The Milwaukee County Board overrode 38 of County Executive Chris Abele's 39
budget vetoes for 2014, despite his assertions that some violated state law.
Back in 2003, for example, the Assembly and Senate overrode the governor's
budget vetoes for the first time in two decades, increasing state taxes over Pataki's opposition to restore billions of dollars in spending on schools, hospitals, nursing homes and localities.
Not exact matches
The legislature then completes its own
budget which is forwarded to the Governor
for his approval or
vetoes.
This week, Paterson used the fact that the Legislature had refused to include an FMAP contingency plan in its two - way
budget deal as a rationale
for his decision to
veto some $ 519 million worth of spending the Assembly and Senate restored to his plan.
Wasting no time, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver released this statement slamming Governor Paterson
for vetoing the education spending added to his executive
budget proposal:
Samuels had hoped Cuomo, who, according to Ed Koch, recently reiterated his pledge to
veto any partisan redistricting plans, would
veto the money included in thie 2011 - 2012
budget deal
for LATFOR, which essentially enables the continuation of the current (read: partisan) method of redrawing district lines.
Miner plans to
veto the
budget, which strips funding from the Land Bank and cuts overtime
for cops and firefighters.
Gov. David Paterson, who has been back and forth on whether borrowing is a viable option
for helping close the
budget deficit, yesterday took it off the table once again, saying he will
veto any spending plan that includes deficit financing.
On Friday afternoon, the governor's office released 259 individual
vetoes for the appropriation
budget bills, which were passed by the state legislature at the end of March.
Instead of trying to squeeze every penny out of hard - working upstate residents, the Governor should be reprioritizing
budget issues so that we can fund public transit systems through more appropriate budgetary means, starting with the legislation he
vetoed that would have helped identify more long - term funding sources
for upstate transit systems.»
The governor's offensive began with a Sunday statement from
Budget Director Robert Mujica about a proposal to combat educational inequality not with more funding — as school advocates and Nixon have called
for — but by granting the state power to review and
veto plans by large districts to distribute it among schools.
Mahoney did not propose raises in her
budget, even though she said when she once
vetoed a raise
for Comptroller Bob Antonacci that the
budget was the only appropriate time to consider a raise.
Vilified by the left, major showdowns over the 1832 Great Reform Act and 1909 «people's
budget» fed calls
for abolition, ending in the chamber's
veto power being taken away in 1911.
For the second straight day, AG Andrew Cuomo took the state Legislature to task, saying they should return to the negotiating table with Gov. David Paterson now that he has
vetoed key portions of their two - way
budget deal, effectively nullifying all the spending they sought to restore.
Queens Democrats criticized Gov. David Paterson's decision to
veto much of the
budget passed nearly three months after it was due by the state Legislature Monday, saying it could be a particularly bad blow
for borough schools.
FPI senior economist Trudi Renwick participated in a telephone press conference organized by Citizen Action and the Emergency Campaign
for America's Priorities to illustrate the impact of a
budget veto on New Yorkers» vital human needs.
Only five House Democrats and three Senate Democrats broke ranks and voted
for the Republican
budget proposal that Malloy
vetoed.
In 2009, David Paterson, the governor at the time,
vetoed a pension sweetener
for city cops and firefighters that had been typically carved into the state
budget.
As the governor explained in his
veto message, «Prohibiting the Authority from collecting tolls at these 5 exits would result in a significant fiscal loss that is not accounted
for in the State's financial plan and must therefore be addressed in the context of the annual State
budget negotiation.»
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For budget bills or supplementary appropriations bills, two - thirds of the members elected to each house are required to override the governor's
veto of a bill or line - item
veto.
She has in the past said raises should be tied to the
budget process and she
vetoed a raise
for Antonacci in 2011.
The Republican - written
budget, which passed the legislature in mid-September with a smattering of Democratic support but was
vetoed by Malloy, would have created more pain
for many cities and towns, he said.
A resolution of the County Legislature
for any of the following specified purposes shall be submitted to the County Executive
for his or her approval or
veto in the same manner as provided in this charter
for the adoption of ordinances: (a) an allocation from the
budget contingency fund; (b) a supplemental or emergency appropriation; (c) the issuance of
budget notes or notes in anticipation of the collection of taxes or revenues; and (d) the issuance of bonds, anticipation notes or capital notes.
Gov. Rick Scott chastised state lawmakers
for being unable to complete the 2017 - 18
budget on time, but once again stopped short of saying whether he would
veto the entire spending plan once it reaches his desk.
Scott said he has begun the process of reviewing the
budget, and said he will make a decision about whether he
vetoes the entire
budget «based on what's best
for our families.»
A pay - raise commission was nixed by Cuomo last fall, who wrote in a
veto message that any raises
for m / c workers should be done in the context of the
budget, but no agreement on M / C pay hikes was reached in the approved 2014 - 15 state
budget.
Cuomo last year
vetoed a measure that would have created a pay - raise commission
for workers with the «M / C» designation, and wrote in his
veto message that any increases would be dealt with in the context of the state
budget.
The governor's
veto of a bill that would have created a new class of safety net hospitals and required the state to provide increased Medicaid reimbursement to those facilities that meet the new definition sets the stage
for a Medicaid
budget fight.
Despite alleged and recurring pushback from Cuomo, the New York Farm Bureau said it hopes a long - sought, twice -
vetoed tax credit
for food donations will pass with the state
budget next month.
If Malloy
vetoes the
budget, state lawmakers will have to return to the state Capitol
for a
veto override session.
The Governor's $ 640 million dollars in line item
vetoes for member items does not include any new money from this year's
budget.
If Vanderhoef's
veto was not overrode it would have meant the reinstatement of a $ 12 million revenue line in the 2013
budget from upcoming plans to sell Summit Park's Nursing Home, the replacement of CSEA - covered county workers with outsourced labor, and the reinstatement of vacant positions which the legislature marked
for elimination.
A
vetoed provision in the state
budget would have allowed
for the demolition of as many as 290 blighted Milwaukee homes.
He said Hein could have separately
vetoed the Auerbach action, which the legislature could have dealt with at its Dec. 17 meeting, and sent the rest of the
budget to Albany
for review.
«If the governor had any spine and wanted to do what was right
for students across the state of Florida, he would have
vetoed this education
budget,» Graham said.
Since County Exec Mike Hein originated this hack job — Auerbach calls it «vindictive»
for his many criticisms of the Hein administration — 16 of 23 legislators would have to vote to reverse a
budget vote in anticipation of an executive
veto.
In his
veto message, the governor also referred to a looming reality that must be confronted during upcoming
budget negotiations
for 2018 - 19 — anticipated cuts in federal programs by President Donald Trump and the Republican - controlled Congress.
For one, he vowed to
veto any
budget that includes deficit financing — singling out both Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch's borrowing scheme and a gimmick fronted by Senate Democratic leader John Sampson to refinance bonds issued in anticipation of income from the state's tobacco - lawsuit settlement.
To the relief of New York City officials, the
budget did not include Mr. Cuomo's proposal to give a state agency
veto power over individual affordable housing projects paid
for with federal tax - exempt bonds the state gives to municipalities.
White Plains, NY — The Republican members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators issued a report on 2011 County
Budget announcing support for the 2 % property tax reduction, while citing reservations about the flawed and rushed budget process, and that they are prepared to support vetoes to the budget by the County Executive that will make it more fiscally respon
Budget announcing support
for the 2 % property tax reduction, while citing reservations about the flawed and rushed
budget process, and that they are prepared to support vetoes to the budget by the County Executive that will make it more fiscally respon
budget process, and that they are prepared to support
vetoes to the
budget by the County Executive that will make it more fiscally respon
budget by the County Executive that will make it more fiscally responsible.
Tom Wolf stopped short of saying that he would
veto this, which raises the question of whether some polluter grift got horse - traded
for Republican
budget votes.
Milwaukee County supervisors Wednesday overrode a
budget amendment
veto and forced a renaming
for the county's economic development director position.
By
vetoing 126 items in total, the senator said Cuomo sought to trim what he saw as unnecessary pork from the state
budget, but Addabbo said the money was
for old projects that never got all their previously promised cash and the local funding allocations were a fraction of the total $ 132.6 billion state
budget.
But this legislation allocates no funding and wouldn't take effect until April 1, after the state
budget is scheduled to be completed — meaning that
for Cuomo to sign the bill would have essentially the same impact as
for him to
veto it.
For Paterson, a tumultuous week in Albany ended as he and several staffers wrapped up the final 2,000 or so line - item
vetoes of $ 500 million in legislative spending contained in
budget bills passed earlier this week, plus $ 193 million in member - item grants.
Senator Latimer pointed out that shortly after his last election in 2014, Astorino attacked funding
for Westchester's Community Health Centers, proposing to reduce their
budgets by $ 7.9 million over his first three years.As a result, Astorino
vetoed a restoration of the cuts by the Board of Legislators during the
budget cycle.
The Governor's $ 640 million in line item
vetoes for member items does not include any new money from this year's
budget.
«I'll
veto anything that adds to this state spending and drives the
budget out of balance,» Paterson said yesterday during a trip to Washington to plead
for the Medicaid cash.
ALBANY — Except
for an occasional break to rest his hand, Gov. David A. Paterson spent most of Thursday
vetoing thousands of legislative earmarks as lawmakers prepared to depart
for the Fourth of July holiday with the state's
budget incomplete and negotiations at a near halt.
The proposed 2011
budget does not carry a property tax increase
for residents, and the six - member Republican Caucus creates the necessary votes to uphold the county executive's
vetoes and stop my colleagues in the Democratic Caucus from restoring unnecessary spending.