Sentences with phrase «agreement on a new budget»

No wonder that it took three special sessions for the governor and legislature to reach an agreement on a new budget, narrowly averting a government shutdown on July 1.

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(Reuters)- New York's mayor and city council came to a handshake agreement late Thursday night for an on - time and balanced budget, of $ 75 billion, for the next fiscal year.

Rep. Dan Donovan, the lone Republican House member from New York City, took credit on Monday for the proposed federal budget agreement that reimburses New York City for strengthening security around President Donald Trump's 5th Avenue tower.

A likely agreement on the budget for the minimum wage is expected to include a $ 15 wage for New York City by 2018 and longer phase - in periods for the suburban counties.

The 2017 legislative session saw the first budget to be approved after the start of the state's fiscal year since 2010 and ended without an agreement on re-authorizing mayoral control of New York City schools.

Ten days before the start of a new fiscal year, House and Senate negotiators working to resolve differences in $ 30.5 billion spending plans are closing in on a fiscal 2012 budget agreement, according to one of the six conference committee members.

Marcus Solis has the lastest on the budget agreement that includes a new fee for anyone who rides cabs, Ubers, Lyfts — or any car service.

«This budget agreement puts our entire state on the path to a $ 15 minimum wage, which will lift up millions of hardworking New Yorkers, including healthcare workers, childcare workers and security guards,» said George Gresham, President of healthcare and homecare union SEIU 1199.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a two - month extension of the last state budget to prevent a government shutdown after he and state lawmakers on Sunday failed to reach agreement on a new spending plan.

The ambitious congestion pricing plan initially backed by Governor Andrew Cuomo is not part of the state budget agreement made on Friday, the New York Times reports.

Cuomo has said he would hold up an agreement on the state budget if lawmakers fail to compromise on new ethics legislation in the spending plan.

After six days of the New Jersey state government being shut down Corzine and Assembly Democrats reached an agreement on the state budget.

After weeks of closed - door negotiations, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced late this past Wednesday night that they had reached an agreement on the 2013 - 2014 state budget.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached an agreement on fiscal year 2017 - 18 budget on Friday, forging a path toward legalizing ride - hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate New York and Long Island.

State legislative leaders and Governor David Paterson announced late Thursday that they have reached agreement on a «framework» of a budget deal for New York State.

The governor and the legislative leaders, meanwhile, announced an agreement on a budget scheme allowing the state and many local governments — but not New York City — to «borrow» nearly $ 6 billion over the next three years from the state pension system in order to use the funds to make required annual contributions back to the pension fund.

(AP) ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo called for a two - month extension of the last state budget to prevent a government shutdown after he and state lawmakers on Sunday failed to reach agreement on a new spending plan.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Calling it the «best budget we've ever crafted,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo was flanked by state leaders Thursday night in announcing an agreement on the 2016 - 17 New York state budget.

Ride - hailing services such as Uber and Lyft will soon be able to operate in Syracuse as New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached an agreement on a budget for the 2018 fiscal year on Friday.

While New York City Democrats would likely be the most frustrated if there's no agreement in 2016, there are dozens of lawmakers throughout the state who had to grapple with the issue on the campaign trail this year, and thus suffered a political headache for voting in favor of a budget bill that included a provision which didn't actually wind up raising their salary.

Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York have been put in jeopardy because Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates chargNew York have been put in jeopardy because Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates chargnew housing, advocates charged.

On ethics, the GOP conference said in a release that it would support new disclosure requirements for outside income, but did not provide details on what Republican lawmakers would back in a final budget agreemenOn ethics, the GOP conference said in a release that it would support new disclosure requirements for outside income, but did not provide details on what Republican lawmakers would back in a final budget agreemenon what Republican lawmakers would back in a final budget agreement.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman John DeFrancisco this afternoon said the GOP conference was close to an agreement with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on new disclosure requirements in the state budget.

«This budget agreement appears to fail on both counts, and worse, it passes heavy new costs down to the City.

Cuomo and legislative leaders announced a «conceptual agreement» to hike the state's minimum wage as part of a larger deal on the new $ 154 billion state budget.

Sen. Jim Seward, the lead Senate sponsor of a bill that would expand ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft outside of New York City, said in an interview on Wednesday he remains confident the measure would be accomplished in the final budget agreement.

The move came amid a legislative impasse this weekend over raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 — a measure that stymied the Legislature to reaching a broader agreement on the final 2017 - 18 budget.

Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council reached an early budget agreement on Friday night that is chock full of new spending befitting an election - year budget.

A framework of an agreement on the state budget is in place that would increase New York's minimum wage to $ 15 over a number of years in different regions while also providing a $ 1 billion tax cut for joint filers earning under $ 300,000, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said this afternoon.

Connecticut Republican House Minority Leader Themis Klarides and Democrat House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz announce that the parties had reached an agreement on a tentative framework for a new two - year budget last week at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn..

A centrist, he has boasted of his track record of delivering state budgets on time or close to it, cajoling or strong - arming New York's legislative leaders into agreements.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and lawmakers were nearing agreement Tuesday on a new budget that would provide additional money for NYCHA and the MTA — and also set in motion a process to give Assembly and Senate members a long - awaited raise.

State lawmakers have abandoned the idea of completing a state budget one week ahead of schedule, legislators were due home in their districts late Thursday without agreement on a new spending plan.

The proposed shifting of funds is dependent on the passage of Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed $ 2 billion New York State Smart Schools Bond Act, which de Blasio pledged his support for during his testimony in Albany on Monday and which will be on the ballot in November if it is included in the state's final budget agreement.

But lawmakers left for a three day weekend and were not due back until Monday, without even a handshake agreement with Governor Cuomo on a new budget.

Plans to develop nearly 3,000 units of affordable housing across New York have been put in jeopardy because Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates chargNew York have been put in jeopardy because Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to spend $ 2 billion they put in the budget this year for new housing, advocates chargnew housing, advocates charged.

«This budget agreement puts our entire state on the path to a $ 15 minimum wage, which will lift up millions of hardworking New Yorkers, including healthcare workers, childcare workers and security guards,» he said.

«The announced budget agreement incorporates provisions which will threaten the viability of New York's small businesses and set our state on a path of complete economic uncertainty.

It's another day of negotiations at the New York State Capitol today as lawmakers were unable to reach a budget agreement with Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday.

Seven leading education groups went looking for guidance on how New York schools should prepare their financial plans if aid runs won't be released until a state budget agreement is reached.

Marathon sessions are nothing new in Albany, where the budget used to come in months late before Mr. Cuomo made on - time agreements a badge of honor for his administration.

With public and media attention squarely focused on the New York state budget agreement, the Department of Health on Tuesday quietly filed regulations for the state's medical marijuana program.

Connecticut Republican House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, second from right, and Democrat House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, right, announce that they had reached an agreement on a tentative framework for a new two - year budget last week.

ALBANY — With a budget deadline two weeks away, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said on Tuesday that he had come to an agreement on new ethics policies with the State Assembly, which his fellow Democrats control, though a deal with the Republicans who lead the State Senate was not secure.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders announced a «conceptual agreement» Tuesday to hike the state's minimum wage as part of a larger deal on the new $ 154 billion state budget.

As congressional negotiators homed in on a spending deal early this year, Mr. Brown pushed Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, to attach his pension language to the larger budget agreement.

ALBANY - State lawmakers have finally come to an agreement on a new state budget.

«It's a matter of economic justice, it makes sense and will help our entire state do much better for its citizens,» said Brown, who announced the deal — expected to be voted on as soon as Thursday — as New York's lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to hammer out a similar agreement under a looming deadline for a finalized state budget.

Supporters of expanding free school meals in New York City are expressing mixed reactions to the city budget agreement announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito on Monday night.

Fresh off reaching an agreement on his first budget, Andrew Cuomo, flanked by legislative leaders, said, with deliberate exaggeration, «I hope this is the template for a new era of cooperation and productivity between the executive and the legislature.