«You can always call the Legislature
back in special session.
Kink, and others, predict that the legislature will be
back in a special session after Oct. 1 to deal with potential budget cuts.
The legislature could come
back in a special session to approve mayoral control, along with local tax extensions.
If they don't do that, I'm going to call
them back in special session.
Not exact matches
Paterson insisted he still has some cards
in his hand — namely calling lawmakers
back to the Capitol for a
special session in the absence of an FMAP deal.
«If they go home and they're not assaulted by the residents of their district and chased
back to Albany, then, yes, I would call a
special session,» the governor told reporters at a press conference
in the state Capitol's Red Room.
«At the end of the day, however, there just isn't enough
in this package to justify convening a
special session and bringing 213 legislators
back to Albany before the end of the year,» he said
in the statement.
Cuomo is
backing the term limit amendment
in addition to a constitutional change that would create a full - time Legislature, both of which he hopes will achieve first passage
in a potential
special session that could precede the first legislative pay hike since 1998.
Governor Cuomo, D - N.Y., is pressuring state lawmakers to come
back in December for a
special session that includes a number of reform items to address recent corruption scandals.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pressuring state lawmakers to come
back in December for a
special session that includes a number of reform items to address recent corruption scandals.
Flanagan's relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cooled
in recent months, after Cuomo
backed Democrats for some Senate seats
in the 2016 elections and the governor and legislative leaders had a falling - out over a failed
special session in December.
«As long as nothing else really bad happens, we may not have to come
back,» said Heastie, who added if that changes, he's happy to confer with Cuomo and state Senate leaders on proposals to consider
in a
special session.
Cuomo has said he would not want to call lawmakers
back to Albany for a
special session without a firm plan
in place for the Legislature to vote on.
Senate Republicans are due
back in Albany on Wednesday to conference, but no
special session of both chambers of the Legislature has been called by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
But Paterson said Wednesday, «That shouldn't prevent anybody from coming
back to a
special session [
in the future]... I don't see that preempting a
special session at all.»
Cuomo for the last several weeks had raised the possibility of a
special session over the cut to public welfare hospitals, resulting
in a heated
back - and - forth between his administration and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office over payments to the hospitals.
«We have more to do and to be honest
in the next week or so I'll be asking the governor to reach out to our colleagues and bring us
back for a
special session to consider additional relief measures,» he said.
Ms. Reiter said the governor's appointees would support a meaningful raise only if the Legislature — which is not due
back in the capital until early January — held a
special session before the end of this year to pass legislation that would «address the public's concern and opposition by making the position effectively full - time and limiting outside income.»
The governor is pressing the Legislature to come
back for a
special session in December to enact procurement reforms, among other things.
The General Assembly came
back for a
special session in December to deal with a shortfall
in the state budget.
«Governor Cuomo, you have the constitutional power to call the Legislature
back for a
special session,» Gipson wrote
in the letter.
Lawmakers are
back in Albany on Wednesday for a
special session of the Legislature.
Lawmakers won't be called
back for a
special session to pass more ethics and campaign - finance reform measures, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he would like to see broader changes included
in a constitutional convention.
Paterson had called a
special session for today, but then
backed off that plan when it became clear the Senate would be embroiled
in a recount battle for at least the immediate future.
Senate Republicans last
backed an extension of the millionaires tax
in 2011 when Cuomo and lawmakers agreed to changes
in the tax rates
in a year - end
special session of the Legislature.
Connecticut lawmakers will be
back in Hartford for a
special session on the last week of the year.
Word of the judge's decision came a day before the Senate and Assembly are due
back in Albany for a scheduled one - day
special session to wrap up potentially several items left undone last week when the Legislature ended its 2017 regular
session.
«At the end of the day, however, there just isn't enough
in this package to justify convening a
special session and bringing 213 legislators
back to Albany before the end of the year,» Flanagan continued.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb says he will call lawmakers
back to the Statehouse
in mid-May for a
special session to address school and tax issues...
«Everyone assumed we were going
back for a
special session in November to do a pay raise,» a Democratic state legislator says.
Talks about a
special session —
in which a series of issues would likely be considered along with a pay hike for legislators — have been simmering for weeks, but Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie both said this week that there are no firm plans to come
back.
Her defense of the mainline conference comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo
in a meeting with Assembly Democrats blamed both Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats for not agreeing to
back a legislative package that could have paved the way for a
special session that would have triggered a salary increase.
«The quickest that we are all
back in here, I believe that will be one of the things that's on the agenda whether it's
in a
special session or if we come
back in January, very soon after that,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
The legislature is not currently
in session and we'll see how creative we can be on the stateside but worst case scenario I would be prepared to call a
special session to have the legislature come
back to deal with this issue if need be, because this is what government is all about.»
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is pressuring state lawmakers to come
back in December for a
special session that includes a number of reform items to address recent corruption scandals.
Hawkins said that if he was the governor, he would bring the legislature
back into
special session in the coming weeks to finish its work.
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb says he will call lawmakers
back to the Statehouse
in mid-May for a
special session to address school and tax issues that weren't able to get out of the regular
session earlier this month.
Quiet
in manner but squarely
backed by his conference, Heastie is heading into a legislative year that's sure to bring challenges — including the impact of recent friction between both legislative houses and Gov. Andrew Cuomo surrounding a scuttled
special session that could have brought the first increase
in legislative base pay since 1999.
The next legislative
session is scheduled to begin
in January, but it is also possible that he could call lawmakers
back later this year for a
special session.
The governor is pressing the legislature to come
back for a
special session in December to enact procurement reforms, among other things.
Cuomo has tried to salvage his women's agenda, asking the state Assembly to come
back for a
special session to act on the other items
in the package that do not include abortion rights that the Senate already passed.
The Oregon legislature drafted the new tax proposal
in a
special session last month, stipulating that a majority of the state's cities, counties, and school districts must signal their
backing for a statewide vote before it can be held,
in March or May of next...
Florida lawmakers will trudge
back to the state capital soon for their second
special session in as many months, after failing to pass a rewrite of the laws that govern the state's education system.
A rejection of the main education funding alone would force lawmakers
back to Tallahassee for a
special session to redo that part of the budget, which is almost a third of the $ 82.4 billion
in overall state spending approved for 2017 - 18.
As the Governor and the Legislature go
back to the drawing board this
special session, we urge them to ground their work
in an understanding of the economic, demographic, and political changes which have created today's ever - growing challenge.
Governor Rick Scott says he will veto the legislature's education funding proposal, sending lawmakers
back to the drawing board
in a
special session next week.
STAY UP TO DATE:
In late July, as this issue was going to print, the legislature was back in Austin for a special session that began July 18 and could last through mid-Augus
In late July, as this issue was going to print, the legislature was
back in Austin for a special session that began July 18 and could last through mid-Augus
in Austin for a
special session that began July 18 and could last through mid-August.
So now legislative leaders are quietly talking with the governor about scaling
back the size of the set aside
in SB229 and possibly other changes that could be approved
in a
special session.