Sentences with phrase «end of the legislative session»

There are just over two weeks left until the official end of the legislative session, so there's still time for a possible deal.

It's not clear if either chamber will hold a vote on the bill before the scheduled end of the legislative session in June.

The June 25 event to raise funds for Mr. Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign includes a host committee reception, dinner and musical performance, and is set to occur five days after the scheduled end of the legislative session in Albany, by which time the governor has pledged to attain legislative action on campaign - finance reform, including lowering contribution limits.

Assembly majority leader Joe Morelle is the measure's sponsor, and said in a statement that he would continue to push until the scheduled end of the legislative session next week.

Governor Cuomo recently wrapped up a rocky end of the legislative session, and has been feuding with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as well as the teachers union.

The final push to the June 20th end of this legislative session is underway, with lawmakers itching to get out of the scandal - scarred Capitol ASAP.

The potential agreement also comes at the very end of the legislative session, with the final day scheduled for Thursday.

The governor's events come after a disappointing end of the legislative session, where Cuomo failed to convince lawmakers to make ethics changes, even though both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison for corruption.

A resolution approved by state lawmakers at the tail end of the legislative session sent a «strong message» to casino operators in New Jersey worried about competition along the border with New York.

This is compounded by the fact that the anticipated end of the Legislative session is next week.»

All of this came to a head earlier this month in Albany's end of legislative session annual madness.

Senate Leader Dean Skelos says a primary in late June would disrupt the busy end of the legislative session.

New York Governor David Paterson has ordered an emergency session for New York's Senate as the power deadlock enters its third week and the scheduled end of the legislative session arrives on Monday.

On the other, wind energy and eastern North Carolina communities were dealt a huge — and totally unnecessary — blow; a blow that, as an organization dedicated to championing all forms of clean energy, we can not stand behind, and tried to the bitter end of the legislative session to prevent.

The announcement by the three Democrats, just days from the scheduled end of the legislative session next Monday, signifies the first clear advance in months for advocates of same - sex marriage and a victory for John L. Sampson, the Democratic minority leader, who has spent weeks coaxing a consensus out of his oft - fractious conference.

Cuomo recently wrapped up a rocky end of the legislative session, and has been feuding with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as well as the teachers union.

Cuomo and lawmakers have just over two months left until the official end of the legislative session.

While he commended DeRosa, he added it would be better if the Cuomo administration made a serious effort to get ethics reforms «to end corruption and prevent corruption from happening» passed before the scheduled end of the legislative session June 21.

«Here we are at the end of the legislative session and no bill has been introduced by the government,» said New Democrat spokesperson for energy and mines Norm Macdonald.

VICTORIA — John Horgan, Leader of the B.C. New Democrats released the following statement on the end of the legislative session: «This legislative session was a lost opportunity for the people of British Columbia.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a Tier VI pension plan designed to save $ 90 billion over 30 years, but the measure went nowhere at the end of the legislative session.

At 9:30 a.m., an hour before former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is sentenced for corrupting his office, government watchdog groups will weigh in on the heightened need for ethics reform before the end of the legislative session, Foley Square, intersection of Lafayette, Worth, and Centre streets, Manhattan.

Cuomo has insisted ethics reform remains a top priority for lawmakers at the end of the legislative session.

Johns is hopeful the idea will still be considered before the end of the legislative session.

As voting was underway last week, Felder declared he would remain with Republicans in the Senate at least through the end of the legislative session in June, giving the GOP the needed 32nd member in the 63 - seat Senate.

Democratic Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson is set to leave the Senate at the end of the legislative session to join Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a statement Monday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of having «already thrown in the towel» on the end of the legislative session and insisted the Republican - controlled chamber has a busy agenda between now and June 20, the final scheduled end to the legislative session.

And he hopes Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes it a priority from now until the end of the legislative session on June 16.

Democratic Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson is leaving the Senate at the end of the legislative session June, when she is due to take a job with the Cuomo administration.

Hassell - Thompson is leaving the Senate at the end of the legislative session in June to join Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration as a special advisor on housing issues.

Under the new ethics package championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the end of the legislative session this past year, that kind of transfer has now become illegal.

«Clearly, I can't give you a timetable, except I'm pretty sure we'll address the issue before the end of the legislative session.»

The seats could determine which party controls the chamber by the end of the legislative session.

Republican lawmakers earlier in the day called on the Democratic - led chamber to take up heroin - related bills before the end of the legislative session, scheduled to conclude on June 16.

An effort to curtail LLC political giving legislatively stalled in the Senate at the end of the legislative session, which concluded last month.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco «definitely» expects there will be a vote before the end of legislative session in June that would restore oversight powers to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office, he said Wednesday in an interview.

The governor's MTA bill came just 24 hours before the scheduled end of the legislative session, leaving some to question how serious a proposal it is.

Silver, D - Manhattan, did say that he expects the issue to be resolved by June 21, the end of the legislative session, a sentiment that's shared by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It's now down to one man: Sen. Simcha Felder, who insisted on Tuesday, hours before the polls closed in special elections in the Bronx and Westchester County, that he would not go anywhere, at least until the end of the legislative session, which concludes in June.

Still, some lawmakers were open to taking it out of the budget entirely, and dealing with it on its own before the end of the legislative session in June.

Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos says June would fall at the end of the legislative session and cause problems for the Democratic led Assembly and Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Charter schools got a boost at the end of the legislative session, when part of a last - minute deal included adding more charter schools in New York City.

Normally, the Legislature parcels out the bills passed at the end of the legislative session over the next six months, so that the governor has time to carefully consider each one.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) sent a letter last week to Cuomo counsel Alphonso David alerting him that the Senate will no longer rush through last - minute appointments sent up by Cuomo at the end of the legislative session.

«Frosh must take this vote and not wait until the end of the legislative session so Sen. Mike Miller can find the time to schedule a floor vote.»

An ethics reform measure approved by the legislature at the end of the legislative session still hasn't been signed by Governor Cuomo.

But Republicans will stay in charge through the end of the legislative session in June because of an alliance with Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn.

Education issues are dominating the end of the legislative session.

Attorney General Schneiderman also remained optimistic that campaign finance reform would pass this year before the end of the legislative session.

With the «swamp of criminality and unethical behavior in Albany» and «voter disgust» at unprecedented heights, the time for reform is now, before the end of the legislative session on June 20th.