Democrats took hold of the state Legislature with relative ease Tuesday but now comes the hard part – repairing an at least $3 billion projected budget hole and a shaken state economy.
With the fall of the Republican Assembly in Tuesday’s elections, Democrats now take control – and responsibility – for the steering of the course of a state where factories are closing, voters are fearful and government could be facing its largest budget shortfall in years.
Quoted: Charles Franklin, political science.