Sentences with phrase «first budget battle»

Cuomo is clearly preparing to do battle against these interest — much in the same way former Gov. Eliot Spitzer tried, unsuccessfully, to do when he took on SEIU 1199 and its partner, the GNYHA, during his first budget battle.

Not exact matches

For the first time yesterday, Cuomo talked at length about the new paradigm created by the creative use of extender bills by his predecessor, David Paterson, during last year's budget battle.

Both Schwartz and Megna have been given credit for the technique first used by Gov. David Paterson during the protracted budget battle of 2010.

It's a first salvo in what's expected to be a protracted budget battle as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gears up to fulfill his pledge to make deep spending cuts — most likely by goring the ox of some heretofore sacred cows, including the public employee unions and education aid.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In his first - ever joint State of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state budget.

As the Journal's Jacob Gershman reports, lawmakers voted Monday to furlough 100,000 state workers for a single day next week, marking perhaps the first time that the governor's lame - duck status proved to be an asset as Albany's wrangling battle budget battle continued.

Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a veteran of protracted budget battles, including in 1991, when the legislature voted to levy a state income tax for the first time, said Malloy had gotten «pretty raw treatment» from Democratic leaders who cut him out of budget negotiations.

Casualties of the Chancellor's budget The battles lines have been drawn in the government's first budget, and public sector workers, the vital services they provide, and the poor, sick and vulnerable people who depend on them, are in the firing line, writes Dave Prentis, general secretary of UNISON, for Channel 4 News.

A key battle in this budget war will be over taxes, specifically a surcharge on individuals reporting more than $ 1 million a year in income that was first enacted in 2009 and extended in 2011.

The battle included numerous proposals, twists, and turns that prompted anxiety for mayors and first selectmen who were trying to balance their budgets.

My mom is always trying to get me to save money and be on a budget but in my mind... if it's on sale I saved money duh hehe Well, in her never ending battle to get me to save money she suggested I try the Costco brand green tea to cut out my daily Starbucks expenditure (after doubting her, I gave in and got the tea)... best purchase I made this weekend... actually it was the best thing that happened to me this weekend... let's just say I had the most awkward date ever and pretty much contemplated walking out on it (this was an absolute first)... but onto a lighter subject haha... my outfit

In a fierce battle between the two comic book superhero studios, DC bested rival Marvel with «Wonder Woman», the first big budget modern day female comic book adaptation, and now it's Marvel's turn to break new ground with «Black Panther» being arguably the first black superhero (just don't say that to Wesley Snipes).

Having spent his hiatus directing his first feature film, «You Are Here,» a comedy with Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler and Zach Galifianakis, Weiner returned to his usual challenges on «Mad Men,» battling to keep the narrative fresh and the budget intact.

At first glance, Neon Battle is a lot like the countless other budget titles filling up the Wii U eShop ever more frequently.