21.   Bresette said state legislators have been reluctant to come up with the money needed to regulate, train and monitor all home day-care providers.

22.   But he thinks legislators will be open to the idea.

23.   But legislators already are at odds over how long the new president should remain in power.

24.   But many legislators resent being locked out of talks on high-profile issues, even though they know Pataki must return to them before his ideas become law.

25.   But other legislators are less sanguine.

26.   But other legislators were far more open about the tensions they say are growing between the governor and the Legislature over pay and other perceived slights.

27.   But leading legislators are reluctant to reopen past battles.

28.   But legislators have been able to get around that requirement by arguing that a specific issue is a matter of state concern.

29.   But many legislators were not amused when the official House camera operators began panning the chamber.

30.   But so far, not nearly enough legislators are willing.