Sentences with phrase «deal over mayoral control»

A source said Cuomo spent Wednesday trying to broker a deal over mayoral control, which balanced the desire of Senate Republicans (which Cuomo shares) to increase the number of charter schools against the Democrat - dominated Assembly's refusal to budge.

Not exact matches

Negotiations continued today at the Capitol as lawmakers convene for an extraordinary session of the Legislature on Tuesday as talks continue over a potential broader deal beyond the extension of mayoral control for New York City schools.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan decided last last night to call an audible and declare the 2017 legislative session over, without a deal in place to extend mayoral control of the NYC school system.

But the session concluded in something of fizzle on Wednesday, as lawmakers remained at odds over extending mayoral control of New York City schools and a major legislative deal — sometimes referred to as a «big ugly» did not come to fruition.

Virtually all of the deals reached were less than desired as far as de Blasio was concerned, with the one - year extension of mayoral control of schools an especially bitter pill - and perhaps the final nudge over the edge.

Head over to the Times Union for more on the end - of - session deal, and you can read more on mayoral control on the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.