for clergy.

There’s already controversy over the possibility that a woman will be named FDNY commissioner.

City poll workers are still waiting to get paid.

Sen. Brian Foley said rumors he won’t seek re-election next fall are “completely untrue.”

GOP leaders in NY-19 are looking for an alternative to candidate Nan Hayworth, even though she has national support.

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants to make sure new optical scan voting machines have privacy curtains.

More proof Rudy Giuliani isn’t running for anything next year: He’s scheduled to address the Bakersfield Business Conference on Oct. 9, 2010.

Despite his recent conviction on federal corruption charges, ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is still popular in the Capital Region.

Recently-released national test scores bring into question the Bloomberg administration’s claims of success in education reform.

President Obama gave himself a B+ for his first 10 months in office.

Obama called the party-crashing incident at the White House a “screw up” and vowed it won’t happen again.

Two Republicans passed over for their party’s nomination in the NY-23 special election are eyeing a run for the seat in 2010.

Mindful of the anti-Wall Street sentiment (except where Paterson is concerned), Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack is opting for a low-key retirement party.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is worried about Asian carp in the Great Lakes.

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