WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal investigation into payments made to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver by a small law firm and Albany
County legislature rejecting a proposed settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit about the county under representing minorities in the redistricting plan.
The proposals would be put on the ballot and go through a referendum in an election this November, unless
a county legislature rejects the proposal during a 45 - day reviewing period.
If
the county legislature rejected the proposal, county executives would have to make a new proposal for November 2018.
Unless
a county legislature rejects the proposal with a 45 - day reviewing period, it would be put on referendum during elections in November, when Syracuse will also hold a mayoral election.
Not exact matches
Should the
legislature choose to
reject it, the responsibility would then fall to them to make other cuts in the
county budget to offset the loss of the revenue that the plan was designed to bring in.
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — The Rockland
County legislature approved a motion calling on Albany to
reject United Water's planned rate increase and surcharge in the latest blowback against the utility's plan to finance its proposed desalination plant and other plans.
The state oversight board in control of Nassau's finances voted unanimously Thursday to
reject the
county's 2018 budget after lawmakers stripped out $ 60 million in fee hikes — setting up a showdown with the GOP - controlled
county legislature.
If the
legislature rejects the proposal,
county executives will have to make a new proposal for November 2018.