Sentences with phrase «deal with the state senate»

Paulin said that negotiations over high - profile legislation, such as the state budget, was largely done by the speaker's office, with members typically learning about the fate of the chamber's priorities after the Assembly leader had finalized deals with the state Senate and Governor's office.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office says a moratorium on Internet sales of ammunition won't be lifted under a deal with state Senate Republicans that modifies gun control laws enacted after the 2012 Connecticut school massacre.

In a deal with State Senate Republicans, Cuomo created a narrow program that extended a taxpayer matching system that would apply only to this year's race for state comptroller.

De Blasio said he also has had «multiple conversations» with state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein, leader of the Independence Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats that enjoys a power - sharing deal with the State Senate Republicans.

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With a Republican Congress backing him (most items need 60 % support to pass in the Senate), Trump will be in a position to reverse trade agreements, immigration policies, Roe V. Wade, the Iran nuclear deal, and any other policy the party takes issue with — including those that impact how Canadians do business with the United StaWith a Republican Congress backing him (most items need 60 % support to pass in the Senate), Trump will be in a position to reverse trade agreements, immigration policies, Roe V. Wade, the Iran nuclear deal, and any other policy the party takes issue with — including those that impact how Canadians do business with the United Stawith — including those that impact how Canadians do business with the United Stawith the United States.

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All the way back in the halcyon days of 2011, when proud centrist Andrew Cuomo reached a tax deal with Republicans in the State Senate, exempting private schools, small businesses, and other groups from having to pay the payroll mobility tax, which put $ 320 million into the MTA's pockets every year.

But it also has led to growing frustration with Cuomo himself, and particularly with the bizarre deal with Republicans that allowed them to narrowly control the state Senate despite a technical Democratic majority.

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.

In fact, with the distinct air of fakery that surrounds this deal, we have become more resolute in our work to deliver to NYS voters the Democratic state Senate it deserves,» says Heather Stewart of Empire State Indivisstate Senate it deserves,» says Heather Stewart of Empire State IndivisState Indivisible.

In fact, with the distinct air of fakery that surrounds this deal, we have become more resolute in our work to deliver to NYS voters the Democratic state Senate it deserves,» says Heather Stewart of

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.

Rattling sabers amid a standoff, Democratic Party officials presented a pair of ultimatums to two warring factions in the state Senate if a reconciliation is not achieved in 2018, along with an outline of a possible deal to end the long - running feud.

Cuomo pledged as part of an endorsement deal with the Working Families Party to help give Democrats full control of the state Senate last month, though in recent weeks has adjusted the rhetoric to tout his bipartisan credentials as the legislative session winds down.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan today debuted the «framework» of a deal that will extend the city's rent regulations and the controversial 421a tax abatement for six months — with some tweaks to the former, and potential for the latter to last through 2019 if the real estate industry and labor reach an agreement on construction wages.

But Cuomo says he still wants the Senate to agree to the plan and for it to be approved along with the state budget, and he said previously that he will make the budget late if there's no three way deal on ethics, as well as other issues like education reform.

Despite the tentative deal, details on specific proposals continued to be hammered out through Thursday, with the New York State Senate scheduling a rare session to pass budget bills today.

ALBANY — The State Senate passed the «big ugly» bill at about 9:15 p.m. Thursday, by a 47 - 12 vote, after just over an hour of comments from disgruntled Democrats forced to accept Republican Senate leader John Flanagan's deal with Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

«It's a real big state, and we've got tax extenders upstate and specific issues upstate that have to be dealt with as well,» Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, said just after noon.

She said Cuomo encouraged a «backroom deal» to get a group of Democratic senators to vote with the Senate GOP so that Republicans could keep control of the state Senate and added that he allowed the Republicans to draw their own gerrymandered district maps — a move she says suppressed Democratic voters.

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.

But he arrived at the Capitol just after Cuomo struck a deal with the progressive Working Families Party to help Democrats take over the State Senate.

«The governor's backroom deals have left us with a situation where Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the leader of the Senate Democrats, the highest - elected woman in New York state, is not in the room, but the king of the eight - member IDC — Jeff Klein, who is accused of sexual misconduct himself — is,» Nixon said.

Governor Cuomo repeated that ethics reform remains the top issue in relation to a new state budget, and that reports that there is a deal close at hand with the state senate republican leadership is premature.

Mario Cuomo never boarded it: He told reporters that he felt obligated to remain in Albany and negotiate with recalcitrant Republicans in the state Senate to try and reach a deal on the state budget.

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Talks over completing the 2017 - 18 state budget blew up on Wednesday as Senate Republicans, frustrated with a lack of progress on key deals, signaled they're leaving the Capitol until an agreement is reached.

Earlier this year, the state Democratic Committee brokered a deal that called for Senate Democrats and the IDC to share power should Democrats have a majority after the special elections with Klein and Stewart - Cousins serving as co-leaders.

An ethics agreement with the Senate would be one of the final puzzle pieces in order to achieve a broader deal on the state budget, which is due on Tuesday.

Before the focus of US Attorney Preet Bharara's probe emerged this week, Moreland Commission members said they had considered the speaker's outside income a high priority up until the point that the panel was disbanded by Cuomo in a budget deal with Silver and the state Senate.

The governor promised to support a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate by his fellow Democrats as part of his endorsement deal with the labor - backed Working Families Party this past spring.

But the governor's public pledge — as part of his endorsement deal with the WFP — to support a Democratic takeover of the state Senate has given many in the business world, including Sampson et al, pause.

But a deal with the Senate, where a number of lawmakers are lawyers who work for law firms that represent clients with interests before state, has been more difficult to reach for Cuomo.

The deal yesterday with the resistant State Senate will have the pay raise take effect in the larger New York metro area over the next six years, while the wage upstate will only go to $ 12.50.

The final deal with the governor and the Republican State Senate also froze tuition at all public colleges in the sState Senate also froze tuition at all public colleges in the statestate.

While they didn't speak, there were even leaders of the Working Families Party — who reluctantly made Cuomo their standard bearer last year only to claim he went back on a deal to help Democrats reclaim the State Senate — standing on the stage with the governor.

Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams (D - 45th) said if the state assembly and state senate don't deal with the rent regulations in time, then the governor should act decisively to make rent laws tougher.

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 willWith 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 willwith Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) on who his replacement will be.

The deal, which would make New York the 23rd state with medical marijuana, was reached after days of negotiations among Cuomo and the bill's sponsors in the Senate and Assembly.

In a moment of high drama, the state Senate narrowly approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's pension restructuring agreement with state unions Wednesday when Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman broke a party - line tie to seal the deal.

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.

The pressure on Klein and the Independent Democratic Caucus to unify with their party brethren comes just days after Gov. Cuomo vowed to help Democrats win outright control of the state Senate as part of a deal to secure the leftist Working Families Party endorsement.

Dealing with the costs of Sandy is on state leaders» minds, said DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee and a part of the Senate's GOP leadership.

ALBANY — It's not particularly surprising that Jeff Klein cut a deal to re-ally with his mainstream Democratic colleagues in the State Senate.

The deal with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie comes as state lawmakers enter the final week of the Legislature's session in 2016.

The powerful position meant Mr. Silver was one of Albany's «three men in a room» — along with the governor and the senate leader — who set the state budget and hammer out deals behind closed doors.

With both the governor and Assembly Democrats pressing for $ 15 as part of the fiscal 2017 state budget due for adoption by April 1, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan apparently hopes for a back - room deal on something less, although he has no visible strategy for accomplishing it.

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.

With gun control legislation a possible deal breaker for the state Senate majority coalition, Gov. Andrew Cuomo today called gun control a «fundamentally» federal matter, but said states can provide help to stem gun violence.