Sentences with phrase «dealing with the state legislature»

«It's unclear what rules they will be following, it's unclear how fair that process will be,» said Bharara, who says he's had some experience dealing with the state legislature as a prosecutor.

That move came as part of a deal with the state legislature to shut down the Moreland Commission on Public Corruption, which then had its work taken up by Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.

I was more disappointed at the failures in his short - lived administration, particularly his failure in dealing with the state legislature.

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One week after the New York state legislature declared the 2017 session over, Governor Cuomo is commanding that lawmakers return for a special session at 1 pm Wednesday to deal with some unfinished business.

Lawmakers came back to the state Capitol at the command of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who called an extraordinary session of the legislature at 1 p.m. Wednesday to deal with unfinished business.

Similarly, 78 percent thought that Governor Cuomo's decision to shut down the Moreland Commission, which was investigating corruption in the state legislature, was a political deal struck with legislative leaders, rather than a «decision based on good government.»

Though the state legislature was expected to work well into the morning last night, dealing with major priorities like rent regulation and gay marriage in addition to lower - profile but still - important bills like the transit funding lockbox, the negotiated deals fell apart and the legislature put off all its business until this morning.

Additionally, the legislature was in special session from March 15 to April 12 to deal with issues related to the economy and the state budget.

Hunger Action also said that Cuomo should convene a Labor Day extraordinary session of the State legislature to deal with a host of outstanding issues critical to NY workers, including raising unemployment benefits and strengthening Farmworker rights.

On Friday and Saturday the state legislature approved the $ 168 billion, 2018 - 19 State Budget, with a deal that includes a new state tax code as a response to federal changes and more money for educastate legislature approved the $ 168 billion, 2018 - 19 State Budget, with a deal that includes a new state tax code as a response to federal changes and more money for educaState Budget, with a deal that includes a new state tax code as a response to federal changes and more money for educastate tax code as a response to federal changes and more money for education.

An independent agency appointed by the legislature, the IDA is not bound by home - rule considerations, but has frequently stated in the past that it would not approve such deals with significant local opposition.

One week after the New York state legislature declared the 2017 session over, Governor Andrew Cuomo is commanding that lawmakers return for a special session at 1 p.m. Wednesday to deal with some unfinished business.

They also talk about the deal with the legislature to reform the ethics commissions in New York state, redistricting, his relationship with the governor and whether he would one day be interested in seeking a higher office.

California Gov. Jerry Brown announced a deal Monday with that state's legislature to enact a $ 15 minimum wage stateside in California by 2022.

You mentioned that this is the first time we've had an on - time budget four times in a row in over forty years,» Mr. Glaser said, arguing that not all of the governor's priorities were included in the budget deal, which has to be negotiated with the state legislature.

A proposal to create a new teacher training system for the state died in the Kentucky legislature last month as lawmakers cleared the decks to deal with thorny budget and health - care \ reform issues.

That is the case in Connecticut, whose state legislature revised its law regulating cell phone possession in schools to give local districts more latitude in dealing with the issue, said Vincent Mustaro, senior staff associate for policy for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE).

Ritz's biggest ask of the legislature as it finishes its session for the year deals with the state's expansive voucher program.

FairTest Public Education Director Bob Schaeffer does not expect Georgia, Utah or New York to be the last state legislatures that will be forced to deal with parents angered by overreach into their kids» classrooms.

While this didn't mean that schools received no funding, the extreme decrease in state and federal funding, (as well as later freezes and sequestrations as the legislature attempted to deal with the state budget), meant that Kentucky's school districts were forced to rely on their other source of income: property taxes.

And if the legislature follows the rather irresponsible advice of House Appropriations Committee Director Robert Vaughn, the state may shove its head further in the sand by ignoring stricter financial reporting standards being crafted by the Government Accounting Standards Board that will force states to fully acknowledge the high cost of their deals with teachers» unions and other public - sector unions.

With fundamental issues of trust such as those illustrated above still far from being resolved, and political will on financing performing a fine balancing act in Europe and the United States (with the former dealing with a snowballing resurgence of the financial crisis, and the latter with an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinkWith fundamental issues of trust such as those illustrated above still far from being resolved, and political will on financing performing a fine balancing act in Europe and the United States (with the former dealing with a snowballing resurgence of the financial crisis, and the latter with an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinkwith the former dealing with a snowballing resurgence of the financial crisis, and the latter with an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinkwith a snowballing resurgence of the financial crisis, and the latter with an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinkwith an incoming legislature planning to dissolve the House of Representatives panel on climate change), the time has truly come for wealthy nations of the world to fundamentally shift their modes of thinking.

The state legislature has set up landlord / tenant laws specifically to deal with these situations.