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City lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday met with various department heads about their individual budgets, a process that will continue with other department heads on Oct. 13, 14 and 20.

The Niagara Falls City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2016 city budget at 6 p.m. Nov. 2 in Council Chambers in City Hall, 745 Main St. City lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday met with various department heads about their individual budgets, a process that will continue with other department heads on Oct. 13, 14 and 20.

POUGHKEEPSIE >> Democratic state Sen. Terry Gipson and Republican challenger Sue Serino sparred over issues including the SAFE Act, funding for education and the influence of New York City lawmakers on the Hudson Valley during a debate Tuesday before the Dutchess County Association of Realtors.

City lawmakers on Oct. 6 approved borrowing $ 2.2 million to pay for new, more energy - efficient LED streetlights.

Republican state and city lawmakers on Thursday protested the parole of Herman Bell, who was one of three men convicted of killing two police officers in 1971.

More than a dozen state and city lawmakers on Friday signed on to a letter aimed Bloomingdale's chairman and CEO Tony Spring urging a fair contract to 2,000 unionized retail workers.

Not exact matches

When the collection of major works housed at the city's world - class Detroit Institute of Arts Museum was in danger of being liquidated to pay off municipal debt, the federal mediator, Judge Gerald Rosen, city emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, and other civic leaders leaned heavily on community and national foundations, lawmakers and the museum itself to put their money where their masterpieces were.

«Whether they made their money lobbying lawmakers at the Capitol or cashed in on a tech IPO, rich millennials are clustered in cities where there are lots of high - paying professional jobs,» reads a post today on Zillow's Porchlight blog.

Brady led a delegation of U.S. lawmakers to Mexico City to press officials on the need to conclude the talks, which have unnerved financial markets worried about the possibility that the North American supply chain could be disrupted.

New York state last month passed a similar measure that makes it illegal to advertise apartments for fewer than 30 days in New York City, and lawmakers have pushed the federal government to take a closer look at Airbnb and other home - sharing sites on accusations of creating housing shortages and driving up rental costs.

Despite threats that the city will be sued by gun advocate groups like the NRA, lawmakers in LA are placing a restriction on high - capacity firearms.

Democratic Sen. Ruben Diaz on Tuesday announced he will run for the New York City Council, making him the latest in a string of Albany lawmakers looking for work that is closer to home and with better pay.

Both the city and statewide bar associations on Thursday backed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to have legal clients of state lawmakers disclosed — a proposal backed by the Democratic - led Assembly, but not Senate Republicans.

Lawmakers have three legislative session days to go this week, with the session wrapping up on Thursday and a range of issues left unresolved, including an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

In the end, however, the mayor's testimony and exchanges with lawmakers from both parties was largely cordial and amounted to a lengthy discussion on education policy issues facing New York City.

«My hair is red, but I have considered setting it on fire to demonstrate the urgency,» Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told state lawmakers, referring to the capital city's need for $ 12.5 million to close its budget gap this year.

Negotiations continued today at the Capitol as lawmakers convene for an extraordinary session of the Legislature on Tuesday as talks continue over a potential broader deal beyond the extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

But even as lawmakers sought to stake out a focus on policy, the broadening corruption investigations into the Buffalo Billion economic development project, former Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and, in New York City, an inquiry into Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising activities, have provided more than monkey wrench into Albany's cogs.

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Lawmakers in the state Senate engaged with Mayor Bill de Blasio for nearly four hours on Wednesday on the renewal of mayoral control of New York City schools.

But the Democratic lawmakers who sat on the city Council — Sens. Joe Addabbo, Tony Avella, Ruben Diaz, Sr., Martin Dilan and Jose Serrano — say in a statement that's not the case.

The bill is the latest delay in enacting the fee in New York City as some lawmakers in the chamber expressed discomfort with its impact on consumers.

At 11:15 a.m., the Bail Bond Accountability Coalition, advocates and elected officials urge lawmakers to pass protections for consumers exploited by the bail bond industry, outside City Hall gates on the Broadway side, Manhattan.

Rewind now to January when Mayor de Blasio was here in Albany to testify on the budget and lawmakers (almost as if they were reading from talking points) grilled him on why New York City won't adhere to the cap.

At 10 a.m., Sen. David Carlucci and the state Psychological Association's President - Elect, Alan Hack, PhD will be holding a press conference calling on state lawmakers to amend the mental health law to keep the public safe from a harmful attack, like a mass shooting, 20 South Main St., New City.

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in New York City.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito joined some of the country's top Latino lawmakers on Monday to charge that Sen. Bernie Sanders wasn't there for the Latino community when they needed him most.

A coalition of social justice and community activists Thursday demanded that Buffalo lawmakers override Mayor Byron W. Brown's plans to increase the city's police department budget by $ 500,000, arguing that such an increase is unjustifiable given what they characterized as the department's poor record on solving homicides and making residents feel safe.

WASHINGTON — New York lawmakers put the squeeze on President Obama yesterday to restore the city's anti-terror funding after the administration announced it was slashing $ 53 million in security aid.

Dinowitz also joined dozens of city lawmakers who called on Cuomo to make changes to speed up bus service: allowing passengers to board through every door and allowing bus drivers to trigger a green light while approaching an intersection.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) may be one of 62 senators, but the lawmaker said he has a stronger voice among his colleagues than when he was on the City Council, where he was one of 51 legislators — 48 of them Democrats.

The date happens to coincide with the new mayor's planned descent upon Albany to convince reticent state lawmakers to support his plan to raise taxes on the city's wealthy to fund universal pre-K and after - school programs.

While the race to challenge City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) was already crowded on the Democratic side, a member of his own party has stepped up for a spot on the ballot now that the lawmaker faces federal corruption charges.

«We have had only approximately 50 percent of our homicides solved since 2007, but the manpower on the street has continually increased and the budget has continually increased for that, and that doesn't make communities feel safer,» Redden told lawmakers during the hearing, held in Council Chambers in City Hall.

While city lawmakers are only beginning to review the budget, they too are discussing how to cover the cost of maintaining and protecting public events while lessening the burden on city taxpayers.

Ride - hailing proponents later turned their attention to a bill that would only regulate the business outside of New York City, but lawmakers could not come to agreements on insurance terms that made ride - hailing companies happy, nor did the Assembly bill win many friends within the transit insurance world, either.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins met privately in New York City on Wednesday with Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, a lawmaker who is a key linchpin for control of the narrowly divided chamber.

After state lawmakers stepped in last week to vote on legislation that would delay the implementation of a plastic and paper bag fee in New York City, a Brooklyn assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, is looking to discourage use of disposable bags statewide.

On Monday, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie acknowledged there are concerns among some of the New York City lawmakers in his conference over the bag fee.

The battle between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio rages on, with the governor delivering a shot at City Hall by claiming he and state lawmakers have done more to aid Big Apple schools than the mayor and the NYC Council.

Lawmakers are scheduled to leave Albany on Thursday, but key issues beyond ethics remain elusive, including an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

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.

City lawmakers laid into public housing officials Tuesday for lagging behind on $ 3 billion in repairs to buildings socked by Superstorm Sandy.

Mr. Cuomo has kept lawmakers in Albany in hopes of reaching a deal on rent regulations and other matters, including expiring laws governing mayoral control of city schools and the 421a real estate tax credit, but so far there has been no movement on those issues.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- State lawmakers held a hearing Friday to examine whether New York City's plan to impose a fee on plastic bags will be a burden on consumers.

But a cap on school and local property taxes is unlikely to get off the ground in the Assembly, where a critical mass of lawmakers hails from New York City — and where property taxes aren't the overwhelming issue that they are in the suburbs.

A group of outer borough lawmakers gathered in Brooklyn today to unveil a bill to stop the city's recently passed plan to levy a five - cent surcharge on paper and plastic bags.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo endorsed Democratic Sen. Joe Addabbo in New York City today, praising the lawmaker for his «courageous» vote on same - sex marriage in 2011.

-- New York City poised to join Airbnb crackdown effort backed by hotels, unions, by POLITICO's Sally Goldenberg: New York's City Council is plotting a crackdown on Airbnb, the largest home - sharing platform in the world, as the hotel industry and its unionized workers push lawmakers in some of the nation's biggest cities to blunt the $ 30 billion company's growth.

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