Sentences with phrase «budget agreements last»

Futures pointed to a higher opening as investors found reason to be positive in the House's passing of the budget agreement last night.

Assembly Democrats balked at the amendment that was part of an overall budget agreement last year.

As for the deal for loosening state Education Department regulations for yeshivas (Jewish religious schools) that he got by holding up the state budget agreement last week, Felder said he is semi-satisfied.

When New York lawmakers announced the state budget agreement last week, ethics reform was not part of the package.

Hundreds of Wisconsin school and public libraries narrowly avoided paying more for Internet service when state lawmakers reached a budget agreement last week to save WiscNet, a nonprofit cooperative that provides low - cost broadband service.

Not exact matches

A Franco - German deal to maintain the nominal level of farm spending served as the basis for agreement on the last long - term EU budget for 2007 - 2013.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report last week providing its estimate on the economic impact of the Canada — EU Trade Agreement.

I congratulate the Prime Minister on what has been achieved thus far, which we must hope will translate into mutually beneficial withdrawal and trade agreements, but given that that can not be guaranteed, will she give instructions for the sum set aside by the Chancellor in his Budget last month to be expended on upgrading our customs infrastructure, in order to secure smooth international trade after Brexit and reassure business in this country?

When assigned budgets were introduced after the last collective bargaining agreement negotiations, though, that changed, as teams now only had a few million dollars — or less — allotted to them, based on their record the previous season.

Still, event with a raise the agreement in place — believed to be one of the last and most contentious of the policy matters in the budget — there are remaining matters that must be dealt with, including a push to bolster charter schools and funding for education.

He last held a Capitol news conference in March to announce the agreement on the budget.

As per last year's budget agreement, this year's state education aid is scheduled to increase by 4 percent.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie's chamber passed a version of the bill last week and said he would welcome it in the budget agreement.

The agreement for workers» compensation in the budget was key for business organizations that had reeled over last year's spending plan that included a minimum wage agreement setting the floor at $ 15 over the next several years and a paid family leave program.

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.

The measure was passed after last spring's budget agreement in which the lawmakers and Cuomo agreed to spend $ 19 million on an Enhanced Tuition Award program.

Yes, the party did get Andrew Cuomo to accept its line and moved up from Row E to Row D as a result of his performance in the 2010 election, but there were a lot of strings attached to that agreement — not the least of which was the labor - backed party's silence in the budget battle over the millionaire's tax last year, which is something the WFP would normally be all over.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo had agreed last year to an amendment, but the Democratic - led Assembly balked at a vote on the measure, which came with a broader agreement on the state budget.

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 conference committees closed down work last night, another sign the budget agreement was concluding.

Division of Budget spokesman Morris Peters released the following statement last week addressing the lack of school aid runs: «There's no need to have school aid runs until we have agreement on getting the reforms that the governor has asked for.»

(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.

The agreement was part of a broader budget deal approved last week.

Ride - hailing company Uber has sent 100,000 mailers to New Yorkers thanking state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo for last month's budget agreement that allows ride hailing services to operate outside of New York City.

Last night, a number of Senate Democrats took their frustration with being excluded from the closed - door budget negotiations on the final product, voting «no» on part of the agreement that dealt with transportation, economic development and environmental spending.

The bill has been modified to try to quell concerns in the Assembly Democratic conference that prevented the measure from passing last year despite efforts by a former WNY Democratic senator, Bill Stachowski, to hold up a budget deal in hopes of getting an agreement on what morphed into a SUNY - wide proposal.

A pay - raise commission was nixed by Cuomo last fall, who wrote in a veto message that any raises for m / c workers should be done in the context of the budget, but no agreement on M / C pay hikes was reached in the approved 2014 - 15 state budget.

NYSUT amended the suit to include both the cap and a rebate program Cuomo proposed last year that he referred to as a «freeze» for tax increases in the budget agreement.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is pushing for a $ 15 minimum wage this year, last week opened the door to a wage increase being approved outside of the state budget if an agreement can't be reached this month.

I've spoken to sources in both the Assembly and Senate today, and have been told that an agreement on FMAP is possible, particularly since it appears very clear now after last week's vote by the US Senate on the unemployment benefits bill that the $ 1.7 billion worth of Medicaid funding expected by NYC and the state in this budget cycle won't be coming any time soon.

For a time, 2016 promised to be Mayor Bill de Blasio's bleakest season in Albany yet — but with last night's announced budget agreement, the clouds have cleared without a storm, and the mayor suddenly finds the sun shining on him for a change.

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..

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito inserted language into the city budget today requiring that the $ 26 million plan to provide legal services to undocumented immigrants facing deportation not exclude those convicted of serious crimes — after she and Mayor Bill de Blasio failed to reach an agreement on the matter before the «budget handshake» last Friday at City Hall.

They promised more details would be announced Wednesday, but said the agreement largely hews to the five - point plan Cuomo, a Democrat, inserted into his $ 141.6 billion budget proposal last month.

Cuomo's budget proposal won't change anything for the middle class compared to last year's agreement, Girardin said.

The Early Years Pupil Premium was secured by the Welsh Lib Dems in their budget agreement with the Welsh Government last year.

ALBANY — Racing against a Thursday deadline, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's reached a «framework» agreement on the state budget and suggested legislators wouldn't see a salary increase next year if any last - minute hang - ups delay budget talks into Friday.

But you can't deny that the last - minute wrangling, which saw lawmakers burning the midnight oil to reach an agreement, resulted in closure on several of the most important issues left unresolved after lawmakers arrived at a budget in late - March.

Last year, Cuomo's proposed school aid runs — and the aid runs made available after a budget agreement was reached — included how much each school district would receive through the state's Smart Schools initiative.

He was criticized for holding up agreement on the $ 168 billion budget last month in a dispute over state regulation of yeshivas.

The gaming revenue collected from the Oneida Nation last year was in line with the $ 15.5 million Picente had budgeted for, and was well above the $ 12.5 million baseline guaranteed in the 2013 settlement agreement.

Last April, after Cuomo and state legislators reached a budget agreement for 2016 - 17, Long Island's public schools got total state financial assistance of $ 2.97 billion, which was a record.

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.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Chair of the Housing Committee Assemblymember Steven Cymbrowitz also announced that the Legislature approved allocations for the $ 2.5 billion affordable and supportive housing funds appropriated in this year and last year's budget agreements.

The latest state budget agreement, reached last week, could help solve Hartford's financial problems, but more work is needed to put the city on stable footing, Mayor Luke Bronin said Monday.

Public stewardship was supposed to last three years, though the state budget agreement approved in March extended that period for an additional year.

The big news last week was the new budget agreement.

Property Taxes: Last June's budget agreement made it certain that school property taxes would resume their upward march in 2018 - 19.

Osinbajo, for instance, recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari kept a «gentlemanly» agreement he had with the National Assembly to present the budget estimates in November last year.

In addition to addressing the budget situation, the state Legislature enacted the pension modifications that the city and the UFT negotiated last June in the agreement that restored the post-Labor Day school start.