Sentences with phrase «democrats next session»

But now that the IDC has vowed to caucus with Democrats next session, lawmakers supporting the minimum wage hike are hopeful the bill can pass the senate — assuming Republicans don't win enough seats to take control on their own.

Not exact matches

As talk continues about a potential special December session of the New York State Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting a push to unify Democrats in the fractious state Senate before next year's session.

Here's another interesting clip from my interview with Sen. Liz Krueger earlier today, in which she advocates for a «complete re-evaluation» of leadership in the Senate when — and if — the Democrats manage to win back the majority and return for the next legislative session in January.

Democrats are cautiously optimistic they can hang on, but handicappers see a GOP lean — and Republicans say the real question is how large their majority will be in the next session.

After the 2008 elections, he called a special session to close another deficit but lawmakers didn't get the job done until the next year when Democrats took over the Senate majority from Republicans.

Most of New York's Democratic lawmakers plan to attend a controversial address next month by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before a joint session of Congress despite announcements by some Democrats that they will boycott the speech.

I.D.C. conference leader Jeff Klein cut a deal earlier this year to align his conference with the mainline Democrats in the next session, but the deal is less than ironclad and the relationship between members of the I.D.C and mainline Democrats is fraught.

The legislation introduced by Democrats today could be considered in a potential special session this month, but they also plan to re-introduce the bill when the new Legislature convenes next month.

Democrats and Republicans have to reach an agreement on the budget adjustments before the legislative session ends next Wednesday.

In a sign that the 2012 legislative session will feature sharp (and partisan) battles in the Senate, Democrats are accusing the GOP majority of trying to edit out references to abortion, reproductive rights and contraceptives in a largely symbolic resolution calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare next week «Reproductive Rights and Justice Week.

Several insiders contended that Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein, who hopes to become the Democrats» leader next year, gained power during the confusing final days of the session, when he blocked Sampson's bid to bring the final budget bill to a vote.

The State Senate, controlled by a coalition of 30 Republicans and 6 Democrats, approved the package, which included a significant expansion of the state's assault weapons ban, on its first day in session; the Assembly, controlled by Democrats, followed suit the next day, and the governor signed the legislation into law.

It also defines the battle for next session, which could intensify if the Democrats are able to take control of the State Senate.

Freshman Democrat state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk missed what might have been her biggest gig of the year — Kingston High School's graduation last week — after being in session until just after dawn the next morning.

The late maneuver, with one day remaining for the legislative session to end on time, was described by sources as a «game of chicken» designed to get Assembly Democrats to agree to one year and force de Blasio to plead for control again next year, while running for re-election.

If the Democrats win a state Senate special election set for April 24, Cuomo plans to unveil an agenda the next day for the rest of the session that he hopes will pressure Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn to return to the Democratic fold, a source familiar with the plan says.

Faced with the possibility of being expelled from the state legislature as soon as next week, State Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Democrat from Brooklyn, today said he would resign on June 20th at the end of the legislative session and run for a seat on the New York City Council.

Earlier this year, Mr. de Blasio helped broker a deal for the Senate Democrats to govern in the majority with the IDC next session, putting the GOP in the minority.

The announcement by the three Democrats, just days from the scheduled end of the legislative session next Monday, signifies the first clear advance in months for advocates of same - sex marriage and a victory for John L. Sampson, the Democratic minority leader, who has spent weeks coaxing a consensus out of his oft - fractious conference.

The people want Democrats and Republicans to work together to get results, and we're going to keep getting the job done for them in the next legislative session.»

Indiana Senate Democrats say they will introduce a bill next session that adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the state's civil rights code.

Cuomo and other Democrats in Albany have said any reunion in the Senate would not happen this legislative session, which is scheduled to end next week.

Assembly Democrats say staffers will begin implementing those technological improvements between now and the next session that begins in January.