Sentences with phrase «cab medallion bill»
Calling a special session can open an can of undesirable worms for the governor in the form of news conferences and press releases pushing lawmakers take up a variety of unfinished business and side causes (independent redistricting, the taxi cab medallion bill, among others) or other issues (the millionaires tax).
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
Into this breach stepped / was pushed AM Micah Kellner, who offered as a kind of minor Great Compromise his Access - for - All bill which would mandate expanded accessibility for yellow cabs and livery cabs, and would allow for a greatly - reduced 6,000 livery street hail medallions.
Those in favor of the ban emphasized the bill would include efforts to find the drivers new jobs — including offering them green cab medallions, and including plans for job training and the introduction of potential replacements for the carriages.
The bill also authorizes the Taxi and Limousine Commission to sell up to 1,500 new yellow cab medallions, with 569 of the new cabs required to be handicapped accessible.