Sentences with phrase «governor made it clear»
But it's no secret that the biggest sticking point of all was the minimum wage increase, which the governor made clear for weeks leading up to the April 1 deadline was his top policy priority.
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The governor made clear he's serious about reducing projected spending by $ 10 billion dollars, but Cuomo's budget plan hinges on some precarious elements.
The Governor made it clear that he planned on calling a special session at some point, saying he wanted to hand off a balanced budget to Andrew Cuomo before he takes office on Jan. 1.
According to attendees at that get - together, the governor made it clear that he will be personally involved in trying to get the marriage bill passed in both houses of the Legislature this year.
While gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo has come out in support of the TAP bill, the Governor made it clear to Hikind that he wants to be the one to pass the tuition assistance program.
«The governor made it clear this state has not yet begun to fight.»
«The Governor made it clear that the problems at Rikers start with the failing infrastructure of the facilities which we have been saying for years,» said union President Norman Seabrook.
He said «as a state government, we had no choice really, let me say that the Rivers State Governor made it clear to me that we should do everything possible to make sure that this exercise was handled smoothly.
Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes, a Buffalo Democrat, said she was with Hochul at an event Thursday night and the lieutenant governor made clear — as she's been trying to do for months — that she is running for re-election.
However, in public and private, the governor made clear that he had little interest in running in a competitive primary and then challenging Reid in the general election.
The governor made it clear that legislative leaders had made a bad choice by refusing to take action on his ethics reform package.
However, she and the governor made clear that there will be a new evaluation system for teachers in New York City come Sept. 1, one way or another.
While we look forward to further policy and fiscal details, the Governor made it clear today K - 12 education is a top priority,» said Eileen B. Sigmund, President and CEO of the Arizona Charter Schools Association.
Not exact matches
But Romney made reasonable decisions as governor of Massachusetts, so it's clear that, unlike Bush, he's capable of ignoring any religious teachings to the contrary.
Ohio governor John Kasich (a standby candidate of the Republican establishment) made it clear that he believed Republicans talked too much about abortion.
I guess that makes sense, since nothing's official until the ink is dry on the governor's signature on the budget, which he has made clear must contain some form of pension reform.
Of course, the governor has said he would definitely nix the current Senate and Assembly lines, but Skelos made clear there will be changes.
«The Governor has always made it clear in his many public statements on hydrofracking that he would be guided by science and safety, and that the advancement of hydrofracking would not come at the expense of our State's irreplaceable natural resources,» the Queens Democrat said.
«I think it's the legislators who are crying for a change, not the governor, because has made it very clear what we need to do to get this economy back on track and he is doing the business of the people.»
«I think Mr. Trump has made it pretty clear that he's not interested in running for Governor although he has been a critic of the current administration.
He abruptly stepped down in March, saying he could not «in good conscience» continue working for Paterson after a PIC report made it clear the governor had not been truthful with him about the circumstances surrounding the World Series game for which he obtained tickets from the New York Yankees.
The Post has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Andrew Cuomo for governor, while making quite clear it still has considerable reservations about the AG and his ability to clean up Albany, pledging to «fully monitor his progress, and to offer advice when appropriate.»
Joseph Holland, a Republican who served as co-chairman of former Gov. George Pataki's successful 1994 campaign, said he is formally running for governor, making his intentions clear in an email to Republican county chairmen.
But it's also the case the Lieutenant Governor who's one of the co-chairs made clear at our first meeting that from his and presumably the state's perspective, it's important to look at all the various options,» Dyster said.
«We have always made it clear that we want Democrats to unify and just today Senate Democratic Leadership had a meeting with the Governor exactly about this goal,» he said.
Hoyt says this will continue until the Governor stops his furlough of 100 thousand state workers — something he makes clear he disagrees with in a press release he just sent out.
«Yes, we have a difficult economic situation, but you listen to the governor of the bank of England this morning, he is saying we are coming up with a textbook response to clear up the mess made by people like him.»
DeRosa also made it clear (ahem, Senate Republicans) that Cuomo is sticking to his guns when it comes to ethics, saying: «The governor has stated repeatedly and clearly that ethics reform was a top priority and that he wouldn't sign a budget without ethics reform.
As the Governor has made clear, closing the gap means cutting growth in projected spending.
«I want to be clear about what's happening: rather than go before the members of our State Committee this weekend and make an argument as to why he deserves our endorsement, Governor Cuomo has instead chosen to respond the only way he knows how: retaliating with bullying and threats,» Lipton wrote.»
It would prevent the governor from directly raiding the MTA — something that's only cost the agency $ 1.3 million — and make the legislature less likely to raid transit in its budgets by including a set of disclosure requirements to make it clear what the impact of each theft will be on riders.
«The fact is, the governor has made it clear he'll make his decisions on his timetable he has his criteria for making them and I don't really think it's that newsworthy for the governor to say that he's going to identify the best candidates for him to support and win,» the Queens Democratic lawmaker said.
Saland's vote also earned him the endorsement of the popular Democratic governor, who makes clear in this robocall that he values «principle over politics.»
Just yesterday, they released a new online ad accusing the governor of «mismanagement» of the subway system, and state Chair Ed Cox has made it clear there will be much more where that came from in the future.
As has been made painfully clear neither of those elements appear meaningful to the governor and, notwithstanding some moments of levity, time and retrospect treat many of Mayor de Blasio's words harshly.
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In the meantime, HANYS President Dan Sisto is making his displeasure crystal clear, accusing the governor of continuing his «BP approach» to addressing the state's fiscal crisis, and insisting the cuts will result in lost health care jobs and some $ 1 billion worth of economic activity.
«The administration had very clear ideas of how they wanted to see this progress and made it clear to us,» said Timothy Rooney Jr., the general counsel at Empire City Raceway, a Yonkers casino that is a member of the association, adding: «I think we agree with a lot of the governor's initiatives.
It's not clear precisely what configuration would be acceptable to Degnan, but the rebuild is a centerpiece of Governor Andrew Cuomo's infrastructure agenda — he has made it the focus of several press conferences, some with Vice President Joe Biden, who famously compared the airport to a Third World facility.
However, he has made it clear that all things subway - related should be dealt with by Governor Andrew Cuomo, who oversees the MTA.
JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo made it very clear Monday: He feels Plan 2014 — the guide that went into effect in December and was designed to help Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River ecosystems by keeping levels higher, longer and allowing for more fluctuation — was a major blunder.
«That decision also made clear there's a point at which a governor can go too far,» Gianaris said.
The state chairman claims Lorigo made it «perfectly clear» he had «no personal interest» in running for governor, and would step aside if Long agreed to put Paladino on Row D.
While speculation is swirling about who will run for governor, one person has made his intentions clear.
«I don't fault the majorities for keeping their options open to make clear that the governor is not exceeding his constitutional authority.»
«The Senate and Assembly leaders are meeting themselves today because the governor has made it clear he won't negotiate,» Sampson spokesman Austin Shafran confirmed.
The speaker recently made it clear last that he plans to include the millionaire's tax extension in the Assembly's one - house budget due next week even as he acknowledged it's unlikely to pass muster with either the Senate GOP or the governor.
The Republican party boss also questioned if the governor or his top aides had a part in the payout, although Cuomo's office has made clear there was no state money involved.
Cuomo, who made it clear last week that he would not accept the WFP line, reportedly pressured the WFP to put placeholder candidates for governor, LG and AG in order to buy some time to see how the US attorney's investigation of the party plays out.
They steered clear of attacking the governor for his education cuts (protestors made sure that message got across when they demonstrated in person at the Capitol), and focused instead on calling for him to extend the millionaire's tax.