Recession, and payback, hit Senate GOP

Here’s a press release we got from Republican Senator Joe Griffo, who serves Lewis and parts of St. Lawrence and Oneida counties:

Senator Joseph A. Griffo (R-I-C, Rome) announced that effectively immediately, his satellite offices in Massena and Lowville have been closed due to cutbacks in his State Senate legislative allotment and resources. North Country citizens looking to contact him to discuss state-related issues or to make an appointment can call a toll-free number that will be directed to his remaining district office in Utica. That number is 1-800-226-1558.

I suppose the recession has something to do with it. But after decades in the majority, Senate Republicans are feeling the pinch of minority status. Of course, this is what Senate Democrats had to deal with for all those years, and you know politicians rarely skimp on payback.