Another day, another battle brewing at the Capitol – this time over the revenue portion of the two-way budget deal struck by the Legislature, part of which Gov. David Paterson began vetoing last night.

UPDATE: It’s now unclear whether the Assembly and/or the Senate will be taking up the revenue bill today. Late last night a chapter amendment was introduced to address, among other thing, the same-sex marriage language that Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. has an issue with.

The chapter amendment needs to age for three days. So, lawmakers could either wait and pass the amendment and the bill together or pass the bill today and the chapter later this week.

In short: We’re going to be here awhile.

It’s possible there will be a no-fault divorce deal today, I’m told. Talks are ongoing. (Remember: The Senate passed it; the Assembly hasn’t so far). And, as per the DN Capitol Bureau Chief Ken Lovett, there’s a deal on the domestic workers bill of rights – the first of its kind in the nation.

I ran into some weary Democratic senators after the governor’s Red Room veto show and posed the override question. They admitted it’s a long shot in their house, since it takes a two-thirds vote (42 senators) to get there, which means 10 Republicans would have to break from their conference.

That is highly unlikely, given the hard line on taxes and spending increases the minority conference has taken – not to mention the fact that all 30 GOP senators voted “no” on the two-way bills yesterday.

However, one senator did note that among the parts of the budget that have yet to pass are the bills that fund the legislative (and judiciary) salaries.

Recall that lawmakers haven’t been paid since they blew the April 1 budget deadline. That could provide some leverage if the Democrats really want to play hardball (in other words: Provide the votes for an override or we won’t bring the pay bill up for passage).

Doubtful, though.

As for the revenue bill, it remains to be seen if Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson will have to do another day of arm twisting to get it passed.

The troublesome same-sex marriage language will reportedly be removed, which means Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. should be in the fold on this vote. But as yesterday’s last-minute mess proved, to call the Bronx Democrat “unpredictable” is a bit of an understatement.

Session is at noon.

Paterson has a slew of radio and TV interviews this morning. They are as follows:

- 7:20 AM Live Interview on 930 WBEN Buffalo – Early News with John Zach & Susan Rose

To listen: http://www.wben.com.

- 7:40 AM Live Interview on WOR 710 – The John Gambling Show

To listen: http://www.wor710.com/.

- 8:10 AM Live Interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box

- 12:05 PM Live Interview on WXXI – 1370 Connection

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