Sentences with phrase «fighting over the state budget»

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor is fighting over the state budget with the Republican - controlled legislature.

Not exact matches

The inclusion of extending high tax rates on wealthy earners in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2017 - 18 budget proposal has the potential to set up an ideological fight over economics with Republicans in the state Senate.

Several central and northern New York legislators are praising the state's new budget as a win for the region's schools, but they say it was a hard - fought battle that is not over yet.

Fights over a new fee on opioid sales, school safety issues, education requirements for yeshivas and the amount of taxes that should be extracted from a major health insurance sale remained some of the sticking points late Thursday in efforts to finalize a $ 168 billion 2018 - 19 state budget.

She says the remaining fight is over how much control Cuomo's budget department has in handing out the funds, and whether total cost for counties» legal defense services would be financed by the state, or only a portion.

The union's targeting of Miner - who spoke at a Fight for $ 15 rally in February at a Syracuse church - shows the no - holds - barred fight going on over the proposed minimum wage hike as the state's top political leaders are negotiating whether it will be included in the state buFight for $ 15 rally in February at a Syracuse church - shows the no - holds - barred fight going on over the proposed minimum wage hike as the state's top political leaders are negotiating whether it will be included in the state bufight going on over the proposed minimum wage hike as the state's top political leaders are negotiating whether it will be included in the state budget.

Past efforts have included fighting for more education funding in the state budget and better governance rules over city schools.

ALBANY — Although the payoff for taxpayers may be small, the fight between the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over his centerpiece issue of freezing property taxes has become the biggest battle of the 2014 - 15 budget.

ALBANY - The state Assembly and Senate on Monday said they would each fight Gov. Cuomo's push for more control over the budget.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he expects a bloody fight over his upcoming budget, but not a state government shutdown.

She says the remaining fight is over how much control Cuomo's budget department has in handing out the funds, and whether the total cost for counties legal defense services would be financed by the state or only a portion.

The happy version, if you're Duncan, is that hard - pressed states are thankful for any relief, and Congress is too distracted by fights over the gas tax, the FAA, the super-committee proposal, and next year's budget to pay attention.

The union's repeated threats to strike over pay and pension issues in recent weeks have evolved into a labor - led fight against Rauner's anti-union agenda, and a call for new revenue amid a state budget impasse that has jeopardized social service programs and public universities.

Lawmakers continued to face an impasse in budget talks this week by fighting over whether to ditch teacher assistants in the state's elementary classrooms as a way to pay for teacher salary increases.

The budget cuts over 30 % from the State Department, which would deeply undermine programs designed to protect and improve the health of women and girls around the world and fight maternal mortality.