Sentences with phrase «governor emergency powers»
The order is the first taken under the Puerto Rico Emergency Moratorium and Financial Rehabilitation Act enacted this past week, which gives the governor emergency powers to deal with the fiscal crisis, including the ability to declare a moratorium on all bond payments.
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«We have made significant progress in combating the devastating heroin and opiod in New York, but this crisis continues to plague our communities and we must do everything in our power to combat each facet of this complex health emergency,» Governor Cuomo said.
«Governor Cuomo is holding millions of transit riders hostage in his dispute with the Mayor, even after he acknowledged that the subway system is in a state of emergency and promised to fix it,» said Executive Director of the Riders Alliance, Joel Raskin before suggesting that the two politicians use their respective powers to fill the funding gap.
It argues, in short, that the governor does not have the power to enact policy through an emergency extender, which — until Paterson — was traditionally used to keep government running in the absence of a budget deal.
There's been some rumblings that legislators may again challenge the governor's power to use extenders, especially if non-budget policy proposal, such as reinstating the death penalty, is rammed through via emergency appropriations.
For example, he pledged a far - reaching investigation of the Legislature if it refused to approve ethics changes, and he warned that if the Legislature did not accept budget cuts, he would impose them unilaterally using his emergency powers as governor.
Lawmakers, though, sounded unenthusiastic about declaring an emergency, which could grant the governor extraordinary powers.
The governor said he is prepared to use all aspects of his executive authority under the declared State of Emergency to restore power.
State Representatives: Senator Terrence Murphy; Assemblywoman Sandy Galef; and several state agencies, including the Office of the Governor; Education Representatives; Department of Public Service; Department of Environmental Conservation; Department of Labor; Department of Tax and Finance; Empire State Development; New York State Energy Research & Development Authority; Department of State; New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services; and the New York Power Authority.
And perhaps the next governor should adopt emergency - like dictatorial power.
Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a Winter Ice Storm Emergency, which will activate the State Emergency Operations Center to respond to the needs of areas hit by flooding and power outages.
New York Governor David Paterson has ordered an emergency session for New York's Senate as the power deadlock enters its third week and the scheduled end of the legislative session arrives on Monday.
Given the broad budgetary powers the governor enjoys, lawmakers opposed to the plan would risk a government shut down if it were to be inserted in an emergency appropriation bill.