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Tales from the Coup: The Coup
Capitol Confidential
English - May 17, 2019 03:00 - 42 minutes - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsPolitics News Government politics senate capital capitol commentary confidential cuomo government legislature news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
June 8, 2009 was supposed to be a quiet day in the state Senate.
But the plans of the Democratic majority were quickly upended when Senate Republicans initiated a procedural power grab to take back control of the chamber they had run for decades.
This tumultuous day in New York history is the focus for the latest installment of the "Tales from the Coup" podcast series.
The episode explores how the procedural gambit worked, highlights the action on the floor of the Senate and reveals how lawmakers, reporters and Albany insiders responded to the chaos.
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June 8, 2009 was supposed to be a quiet day in the state Senate.
But the plans of the Democratic majority were quickly upended when Senate Republicans initiated a procedural power grab to take back control of the chamber they had run for decades.
This tumultuous day in New York history is the focus for the latest installment of the "Tales from the Coup" podcast series.
The episode explores how the procedural gambit worked, highlights the action on the floor of the Senate and reveals how lawmakers, reporters and Albany insiders responded to the chaos.
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