Sentences with phrase «legislative leaders continue»

Even as Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders continue to negotiate over the current budget impasse, the work of processing new laws continues and on Wednesday the education committees in both houses will be in session.

GOP legislative leaders continue meeting behind closed doors today, and one leader today said they are close to agreement on a K - 12 budget proposal.

Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and state legislative leaders continue their elusive search for a state budget this week.

Budget negotiations between Governor Malloy and state legislative leaders continue Wednesday afternoon.

This comes as the state's Democratic and Republican legislative leaders continue to meet behind closed doors in an effort to reach a budget agreement that Malloy would be willing to sign.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders continue to meet behind closed doors to hash out a budget deal, while outside the governor's offices dozens of angry protesters were arrested.

ALBANY — Legislative leaders continue to talk with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about a «grand plan» to renew mayoral control of New York City schools, reauthorize sales taxes around the state and, possibly, increase the number of charter schools.

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«We continue to work with the state of Nevada and look forward to joining Governor Sandoval and legislative leaders tomorrow [Thursday] in Carson City,» Tesla representative Alexis Georgeson told Entrepreneur.com.

Top legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued to negotiate the spending plan in private this week.

Talks between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still continuing over whether to hold a special session before the holidays — and the clock is ticking.

With New York State budget negotiations at an impasse, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked legislative leaders to extend last year's budget through the end of May while Democrats and Republicans continue working to settle their differences.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan released a carefully worded statement this afternoon that seemed to suggest some form of the DREAM Act is very much alive as legislative leaders and the governor continue to try to hammer out a budget deal.

Talks between Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York's legislative leaders are still continuing over whether to hold a special session before the holidays.

Dadey says the continued secrecy has fueled the state's present «culture of corruption», that has led to serious charges against Speaker Silver and several other past legislative leaders.

Legislative Ethics Commission Commissioner John J. Nigro, who had been active with the Joe Bruno Legal Defense Fund before Bruno's conviction Dec. 7, is continuing his support as the former Republican leader awaits sentencing for two fraud convictions.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to say that he will propose major reforms in the New Year, in the wake of the conviction of the two top legislative leaders on multiple corruption charges.

Legislative leaders say despite their differences with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, they intend to continue their streak of on time budgets by approving the spending plan on time for the fifth year in a row.

As the protest continued, the governor and legislative leaders resumed their meetings behind locked doors.

Now, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking legislative leaders to extend last year's budget through the end of May while Democrats and Republicans continue working to settle their differences.

Cuomo, who has his own brunch proposal, continues to discuss the issue with legislative leaders to see if a deal can be reached before the session ends Thursday.

Due to concerns that this might result in continued gridlock and a lack of activity, a provision was inserted that require that the governor and legislative leaders appoint a commission to review JCOPE's structure.

It would not apply to the two former legislative leaders who continue to face legal action on charges of bribery and arranging no show jobs for relatives.

ALBANY — One day after Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced a «framework» deal on rent regulations, 421 - a and mayoral control of New York City schools, most of the details of the proposed session - ending legislation were still unavailable, and sources familiar with discussions said lawmakers are continuing to negotiate on major pieces of the tentative agreement.

«As budget negotiations continue, we will work with the governor and legislative leaders in both houses to come up with a plan that provides funding for building a new hospital so residents in our region can access state - of - the - art health care.»

The Senate has at least 50 gubernatorial nominations to confirm, while legislative leaders and Cuomo continue to sort out an elusive agreement for extending rent control regulations, which expired this week.

Good - government watchdogs on Monday continued to criticize Cuomo and the top legislative leaders for keeping ethics reforms out of the state budget this month.

Supporters of a bill to ban discrimination against transgender New Yorkers will continue their legislative push, and criticized Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan for saying Gov. Andrew Cuomo shouldn't have gone around the Legislature.

Flanagan, who was elevated to the majority leader post in May, has faced skepticism from upstate Republicans over what they consider to be a continued downstate domination of the legislative leadership in Albany.

Amid continuing investigations of Nassau's contracting procedures, county Republican leaders have agreed to increase public scrutiny by dropping the threshold required for a legislative vote on county contracts from $ 25,000 to $ 1,000.

In the meantime we will be working with legislative leaders — Democrats and Republicans — and continuing to do what we've been doing all along, and that is working with our community and our allies across New York, including those from communities of faith and organized labor, to earn the votes we need to bring the marriage equality bill to the floor of the Senate for passage.»

Legislative leaders in Connecticut are to meet this week to discuss the state's continued fiscal problems despite having recently passed a bipartisan budget.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and state legislative leaders are expected to meet again on Monday to continue negotiations on closing a projected $ 5 billion deficit in the state's next $ 40 billion two - year budget.

Legislative Minority Leader Dave Donaldson stated that «Karen continued to dedicate herself to the legislature and the county as a whole right to the very end, and was always such a pleasure to be around.»

Assembly majority leader Joe Morelle is the measure's sponsor, and said in a statement that he would continue to push until the scheduled end of the legislative session next week.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who convicted the two former legislative leaders and indicted a number of Cuomo's associates, said he's been asked by President - elect Trump to continue in his job in the new administration, and that he's accepted the offer.

The governor says he is continuing to talk to legislative leaders about a constitutional amendment to ensure that next time the lines are drawn, in 2022, they will be done in a fairer manner.

She continues to struggle to balance the state's budget and Republican legislative leaders now seem ready to propose a temporary sales tax increase, which, like all tax increases, is political poison.

Advocates continued to call on Gov. Cuomo to meet with legislative leaders and release the funds allocated in last year's budget.

On Wednesday, speaking to reporters at his office in Manhattan, Cuomo said conversations with legislative leaders were continuing in «good faith» and «good spirit,» and said the lack of transparency surrounding the proposals wasn't a significant concern.

The Governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to establish a $ 50 million grant program to continue recovery efforts in regions of the State impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Cuomo was asked, by a reporter at the budget signing ceremony, whether he would support Senator Skelos to continue as majority leader of a Republican led Senate after the November elections, Cuomo did not say no, only that it was still too soon to talk about politics, with several months of the legislative session remaining.

«Therefore, legislative leaders will continue our efforts to work on a bipartisan budget that can actually pass.»

Also Thursday, Nassau County Legislative Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams — a potential 4th District candidate — said he'd continue raising money as he explores a Democratic primary bid against Rice.

The governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to establish a $ 50 million grant program to continue recovery efforts in regions of the State impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Thanks to a 2011 deal inked by legislative leaders and the governor, the cap, set to expire in June 2016, will only remain in effect — as Cuomo has proposed — if the rent laws continue beyond their own expiration next summer.

And more importantly, once the people see that no one will die from lack of services and children will continue to learn how to read, write and add despite the continued cries from the special interests to open up the just closed budget - the former «legislative leaders» will realize that the new Governor holds the cards.

Cuomo was pushed to disband the commission in late March, in part because legislative leaders said they would not provide money for its continued operation.

The legislative session is expected to continue for at least longer than scheduled, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders remain gridlocked on extending New York City's rent laws, and have not settled a host of other issues.

Connecticut legislative leaders are expected to continue budget negotiations in Hartford on Monday.

As the only legislative leader who has owned and run a successful business, I will continue to promote measures like the «Small Business Full Employment Act» (A.5898 - A), which would create an environment for small businesses to grow by eliminating unnecessary taxes, and «Grow NY» (A. 6105, Kolb), which is an economic pilot program that would stimulate growth in the state economy by providing technical assistance for expanding businesses, and by eliminating certain taxes on manufacturers (A. 6758, Kolb).