As the government was working on the recent, new budget deal and subsequent boost in government spending, Congress quietly snuck in a provision that forms a committee which would use federal funds to bail out as many as 200 «multiemployer» pension plans — where employers and labor unions jointly provide retirement benefits to employees. (sovereignman.com)
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he has no plans to keep his members in Albany today any longer than it takes to pass the two - way revenue bill and unidentified «substantive things,» which more or less shuts down the possibility that there will be any new budget deals. (nystateofpolitics.com)
House and Senate Democrats hope to reach a new budget deal to fund popular programs and block fare increases on trains and buses before the legislative session ends Wednesday evening The Democratic plan calls for fully restoring $ 130 million for the... (courant.com)