WAMC New York News
(2009-11-06)
The other big issue on the agenda is the politically touchy issue of gay marriage, which has twice passed in the Assembly by large margins.
Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, a strong backer of gay marriage calls the matter "a simple issue of fairness and equity," though he admits his constituency is largely split on the topic.
It's been stalled in the Senate for years, first when Republicans controlled the upper house and for months as Democrats fought among themselves to resolve who was running the place.
"I'm not willing to make a prediction," Hoyts said. "It's a very,very close vote in the State Senate."
Gay marriage is a really hot button issue for religious communities across the state and among some strongly religious members of the Senate.
Also on the agenda are reforms in the state pension system and public authorities.
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