Sentences with phrase «for state budget talks»

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New York is one of just two states (along with North Carolina) that still does that, and the effort to end this practice has become a big rallying cry for Assembly Democrats and the IDC, as well as a big sticking point in the budget talks.

Lawmakers met Monday afternoon for the start of the joint budget committee process — a meeting known in Albany as the «mothership» and initially held as a way of enhancing transparency in the opaque state budget process, but also a chance for lawmakers to lay out their public priorities in the talks.

A rep for the de Blasio administration also told the Times that the city has been in talks with the state, the MTA and Vornado over potential development plans in the area, but they didn't resemble what Cuomo pitched during 11th hour budget discussions.

The tax cap talk at the joint legislative hearing on the state budget and its impact on local governments was dovetailed by the GOP - led Senate approving, once again, a cap on property tax increases for New York City.

ALBANY — A proposal to end cash bail for lower - level crimes will likely not be considered as part of the state's estimated $ 170 billion budget, top lawmakers said Sunday as they continued closed - door talks less than a week before the budget deadline.

Aresimowicz also expressed strong optimism Wednesday that talks with state employee unions will reach a deal on concessions to help close the projected budget gap that is now more than $ 2 billion for the next fiscal year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to have his ethics legislation in the state budget or risk a shutdown of state government is setting a negative tone for the upcoming budget talks, Senate Finance Chairman John DeFrancisco said.

As New York State budget talks reach their final days, and perhaps even hours, a group of Hispanic lawmakers is pushing for the inclusion of the Dream Act in the budget, It would offer college aid to children of undocumented immigrants who were born in the country.

She also thanked her colleagues for advocating on her behalf to be included in budget talks after it was announced that State Senator Jeff Klein, who heads the five - member, Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, would have a seat in closed - door negotiations.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about what's next for former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and budgets for the city of Albany and Troy.

A temporary budget to keep money flowing to universities and providers who care for the state's vulnerable is set to expire in one week, and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic legislative leaders still have no plans to resume their talks.

In New York state government news, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is once again slamming talk in Washington of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and a woman will lead the Assembly's budget committee for the first time.

Molinaro said he would try to relieve the property tax burden, invest more state money for opioid treatment, abide by a two - term limit, re-prioritize capital spending at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and open up secretive talks that just yielded the state budget.

«For the past year - and - a-half, Gov. Cuomo has had some excellent rhetoric, and has made really remarkable statements talking about the importance of immigrants to New York State, but we need to see more in terms of the state budget,» said Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration CoaliState, but we need to see more in terms of the state budget,» said Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalistate budget,» said Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition.

Cuomo had also faced criticism for waiting to call this year's Senate special elections until after the state's budget deadline, which made certain the GOP would control the chamber through the crucial budget talks.

Cuomo's rally comes at the tail end of a winter break for state lawmakers, who return to the Capitol on Wednesday to rekindle talks on the state budget.

«While Cuomo may or may not have an issue mandate, for the moment, as we await his first executive budget, voters certainly support the governor on these issues that he talked about in the State of the State address.»

Here's US Sen. Chuck Schumer during a brief upstate swing through the Capital Region yesterday, talking about his hope that the Senate would vote on a bill that included some $ 16.1 billion worth of Medicaid funding for the states — including $ 1.1 billion New York has already accounted for in its 2010 - 2011 budget.

As Cuomo and lawmakers seek to wrap up budget negotiations this week, a state appeals court threw a $ 69 million wrench into the talks, lifting a stay that allowed the state to hold off from releasing millions of dollars that were earmarked for failing schools but has been tied up in litigation.

State budget talks on Tuesday careened into a broader debate over Medicaid funding for New York City, which Assembly Democrats raising concerns over a $ 250 million «cost shift» from the state to the State budget talks on Tuesday careened into a broader debate over Medicaid funding for New York City, which Assembly Democrats raising concerns over a $ 250 million «cost shift» from the state to the state to the city.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — New York State Senator George Latimer failed to vote on the New York State Budget this past spring because he departed for Europe the day before the vote was held in the Senate to go on a week long vacation in the United Kingdom with his girlfriend, New Rochelle City Court Judge Susan Kettner, Talk of the Sound has learned.

ALBANY — When officials in late fall started to put all the pieces of a new state budget together for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to present in January, the gloomy talk started coming out of the Capitol's first floor where his budget staff is based.

As state budget talks begin to heat up, that is his pitch for extending what's called the millionaires» tax - an 8.82 percent income tax on those earning more than $ 1 million annually.

For the last several weeks, we legislative leaders — for the first time since I've been at the Capitol — put aside party labels, locked ourselves in a room and talked as leaders and friends about the direction of the state of Connecticut and how collectively we could orchestrate a budget that fulfilled our expectations for a new ConnecticFor the last several weeks, we legislative leaders — for the first time since I've been at the Capitol — put aside party labels, locked ourselves in a room and talked as leaders and friends about the direction of the state of Connecticut and how collectively we could orchestrate a budget that fulfilled our expectations for a new Connecticfor the first time since I've been at the Capitol — put aside party labels, locked ourselves in a room and talked as leaders and friends about the direction of the state of Connecticut and how collectively we could orchestrate a budget that fulfilled our expectations for a new Connecticfor a new Connecticut.

«I think the budget that was passed in both chambers is a terrible budget for the state of Connecticut,» House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D - Berlin, said Thursday after emerging from closed - door talks with Malloy and legislative leaders from both parties.

Advocates for a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits are rallying local - level constituents of Republican state senators in a bid to save the measure in the budget talks.

Having a budget done «on time» has been of talismanic significance for him during his tenure as governor, citing it as tangible evidence the state government is functioning after years of budget talks that could stretch into the summer.

Gov. David Paterson, who perhaps has the most to gain from the ongoing state budget stalemate, sent an e-mail today to supporters that slams lawmakers for wanting to fund property tax relief with borrowing and continues his tough talk about the need for spending cuts over «fiscal tricks.»

Before the 2017 talks, Cuomo presided over a string of budgets passing in the Legislature before the deadline passed or on April 1, making for «on time» or «timely» budgets that did not require extenders to keep state government funded.

With state lawmakers gearing up for the legislative session that begins in January, State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie came to union headquarters on Dec. 12 to talk about the state economy and next year's budget prioristate lawmakers gearing up for the legislative session that begins in January, State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie came to union headquarters on Dec. 12 to talk about the state economy and next year's budget prioriState Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie came to union headquarters on Dec. 12 to talk about the state economy and next year's budget prioristate economy and next year's budget priorities.

Legislative leaders were back at the state Capitol on Columbus Day for more closed - door talks to find some way out of the nine - month - long budget stalemate that has left state and local governments in fiscal limbo.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has called for bipartisan talks on the state budget.

ALBANY — Top lawmakers said they were rejecting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's bid to unilaterally hold back state spending, but said other policy proposals he crammed into his $ 152.3 billion executive budget would be the subject of talks for the next two weeks.

He prefers to talk about his newly passed, $ 153 billion budget, which he calls a progressive model for the nation, with a marquee tuition measure that covers the cost of state university tuition for students from families making up to $ 125,000.

ALBANY — Just a day before the deadline for a new multibillion - dollar spending plan, negotiations over the final pieces of the New York State budget slowed to a crawl on Friday, as Democrats in the Assembly effectively blamed a Brooklyn senator for holding up talks over a provision that would ease state oversight of religious schState budget slowed to a crawl on Friday, as Democrats in the Assembly effectively blamed a Brooklyn senator for holding up talks over a provision that would ease state oversight of religious schstate oversight of religious schools.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about New York State Senate staff looking to finish the budget and leave town to help campaign for the seat once held by former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, dangerous ice in the Adirondacks that resulted in the death of a 12 - year - old Greenwich boy, and an interesting story about politics and money in Cohoes.

The minority leader talks about Governor Spitzer's campaign finance reform proposals, the recently passed state budget, and his support for legislation to allow the death penalty for people convicted of killing law enforcement personnel.

ALBANY — With state budget talks set to heat up, Gov. Cuomo is taking his push for a «middle - class recovery act» directly to the public.

The overall plan «details the Assembly's priorities for housing capital» and will be subject to negotiation in the state budget talks with Cuomo and the Senate, Whyland said.

But one insider said with the possibility of the seat opening if Ortt is convicted, and now with Boyle possibly leaving, the Senate GOP could be under even more pressure to deliver a progressive victory in the ongoing state budget talks for the eight breakaway Democrats.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — After months of talks and consulting with both private accounting firms and State Comptroller's office, the Rockland County Legislature adopted an amended budget proposal for the 2014 fiscal year, including a 9.9 percent property tax increase.

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.

Nobody knows how much such a system would cost, or how the state would pay for it; Florida already has a $ 2.5 billion budget - deficit, and Scott is talking about cutting school property taxes almost 20 percent and eliminating the corporate tax, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

During the discussion of the state budget, most of the talk was about about the «fix» that came after the April revenue numbers called for further cuts.

If you follow news about the mounting student loans debt, you will most often hear people talk about the problem of rising tuition prices which is often blamed on things like the reductions in state funding for state colleges, overblown infrastructure spending on campuses, and bloated college administration budgets.