NY Minute: Politicians eye voters' mood as state budget approaches latest-ever record

Also: Paladino gaining on Lazio; figure in Paterson scandal is reassigned.

From the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle:

As lawmakers return to Albany today, one date hangs over them: Aug. 11, 2004, the record set for the all-time latest state budget.
Along with the possibility of surpassing that milestone, incumbents also face an increasingly frustrated electorate at a time when the balance of the state Senate hangs by a thread and all 212 legislative seats will be on the November ballot.
"I think the incumbents are taking a big gamble hoping that something else or that someone else will catch the public ire," said Marist College pollster Lee Miringoff.

» Albany eager to accomplish anything as voter frustration rises [Rochester Democrat & Chronicle] » Putt-ering pols play as NY budget burns [New York Post]

In other state news:

» Polls show Paladino is gaining on Lazio for GOP governor nod [The Buffalo News]

» Maj. Charles Day, key figure in Gov. Paterson scandal, is reassigned to less prestigious post [New York Daily News]

» Cops stopped me three times in my youth, Gov. Paterson says [New York Daily News]