Sentences with phrase «hailed budget provisions»

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Ride - hailing surcharges could triple for upstate New Yorkers, according to a provision in the state Assembly's one - house budget proposal.

The budget provision allowing ride hailing apps like Lyft and Uber to operate outside of New York City bars those found on the U.S. Department of Justice's National Sex Offender Public Website from receiving a permit.

The ride hailing provision approved in the state budget expands services to upstate and suburban counties outside of New York City.

Republican Sen. Jim Seward, who had shepherded the measure to expand ride - hailing to upstate communities in the budget agreement, has signed on to a bill that would hasten the enactment of the provision.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday in Rochester said he used his political heft in the budget talks to include a provision that would allow ride hailing apps to operate outside of New York City.

A ride - hailing provision to allow the service outside of New York City was included in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 152 billion budget plan.

The state Senate on Wednesday backed a bill aimed at fast - tracking ride hailing for upstate and suburban communities 10 days before the budget would have the provision take effect.

State lawmakers are debating a provision in the budget this month that would allow ride hailing outside of New York City.

A provision included in the state budget permitted the two ride - hailing apps to begin service in cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse as well as all of Long Island — but not until July 9.