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.
He was responding to questions about two big and
controversial ideas: New York City Mayor
Bill de Blasio's three - week - old proposal to amend the 421 - a tax abatement program for real estate developers, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's introduction this week of a program bill containing sweeping ethics refo
Bill de Blasio's three - week - old proposal to amend the 421 - a tax abatement program for real estate developers, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's introduction this week of a program
bill containing sweeping ethics refo
bill containing sweeping
ethics reforms.