Sentences with phrase «as part of a state budget»

Flanagan all but declared the Child Victims Act dead as part of the state budget, which would be a crushing blow to abuse survivors who were hoping Cuomo's inclusion of the measure in his budget proposal would give the issue momentum.

As part of the state budget, Long Island and New York City are getting an extra $ 550 million this year for economic development spending, Capital New York reported.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating a new anti-sexual harassment policy for state and local government officials as part of the state budget.

Attorney General Schneiderman praised Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for pushing ethics reform as part of the State budget process, but called for more dramatic changes, even if doing so delayed enactment of the budget.

Cuomo disbanded the commission as part of the state budget deal.

The measure has majority party sponsors in each house who hope it can be approved as part of the state budget.

The Republican - led state Senate won't extend mayoral control of New York City schools as part of its state budget plan unveiled Wednesday — creating a potential headache for Mayor de Blasio.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged a crowd of several hundred union members and others in Solvay on Wednesday to demand their state legislators pass a $ 15 an hour minimum wage this month as part of the state budget.

Assemblyman Al Stirpe, a Syracuse Democrat, said he's optimistic the Legislature will approve a statewide $ 15 an hour minimum wage as part of the state budget — likely with an extended phase - in period, but without a permanently lower rate for upstate.

A coalition that includes Uber is set to kick off a campaign today to push state leaders to enact a congestion pricing plan as part of the state budget due by the end of the month.

The measure itself means about $ 12 million revenue for the state, but the repeal of the sales tax was considered as part of the state budget approved in April.

Its sponsors can not effectively make their case to their colleagues with a stand - alone bill and so are hoping to sneak it through the backdoor as part of the state budget,» said King.

Iwanowicz says if the governor were really serious about getting the bill into law, he would have recommended it as part of the state budget, which is already finished for the year.

Democrats say it doesn't go far enough, but say in some aspects it is better than a proposal by Governor Cuomo, who has asked that anti-sexual harassment measures be considered as part of the state budget.

Howie Hawkins, the recent Green Party candidate for Governor, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that Governor Cuomo would require state lawmakers to adopt a 5 point ethics reform plan as part of the state budget process.

The state Legislature then will have a chance to vote on the cost - cutting plan under the provisions of a new law passed as part of the state budget earlier this year.

Lawmakers have plenty to work on in the next few weeks leading up to the start of the state's fiscal year, including whether to pass a minimum wage hike as part of the state budget.

The pilot public campaign financing program, limited to just the state Comptroller's race as part of a state budget deal.

Cuomo said that in recent years, priority policy issues are resolved as part of the state budget deal, and issues that don't make it into the budget usually fall out for a reason.

Six women who have reported sexual harassment by state lawmakers wrote them an open letter today, urging them not to «rush through bills» as part of the state budget being negotiated in the next 10 days.

Critics have said those new disclosure rules, passed as part of the state budget, don't go far enough.

In less than a month, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers will get the chance to make major ethics fixes as part of the state budget.

Just weeks before his arrest in May 2015, Skelos pushed through the latest renewal of the law (good through 2019) as part of the state budget.

In less than a month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers will get the chance to make major ethics fixes as part of the state budget.

Cuomo has proposed the tax code changes as part of the state budget, but Flanagan says he doubts the tax changes can be worked out by the budget deadline at the end of March.

Assemblyman Al Stirpe, D - Cicero, said Thursday he is optimistic a $ 15 minimum wage will be approved as part of the state budget.

Advocates vowed to press ahead, saying that Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has said in the past that the Dream Act was «a priority,» could still move to include the legislation as part of the state budget due by April 1st.

Despite the convictions last year of the state Legislature's top two leaders, the Legislature did not pass any ethics reforms as part of the state budget lawmakers approved on Friday.

As in 2013, this does not need to be resolved as part of the state budget, though.

While it was negotiated as part of the state budget adopted early Saturday, it was approved as a separate bill.

The measure had passed both the Senate and Assembly last year, but was vetoed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who said at the time any potential pay raises would be considered as part of the state budget.

Also at 11 a.m., the Adirondack Council, Citizen Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, Riverkeeper and other groups urge Cuomo and state legislators to invest $ 800 million into communities as part of the state budget, LCA Press Room # 130, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said this week that ethics reforms proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't be included as part of the state budget this month.

Bronin defended the bailout package, saying its cost hasn't changed since lawmakers pledged in October to give tens of millions in additional aid to Hartford as part of the state budget.

The Senate passed pension forfeiture legislation as part of the State Budget.

Flanagan, in a meeting with reporters, says some «aggressive» reforms were already enacted as part of the state budget.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is threatening to force pension reform through a recalcitrant state legislature if his proposals are not agreed to as part of the state budget.

The governor was successful in winning the new teacher evaluations as part of the state budget.

Scharfenberger did not address the merits of the state's case, but said that if Cuomo's proposal is enacted as part of the state budget, the sale would collapse and then there would be no charitable foundation.

Flanagan, in a meeting with reporters, said some «aggressive» reforms were already enacted as part of the state budget.

The ad is designed to ratchet up pressure on DeFrancisco and other state Legislature leaders as they negotiate whether Cuomo's proposed $ 15 minimum wage will be approved this month by lawmakers as part of the state budget.

Democrats say it doesn't go far enough, but say in some aspects, it is better than a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has asked that anti-sexual harassment measures be considered as part of the state budget.

They're pressing to include a measure to accomplish that as part of state budget negotiations.

Supporters of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education tax credit were at the Capitol to persuade lawmakers that the credit, which would benefit donors to private and charter schools, should be approved as part of the state budget.

The measure was approved in April as part of the state budget.

Cuomo wants the state Legislature to approve this month as part of the state budget a gradual increase of the minimum wage from $ 9 to $ 15 by 2018 in New York City and by mid-2021 elsewhere in the state.

ALBANY — The head of the state Senate on Monday all but declared the Child Victims Act dead as part of the state budget.

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This was made extra difficult this year because of a new law passed as part of the state budget.

Speakers will address the need to raise the state minimum wage as part of the state budget deliberations despite Governor Cuomo's suggestion that it should be done later in the session.