Sentences with phrase «budget negotiations»

As we reported yesterday, two open issues in budget negotiations threatened $ 170 million in funds for the MTA.

The budgets are essentially statements of priorities for each house as the task of budget negotiations begins in earnest.

Because of his background, some say he'll be adept at digging into the numbers during state budget negotiations — including the one that's about to begin in earnest.

Lawmakers will make their decision about spending the $ 5 billion during budget negotiations next year.

He was included in the closed - door budget negotiations with the governor, making him a visible player in the process.

Though on its face the proposal arguably shouldn't be contentious, it faces opposition from both the public and from lawmakers as budget negotiations enter their final two weeks.

But the problem has been growing — out of public view — for several decades, probably in annual budget negotiations for federal research agencies at the top of the research food chain.

He said there hasn't been much progress on budget negotiations.

As state budget negotiations continue, one of the proposals that hang in the balance is a plan to bring more Internet access to rural areas of the state.

He reiterated that stance during the state's recent budget negotiations, which wrapped up last week with the passage of a $ 168 billion spending plan.

In addition to the push for fair funding, speakers at the rally urged legislative leaders not to cut money for public charter schools during the current budget negotiations.

Going forward the pay increases for elected officials will be tied to the most recently published consumer price index, during annual budget negotiations.

He maintained the governor never raised the issue during recent high - level budget negotiations.

She would be prepared to start budget negotiations «today» she said.

As budget negotiations heat up, so does the debate over the balance between investments in the long - term future and short - term necessities.

Still, most in the city are more concerned with the state budget than with city budget negotiations.

Legislative leaders are expected to begin budget negotiations next week.

Despite considerable criticism the «Three Men in a Room» tradition of budget negotiations lives on.

The situation is particularly pointed this year as budget negotiations again play out almost entirely behind closed doors.

No group, however, earns positive marks for their handling of budget negotiations overall.

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

She has taken a leading role in budget negotiations, where Silver has deployed superior strategy in recent years.

The second half of session likely will be dominated by a handful of issues, including some that dropped off the table during budget negotiations.

One of the items holding up the current budget negotiations (now more than two weeks past - due) is how much to raise teacher pay.

The late afternoon announcement is significant, as budget negotiations are notorious for going late into the evening.

Long term, the cost is about the same after considering that stone dust needs frequent attention if you want to keep it nice — it's condition would depend on annual budget negotiations.

Andrew Stewart - Cousins, the State Senate Minority Leader, took to the airwaves this morning to argue that she should be part of the state budget negotiation process if the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, Jeffrey Klein, negotiates the budget too.

But Cuomo goes into final budget negotiations with a strong hand.

The issue is being discussed in state budget negotiations between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Senate and Assembly leaders.

Many informed policymakers speculate that the Senate is using the class size issue as a bargaining chip for upcoming budget negotiations with the House.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped away from budget negotiations in Albany on Tuesday to stump for his plan to consolidate local governments and reduce property taxes, even though he admitted afterward he may not be able to push the plan through those budget talks.

Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, left, and House Majority Leader Matt Ritter, right, are involved in ongoing budget negotiations at the Capitol.

His aides pointed out that relatively few state legislators — including Democratic Assembly members from New York City — have publicly supported congestion pricing compared with the broad legislative support for marriage equality and the minimum wage going into budget negotiations.

This latest iteration of the bill hit a brief roadblock after budget negotiations by legislators fell apart last week as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle negotiated specific details in the bill.

But Quinn said it would be «historic either way,» if Stewart - Cousins is empowered to make decisions about bills coming to the floor, and gets included in the closed - door budget negotiation process — something the minority leader and her counterpart in the Assembly, Republican Brian Kolb, have been seeking for years.

Speaking after the EU budget negotiations later, he said: «The FSA says there's no reason to believe any frozen food currently on sale is a danger to health.»

Malatras says the governor's plan is a starting point and expects it to be changed in the upcoming budget negotiations over the next few weeks.

Teachers rally again at the state Capitol against the governor's education reform policies, while budget negotiations between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders continue.

Those opposing the legislation, mostly Republicans, said they were fed up with being excluded from budget negotiations by Paterson, a Democrat, and leaders of the Legislature's Democratic majorities.

Ultimately, after final budget negotiations last year, Ossining received an additional $ 2.2 Million dollars in Foundation Aid, yet remained one of the most underfunded Foundation Aid school districts in the state.

Also, our Jenna Flanagan heads down the Innovation Trail to take a look at the booming business of 3 - D printing (19:25) and Glenn Blain of The Daily News and Yancey Roy of Newsday examine the beginning of budget negotiations at the Reporters Roundtable (5:52).

There was a chance to demonstrate a strong stance when it really mattered, during budget negotiation earlier this year.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday afternoon that he has been in regular contact with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and that he spoke with Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier in the day, but that he did not gain much clarity as Albany budget negotiations enter their final days.

[S] ome GOP lawmakers were exploring whether the political stalemate over funding the government could best be resolved by crafting a broader fiscal package that would include an increase in the debt ceiling... The speaker expressed optimism at the lunch that he might be able to combine the two issues to embark on broader budget negotiations with the White House and Senate Democrats.»

«When you're talking about budget negotiations, you don't have every legislative leader in the room talking about the largest piece of cash that you dole out every year.

On a day when budget negotiations are said to be winding down, Nixon came to Albany to join the Alliance for Quality Education in calling for $ 1.5 billion more in education funding, with most of that going to needy schools.

On Saturday morning, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the secretive budget negotiation process left the public «in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent.»

He deserves an Oscar for his performance,» Nixon said, referring to state budget negotiations going on just blocks away.

I led budget negotiations that have delivered nearly # 53m extra for the region's schools, discounted bus travel for nearly 19,000 of the region's young people, and so much more which would not be happening without the Welsh Lib Dems.

«The push needs to continue through budget negotiations, but today's formal rejection is an important step for us all.»