Gov. Spitzer Situation in New York Has Broadwater Implications in Connecticut
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Gov. Spitzer Situation in New York Has Broadwater Implications in Connecticut
Political insiders are wondering how long Gov. Eliot Spitzer will last in office following a prostitution scandal that was plastered all over the front pages Tuesday of every New York newspaper.
The scandal made front-page news in Connecticut, too, but the state has an even broader interest regarding the future of the controversial Broadwater liquefied natural gas proposal in Long Island Sound. A key deadline of April 11 is looming, and officials on this side of Long Island Sound have been wondering how Spitzer would react to the proposal.
All four U.S. Senators in the region - two in New York State and two in Connecticut - have all weighed in against Broadwater. The big question is how Spitzer - or Paterson - will decide.
“There are a number of approvals that are pending in New York that could block this” proposal, said Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, the highest-ranking senator. “It appears Lieutenant Governor David Paterson will be the next governor of New York, possibly in the next few days.”
