As Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared in Harlem to take a victory lap on Raise the Age, some of the same tensions that overshadowed
budget talks over the last two weeks were still on display.
Cuomo, facing harsh criticism from city leaders and educators, soon backpedaled and said he was just floating a blueprint for
budget talks over the 278,000 - student system.
Some progress was reported in
the budget talks over the weekend, though a deal is believed to still be at least a week away.
But Croci has been reportedly frustrated with the job of being a state senator and the compromises Republicans have taken in
budget talks over the last several years.
Not exact matches
In
talks with fund officials
over the past year, Goldman executives presented an analysis of the fund's allocations based on publicly available data and suggested areas it could improve, such as where to spend the risk
budget and whether to be more active or passive in certain portfolios, said the comptroller staffers, who spoke on the condition they not be named.
CBO
talks shutdown: The Congressional
Budget Office Chief Douglas Elmendorf says a government shutdown would damage the economy and «scale up» problems
over time.
I remember when I was a young lad, the
talk on the Sunday morning circuit was that Ronald Reagan added $ 1.86 trillion to the debt
over eight years, a 186 % increase from the $ 999 billion debt at the end of Carter's last
budget.
Asian stock markets posted gains Friday on optimism
over two positive U.S. economic reports despite contentious
budget talks in Washington aimed at keeping the economy from going into a tailspin.
And it seems as we travel around to state and national conferences to
talk to our many friends in the recreation field, more and more we hear about
budgets being cut, staff let go and recreation programs being forced to turn their programs
over to volunteer based organizations simply because they have no other choice.
If you notice him going
over your
budget or
talking a lot about money, see what you can do to put his mind at ease.
Talks extended in the weekend to negotiate an agreement
over the provision, one of the more contentious policy measures included by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his $ 152 billion
budget proposal.
The money raised by the taxes in part would go toward a potential boost in education spending, an apparent sticking point in the
talks as lawmakers and Cuomo fight
over what's known as foundation aid in the
budget.
In addition to taking
over a chamber that's been rocked by the Silver scandal, Heastie must also represent the Assembly in the closed - door
budget talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Initially announcing meetings during the height of the
budget season,
talk quietly died away of the hearings, only for Heastie's office to announce them amid a vocal disagreement with Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office
over the ongoing feud with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
A rep for the de Blasio administration also told the Times that the city has been in
talks with the state, the MTA and Vornado
over potential development plans in the area, but they didn't resemble what Cuomo pitched during 11th hour
budget discussions.
The government has said it is determined to secure agreement on the
budget in its presidency of the union, which ends at the end of this year, but
talks are currently in deadlock, primarily
over the rebate and the reform of the Cap.
Injecting Dolan back into the debate
over the tax credit comes as both forces for the measure as well as those in favor of the DREAM Act are making a last - minute push to have them included in the
budget talks.
DiNapoli said more information is needed to address concerns raised during the
budget talks, such as potential cuts to federal aid, a premise that drove the governor to successfully receive power
over making changes to the
budget after it is approved.
Paterson, who once admitted in frustration that he didn't ask to be governor, has said it was difficult to take
over in the midst of
budget talks having not been privy to them the year before Spitzer resigned.
At a transportation
budget hearing Wednesday, Department of Transportation commissioner Polly Trottenberg said the agency has been in
talks with various companies
over getting bike share in all boroughs.
Obviously, there has been much
talk about the political fight that Cuomo and Silver are likely to have
over budget cuts, and controversial fiscal policies like a property tax cap.
However, lawmakers in both chambers have chafed at the play, and so far have refused to introduce the
budget amendments, a maneuver that allows them to retain some leverage
over the governor during the
budget talks.
There was even a second hug between Skelos and Silver, who had had a public disagreement
over priorities in the
budget talks.
Jettisoned from the
budget talks, too, were discussions
over juvenile justice reform and curtailing sexual assault on college campuses (funding for raising the age of criminal responsibility is still under discussion in the
budget talks).
Stunned Assembly Democrats must now decide which is the lesser of two evils: sticking with a politically damaged speaker or turning
over upcoming
budget talks to a rookie.
At a press conference Wednesday, the governor explained to reporters that state
budget talks had fallen apart
over a few core issues.
However, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo
talking about a $ 4 billion
budget deficit, there might be a fight
over money for the next three years.
ALBANY — Republicans who control the state Senate have embraced hundreds of millions in cost shifts to New York City in their one - house
budget resolution, backing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and setting up a clash with Assembly Democrats as
budget talks intensify
over the next three weeks.
Other things to watch out for as the session comes to a close: The
budget «clean - up» bill, a fight between Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos and his co-leader, Jeff Klein,
over a plan to lower NYC's speed limit, teacher evaluation
talks, and the home health aide program bill backed by 1199.
Talks over completing the 2017 - 18 state
budget blew up on Wednesday as Senate Republicans, frustrated with a lack of progress on key deals, signaled they're leaving the Capitol until an agreement is reached.
A sticking point in the
budget talks is emerging between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers
over the control of hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development spending that would benefit western New York as well as the regional economic development councils.
Cuomo has postured
over the
budget virtually every year he has been in office in the final days of the negotiations, emerging from closed - door meetings to suggest the
talks remain up in the air or major issues are yet to be locked down, sometimes to the bewilderment of legislators who thought they were close.
Looming
over the
talks is dwindling bank settlement money that added more than $ 8 billion to the last two state
budgets.
Asked if he felt that taking
over now during the
budget talks was problematic, Heastie again turned to the people who just elected him speaker.
Under that iteration, Klein played a role in the
budget talks — the so - called «three men in a room» grew to four — and had veto power
over which bills come to the floor.
Still, Skelos insisted the
budget talks were going well, despite the deepening rift with Cuomo
over ethics reform.
That's once again the case this year, as both chambers on Tuesday released their revenue forecasts, which will guide how lawmakers negotiate
over the coming weeks of the
budget talks.
Also not included are other contentious policy issues that the governor has insisted upon including in the
budget talks — a tactic of his that he has employed with increasing frequency
over the years.
The report released by the nonpartisan Congressional
Budget Office finding the American Health Care Act will remove 23 million people from insurance rolls will complicate the already delicate
talks in the Senate
over a revised bill.
Differences
over extension of the so - called millionaires tax, without which the governor maintains the state can't close its $ 3.5 billion deficit, have emerged as an early flashpoint in
budget talks.
State
budget talks on Tuesday careened into a broader debate
over Medicaid funding for New York City, which Assembly Democrats raising concerns
over a $ 250 million «cost shift» from the state to the city.
Senate must save itself by confirming Mike Pompeo Poll: Menendez has 17 - point lead
over GOP challenger MORE (D - N.J.), a lead sponsor of the measure, said late last week that Democrats will «insist» on addressing the oil tax issue in broader
budget talks.
Although members of the NIFA board declined to
talk publicly Wednesday, sources say sentiment is strong among the six directors to vote to take
over Nassau County's finances when they meet again on Thursday, with Conservative George Marlin and chairman Ronald Stack the most concerned about the county's
budget being out of balance.
Gov. David Paterson, who perhaps has the most to gain from the ongoing state
budget stalemate, sent an e-mail today to supporters that slams lawmakers for wanting to fund property tax relief with borrowing and continues his tough
talk about the need for spending cuts
over «fiscal tricks.»
The bill, known in Albany as the Child Victims Act, appears to have fallen out of the
budget talks as lawmakers have disagreed
over the creation of a one - year «look back» window for survivors to file claims.
Before the 2017
talks, Cuomo presided
over a string of
budgets passing in the Legislature before the deadline passed or on April 1, making for «on time» or «timely»
budgets that did not require extenders to keep state government funded.
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.
ALBANY — Just a day before the deadline for a new multibillion - dollar spending plan, negotiations
over the final pieces of the New York State
budget slowed to a crawl on Friday, as Democrats in the Assembly effectively blamed a Brooklyn senator for holding up
talks over a provision that would ease state oversight of religious schools.
In terms of the resources the government is putting into this, you'll know that we've already
over the last couple of years put just
over # 700m into the preparations, And in the
budget last week the chancellor announced # 3bn being put aside
over the next couple of years as preparation for all eventualities from these
talks.
ALBANY — We'll be
talking about classroom cuts and threatened hospital closures as Gov. Andrew Cuomo builds the case for his
budget over the coming months, but not whether you should be able to buy wine in grocery stores.