The push for the money comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo late last year suggested more money for flood - damaged communities could be included in a potential special session of the Legislature. (nystateofpolitics.com)
At first blush, this would mean a fast timetable: The Legislature approves the amendments in a potential special session this month and then by the newly elected (or re-elected) lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly by January, with a referendum in the fall of 2017. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Cuomo is backing the term limit amendment in addition to a constitutional change that would create a full - time Legislature, both of which he hopes will achieve first passage in a potential special session that could precede the first legislative pay hike since 1998. (nystateofpolitics.com)