Not exact matches
He was helping out backstage at the governor's January State of the State
address, attended an event at the Garden where Cuomo signed a bill legalizing mixed martial arts, and was whipping legislative votes for Cuomo
during the
budget process in March, the Journal reported.
The group of women — which includes accusers of current Sen. Jeff Klein and ex-Assemblymen Vito Lopez and Micah Kellner — are calling for the issue to be
addressed during the legislative session rather than through the state's notoriously opaque
budget process in order to ensure an open dialogue that includes the voices of stakeholders and experts.
State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who secured the funding
during the
budget - making
process earlier this year, said the study will
address a growing lack of transportation options his constituents face.
These issues need to be
addressed at the very outset to ensure that occupiers are not disappointed by final outcomes and that time is not wasted
during the design
process on abortive work or in trying to make a
budget work to an un-affordable brief.