Sentences with phrase «albany budget debate»

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ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's proposal to shift some state costs for the Medicaid health care system to New York City is one of the last and thorniest issues surrounding the state budget being debated behind closed doors, according to one senior legislator.

ALBANY — After a two - hour debate that touched on climate change and several anti-Semitic incidents at the City University of New York, Republicans in the state Senate endorsed a one - house budget resolution that shifts costs to New York City, increases aid for public schools and cuts taxes for middle - income New Yorkers.

ALBANY — The ongoing tensions between warring factions of state Senate Democrats turned ugly and racial on the chamber floor during a heated budget debate Wednesday afternoon.