Sentences with phrase «from voting on the budget»

The announcement came as both houses of the Legislature took a break from voting on budget bills that had already been introduced, yet neither legislative majority leader joined Cuomo for the press conference.

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Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. was released from the hospital this morning and plans to be in the chamber tomorrow to vote on the budget extender bills, despite having received permission from Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson to remain home.

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday shrugged off the call from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an even either minimum wage increase than what is proposed in the state budget, saying it's up to the state Legislature to vote on the issue, not the mayor.

But according to the House Minority Whip's office, some 280,000 people voted online or via text on the particular measure they'd like to see deleted from the federal budget, in what Cantor's new media guy described as «the most direct use of technology to establish a more direct democracy in the history of the federal legislature.»

DC's City Council is one vote away from enacting a progressive tax increase that will prevent budget cuts to safety net services — and we're going to try to get that vote with an action at City Hall on Wednesday.

The NYC Council's Committee on Finance voted to increase the Council's operating budget to $ 81.3 million, an increase of nearly 27 percent from the current budget, following through on Speaker Corey Johnson's promise to increase internal resources and produce a stronger role for the legislative body in areas such as land use and oversight.

He released on Thursday a 2018 budget agenda that addresses policy matters ranging from making it easier to register to vote and addressing the capping of state and local tax deductions as well reviving student loan provisions and funding mass transit.

New York voters will head to the polls next Tuesday, May 16, to vote on school budgets that are benefiting from a $ 1 billion boost in state aid and a more flexible property tax cap, with just 12 districts seeking a 60 percent vote to override the cap.

Assembly Democratic majority members were scheduled to go into conference just prior to 10 p.m. and they had requested a «message of necessity» from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would let them vote on at least two noncontroversial budget bills without the customary three - day «aging» period that is supposed to provide time for actually reading the bills members will vote for.

Still, lawmakers Spectrum News spoke to dismissed the concerns stemming from Uber, saying they want to see a bill to vote on, if not an agreement in the budget.

The GOP also contends that Senate Democratic leaders are delaying the budget in order to protect their Members from taking on politically unpopular votes.

In February 2013, during a London Assembly meeting following the publication of the 2014 budget for London, Johnson was ejected from the meeting following a vote and on the grounds that his Deputy Victoria Borwick had left the chamber.

Cuomo has said he will waive a three - day waiting period that would otherwise prevent lawmakers from voting on the bill by the March 31 budget deadline.

Rookie Democrat Lynn Archer from Rochester took a pass, explaining that she, like other legislators, had received the budget only on the evening of the committee vote.

The annual vote to elect two New Rochelle Public Library trustees and to adopt the 2012 — 2013 New Rochelle Public Library budget will take place on Tuesday, May 15, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the City School District polling places.

It would not preclude the legislature or County Executive Steve Bellone, who has voluntarily frozen his salary since taking office, from proposing raises as part of the budget, on which lawmakers would have to vote.

The Mattituck - Laurel Library will hold its vote Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.. On the table is a budget increase of 1.55 percent, which carries an additional tax cost of about $ 7.12 for the average household, according to the library's fall newsletter.

The second was on Britain's declining budget rebate from the EU and the third on George Osborne's claim that voting for UKIP will damage the economy.

Constituent project ideas from four districts collected this fall and winter will be voted on next spring and the top vote - getters will be proposed in the budget.

On April 5, 2016, the library will hold another vote on the full, year - long budget running from July 1, 2016 to June 31, 201On April 5, 2016, the library will hold another vote on the full, year - long budget running from July 1, 2016 to June 31, 201on the full, year - long budget running from July 1, 2016 to June 31, 2017.

Mr. LaValle accused Mr. Shaffer of calling the conference call to distract reporters from a Newsday article published Saturday that noted Mr. Bellone raised on average the amount a Babylon resident pays in general taxes by 108 percent since 1999, when he first voted on a town budget as a council member.

The news comes as Labour appeared to be in disarray over the Budget plans, with a quarter of the party rebelling against Harriet Harman's demand that they abstain from a vote on the welfare bill last night.

Mindful of the fact that the conservative grassroots is still smarting from the same - sex marriage vote two years ago, and steaming over the SAFE Act passage, the Senate Republicans drew a line in the sand over the abortion plank of the governor's Women's Equality Agenda and also refused to budget on campaign finance reform.

He added that she has «straight As» from the National Rifle Association and voted against Democratic Gov. David Paterson's «bloated» budget this year (Burns conceded there were other issues on which the Republican has problems with conservatives in her party: she is pro-abortion, voted for gay marriage and, while not endorsing the controversial «card check» provision in the Employee Free Choice Act, she does support «reform in workers» ability to organize» — a stand not too different from that of AFL - CIO President Rich Trumka when he said he could support EFCA without card check).

Last night, a number of Senate Democrats took their frustration with being excluded from the closed - door budget negotiations on the final product, voting «no» on part of the agreement that dealt with transportation, economic development and environmental spending.

«The vote for the energy tax was kept separate and apart from the budget vote,» she said in an interview on Capital Tonight Tuesday evening.

Serino, a county legislator, voted against a resolution to repeal the exemption, but Democrats have seized on her vote for the county budget writ large, which included built - in revenue from the sales tax.

For this analysis, the party considers how lawmakers voted on 25 key bills, which this year included everything from budget bills to the so - called «sippy cup» bill.

In a rare statement, Nappier issued her concerns in advance of possible votes this week on a bipartisan budget deal that was crafted by legislators without input from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled his $ 82.2 billion executive budget for New York City on Tuesday with a presentation focused on savings extracted from city agencies, and a few new programs intended to address problems that arose over the past year, from snarled snowplows in Queens to voting woes in the presidential primary last week.

Each borough president had a powerful administrative role derived from having a vote on the New York City Board of Estimate, which was responsible for creating and approving the city's budget and proposals for land use.

Senate leader John Sampson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have agreed on the plan, but Sampson may not have the votes; Governor Paterson may use his line - item veto to strip it of member items (earmarks), millions in restored school aid, and any spending he doesn't think we can afford; and it may be anywhere from $ 200 million to $ 1.5 billion short of closing the budget gap, depending on whether Congress comes through with $ 1 billion in Medicaid funds.

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan reiterated on Wednesday that his conference, which holds the bare 32 - vote majority needed to pass legislation in that chamber, will not approve a state budget that does not entirely eliminate the remaining Gap Elimination Adjustment, a leftover from the 2008 fiscal meltdown.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Legislature's budget - writing committee voted Thursday to reduce by $ 26 million a year what is available to be spent on Wisconsin's primary program to protect land from development and preserve it...

If state lawmakers think today's vote on slashing hundreds of millions of dollars in health - care spending from the state budget is a tough one, wait until next Monday.

The budget is not yet final: the Council will vote on it next week, but given today's stamp of approval from Ms. Mark - Viverito and a horde of smiling council members who stood behind her and the mayor, it is just about guaranteed to pass.

The budding Republican divisions come as the GOP - led Senate pushed toward a final vote this week on a budget that would shield a future bill repealing Obama's law from a Democratic filibuster.

By the time the state budget was voted on, Heastie, the 47 - year - old accountant and former budget analyst from the Bronx, elected to the Assembly in 2000, had been in his new job for less than two months.

Seven Republican members from New York's House delegation voted against the budget approved on Thursday by the House of Representatives.

Under narrow Republican control, the chamber has forced Democrats to compromise on key issues like the minimum wage and taxes, while also stymying efforts to make it easier to vote and bar a woman from having a seat at the budget negotiating table.

New York finally got some good news from Congress on Wednesday when the Senate pushed forward $ 2.6 billion in aid for the state, after two months of lost votes on the issue threatened to blow big holes in local and state budgets.

Heastie said he was unsure whether lawmakers would meet their midnight deadline to print budget bills and may need a special message from Cuomo to skip the usual three - day waiting period and vote for the budget on time.

A discussion on Tuesday's school budget and school board votes with Jody Siegle from the Monroe County School Boards Association.

Rhodes is campaigning for an activist government that will promote prosperity while alleviating real social problems, and he accuses Faso of shortchanging local communities — from his vote on Trumpcare to his support for harsh budget cuts to agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency.

Councilman Robert Ghosio did not vote on the preliminary budget; he was absent from the meeting because of an illness.

In a departure from previous years, Malloy released budget details on Monday and his speech focused largely on other issues, including calls for stronger gun laws, early voting, an increase in the minimum wage and addressing the gender wage gap.

Nearly 200 advocates representing Alzheimer's Association chapters from around the state gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to vote for $ 25 million for caregiver respite and support services in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget.

That marked a turnaround from the chancellor's pre-referendum warning on the campaign trail that a vote for Brexit would force him to call an emergency budget, with increases in income tax, alcohol and petrol duties, and cuts to the NHS, schools and defence.

The back - and - forth came after Latimer on Tuesday claimed he'd been «excused» from voting on this year's budget and was among «five members who indicated to leadership I wouldn't be in Albany after April 7.»