As reported by The Forward on 4.4.18:
Simcha Felder, the rogue state senator who held up the entire state budget last week in a bid to end government oversight of Orthodox yeshiva curricula, just got handed a royal flush.
A reordering of the Albany political calculus on Wednesday made him the most powerful man in New York politics. The surprise dissolution of a breakaway caucus of Senate Democrats leaves Felder as the last piece the Democratic Party needs to consolidate control of the entire state government.
If he wants to make a deal, Felder has a chance to try to extract major concessions from the Democratic leadership in return for rejoining them.
“They’re empowering Simcha more than he was before,” said one Jewish New York political operative. “He’s not going to flip unless they give him a tremendous, tremendous deal.”
Read the full story here: https://forward.com/news/398157/suddenly-simcha-felder-is-the-most-powerful-man-in-new-york/
— Posted on 4.19, backdated to 4.4
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