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«We will push forward a pro-parks legislative and budget agenda in the City Council, which is part of what constituents voted for when they cast their ballot in favor of a progressive city government,» said Councilmember Levine in a statement.
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With the government's strategy over the past few months apparently focused on undermining the Wildrose Alliance by stealing from its agenda, many had expected the Tories would further woo disaffected right - wing voters with deep spending cuts in this year's budget, which was unveiled on Feb. 9.
When it comes to Justin Trudeau's innovation agenda, what didn't appear in the budget was as important as what did
In its inaugural budget, the federal Liberal government vowed to develop a bold, new innovation agenda as the centrepiece of its strategy to bolster long - term economic growth.
Tea Party partisans have the same cultural agenda, but this incarnation of the Religious Right proceeds by stealth, in this case with riders to a budget bill - riders they know no Democratic president or Senate can ever accept.
My correspondents raise important questions about exactly what conservatives should be defending, in response to the massive expansion in recent decades of the powers, the agenda, and the budget of central government.
«Every responsible Government in living memory has laid out their economic and tax agenda and strategy at the budget in May,» Ms Bishop told ABC on Sunday.
«Every responsible government in living memory has laid out their economic and tax agenda and strategy at the budget in May,» Ms Bishop told ABC on Sunday.
From the very poor to the ridiculously wealthy... How can I maintain my efficiency as a large district, and cater to the wide spectrum of taste diversity while -LCB- insert any reformer's agenda platform here -RCB-, and stay in my tiny little budget?
And this Al - Monitor (a media site focused on Middle East which was accused of following «the agenda of the Iranian and Syrian governments and Hezbollah») article details a bit more the military budget and the growing trend of Iran's military spendings, although it does not state the current total defense budget and its numbers are considerably lower than SIPRI's for the past years, maybe because the fiscal year used in this article begins near 20th March:
But in exchange for getting the popular Democratic gubernatorial candidate on its line — thus ensuring it would well surpass the required 50,000 - vote mark to live another four years (the party ended up moving to Row D)-- the WFP had to agree to Cuomo's «New NY Agenda,» which included a slew of agenda items — the property tax cap, no new taxes to close the budget deficit etc. — that the left had opAgenda,» which included a slew of agenda items — the property tax cap, no new taxes to close the budget deficit etc. — that the left had opagenda items — the property tax cap, no new taxes to close the budget deficit etc. — that the left had opposed.
Mr. Speaker, in our maiden Budget Statement and Economic Policy, we outlined a number of short to medium term policy initiatives, to set the stage for our agenda for inclusive growth and job creation.
The Governor found himself in the unfortunate position of promoting his third on time budget, at a time when his legislative agenda was faltering and Preet Bharara» s prosecutions where giving the lie to the idea that Albany, NY was truly functional and not just as corrupt as ever bring Gov. Cuomo whole self promotion campaign down in flames.
The governor has so far declined to directly criticize the Senate GOP, no doubt recognizing he's going to need them as allies in the budget battle — particularly when it comes to his more conservative agenda items like the property tax cap.
A centerpiece of Cuomo's agenda for 2018 — ending cash bail for misdemeanors and non-violent felonies — has been dealt a setback in the annual negotiations for a state budget.
«Mr. Klein outlined a system in which the leaders of the Republican caucus and the Independent Democratic Conference would work together to run the Senate, with joint control over committee agendas, the bills that are taken up on the floor and state budget negotiations,» Tom Kaplan wrote.
In 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturIn 2013, NPR's Allan Greenblatt listed a few: It's effectively a one - party state, with the Democrats so dominant that there is no political competition and machine politics set the agenda; the elections are expensive, making candidates reliant on donors; many key decisions, such as the shape of the state budget, are made in backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturin backroom deals between a few power players; the local media is so focused on national events that it ignores what's happening in the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culturin the state (especially upstate); and there's no anti-corruption movement to challenge the existing culture.
says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a five - pronged package in January that included these reforms as part of his 2018 State of the State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society said.
George Albro of New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) says, «While we applaud the good faith attempts of the loyal Dems and the progressive labor leader, Hector Figueroa, to unify their party, wrest control of the Senate from the joint control of the Party of Trump and the IDC / Trump Dems, all in order to advance the people's agenda, and while we would support an honest and fair deal for an immediate rapprochement, we must object to this cynical and calculated ploy which unnecessarily perpetuates the disgraceful status quo until effectively the end of the budget process and possibly even the end of session.
«The governor and his Right - Wing allies actually manufactured a budget crisis in order to advance their pro-corporate, anti-middle class agenda.»
As previewed in today's NY Times, Carl Paladino's former campaign manager, Michael Caputo, is signing on to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget agenda and e-mailing Tea Partiers in hopes they will follow his lead.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will unveil his proposed 2016 - 2017 budget on Wednesday but he has already previewed the broad outlines of his agenda: a $ 15 minimum wage; investments in infrastructure, downtowns and the environment; a reduction in Thruway tolls; and tax cuts for small businesses.
With Virginia under divided government, term - limited Gov. Terry McAuliffe led a drive to elect Democrats to the Senate in the hopes of making his late - term agenda, including Medicaid expansion and a two - year budget plan, easier to advance.
While he touted accomplishments and statistics that he uses in virtually all of his speeches, such as the state budget and finances and the number of new jobs created during his term and now existing in the state, he added many other topics revolving around the notion of «government as a vehicle for justice», saying that «I want to develop the justice agenda» for his second term.
Clocking in at 548 - pages, here is Gov. Andrew Cuomo's briefing book containing his 2015 legislative and budget agenda.
Much of the rest of the governor's agenda, as laid out in his executive budget and 30 - day amendments, will now be addressed after the budget deal is reached.
The announcements come as New York is ranked 30th in the nation for maternal mortality rates, and are part of Governor Cuomo's 2018 Women's Agenda for New York: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunity and the FY 2019 Executive Budget.
The Senate IDC is doing what it can to get their Affordable New York policy agenda in the budget come April 1st.
Bloomberg expressed disappointment that Cuomo's budget didn't include mandate relief, particularly in the forme of pension reform, which he has made a primary focus of his Albany agenda this year.
At issue, Skelos said, was an unnamed negotiator in the room boosting Mayor Bill de Blasio's agenda in the state budget.
Mr Letwin told the environmental audit committee there had been «an immediate national crisis in the form of less growth and jobs than we needed» that prompted the Budget's growth agenda.
But the bill was a component of Cuomo's larger Democracy Agenda, measures including voting and campaign finance reform that otherwise fell by the wayside during budget negotiations and seem unlikely to pass in the remaining months
In January, Cuomo outlined the «Democracy Project» as part of his 2017 State of the State agenda, and included its widely prized measures like early voting, same - day voter registration, and an enhanced form of automatic voter registration in one of his budget billIn January, Cuomo outlined the «Democracy Project» as part of his 2017 State of the State agenda, and included its widely prized measures like early voting, same - day voter registration, and an enhanced form of automatic voter registration in one of his budget billin one of his budget bills.
In rolling out his $ 84.68 billion second - draft budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, the mayor acceded to requests from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito that the city set aside money to help foreign nationals faced with arrest and expulsion under President Donald Trump's aggressive enforcement agenda.
The Sunday proposal came amid a flurry of policy announcements as part of Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda, a State of the State / Executive Budget hybrid agenda being released in full WednAgenda, a State of the State / Executive Budget hybrid agenda being released in full Wednagenda being released in full Wednesday.
«In his budget, the Governor has set an agenda for this session that is both far - ranging and ambitious,» the three term mayor said.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's budget director appeared in front of the City Council today — but instead of the usual heated grilling, was met with apologetic and thankful council members who celebrated the mayor's agenda.
Though far drier than the governor's State of the State addresses last week, the budget plan made clear that Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, remained intent on casting his 2017 agenda as an answer to the concerns of the middle class and the economic struggles of upstate New York, a formula that some observers have taken as the prelude to a possible presidential run in 2020.
«Her vast experience in the People's House and extensive knowledge of the state budget process will guide the Assembly Majority as we continue to pursue our Families First agenda,» said Heastie.
Today, Labour Councils across the UK, and the Labour administration in Wales, are just so abjectly carrying out the devastating new wave of terminally damaging budget cuts, that the «Corbynite Left agenda» is being actively discredited, on the ground, long before we actually have any influence on the agenda of local councillors at all.
«If you add up the Tappan Zee Bridge, the LaGuardia (airport), Penn Station and all the other capital projects he had in that budget, and then you say we've got a record - breaking $ 22 billion for the state of New York for infrastructure, that isn't even (the value of) one of the projects that he mentioned for downstate,» said the Syracuse - area lawmaker, referring to some of the other big - ticket infrastructure items on Cuomo's agenda.
Additionally, Cuomo says his budget has a $ 25 billion economic development agenda, funded largely by leveraging billions in private sector investment rather than by taxpayer dollars.
Cuomo was aided in negotiations of that budget by a multimillion dollar advertising campaign supporting his agenda that was funded by the Committee to Save New York.
Few believe the Democrats will gain a majority in the Senate this year, leaving Spitzer with two years to amass a record of success on his governmental - reform agenda of lowering taxes and balancing the state budget before attempting to take on a controversial social issue.
Ahead of the 2018 New York State Legislative Session, Senator Jeff Klein and the Independent Democratic Conference released their «One New Yorker» budget agenda that covers a broad swath of some of the most pressing issues faced by residents in The Bronx and throughout the entire state.
Balancing high - flown ambition and ethical housecleaning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out his agenda for 2016 in a speech that did double duty as his State of the State address and a $ 145 billion executive budget proposal.
Charters are only one element of the governor's sweeping education agenda, which he's elevated by including in this year's state budget draft.
Mindful of the fact that the conservative grassroots is still smarting from the same - sex marriage vote two years ago, and steaming over the SAFE Act passage, the Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand over the abortion plank of the governor's Women's Equality Agenda and also refused to budget on campaign finance reform.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a news conference this morning did not mention the women's agenda as potential measures he'd like to push in the spring, but did note the Dream Act, public financing of political campaigns and changes to the teacher evaluation law were items he wished were in the budget.