Governor Cuomo has repeatedly threatened to hold up the state
budget over ethics reform and other issues, like education policy.
The Governor has not said he'll hold up
the budget over ethics, as he has threatened to do in the past.
Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly threatened to hold up the state
budget over ethics reform and other issues, like education policy.
Not exact matches
First in his original
budget, and then in the 30 - day amendments released last Friday, Cuomo placed controversial
ethics and education reforms in appropriations bills,
over which the Legislature is afforded very little power under the state Constitution.
Some of these proposals have come and gone
over the years, and they are a reminder that
budgets, school funding,
ethics and campaign finance reform aren't the only issues politicians deal with.
Campaign literature distributed by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino
over the weekend touted a
budget without a tax hike, the town's reduction of debt and
ethics reform.
Cuomo also said he's standing firm on
ethics reform, and called debate
over the inclusion of policy proposals in the
budget a «red herring.»
Asked if relations between the Legislature and his administration are fraying — perhaps because of his quiet lobbying for former IG Ellen Biben to become leader of an independent
ethics watchdog, his push for more executive control
over the
budget or just the natural devolution of good feelings — Cuomo noted that love isn't the real motivator.
There's just about a week and a half left before the
budget deadline, and Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds
over a number of issues, including whether
ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.
Cuomo is threatening to make the
budget late
over an
ethics reform package that the governor is seeking.
They discuss plans for reforming education, the impasse
over the late
budget, and
ethics reform in the Senate.
The New York State Assembly and Senate have released
budget positions that focus on taxes and spending policies, but very little on
ethics reform, even though both former leaders of the legislature face prison sentences
over corruption convictions.
Several of his
ethics reform proposals were approved in the most recent state
budget, including forcing legislators to reveal all outside sources of income
over $ 1,000 and the loss of pension benefits for elected officials convicted of corruption.
Cuomo insisted on Wednesday the blow up
over the
budget had nothing to do with a scuttled pay raise, denied to lawmakers in December after they failed to coalesce around a package of
ethics measures in a special session that never materialized.
Ed Koch is not giving up on his push for redistricting,
budget and
ethics reform now that the elections are
over.
Still, Skelos insisted the
budget talks were going well, despite the deepening rift with Cuomo
over ethics reform.
Cuomo and the state's legislative leaders in March agreed to stave off talks
over ethics legislation after the passage of the
budget, which was approved on April 1.
But the poll finds most voters say they are glad that, in the end, the state
budget was not held up and made late
over the
ethics issue.
There's just about a week and a half left before the
budget deadline, and Governor Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds
over a number of issues, including whether
ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.
Unlike past years, Cuomo has not linked his
ethics reforms to the passage of the state
budget, a time when governors have the most leverage
over the legislature.
With the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the table, Race to the Top continuing, the Investing in Innovation (I3) rules set, a reorganization of Madison schools (scroll for links) and local
budget choices that may privilege new initiatives
over existing programs and services; it is a good time to repost one of my favorite essays on education reform: David Tyack's «A Conservationist
Ethic in Education?.»
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