Democratic lawmakers in the chamber have spoken in recent months of making alterations to the cap as well as approving new measures aimed at reducing state - mandated spending. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Still, state lawmakers in both chambers are supporting changes to the education measures approved in the budget last month, including reforming the contentious teacher evaluation criteria and the regulation - making process. (nystateofpolitics.com)
In the end, all Republican lawmakers in the chamber backed the budget bill that contained the wage increase as the measure threatened to become a major campaign issue for Democrats heading into the fall. (nystateofpolitics.com)