Sentences with phrase «budget reform amendment»

Referendum committes were created in response to the Silver - Bruno budget reform amendment in 2005, the last time a controversial constitutional amendment was put before voters.

State voters faced two referenda in 2005: the $ 2.9 Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act and a budget reform amendment.

Not exact matches

The people under the most pressure are the Senate Republicans, all of whom signed Koch's three - pronged pledge (it also included budget and ethics reform), only to turn around and pass a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the process in time for the 2022 elections but leave it in all it's partisan and un-independent glory this year.

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.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), today will offer an amendment to reform the rules of the New York State Assembly to stop major legislation like pension reform, teacher evaluations, the SAFE Act and state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night away from public viewing.

Assemblyman to bring to the Floor of the Assembly a Rules Reform Amendment to stop major legislation like Pension Reform, Teacher Evaluations, SAFE Act & state budgets from being passed in the middle of the night

But at the same time, neither chamber has indicated any plans to introduced Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments, which tie new income disclosure requirements and reform to the travel reimbursement process, to appropriations.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo released his 30 - day budget amendments, which jammed the Legislature by stuffing ever more policy (particularly ethics reforms) into appropriations bills, on Feb. 21 — almost two weeks ago.

While the Governor has submitted tax reform proposals as part of the 30 - day amendments, changes to the State tax code should be deliberated carefully, and therefore, are best considered outside the budget process.

Cuomo has sought to challenge lawmakers this year to pass new ethics reform measures by tying the proposals to spending in his 30 - day budget amendments.

Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments, meanwhile, link income disclosure and per diem reform to appropriations bills.

State lawmakers so far have refused to introduced Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments, which link appropriations to new disclosure requirements, such as revealing private business clients and reforming the per diem system of travel reimbursements.

Also at 9 a.m., Sen. Pat Gallivan addresses advocates asking Cuomo and the legislature to reform New York's Scaffold Law and to include reform in the 30 - day budget amendments, Empire State Plaza Concourse, Meeting Room 4, Albany.

Cuomo took an aggressive position during his budget and policy address Wednesday, threatening to withhold a significant funding increase for schools if lawmakers don't approve his controversial reform proposals, such as an amendment to the state's teacher - evaluation system that would increase the ratings» reliance on standardized testing.

These comments were based on his September 1, 2005, analysis of the budget reform constitutional amendments.

The Democratic - led Assembly on Tuesday released its one - house budget resolution that includes income disclosure proposals as well as campaign - finance reform measures, but does not embrace the plan released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his budget amendments.

It also fights for election reform, lobbying reform, a balanced budget amendment and term limits.

In the short run, Cuomo gets some progress on pension reform, another on - time budget that holds down spending, expansion of the DNA database and a gambling amendment.

On Monday, the governor took an important step toward addressing that problem by announcing a 30 - day budget amendment to fund voting reforms, including early voting across the state.

Its policy goals include cuts to income tax rates, a repeal of the estate tax, limited government and a Balanced Budget Amendment, entitlement reform, free trade, tort reform, school choice and deregulation.

Before the Republicans passed their Contract with America, the Reform Party already proposed a balanced budget amendment.

On 22 March, Senator Chuck Grassely (R - IA) got the Senate to pass an amendment to the 2008 budget resolution that froze the $ 17 million increase slated for the Smithsonian until reforms in ethics and accountability were put into place.

This April, the Florida Taxation and Budget Reform Commission placed two proposed amendments to the Florida Constitution on the November ballot.

But he also could've gotten discouraged by the failed budget amendment and the poor results of his international climate conferences, and decided to focus instead on health care reform and foreign policy first instead.

On December 10, 2015, the Ontario government passed Bill 109, the Employment and Labour Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015 and Bill 144, the Budget Measures Act, 2015, two pieces of legislation that implement a number of reforms to various workplace laws.