Sentences with phrase «from upstate lawmakers»

That proposal met stiff resistance from upstate lawmakers who represent districts near the Canadian border and from Canadian officials themselves who feared that it would harm cross-border economic traffic.

The call for a cap seemed to have a different rationale when it came from upstate lawmakers like Republican Senator Kathleen Marchione, chair of the Local Government Committee.

The hearing will be held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, a venue choice that drew concern from an upstate lawmaker.

Not exact matches

While Cuomo has zero responsibility as attorney general for the budget, he did weigh in throughout this process — both from afar during press conferences with reporters, often in NYC or upstate while lawmakers were deliberating in Albany, and in private chats with the legislative leaders and the governor.

The measures are targeting two freshman upstate Republicans from districts that have been most recently represented by moderate lawmakers, Reps. Richard Hanna and Chris Gibson.

The hope for Senate Republicans in part is that a unified Senate Democratic conference could help pull the chamber toward the New York City center of power, diluting upstate lawmakers» influence (it's worth noting that Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic leader, is from a suburban district, not New York City.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

Typically the post of majority leader is filled by an upstate lawmaker balancing out a speaker who comes from the Bronx.

A version of the Senate's anti-sanctuary city bill has already been approved last year, with votes from moderate mainline Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Todd Kaminsky, George Latimer, Kevin Parker and Tim Kennedy (Democrats from upstate and suburban districts in the Assembly opposed the sanctuary state bill).

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in New York City.

«What's become clear is that lawmakers and the Governor need to hear from the vast majority of upstate New Yorkers who are tired of being left behind due to Albany dysfunction,» Uber spokeswoman Alix Anfang said in a statement.

Long - removed from her days as a conservative upstate lawmaker viewed skeptically by the city's Democratic establishment, she just may be future presidential candidate material.

In the past, the city's efforts to close state facilities have been met with resistance from lawmakers trying to protect jobs upstate.

At the very least, lawmakers and Cuomo seem to be taking their cues from voters on corruption concerns: A combined 90 percent of upstate voters believe corruption is either a «very serious» or «somewhat serious» problem.

ALBANY — Lawmakers sometime late Wednesday or Thursday are hoping to adopt a final state budget that provides tuition breaks for some college students, legalizes ride - hailing in upstate and relies on millionaires to help fund new spending on everything from schools to state agencies.

Lawmakers also agreed to divide up the $ 5 billion dollar windfall surplus from bank settlements, with $ 1.5 billion going to upstate economic development and $ 500m to improve broadband Internet access.

Most of the grilling came from downstate lawmakers, although Republican Sen. Catharine Young, of upstate Olean, summed up criticism of the MTA's record when she asked: «How can we ask people to give up their hard - earned money for repairs and expansion of the system when it looks like nobody's watching the ship?»

And with the recent arrests of 10 Cuomo associates linked to various upstate economic development programs, Flanagan warned he expects lawmakers from both houses will grill the governor's commissioners during next year's budget hearings.

The driving force behind the call for increasing legislative pay, which hasn't changed since early 1999, has come from downstate lawmakers whose cost of living is considerably higher than that of their upstate counterparts.

Rank - and - file lawmakers and members of the conference leadership are blaming a Republican «wave» that contributed to their losses on Election Day, including the unseating of three freshman Democrats from upstate districts.

For now, the most vocal upstate support for Skelos has come from one of the lawmakers believed to be in line to replace him: Sen. Cathy Young.

Lawmakers also say that while there are key differences in this diverse state, there are some unifying issues Flanagan and Republicans from upstate both support, such as making the state's property tax cap permanent.

The push for a tax cap seemed to come from two fronts: upstate lawmakers who were wondering why Mr. de Blasio didn't have to scrimp and save to stay under the property tax cap the way their towns do, and downstate politicians from parts of the city where homeowners say they are fed up with increasing property tax bills.

Lawmakers also agreed to divide up the $ 5 billion windfall surplus from bank settlements, with $ 1.5 billion going to upstate economic development and $ 500 million to improve broadband Internet access.

Smith fought back against criticism from lawmakers, including upstate Republicans, who resented his incursions on all those boards and commissions.

Give upstate counties in New York relief from Medicaid payments: Lawmakers added a provision that would ban the federal government from reimbursing New York State for Medicaid funds raised by counties outside New York City.

The implication that NYPA could be footing the bill for a flashy light show in New York City drew outrage from upstate New York lawmakers.

Cuomo said recently that discussions around having a special session, where lawmakers might vote on everything from a pay raise to ethics reforms to expansion of ride - hailing apps into upstate, are «on life support» but they are not necessarily off the table.

The first issue activists and mostly Republican legislators point to is the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun control bill that split voters and lawmakers from rural upstate areas from their brethren in New York City and its suburbs.

The announcement follows calls from lawmakers and advocates for parity in transportation funding between upstate and downstate.

It's not a new tactic for upstate Republicans running for state office: link rival Democrats to New York City, where more than half of state lawmakers come from, and promise to stand against that big liberal base.

She called out Republican lawmakers who she said have been «hiding from the women in their districts,» naming Long Island Congressmen Lee Zeldin and Peter King, upstate Congressman John Faso and Western New York Congressman Chris Collins.

Aside from the «three men in the room,» upstate lawmakers in particular will be the ones to watch.