Sentences with phrase «governor broke with tradition»

While the governor broke with tradition to boost his party - mates this year, he qualified his support by requiring «good Democrats» who received his endorsement to fill out a questionnaire agreeing to Democratic politics on his terms.

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Cuomo this year is breaking with tradition by taking his State of the State on the road, rather than in the Capitol complex as he and previous recent governors have done.

The first was the Village Independence Democrats, which also broke with tradition by backing a third party candidate for governor for the first time in its 57 - year history.

Four years ago, the state Business Council broke with tradition and made an endorsement in the governor's race for the first time in its 30 - year history, backing then - state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic frontrunner, over his Republican challenger, Carl Paladino.

Schimminger says he is breaking with tradition and holding a hearing in August in part because there is «a big gap» between how Governor Andrew Cuomo's Start - Up NY was touted and the the only 332 jobs it created last year.

Late last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration broke with the longstanding tradition of providing school districts across New York State with «runs,» the projected aid increases, based on the governor's education funding proposal, which district officials use to help shape their own budgets.

With a new Speaker, the tradition of the three men in a room secretive budget meetings, where large complex deals have been forged between the governor and legislative leaders, broke down.

Some legislators are frustrated with the governor over a pay - raise fracas late last year and have criticized him from breaking with tradition by holding the speeches statewide instead of in Albany.