Sentences with phrase «emergency extender»

(Recall that Paterson initially had some sympathy for Paladino back when his personal life was the focus of multiple news stories, but the two had a falling out — so to speak — when the Buffalo businessman called the govenor «weak» and claimed he had given Paterson the idea of inserting budget cuts into emergency extender bills).

Cuomo's linkage of policy to spending in his $ 142 billion budget plan hinges on a court ruling that sided with Republican Gov. George Pataki that granted the governor broader latitude over the budget and emergency extender process.

The governor already wields broad influence over the budget process itself and a late budget could empower him to include broad swaths of his preferred spending plan in emergency extender legislation.

Then came an ultimatum: If there's no budget deal by June 28 (three months after the budget was due), Paterson said he'll include the rest of his executive budget in that day's emergency extender bill — forcing the Legislature either to OK the entire package or shut down the government.

I was able to grab Silver after the meeting, who said that he didn't expect Cuomo to have to exercise his emergency extender authority for the Tier Six proposal.

Of course, it wasn't Cuomo who actually threatened a shutdown over Tier Six, though last month he laid the groundwork for blaming the Legislature for the shutdown should the Senate and Assembly fail to approve emergency extenders.

Paterson needs legislative approval for his furlough proposal (unless he inserts it into the emergency extender bills), which doesn't appear likely.

The comptroller noted that hospitals and other health care institutions WOULD be paid because the Legislature passed the emergency extender bill this week that approved funding for these areas --(along with some $ 775 million worth of cuts).

It argues, in short, that the governor does not have the power to enact policy through an emergency extender, which — until Paterson — was traditionally used to keep government running in the absence of a budget deal.

The problem, of course, is that the Senate Republicans are suing over the 2009 law, arguing it was illegally enacted (as part of an emergency extender bill) and also that it disenfranchises voters who live in upstate districts that are home to prisons.

A day after Paterson bullied lawmakers into accepting $ 775 million worth of health care cuts as part of an emergency extender to keep government operating, the governor is considering a painful menu of new budget cuts.

«As we continue to make progress on a final budget, we expect to pass the emergency extender and meet taxpayers» needs.»

Mr. Cuomo, who has boasted of on - time budgets, appeared relaxed after the New York State Assembly passed an emergency extender budget.

Recall: Cuomo can pretty much jam the legislators to adopt his budget, using that David Paterson trick of putting it into the emergency extenders.

Cuomo, a Democrat, declared that there was «no rush» to pass a full spending plan because an emergency extender approved on Monday funds state government operations until May 31.

Paterson had for several weeks forced legislators to swallow cuts by linking them to emergency extender bills — and then attached a tax cap and SUNY plan to his last bill.