Rick Karlin of The Times Union in Albany has been pondering what to expect for the final weeks of this year's state legislative session starting Monday morning. On the one hand, he's pondering whether governor-elect Andrew Cuomo will be on hand for pep-talks, or even a bit of get-tough counseling. He's also been reporting on the fact that gas drilling companies have been urging the state not to put a moratorium on gas fracking for the coming year (duh) by looking into the mechanics of the Assembly's need to finally take the issue up months after the state Senate passed a resolution for a moratorium last summer. And finally, there's that matter about finally getting a casino into Sullivan County, although we find it telling that it's now been years since Greene County's even been mentioned in the same sentance as gambling, even though the county once banked its future on such possibilities. Or at least a number of its key legislators did, before selling some land they owned for the building of the Home Depot near Thruway exit 21.

Should be an interesting session...
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