Sentences with phrase «legislative leaders insist»

ALBANY, N.Y. — The state budget is due next week, and legislative leaders insist progress is being made on coming to a deal on the proposed $ 154 billion spending plan.

Legislative leaders insist progress is steady, even ahead of schedule, and that a budget could be passed early.

For their part, the legislative leaders insisted that they had led the Legislature in a successful session, with Heastie contending the Assembly «helped move New York forward so that our families can grow and thrive» while Flanagan called it «extraordinarily productive.»

But Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders insisted that any deal include a prevailing wage component that would pay construction workers union - like wages.

Not exact matches

Recall though that everyone insisted last year the property tax cap and rent control laws were never coupled, only to be tied together after legislative leaders and Cuomo reached a deal.

Asked what happened between last Friday, when the legislative leaders were still insisting they wanted a three - way budget deal, and the moment when they departed from the governor and went their own way, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said:

The state's top legislative leaders on Monday insisted the swirling corruption investigations would not derail the remainder of the legislative session, listing a package of top priorities they would like to tackle in the remaining scheduled days in Albany, including tackling heroin addiction.

Two days after the Times reported a tenative deal between legislative leaders and Gov. David Paterson to allow the state and municipalities to borrow from the pension fund to pay pension costs, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has issued a harshly - worded statement insisting he'll protect the fund from raids «under any circumstances.»

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Monday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of having «already thrown in the towel» on the end of the legislative session and insisted the Republican - controlled chamber has a busy agenda between now and June 20, the final scheduled end to the legislative session.

Cuomo said he thought the legislative leaders and their members planned to depart Albany — perhaps to start their two - week spring break — but insisted he would stick around as long as they did in hopes of getting a final deal.

The governor has repeatedly insisted the movement was NOT in fact responsible for moving him off his opposition to raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents (actually, Cuomo and both legislative leaders refuse to see this as a tax hike at all, casting it as a cut for 4.4 million New Yorkers).

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb has insisted he and his counterpart in the Senate, Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, should be included in the closed - door leaders meetings that hash out the details of the state budget as well as the particulars of legislative priorities.

Flanked by some rather uncomfortable looking legislative leaders, Cuomo insisted that his two - year education and health care funding plan is crucial, explaining:

DiNapoli has insisted through a spokesman that he hasn't yet signed off on what was initially reported as a tentative deal between legislative leaders, the governor and the comptroller, but the Times» Danny Hakim noted the idea actually orginated with the comptroller's office.

At the same time, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who publicly insists he wants meaningful ethics reform, is privately resisting one of Cuomo's key proposals, a requirement that all lawmakers disclose the clients they represent in their private law firms, legislative insiders said.

Here's Gov. David Paterson after the second leaders meeting earlier today, expressing frustration with legislative leaders who keep insisting they are close to a budget deal and insisting he's really not kidding about that all - or - nothing June 28th deadline.

Still, legislative leaders are insisting the ethics fight won't scuttle an on - time budget from begin approved by April 1.

They should insist that elected officials publicly proclaim their positions and call for legislative leaders to put the bills on the floor.

The fate of the bill was put in their hands by Cuomo and legislative leaders after the governor insisted any deal had to include wage guarantees for labor - a position the governor still holds despite the fact that no deal has been reached and there are concerns about the development of affordable rental housing in New York City.