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On last night’s program, possible candidate for governor Rick Lazio said Governor David Paterson is partially to blame for the State Senate gridlock. Watch the video above.

Tonight's program includes the NY1 Wiseguys and Francis Barry, the author of "The Scandal of Reform."

The New York Times

Hakim & Confessore report: “A state judge on Monday ordered the 62 members of the Senate to convene together Tuesday morning, backing Gov. David A. Paterson’s latest attempt to break the deadlock in the chamber. Justice Joseph C. Teresi of State Supreme Court in Albany issued the ruling as the stalemate in the Senate showed no signs of coming to a negotiated settlement three weeks after a leadership coup threw the chamber into chaos. When the meeting will actually take place remains to be seen; Senate Republicans were appealing Justice Teresi’s ruling and were expected to get a stay that will delay the session.”

Eric Lichtblau notes: “The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal brought by families and insurers of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, in an effort to link the Saudi royal family to the financing of Al Qaeda and terrorism. The decision lets stand a lower court ruling that found Saudi Arabia and members of the royal family could not be sued in American court because of a 1976 law granting sovereign immunity to foreign countries.”

NYC columnist Clyde Haberman is sick of the Health Department’s “shock and awe” anti-smoking campaign.

New York Post

A Post trio reports: “Mayor Bloomberg's legal authority to run the city's school system could expire tonight after Senate Democratic leader John Sampson hardened his position against quick passage of mayoral-control legislation. ‘We said we are dealing with noncontroversial bills . . . Mayoral control is a controversial issue [among Senate Democrats] -- and we would like some input,’ Sampson said. The Democratic lawmaker pointedly left mayoral control off a list of bills that he said he was prepared to act on today.”

Goldenberg & Greene write: “The city is ready to sign off on an agreement to regulate pedicabs -- but drivers and a key City Council member said yesterday the measure should be tougher. Industry advocates and Councilman Leroy Comrie, who oversaw a hearing on the pedicab deal yesterday, are pushing for additional safety measures, including drug testing of pedicab operators and an added layer of verification of their driver's licenses.”

Dave Seifman notes: “The next ‘tweet’ you get may come from City Hall. Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that the city will use Twitter to send out information about such things as alternate-side parking rules, school closures and other government events.”

New York Daily News

The edit-heads write: “However daunting the task may be, Controller Thomas DiNapoli today must rise to fulfill his duty to New York's 19 million citizens. He must announce he will refuse to approve the payroll of the state Senate at the next opportunity - which arrives July 8 - should the body remain paralyzed. DiNapoli has ducked responsibility to stop checks. He can do so no longer, not when Senate power-playing begins to have painful consequences tomorrow morning.”

Op-ed columnist Bill Hammond notes: “Just when New York State needed strong, decisive action from its chief executive, Gov. Paterson has transformed himself - at least temporarily - from 98-pound weakling to Batman.”

Newsday

The edit-heads opine: “A quick vote on immediate matters is not what the Senate needs. As this page has argued, the warring parties need a power-sharing pact that will last through the 2010 elections.”

And there will be no quick votes here – at least not until tomorrow.

Bob Hardt