adapted from a post at the albany project
New York State Senate Republicans are awfully sore losers and, well, they are taking it out on the pooties. Seriously.
Some Background: Republicans, who control our state Senate, actually lost a seat this year (Woo-hoo! We won a seat! ). Actually, they lost a seat this year that they lost two years ago, but that's another diary.
The loser? One Nick Spano. Seems Spano promised all sorts of state money (we call them pork "member item" grants here in New York) to various organizations in his district during the campaign. Those grants were approved before the vote.
Then he lost. Now the GOoPers are taking their pork and going home.
The full TAP post and a call for help on the flip...
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