Cuomo is not alone in leaving minority party leaders out of the budget talks. (wshu.org)
While Cuomo appoints a majority of the commissioners, majority party legislative leaders get three appointees each and minority party leaders get one appointment. (wrvo.org)
Voters also want to raise the minimum wage higher than the governor is proposing, and think he should not exclude minority party leaders from budget talks, including the only female legislative leader Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins. (wrvo.org)