Sentences with phrase «for special legislative session»

The Governor has called for a special legislative session on the matter.

Dick Dadey, executive director of Citizens Union said that for Cuomo «not to call now for special legislative session is to aid and abet the rampant corruption in Albany.»

Governor Cuomo said earlier this week that «there is a need» for a special legislative session to address a $ 350 million dollar budget gap in the current fiscal year, and a growing $ 3.5 billion dollar gap for next year.

A much - discussed plan for a special legislative session in Albany to deliberate whether state lawmakers» pay should be raised and consider a host of other issues is off the table, after an announcement late Friday that negotiations had come up short.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox Sunday ripped into Gov. Cuomo for suggesting last week that he'd call for a special legislative session to address the expiring mayoral control law if lawmakers «go home and they are not assaulted by the residents of their district and chased back to Albany.»

On ethics reform — a policy area that has proven to be thorny for Cuomo — the governor repurposed several items that were first floated by his office at the end of November as possible elements for a special legislative session that was contemplated but ultimately collapsed after negotiations with leaders of the Senate and Assembly.

After Libous» conviction of a single felony count of lying to the FBI about using his public post to get his son, Matthew, a job at a politically connected law firm — a decision that automatically ejected him from his Senate seat — six good government groups renewed their call for a special legislative session to address ethics reform.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has in recent days been raising the prospect of calling lawmakers to Albany for a special legislative session.

That did not happen, but Republicans still seem a little feisty, At the end of 2016, they summarily blocked Mr. Cuomo's plans for a special legislative session, despite the temptation of a deal for more pay.

In doing so, he revived a package of reforms he unsuccessfully pushed in December during a failed attempt for a special legislative session that would have paved the way for a legislative pay raise.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox ripped into Cuomo for suggesting last week that he'd call for a special legislative session to address the expiring mayoral control law if lawmakers «go home and they are not assaulted by the residents of their district and chased back to Albany.»

Not exact matches

The next day Sandoval briefed delighted legislative leaders, laying plans for a Thursday press conference in Carson City to trumpet the news, followed by a special session to approve the legislation to benefit Tesla.

An October special legislative session culminated in budget cuts of 3 % across the judiciary, where court - employee furloughs are under consideration and travel reimbursements have been reduced for jurors and court - ordered witnesses.

Cuomo's office in recent days has been trying to resurrect a potential special legislative session that would pave the way for the first lawmaker pay raise since 1999, legislators on both sides of the aisle said.

For a month, legislative leaders negotiated a deal to bring lawmakers back to Albany for a special session to vote for a pay raise and a handful of other legislative initiativFor a month, legislative leaders negotiated a deal to bring lawmakers back to Albany for a special session to vote for a pay raise and a handful of other legislative initiativfor a special session to vote for a pay raise and a handful of other legislative initiativfor a pay raise and a handful of other legislative initiatives.

Cuomo over the last several months has had a rocky relationship with both chambers of the Legislature following the lack of an agreement for a special session that could have led to a legislative pay increase, the first in nearly 20 years.

Flanagan's relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cooled in recent months, after Cuomo backed Democrats for some Senate seats in the 2016 elections and the governor and legislative leaders had a falling - out over a failed special session in December.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing ride - sharing services statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

Senate Republicans last year balked at returning in December for a special session that would have helped pave the way for the first legislative pay raise since 1999.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

It's just as well that Ulster County Legislature Chairman John Parete cancelled a special legislative session for Tuesday night with former Nevele casino pointman (but still CEO) Michael Treanor.

The plan, whose details will be sorted out shortly in a special legislative session, calls for a $ 250 million cut to the M.T.A. - dedicated payroll mobility tax for small businesses.

During a special legislative session convened on October 23, 2017, the state legislature approved a bill delaying the implementation of RCV pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment to allow for the use of RCV.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing Uber statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

As Jerry Goldfeder, a prominent Democratic election lawyer (who once worked for Cuomo) pointed out in a column, the governor has until Monday to call special elections, with whoever is elected able to take office for the last scheduled weeks of the legislative session in June.

Two Florida lawmakers are hoping to get more pro-bono attorneys to help kids with special needs for the 2018 legislative session.

It's just as well that Ulster County Legislature Chairman John Parete cancelled a special legislative session for Tuesday night with

Calls for a special session to address medical marijuana began almost as soon as the 2017 Legislative Session ended.

On November 20, 2017, the Florida Democratic Party filed a lawsuit requesting that the dates for special elections in House District 114 and Senate District 31 be moved up so that legislators for those districts could be in place for the 2018 legislative session.

Schwartz's warning comes after lawmakers and Cuomo in December failed to reach an agreement to hold a special session that could have paid the way for the first legislative pay increase since 1998.

He then reverted to his usual fiscal discipline talk, explaining why he's unwilling to negotiate with legislative leaders and reiterating that he still might call lawmakers back to Albany for a special session if they don't agree on an FMAP contingency plan or if the budget deal on which they eventually settle is out of balance.

There's talk lawmakers could return to Albany for a special session in December, though there have been no formal negotiations to speak of, and Cuomo hasn't yet made clear what — if anything — he's willing to trade legislative leaders in exchange for signing off on a pay raise.

Just a reminder: There will be light blogging this week as the CapTon team is off between Christmas and New Years, thanks to the fact that state legislative leaders and the governor were unable to come to a deal on a special session that would have brought them all back to Albany — at least for a day.

«There is a full agenda for both the Assembly and Senate to accomplish and the legislative session will not end, either through regular or special session, until the people's business is done.»

Cox, who was in the Capitol Wednesday for the opening of the legislative session, said Cuomo's economic development policies had failed and that he had tried to «bribe» legislators to hold a special session that would have included a pay increase and a package of bills that was an «uncooked mess.»

The lame - duck Legislature of 1964 met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany from December 15 to 31, 1964, to re-apportion the legislative districts for the election in November 1965, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of the Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a special legislative session may be needed this fall to increase assistance for those affected by floods along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River.

The regular legislative session for this year is already over, but there is a special session; also North Carolina has two - year sessions, so the bill could also advance early next year in the second half of the regular session.

SYRACUSE — A top legislative leader reiterated that there's still no agreement on a special session that would include a pay hike for state lawmakers, even after a weekend of negotiations.

One possibility to change the vote tally before the legislative session concludes in June would have been for Cuomo to call special elections.

(He's siding with the governor in rejecting good government advocates» calls for a special session to pass more ethics reform, saying that despite recent corruption convictions of former senators, it's impossible to «legislative morality»).

Her defense of the mainline conference comes after Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a meeting with Assembly Democrats blamed both Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats for not agreeing to back a legislative package that could have paved the way for a special session that would have triggered a salary increase.

A legislative pay commission last considered salary increases in 2016, but the panel ultimately declined to boost legislative pay amid a parallel push for an end - of - year special session.

An ethics reform proposal quietly circulated between Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders for a possible special session that could also include a pay raise is getting blasted by the State's Attorney General as possibly unconstitutional.

Paterson had originally not included the bill in a list of legislative items to be taken up in the special session, but after an outcry from gay - rights advocates, he told the Times last night that «he would make sure that the State Senate votes on same sex - marriage legislation before it breaks for the summer.»

With session over and his legislative opponents out of town, Cuomo leaped into action, issuing an executive order to create a special prosecutor for police killings.

Legislation establishing an independent monitor for such cases also failed to find legislative favor during the session, leading Cuomo to use his executive power to set up state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman as a special prosecutor for one year.

The prospects for any of those reforms passing both legislative houses is uncertain, especially considering the bad blood between Cuomo and lawmakers that was exacerbated by the scuttling of plans for a proposed December special session, which could have resulted in the first legislative pay increase since 1999.

Still, there have been suggestions that Mr. Cuomo's tactics — including a failed effort to force a special legislative session last month with a potential raise for lawmakers as a lure — are grating on some Democrats.