Sentences with phrase «in budget talks»

Also not included are other contentious policy issues that the governor has insisted upon including in the budget talks — a tactic of his that he has employed with increasing frequency over the years.

Those who sat in budget talks with her recall that she repeatedly said delaying pension payments was not a good idea.

Some progress was reported in the budget talks over the weekend, though a deal is believed to still be at least a week away.

The school district had been deep in budget talks for months, as they faced a $ 2 million deficit this year.

For the moment, it's not clear how the amendment's language would go about reducing the governor's influence and leverage in the budget talks.

-- Everyone seems to agree — minority leaders are okay in budget talks.

Ultimately, the governor has the upper hand in the budget talks.

He said the push would continue in budget talks, but acknowledged he has less leverage now that the money is out the door.

Legislative pay emerged as another late entry in budget talks.

A stricter sexual harassment policy was one of just a few policy issues to be included in the budget talks.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was not involved in budget talks with legislative leaders who met at the state Capitol on Columbus Day Monday.

New York is one of just two states (along with North Carolina) that still does that, and the effort to end this practice has become a big rallying cry for Assembly Democrats and the IDC, as well as a big sticking point in the budget talks.

In coordinated actions in districts across the city, members asked their Council representatives to make averting teacher layoffs their top priority in budget talks and urged them also to restore the child care funding that the mayor wants to cut.

But Croci has been reportedly frustrated with the job of being a state senator and the compromises Republicans have taken in budget talks over the last several years.

Jettisoned from the budget talks, too, were discussions over juvenile justice reform and curtailing sexual assault on college campuses (funding for raising the age of criminal responsibility is still under discussion in the budget talks).

Democratic legislative leaders should establish conference committees to include Republicans in the budget talks.

Advocates for a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits are rallying local - level constituents of Republican state senators in a bid to save the measure in the budget talks.

Both measures faltered in the budget talks last month.

Cuomo in budget talks is said to be pushing a proposal to divert money to the MTA by capturing tax revenue generated when the city ups an assessment on properties because of subway service improvements in the area.

They will not be expected to attend conference, he said, and materials will be provided to them to keep them abreast of developments in budget talks (assuming any breakthroughs are made).

She also thanked her colleagues for advocating on her behalf to be included in budget talks after it was announced that State Senator Jeff Klein, who heads the five - member, Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, would have a seat in closed - door negotiations.

So, the governor's comments would seem to be a win - win for both majority conferences — not to mention a bit of a shift for the administration, which is insisting Cuomo hasn't abandoned the «no linkage» stance he took early in the budget talks.

Lawmakers are also due back to the Capitol later in the day to conference the latest in the budget talks.

Heastie said the California move — making that state the first to increase its minimum wage to $ 15 in the nation — not a factor in the budget talks.

-- Minority leaders in both chambers react to not being included in budget talks when IDC Leader Jeff Klein is.

Klein has been kept close with Senate Republicans and played a role once again in the budget talks with the chamber narrowly held by Republicans.

Ryan and McConnell are hoping to buy enough time in the budget talks to complete work on the tax bill, all while mollifying their defense hawks and conservative hard - liners in the House Freedom Caucus.

The fates of both of these issues are now under consideration in the budget talks.

Capitol veterans note that Republican Governors M. Jodi Rell, John G. Rowland, independent Lowell P. Weicker and Democrat William A. O'Neill were all involved in the budget talks leading up to the final deal.

State lawmakers have until the end of next week to adopt a new fiscal plan, and have not indicated that the biggest piece of the proposal — tolling vehicles that enter Manhattan south of 60th Street — will be considered in budget talks.

Still, despite the absence of the powerful Assembly speaker, both Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein reported headway in the budget talks.

Lawmakers — including Skelos — did not rule out either including the Dream Act or the public financing of political campaigns in the budget talks.

Until Tuesday, lawmakers had been insisting that there would be no budget votes — or even public release of the bills — unless every last item in the budget talks is resolved.

State Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference, is one of the four men who will take part in the budget talks with the governor.

At the news conference Wednesday morning, they said they had spoken with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to have the issue raised in the budget talks.

The issue fell by the wayside in the budget talks, but had initially been proposed in the wake of the arrests of a half dozen people charged in a bribery and bid - rigging case that included a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic and upstate developers.

Indeed, Silver's ability to manage the various interests and conflicts while also proving to be an effective advocate in the budget talks within the conference helped him stay speaker for 21 years, felled only by a corruption scandal.

While Mr. Obama has signaled a willingness to make health spending a top source of budget savings in the current debate, he has not sent a similar message on Social Security, even though in budget talks with Republicans this year he entertained the idea of changing the way annual increases in payments are calculated.

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.

And he outlined — if not emphasized — an ultimatum for lawmakers on the economic development spending in the budget talks.

Under that iteration, Klein played a role in the budget talks — the so - called «three men in a room» grew to four — and had veto power over which bills come to the floor.

Other issues at play in the budget talks include SUNY 2020, medical malpractice and, of course, education funding as lawmakers blow first deadline to avoid a message of necessity.

Resolutions are non-binding in the budget talks and the Republican budget proposal will be adopted today by the chamber.

Differences over extension of the so - called millionaires tax, without which the governor maintains the state can't close its $ 3.5 billion deficit, have emerged as an early flashpoint in budget talks.

Mr. Silver had served for more than two decades as the Assembly speaker, imposing his will on matters large and small; he had a reputation as a staunch defender of New York City, a shrewd negotiator in budget talks and, at times, a recalcitrant opponent of anything he disliked.

Heastie, immersed in budget talks, had no comment.

Murray put the extension on the table in budget talks.

That's why Welsh Lib Dems prioritised this investment in early years education in our budget talks — to make sure every child has a fair start in life and the same opportunity to get on.

We're glad Johnson vows to fight for more rainy - day cash in budget talks with the mayor.