Sentences with phrase «city controlled legislature»

In 2009 and 2010, Gov. Paterson and the New York City controlled legislature imposed a heavy payroll tax to pay for the MTA system and it hit businesses hard.

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Mayoral control of New York City schools is set to expire, threatening to plunge the school system into chaos, unless the state legislature passes a law extending the program.

If approved, this level of local control would fly in the face of actions taken this session by the legislature, which stripped New York City of the ability to impose a bag tax.

In addition, New York City's rent stabilization laws — which determine how much our rent can increase each year — are controlled by our State legislature.

The New York legislature was closing down on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

The political prospects of that plan are murky at best — the state legislature controls the city's minimum wage, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed a considerably smaller hike.

The state legislature was closing in on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

Cuomo also expressed skepticism that the state legislature will renew Mayor Bill de Blasio's control of city schools, raising the possibility that a decentralized board of education could re-emerge in running the school system.

Gov. Cuomo says the state legislature fell down on the job by leaving town without passing an extension of mayoral control for the New York City schools, and he has not ruled out calling them back for a special session.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun contCity, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun contcity first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

Mr. de Blasio, the Democratic mayor, has repeatedly relied on the taciturn Assembly speaker to battle for his priorities in the state legislature, where New York City ambitions often crumble in a Republican - controlled Senate.

De Blasio's proposal would raise income taxes on New York City residents who earn over $ 500,000, which requires approval from both the legislature in Albany, where the State Senate is partially controlled by Republicans, and the signature of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has emphasized his desire to cut taxes in next year's budget.

Having chaired the influential Committee on Codes since the early 1990s, Mr. Lentol has had decades to cement bonds with the veteran lawmakers in the Assembly and could pitch himself as the experienced hand required to guide the legislature through one of the more pivotal sessions in years (rent laws and the mayoral control of city public schools are both set to expire.)

The governor, along with the state legislature, controls New York City union contracts, and can throttle the city's ability to raise taxes to fund public progrCity union contracts, and can throttle the city's ability to raise taxes to fund public progrcity's ability to raise taxes to fund public programs.

But the pressure mounted on the governor to deliver deals on rent regulations, mayoral control of New York City schools, and other big - ticket items, all while the legislature remained in turmoil thanks to their leadership crises.

The New York state legislature was supposed to finish their work last week, but will return to try to solve the impasse on New York City's rent control laws.

The Senate GOP leader has tried to counteract Cuomo's efforts to elect Democrats, saying a vote for a Democratic candidate is a vote for New York City control of the legislature, and it's Mayor, Bill deBlasio.

Mayor Bill de Blasio called in his State of the City address for New York City to be able to set its own minimum wage, which is currently controlled by the state legislature — but Gov. Andrew Cuomo was originally opposed to the idea, saying different minimum wages would be «chaotic.»

This kind of local control is not unique to New York City government, says Paul Graziano, an urban planning consultant and Queens preservationist, who said the practice occurs «pretty much everywhere around the country» in state legislatures and in the federal government.

Hizzoner stormed out of a town hall meeting in Lower Manhattan Wednesday night, just as the state legislature was about to adjourn for the summer without renewing mayoral control of New York City's school.

That is because the law largely took control of rent regulation out of the hands of the city government and gave it to the state legislature.

Now there's a battle underway as the Republican - controlled legislature tries to stop the state's largest city from increasing its hourly wages.

A bill in the Ohio legislature that would hand Cleveland's mayor broad control over his city's beleaguered public schools is a shoo - in for passage, several school officials, lawmakers, and union leaders say.

To prepare for the time when the law would be either renewed or allowed to expire, the legislature asked the public advocate for the City of New York to appoint a commission to study the issue of mayoral control and make recommendations to the legislature.

When the New York state legislature gave control of the New York City schools to the mayor in 2002, a sunset provision was included, with a deadline of June 2009.

When the Illinois legislature gave Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley direct control of the city's faltering school system in 1995, Daley appointed Vallas, the city's budget director, to take the reins of the nation's third largest district.

In the nation's largest city, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been in charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City macity, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been in charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City maCity Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been in charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City maCity mayor.

New York state lawmakers returned to the legislature on Wednesday for a special session to consider granting New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio a one - year extension to control the city's public school system, the largest in the United StaCity Mayor Bill de Blasio a one - year extension to control the city's public school system, the largest in the United Stacity's public school system, the largest in the United States.

In the weeks after the storm, the Louisiana legislature changed its previous definition of an academically failing school to be able to take control of the vast majority of schools in the city.

Mayoral control of city schools was started by de Blasio's predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, who convinced the legislature to grant him leadership for seven years in 2002, and a six - year extension in 2009.

After other Delaware shelters proved unable to meet the CAPA requirements through contractual agreements with cities and counties, the state legislature in mid-2015 reluctantly took over responsibility for allocating animal control contracts.

Historically, marriage has been subject to the control of state legislatures (in the District of Columbia, the City Council).