Katherine S. Carsky, a Yonkers Republican, complained that in recent months, her requests for press releases were delayed or even "lost."

State Senator Nick Spano, a Yonkers Republican, called last week for legislation requiring competitive bidding by municipalities for contracts worth more than $300.

"We are a hair away from getting it done," said Senator Nicholas A. Spano, a Yonkers Republican who is the mental health committee chairman.

One bill to expand free broadcasts, sponsored by Senator Nicholas A. Spano, a Yonkers Republican, had already been held on the Senate floor.

The budget committee, led by Mrs. Carsky, a Yonkers Republican, chose the surplus.

"I think it's dead," said Senator Nicholas Spano, a Yonkers Republican.

Absent for the vote was Katherine S. Carsky, a Yonkers Republican.

But Legislator Katherine S. Carsky, a Yonkers Republican, disagrees.

"Westhelp is going to happen," said the budget committee's new chairman, Katherine S. Carsky, a Yonkers Republican.

Louis A. Mosiello, a Yonkers Republican, said he would focus on public-safety issues.