Budget Agreement Remains Elusive So Far (Updated)

Source involved in #nybudget talks tells me messages of necessity may be required for teacher evaluation issue.
— Jimmy Vielkind (@JimmyVielkind) March 28, 2015

As such: methinks no #nybudget kumbaya today. We shall see.
— Jimmy Vielkind (@JimmyVielkind) March 28, 2015

And:

.@NYGovCuomo tells the press there will "probably" be messages of necessity for the #nybudget pic.twitter.com/yebdUueVde
— Jimmy Vielkind (@JimmyVielkind) March 28, 2015

Also, Cuomo's flying attack monkeys took notice of the protest outside his NYC office today:

Soooo, not a ton of difference between the tactics of the far left and the far right. pic.twitter.com/56l4ZuyjBM
— Rich Azzopardi (@RichAzzopardi) March 28, 2015

You know they're feeling a little desperate when they start trotting out the Bill O'Reilly rhetoric (i.e., "far left" and "far right".)

More as we get it.


UPDATE - 4:15 PM: And we get a little more info that suggests negotiations have hit a bit of a snag:

Q: So no #nybudget deal today? @NYGovCuomo: No
— Yancey Roy (@YanceyRoy) March 28, 2015

With no deal imminent, @NYGovCuomo leaving Albany for NYC for Inner Circle show and Greek Independence gala. #nybudget
— Yancey Roy (@YanceyRoy) March 28, 2015