Sentences with phrase «by upstate lawmakers»

Governor Cuomo's plan to help prison inmates get college degrees has been heavily criticized by upstate lawmakers, especially Republicans.

Typically the post of majority leader is filled by an upstate lawmaker balancing out a speaker who comes from the Bronx.

Not exact matches

The measures are targeting two freshman upstate Republicans from districts that have been most recently represented by moderate lawmakers, Reps. Richard Hanna and Chris Gibson.

At the time, Flanagan was viewed skeptically by upstate Republican leaders, who backed taking a harder line against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo with DeFrancisco, a pugnacious lawmaker and then the Senate Finance committee chairman.

In the end, Flanagan won by earning the backing of a handful of upstate lawmakers, including Sen. Hugh Farley, who Tedisco hopes to replace.

The expectation was that a new Democratic majority, led by Malcolm Smith of Queens and dominated by New York City lawmakers, would pay attention to upstate issues.

Long - removed from her days as a conservative upstate lawmaker viewed skeptically by the city's Democratic establishment, she just may be future presidential candidate material.

He contends that a state government heavily influenced by New York City lawmakers will result in higher taxes and tougher times for people in upstate areas.

But he also thinks that issue, along with the property tax cap that is a priority for upstate and suburban lawmakers — particularly in the Senate GOP — are too complicated to forge a deal on by the April 1 deadline.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

ALBANY — State lawmakers have reversed a plan by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that would have curtailed state tax credits that help support key historic preservation efforts in Buffalo and other upstate areas.

When state lawmakers agreed to allow the companies to operate in upstate New York and on Long Island as part of the budget, they thought that they would pass the legislation by April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

Not included in the Assembly bill is the legalization of ride - sharing upstate, a measure broadly supported by lawmakers and the North Country's business and tourism communities.

Doing so would help them press upstate issues in a state legislature dominated by downstate lawmakers.

The resolution approved by New York lawmakers notes that the new casinos upstate will generate $ 430 million in annual economic benefits once they open, which includes $ 238 million in casino tax payments to the state.

State lawmakers — particularly in the Senate GOP — have argued rural districts upstate would be disproportionately impacted by the governor's proposed funding cuts and are seeking to restore some of that funding.

But some upstate lawmakers are hopefully eyeing a fund proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo aimed at supporting struggling school districts.

State lawmakers seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hike electric bills to keep open upstate nuclear power plants have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the plan as the Assembly considers a one - house budget bill that would do the same.

Major upstate and Long Island transportation system heads implored state lawmakers and Cuomo to boost by roughly $ 10 million their operating aid for the coming fiscal year.

Following a budget that «by all estimations was rough for business,» lawmakers should be focused on creating a better business environment, particularly upstate, said Zack Hutchins, a spokesman for the state's Business Council.

Give upstate counties in New York relief from Medicaid payments: Lawmakers added a provision that would ban the federal government from reimbursing New York State for Medicaid funds raised by counties outside New York City.

Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.

New York lawmakers should use all tools available to fight this issue head on through legislation, such as S. 4417, introduced by Senator Tony Avella, which would direct the state PSC to repeal any electric rate increase «where such increase is a subsidy to upstate nuclear power plants.»