Sentences with phrase «door negotiations»

By going through this very public process of discomfort and concern the junior partner's leverage in behind - closed - door negotiations between the two parties will become much easier.

The 40 percent level came after weeks of closed - door negotiation in Democratic ranks.

Closed - door negotiations continued through the weekend but showed little progress.

People familiar with closed - door negotiations say a tentative deal was struck over the weekend.

The towns were not party to the two months of closed - door negotiations between the city and the county.

He has not made any public appearances in Albany as lawmakers struggled to land deals before the session's scheduled end, though he did participate in closed door negotiations with legislative leaders.

The Governor and legislature have no begun closed door negotiations over the budget plan and there appears to be no one in the room who is willing to stand up and speak out on behalf of adequate funding for Connecticut's colleges and universities.

During a full week of behind - closed - doors negotiations on both topics, the United States and rich producer countries in the EU and New Zealand, pushed the interests of their corporations: opposing the adoption of effective safeguards to protect WHO's independence, integrity and credibility and attempting to sabotage the adoption of a new WHO Guidance on baby foods.

In the intervening years, Bruno and Silver, along with Gov. George Pataki, comprised the three - men - in - room — Albany short hand for the closed - door negotiations process that's vested in the leaders of the Legislature and the governor.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders emerged from closed - door negotiations Sunday without a deal on the state budget, but eyeing a $ 1 billion increase in school aid and a package of laws to combat sexual harassment as a Monday night deadline loomed.

With precious little time remaining for the legislative session, which is to end on Thursday, the antepenultimate day in Albany was marked by the usual closed - door negotiations among Democrats, who run the State Assembly, and Republicans, who rule the State Senate.

Farrell was expected to play a major role in budget negotiations, but it was unclear whether he would represent the Assembly in closed - door negotiations alone or in concert with others.

Dick Dadey of Citizens Union says the closed - door negotiations followed by immediate votes were unnecessary for a bill in which most measures aren't effective for 60 days.

The deal was struck in closed - door negotiations Tuesday night.

It's expected that Klein will continue to sit in on closed - door negotiations involving the state budget and major legislation, and that the seven members of his conference will chair Senate committees.

Although authorization to expand ride - sharing services in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester was granted in the state budget passed earlier this month, a provision added during closed - door negotiations allows large suburban counties to opt out.

Closed - door negotiations ensued with each side claiming they were pushing for a stronger bill.

The public safety committee hearing was the penultimate executive budget hearing, with the finance committee set to finish the proceedings Tuesday before closed - door negotiations lead to a budget deal between Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council before the July 1 start of the new fiscal year.

In the face of reports that Cuomo might have meddled in the Moreland Commission's dealings, possibly to quash legal probes into his own finances, or that Cuomo was using the threat of the commission to force closed - door negotiations for an elusive ethics - reform package, Fitzpatrick has vowed that the commission's reporting will be straight, and its work independent.

Close door negotiations means that civil society is not allowed to come inside the room and hear to what governments have to say.

Neither provided details as they raced to their legislative conferences to update rank - and - file members of the closed - door negotiations with Cuomo.

Gaddy added they're also trying to stop closed door negotiations between Mayor Lovely Warren and the Seneca Nation.

Connecticut Democratic House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says all sides had to compromise during the two weeks of closed - door negotiations in order to get to the tentative deal.

he told ministers from other countries during a closed - door negotiation on the second revised draft of the Paris agreement.

The president of the teacher's union accused Mayor de Blasio's administration of sexism, as a behind - closed - doors negotiations over paid parental leave spilled into public view Monday.

Here's a look at where several high - profile proposals stand Tuesday as closed - door negotiations continue:

But when the budget emerged from the Cuisinart of New York's closed - door negotiation process, that money was nowhere to be seen.

As the eyes of the world and the media were paying close attention to what the Heads of State had to say in their interventions at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), small break up groups (spin - off groups) were working on the draft text for the new climate agreement, also know as ADP, in close door negotiations.

Throughout those fights fans, fighters and the media would continue to cite valid and unfounded reasons why Alvarez was ducking Golovkin while closed - door negotiations were taking place.

That's the fun thing about closed - door negotiations between billionaires and millionaires: we don't really know what their intentions are, but we sure can guess at them.

Closed - door negotiations over the ethics reform bill have been dragging on for weeks now, despite the fact that Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has said repeatedly that his house has an agreement with the governor.

It called into question how Albany itself functions — the give and take of closed - door negotiations and the degree of power vested in only three men.

Behind the scenes there was a real push and pull between Cuomo and City Hall, which had Silver and Klein fighting for their interests in closed - door negotiations.

The details of the state's final budget will be worked out in closed - door negotiations between Cuomo and top lawmakers.

After weeks of closed - door negotiations, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders announced late this past Wednesday night that they had reached an agreement on the 2013 - 2014 state budget.

She also thanked her colleagues for advocating on her behalf to be included in budget talks after it was announced that State Senator Jeff Klein, who heads the five - member, Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, would have a seat in closed - door negotiations.

Lawmakers never announced the subsidy, but it was discovered in the bill after months of closed - door negotiations.

That prompted Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan) to label the Republicans» overall spending proposal «a fake budget» because it transferred sensitive issues to closed - door negotiations with Cuomo and the Assembly speaker.

Now, closed - door negotiations are underway to arrive at a consensus.

The officials insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the closed - door negotiations.

Cuomo, Heastie, and Flanagan are also expected to pick up their closed - door negotiations with the deadline for a final budget being April 1.

Senate Democrats, who are a minority in the chamber, denounced their exclusion from the closed - door negotiations, which came after the governor's office said in February that their conference leader, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins of Westchester, would be included in discussions.

On other days, the IDC gets briefed on bills and closed - door negotiations the same way the Democrats and Republicans do — through staffers and by the majority conference.

The compromise budget is the product of a month of closed - door negotiations between Democratic and Republican legislative leaders following Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's veto of a Republican - backed budget that passed in September.

Then, the mayor will release his executive budget, kicking off another round of Council hearings before the two sides move to closed - door negotiations and come to a final agreement.

ALBANY — Legislative leaders emerged from nearly two hours of closed - door negotiations with Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying they would brief their respective conferences on final details of a state budget, and hope that bills could be finalized and printed Tuesday night.

Each house of the Legislature introduces a one - house budget largely as a statement of the majority conference's policy priorities as they enter closed - door negotiations between the governor and legislative leaders.