Sentences with phrase «budget extender»

As promised, Gov. David Paterson has included furlough language in his latest round of budget extender bills, which state lawmakers will have to act on when they return to Albany Monday.

The next round of budget extender bills will include nearly $ 440 million dollars in projected revenue from cigarette taxes and the collection of taxes on tobacco products on Native American reservations.

Albany, N.Y. (WBEN)- The emergency budget extender passed in Albany Monday is by no means a final budget, but it does include the funding for Buffalo area projects and initiatives known as the «Buffalo Billion II».

This week, state Sen. Jose Serrano, chairman of the Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee offered a proposed law that would force the parks office to reopen all parks and pay for it using unspecified funds in budget extender bills already adopted by the Legislature.

Cuomo did not rule out passing budget extenders if there is no final deal before the Passover and Easter holidays begin on Friday.

Speaking before the District 37 lobby day he pledged to make good on his threat to include language in the next budget extender bill that would force lawmakers to choose between forcing public employees to take one unpaid day off a week or shutting down the government.

Gov. Cuomo said he's willing to keep state government afloat with temporary budget extenders until he sees what damage President Trump and Congress inflict on New York's finances.

US District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn has reportedly come down on the side of the public employee unions in the furlough lawsuit, ruling that Gov. David Paterson can not insert his day - without - pay language into budget extender bills.

The move is seen as one similar to Cuomo's threat to use budget extenders if lawmakers had failed to agree on a spending plan.

(Recall that Cuomo has more than a passing interest in this lawsuit, since it challenges his right as governor to make policy through budget extender bills).

Assuming all goes according to plan and the latest budget extender passes this afternoon without a hitch, the 2010 - 2011 budget will be almost two - thirds of the way done — all through an unprecedented piecemeal fashion and without a single conference committee.

The speaker said his house will pass the second round of bare bones budget extenders sent up by the governor because «we can't afford to allow hospitals to lose their Medicaid payments and other people to not get paid; plain and simple.»

-- stuffing a full year's worth of cuts into budget extenders if the Legislature misses the April 1 deadline.

At least two Senate Democrats, who up until now have kept government running by voting in favor of weekly budget extenders, are threatening to vote «no» on the next extender bill, which will come before the Senate and Assembly on Monday.

A Cuomo aide dismissed the possibility and instead raised the specter of using short - term budget extenders until the revenue picture from the feds becomes clearer.

The Republican - led Senate approved budget extender legislation on Monday following a legislative impasse on key issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18 in New York.

Last week, Paterson sent a bill separate from budget extender to the Legislature that would have provided him with power to furlough state workers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo derided any suggestion that he would at least threaten his own casino siting plan into an emergency budget extender as «hostile» and «macho.»

Here's some footage of Sen. John DeFrancisco railing against the Democrats during a debate over budget extenders yesterday for sending what he deemed «deceptive» robocalls into the districts of Republican senators.

Paterson tried to force the tax cap issue by including it in his last budget extender bill, (much to the pleasure of both AG Andrew Cuomo, who is also a cap supporter; and Long Island Democratic Sen. Craig Johnson), which theoretically would have made the Legislature choose between accepting an unpopular (at least among Assembly Democrats and the teachers» unions) policy proposal and shutting down the government.

ALBANY — State Budget Director Robert Megna confirmed Friday that the next one - week budget extender will include the 4 percent raises to unionized state workers, as demanded by a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge.

(Not that he has much choice in the matter, unless he wants to risk a government shut - down, thanks to the all - or - nothing budget extender option pioneered by former Gov. David Paterson).

The Legislature passed temporary budget extender measures to keep state government running through the end of May in the absence of a full budget deal, avoiding a full government shutdown and buying themselves some more time to keep negotiating.

After passing the controversial furlough budget extender last night, Assembly members from both sides of the aisle gathered with former colleagues for a little R - n - R in the form of the annual reunions known as the Pilots and Rudders dinners.

Here's Senate Finance Chairman Carl Kruger opening debate on the 11th budget extender and trying to pin the blame for a possible government shutdown (which we now know isn't going to happen) on the GOP.

But under budget extenders, lawmakers have their pay temporarily withheld.

Canestrari, an Albany - area Democrat, admitted the «my way or the highway» budget extender threat from Cuomo is an «added incentive» to get an on - time deal.

ALBANY — With Friday's deadline to enact a budget fast approaching, state leaders may have to settle for a «bare bones» spending plan or even short - term budget extenders that postpone action on the more contentious issues, sources say.

But the governor's power in Albany to pass issue - based legislation is diminished compared to the broad power the office yields during the budget process — thanks in large part to the fact that he no longer wields the all - or - nothing budget extender nuclear option.

If the budget were to be late, the governor could use the emergency appropriation budget extender to have lawmakers either consider the executive's version of the spending plan or risk a state government shutdown.

The judge also ordered the governor to include our contractually mandated raises in any further budget extender bills.

Paterson, grappling with a $ 9.2 billion deficit and lawmakers who fear for their re-election, has been funding state government with weekly budget extenders since failing to win passage of a state budget on April 1.

While the governor would prefer to negotiate a final budget deal with lawmakers, he's prepared to go it alone and force lawmakers to accept cuts as part of each new budget extender.

The majority leader also reiterated that he prefers «talking about getting a positive result» to threats about budget extenders and government shutdowns, explaining: «My approach to governing is not threatening; it's talking about getting a result, getting it done on time and bringing people together.»

School districts immediately objected to a month - long budget extender.

ALBANY, NY (05/10/2010)(readMedia)-- The New York State Legislature has approved state budget extender legislation which includes mandatory one day per week furloughs for state employees.

The governor says if there's no agreement, he'll try to force lawmakers to adopt his plan by presenting it in the first budget extender, then daring the legislature to accept it or shut down the government.

Megna said that while the governor was currently seeking approval for that plan as a separate bill — something Paterson was not willing to do for the furlough measure — he would not rule out including it in a future budget extender if it's rejected.

Lawmakers have been discussing a possible budget extender measure that would keep the government funded until May.

As state lawmakers await a potential budget extender from Gov. Andrew Cuomo this evening, Senate Democrats are calling on the governor include a package of left - leaning legislation that would force Senate Republicans to either accept it or potentially risk a shutdown of state government.

Paterson will put furlough in next budget extender [Capitol Confidential / Times Union] Paterson Offers Choice: Furloughs or Shutdown [City Room / NYT]

As complex as Tuesday's proceedings were, Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson faced his most vexing dilemma at the end of June, when he was confronted the prospect of passing an emergency budget extender drafted by Gov. David Paterson, shutting down state government, or reaching a compromise with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

So why is it missing from the two month budget extender?

Speaker Carl E. Heastie of the Assembly on Monday during debate over the so - called budget extender.

Andrew Cuomo has said on multiple occasions he wants a budget passed on time, and has hinted that he'd use budget extenders to get parts of his spending plan passed if lawmakers don't get their work done by April 1st.

GOP gubernatorial designee Rick Lazio took some time out from campaigning in Rochester today to take a swipe at AG Andrew Cuomo for semi-panning Gov. David Paterson's creative use of budget extenders as «intriguing» but not optimal, YNN's Mark Gruba reports.

Paterson threatened to put furloughs into the next budget extender bill, forcing lawmakers to choose between angering state employee unions and shutting down the government.

Doing large budget cuts through budget extenders is a lousy way to run a large government; and likely illegal.

At today's Puerto Rican Day Parade, Gov. David Paterson downplayed the possibility that there will be a government shutdown, insisting a sufficient number of senators will vote «yes» and pass his latest budget extender bill tomorrow afternoon.