Sentences with phrase «joint budget hearings»

In Day Four of testimony at the joint budget hearings in Albany, Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald was asked several questions about the proposed I - 98 highway that Governor Andrew Cuomo mentioned in his State of the State proposal.

At 9:30 a.m., legislators hold the 11th of 13 joint budget hearings, focusing on the public protection portion of the governor's budget, Hearing Room B, LOB, Albany.

At 1 p.m., legislators hold their 10th of 13 joint budget hearings on the workforce development portion of Cuomo's spending proposal, Hearing Room B, LOB, Albany.

Later, the governor decided to combine the budget presentation and the State of the State into one big address, a move that state lawmakers ensures a rather busy February of joint budget hearings.

Also, the Senate majority has redirected $ 500 million worth of competitive education funding Cuomo proposed in his budget — money the GOP insists, as per LG Bob Duffy's testimony during the joint budget hearings — was supposed to apply to this fiscal year.

The President of the NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) Donn Rowe just testified before the joint budget hearings, warning that closing prisons «will represent a clear and present danger to our prison system and the men and women who serve it.»

There was much criticism from Republicans last year when the legislature failed to hold joint budget hearings.

Testimony of RuthAnne Visnauskas Commissioner / CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal Joint Budget Hearing of the Legislative Fiscal Committees on the Housing Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 - 19

Testimony of James S. Rubin Commissioner / CEO of New York State Homes and Community Renewal Joint Budget Hearing of the Legislative Fiscal Committees on the Housing Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 - 17

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg had some fun with Queens Senator Malcolm Smith today before his testimony before the joint budget hearing in Albany.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, D, made his pitch to the state Legislature to fund local projects during a joint budget hearing Monday in Albany.

Their release corresponds with the first joint budget hearing, which was held today and drew local elected officials from all over the state to testify.

When the governor has said to us he would like us to cut 10 percent, we are talking about cutting thousands of employees, and there is no way I can cut thousands of employees without shutting down courts,» Pfau told legislators at today's joint budget hearing.

Seggos told lawmakers on Monday at a joint budget hearing he wants a good, working relationship with the federal government — a challenge he acknowledges given the new administration in Washington.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Queens Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan got into a fairly heated exchange today at the joint budget hearing in Albany.

The mayor, who has been locked in a public feud with the governor since July, is due to testify in Albany before lawmakers at a joint budget hearing on Tuesday.

At 9:30 a.m., Senate Finance Committee Chair Cathy Young and Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair Denny Farrell preside over a joint budget hearing on the higher education portion of the governor's spending plan, Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 198 State St., Albany.

«We have been advised that such a taking is illegal and unconstitutional,» Scharfenberger said during a joint budget hearing Monday in Albany.

DeFrancisco, who was overseeing the joint budget hearing on education for the senate majority, was looking for a copy of the schools chancellor's testimony.

Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, presented testimony to the New York State Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development and Taxes before the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.

Testimony presented at the New York State Legislature's Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development and Taxes

Testimony of Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, presented to the Joint Budget Hearing on Economic Development and Taxes before the Assembly Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education agenda took a solid one - two to the gut, courtesy of two of New York City's heavy hitters during a joint budget hearing on education in Albany on Feb. 3.

Addressing Albany legislators at a joint budget hearing of the Senate and Assembly on Jan. 25, Bloomberg said that unless state cuts are reversed, he would have no choice but to slash the city work force by 19,000, including 8,500 teachers.

In a Feb. 5 testimony during the Legislative Fiscal Committees» joint budget hearing, Digman touted the gains that I.T.S. had made under his direction, and said they were in line with Cuomo's plan for reducing «administrative and financial stress» for agencies and those who interact with the government's services.

Skelos made the comment after a joint budget hearing that set «table targets» — fixed amounts various legislators will be able to allocate in specific program areas — as he repeated his disappointment with with an ethics agreement between the governor and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from right, testifies before the New York State Legislature joint budget hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio greets legislators before testifying at the New York State Legislature joint budget hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio testifies before the New York State Legislature joint budget hearing on Monday, January 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

• A parade of mayors from across the state heads to Hearing Room B in the Legislative Office Building for the first joint budget hearing of 2014.

NECSN CEO Kyle Rosenkrans testified on the need for facilities funding for charter schools at the Joint Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education.

Not exact matches

Even during joint legislative budget hearings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were unable to get much in the way of detail out of members of the Cuomo administration, though they did — in some cases — get more than what the governor included in his budget documents.

At 9:30 a.m., the fourth of 13 joint legislate budget hearings will be held on the public protection portion of Cuomo's spending plan, LOB, Hearing Room B, 198 State St., Albany.

At 10 a.m., the state Senate Finance Committee and the Assembly Ways and Means Committee hold a joint hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to local government officials, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to local government officials, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, Hearing Room B, second floor, Albany.

At 9:30 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Finance and the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means hold a joint public hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to taxes, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to taxes, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, Hearing Room B, Albany.

At 10 a.m., the state Legislature holds a joint committee hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget proposal in regard to human services, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget proposal in regard to human services, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, Hearing Room B, second floor, Albany.

At 10 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Finance and Assembly Committee on Ways and Means hold a joint committee hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to environmental conservation, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, hearing on the 2018 - 2019 executive budget in regard to environmental conservation, Legislative Office Building, Hearing Room B, second floor, Hearing Room B, second floor, Albany.

On Wednesday, a joint legislative budget hearing on the environmental portion of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2015 - 16 budget was held regardless of the committee vacancy in the Assembly.

The ongoing series of 13 joint state budget hearings in Albany is entering the home stretch, with hearings scheduled today for health and Medicaid, followed Tuesday by mental health.

Miner will testify today at a Joint Legislative Budget Hearing, led by Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, and Assemblyman Herman «Denny» Farrell Jr., D - Manhattan.

«We need to promote new investment in existing businesses and in the emerging industries of our innovation economy,» Adams told lawmakers at a February 11 joint hearing on the budget.

The only thing clear from the day's appearances by top state officials at a joint Assembly and Senate fiscal hearing was that Cuomo's tuition plan is in store for some changes once budget negotiations begin in earnest in coming weeks.

Michael Green, executive deputy commissioner of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on public protection on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Mike Groll)

Testimony to Joint Senate and Assembly Hearing Executive Budget / Economic Development Issues, State Economic Climate and Business Competitiveness (Verbal remarks) February 3, 2009

At 9:30 a.m., the seventh of 13 scheduled joint legislative budget hearings will be held, focusing on the tax portion of the governor's 2017 - 18 spending plan, Hearing Room B, LOB, 198 State St., Albany.

The tax cap talk at the joint legislative hearing on the state budget and its impact on local governments was dovetailed by the GOP - led Senate approving, once again, a cap on property tax increases for New York City.

The adopted budget now heads to a joint hearing of the board and city council before the city approves it.

At the State Legislature on Tuesday: There will be a joint legislative hearing on the executive budget proposal at it relates to mental hygiene at 9:30 a.m.

Howard Zemsky, the chair of Cuomo's Empire State Development agency, told lawmakers in a joint legislative budget hearing Monday that he has complete confidence in the integrity of the projects that he oversees, including ones they took over from the troubled SUNY Polytechnic.

The 45 - 16 vote occurred while Mayor Bill de Blasio was testifying nearby at a Joint Legislative Budget hearing.