His balancing act as governor has been very deliberate: When Cuomo takes rhetorical stances to placate progressives constantly nagging at him from the left, he almost as quickly
cuts deals with the state's Republicans, who he has never truly fought to dislodge, and then blames them for not getting what he had claimed he wanted.
Not exact matches
While Schuller Coleman
stated the church has had its best cash flow in 10 years, it has been unable to
cut its expenses fast enough to
deal with the recession.
If the Tories do rear their «true» head & claim that the
cuts will (& should) be permanent, then the debate will be between amputation vs cure in how to
deal with the deficit, breaking what patina of consensus still remains between political parties over the necessity of the welfare
state.
With the support of the
state's three top leaders, however, it seems like the structure of the infrastructure fund and MTA tax
cut are both relatively done
deals.
Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he
cut a backroom
deal that allowed Republicans to take over the
State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted
with the Republicans to hand them control, and
with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.
The stark contrast between the Tories» inaction and calls for spending
cuts now, and the way Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling have led the world in
dealing with the downturn and supporting families, is why I say Labour is clearer about the modern role for the
state in delivering fair outcomes than ever.
And his support of the so - called tax «reform»
deal last December (along
with the entire Senate GOP, it's worth noting) that ended up
cutting middle class taxes, but also raising taxes on the
state's wealthiest residents — albeit less than a straight reinstatement of the millionaire's tax would have — didn't win him many friends on the right, either.
State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox released a statement today slamming the junior senator for voting «no» on the tax
cut deal President Obama
cut with the GOP, breaking
with senior Sen. Chuck Schumer in the process.
Today's
deal is expected to call for a
cut in the overall EU budget,
with a
cut in funding to the new member
states of up to ten per cent and a corresponding
cut - believed to be between 12 and 15 per cent - in Britain's # 3.5 billion rebate.
With $ 30 billion more in
state revenue, we could restore full funding for public schools and colleges, pay for the
state mandates on local governments through increased revenue sharing,
cut regressive local property and sales taxes, and build the infrastructure and services of the Green New
Deal.
Founded in 2010, the IDC
cut a
deal in 2012
with the then - minority
State Senate Republicans that allowed them to jointly run the body, to the exclusion of the larger Democratic conference.
The second half of the clip
cuts to Westchester Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson discussing the importance of protecting access to
state schools for minority students, and reiterating there's a «standoff»
with some members refusing to vote for the revenue bill until there's an empowerment
deal.
Also, the longer
state lawmakers wait to get a budget
deal, the clearer the picture gets on a federal budget — and the
cuts that will undoubtedly come
with it, which are scheduled to be outlined May 21.
The Campaign 4 NY / NY Housing is calling on Cuomo to
cut a
deal with the Legislature to release the $ 2 billion for affordable housing agreed to in the
state budget adopted on April 1.
This plan would require the administration to submit a cost -
cutting plan to
deal with the loss of the $ 1 billion worth of FMAP funds (assuming Congress doesn't reauthorize the money) to the Legislature and the
state comptroller after Nov. 15 (read: after the election).
With incumbent state Sen. Phil Boyle (R - Suffolk County) expected to become the new county Sheriff, Schaffer is said by high - level sources to have cut a cross-party deal with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) on who his replacement will
With incumbent
state Sen. Phil Boyle (R - Suffolk County) expected to become the new county Sheriff, Schaffer is said by high - level sources to have
cut a cross-party
deal with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) on who his replacement will
with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) on who his replacement will be.
He also will propose a major retooling of the
state tax code to
deal with the federal tax changes and seek increased reserves in anticipation of further
cuts from the feds.
The
State Senate Republicans backed down last night from a proposal to
cut funding for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, agreeing to a
deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo that will allow the authority's capital program to progress as planned.
Some Suffolk County Dems accuse Schaffer of being more interested in holding on to power and gaining patronage jobs by
cutting deals with local GOP and conservative party leaders than helping his own party win
state office races.
ALBANY — It's not particularly surprising that Jeff Klein
cut a
deal to re-ally
with his mainstream Democratic colleagues in the
State Senate.
Heather Briccetti, leader of the Business Council of New York
State, said she was «disappointed» with the deal, and said while tax cuts are welcome, the overall budget «fails to improve the overall economic climate of the state.&r
State, said she was «disappointed»
with the
deal, and said while tax
cuts are welcome, the overall budget «fails to improve the overall economic climate of the
state.&r
state.»
Cuomo says he may have to call a special session in December to
deal with potential funding
cuts from Washington that he deemed a «federal assault» on New York, saying all hospitals will «need to find savings» and work
with state and local governments to make ends meet due to the reductions.
The GOP conference has backed Cuomo's push for a minimum wage increase for some parts of the
state to $ 15 and a 12 - week paid family leave program this year,
with a tax -
cut package coming along as part of the
deal.
Trump is slamming Michael Bloomberg's endorsement of Clinton, speculating that the former New York City mayor
cut a
deal with the former secretary of
state to get a job in any new Clinton administration.
«We would like to thank Team Schneiderman for producing an ad
with a courtroom setting, which only serves to highlight that D.A. Donovan has spent the better part of the last 15 years prosecuting cases in actual courtrooms while
State Senator Schneiderman was busy voting to raise taxes, proposing legislation to line trial lawyers» pockets, voting against civil confinement for sex offenders and
cutting deals to keep Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate in the majority fold in Albany,» Shapiro said.
Despite strong opposition from upstate business groups, the Farm Bureau, and not - for - profit organizations — as well as his own deputy Senate leader and
state GOP Chairman Ed Cox — Flanagan has signaled he is ready «to
cut a
deal on the $ 15 minimum
with Cuomo, likely for a longer phase - in time so that he can claim the Legislature will revisit the issue down the road,» said the source.
He has to
cut the
state budget and we're gonna have to
deal with it,» he said.
Republicans won back control through the 2010 elections (seats in the
state Legislature are voted on every two years), but after Democrats picked up seats in 2012, Republicans
cut a
deal with the Independent Democratic Conference and Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder that allowed them to keep control.
Instead, Cuomo worked out a
deal with the Senate Republicans that continued only a modified version of the millionaire's tax on the
state's wealthiest residents and gave middle - class New Yorkers a tax
cut.
State lawmakers struck a deal with Cuomo during the 2014 state budget that cut the rate to 6.5 percent, the lowest in almost half a cen
State lawmakers struck a
deal with Cuomo during the 2014
state budget that cut the rate to 6.5 percent, the lowest in almost half a cen
state budget that
cut the rate to 6.5 percent, the lowest in almost half a century.
When Cuomo
cut the
state's
deal with Musk, neither SolarCity nor Tesla had ever turned an annual profit.
Skelos, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, had the rare distinction of serving as both the chamber's minority and majority leader, shepherding his conference to electoral wins in 2010 and
cutting a
deal in 2012
with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference that kept him holding the chamber's reins — in conjunction
with Bronx
State Senator Jeff Klein — even as Democrats won a numerical majority.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP / CBSNewYork)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a tentative $ 132.5 billion
state budget
deal he struck
with legislative leaders Sunday was nothing less than historic for its spending
cuts as well as its timeliness.
The governor has also used Washington's partisan gridlock as a foil for his own strategy of always
cutting a
deal with Republicans who control the
State Senate rather than investing serious political capital to help Democrats win that chamber.
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And when US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United
States from the Paris Climate Agreement earlier this year, a range of US cities and states pledged to act on their own version of «Think globally, act locally,» by cutting local and regional carbon emissions in keeping with the goals of the Paris
States from the Paris Climate Agreement earlier this year, a range of US cities and
states pledged to act on their own version of «Think globally, act locally,» by cutting local and regional carbon emissions in keeping with the goals of the Paris
states pledged to act on their own version of «Think globally, act locally,» by
cutting local and regional carbon emissions in keeping
with the goals of the Paris
deal.
The $ 16 million in
cuts follow Gov. Bobby Jindal's December executive order calling on all
state agencies to make
cuts to
deal with a $ 247.9 million budget shortfall.
Schools must devote attention to all these needs while
dealing with state and local budget
cuts of a magnitude not seen for decades.
The E3 Alliance — a cradle - to - career partnership that unites education, community and business in central Texas — sat down
with local superintendents to find out how best to
deal with state budget
cuts.
Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that a proposed
deal cut with Republican
state lawmakers that would expand private school vouchers statewide is «pretty close to completed.»
With a deadline looming, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders have
cut a
deal for the 2014 - 15
state budget that, at the governor's insistence, keeps his revenue projections but still makes room for additional money for the Local Control Funding Formula and other programs.
However high - ranking officials within the
State Department have confirmed that the Malloy administration had already «
cut a
deal»
with Friendship Charter Schools, Inc weeks ago.
In a press release
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson said did not directly address the slight drop in state scores, although he did suggest that «schools across the state continued to deal with the effects of years of budget cuts and financial uncertainties throughout the 2012 - 13 school year.&r
State Superintendent Tom Torlakson said did not directly address the slight drop in
state scores, although he did suggest that «schools across the state continued to deal with the effects of years of budget cuts and financial uncertainties throughout the 2012 - 13 school year.&r
state scores, although he did suggest that «schools across the
state continued to deal with the effects of years of budget cuts and financial uncertainties throughout the 2012 - 13 school year.&r
state continued to
deal with the effects of years of budget
cuts and financial uncertainties throughout the 2012 - 13 school year.»
Looking at the total levy instead of the total
cuts is one way to
deal with the diminished
state aid and the lack of growth in property wealth to produce a conservative estimate of the tax burden agreed to by voters who ratified the Partnership Plan.
WASHINGTON (AP)- One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing
states across the country to rewrite education laws and
cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform...
June Atkinson, superintendent of public instruction in North Carolina, is talking about the latest
cut to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI), a $ 300,000 reduction that, all things considered, will
deal relatively minor damage to the
state department charged
with providing support and oversight for local schools.
Now, the Trump administration has signaled steep budget
cuts are ahead for agencies
dealing with environment and climate issues — as well as to the
State Department, which represents the United
States on the council.
With financial shortfalls, possible Medicare cuts, and the ramifications of future tax reform threatening many states, Platt warned that other revenue - generating opportunities will become more tantalizing: «If you don't deal with this, the states are going to do something.&ra
With financial shortfalls, possible Medicare
cuts, and the ramifications of future tax reform threatening many
states, Platt warned that other revenue - generating opportunities will become more tantalizing: «If you don't
deal with this, the states are going to do something.&ra
with this, the
states are going to do something.»