Sentences with phrase «lawmakers signed off»

Indeed, lawmakers signed off on more subsidy funding in the budget without any additional oversight.

Not exact matches

Earlier on Tuesday, there appeared to be two possible outcomes: The Senate would either sign off on the $ 659.2 billion increase in defense spending and add in a parallel increase in domestic spending, or lawmakers would strip the measure of all extra defense spending and send yet another «simple» stopgap bill back to the House.

But the income surcharge needs to be signed off on by Albany, and Republican Senate lawmakers have indicated little willingness to take up the tax hike, especially in an election year.

Lawmakers in Albany barely batted an eye as they signed off on billions of dollars in pork - barrel spending with almost no discussion — instead beating a path out of town for the holiday weekend.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has had to calculate and sign off on the pensions for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who are both convicted felons, as well as several other lawmakers convicted of felonies.

Rent control expired once again at midnight after state lawmakers and Cuomo signed off on a five - day extension after the laws lapsed week for several days.

A proposal now before lawmakers would require two doctors to sign off on the use of life - ending medication.

As questions continue over the stipend arrangement in the state Senate, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday pointed not to Senate Republicans or the Independent Democratic Conference, but Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a political rival who signed off on the checks for seven lawmakers.

Judge Pauley must sign off on the deal reached between Morgan Stanley and the Justice Department, and the two lawmakers want him to reject that deal.

The amendment is the result of a compromise from 2012, when Cuomo signed off on lines drawn by lawmakers that year in exchange for the passage of the redistricting amendment.

There's talk lawmakers could return to Albany for a special session in December, though there have been no formal negotiations to speak of, and Cuomo hasn't yet made clear what — if anything — he's willing to trade legislative leaders in exchange for signing off on a pay raise.

As of this week, all but TWO of the AG contenders — Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and Eric Dinallo (who said he believes it's importance to maintain independence between the AG and executive offices)-- agreed to sign Cuomo's «New New York Agenda» reform pledge, so I guess that leaves the Westchester County lawmaker off the AG's personal «leading candidates» list.

Cuomo, however, said a major crisis was averted after lawmakers and President Obama signed off on a debt - reduction deal that averted a default.

After approving the tax increase, House lawmakers quickly signed off on a reworked spending plan that would funnel funds to local schools, social service programs, higher education and other state operations such as the lottery, prisons and road projects.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has had to calculate and sign off on the pensions for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who are both convicted felons, as well as several other lawmakers convicted of felonies.

That «need» has never been substantiated by an open, public review of financial documents, which lawmakers would have likely demanded before signing off on any bailout.

Lumping the two issues into the same legislation means that lawmakers would either have to sign off on both or get neither.

But the liberal state lawmakers have grown increasingly dissatisfied with the agreement, which Senate Republicans had initially opposed but eventually signed off on.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers on Friday reached a final agreement that signs off on $ 168.3 billion in state spending for the coming fiscal year in an agreement that includes disparate issues such as reforming the state's sexual harassment policies to placing a fee on ride hailing vehicles and yellow cabs in Manhattan to help fund mass transit.

Gov. Cuomo is signaling he wants a stronger package of ethics reforms from state lawmakers before signing off on a pay raise for state lawmakers.

Senate Democrats agreed to sign off on the measure after Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged that lawmakers would take up immigration proposals, which held up talks to prevent a shutdown last week.

But in the state Senate, where Democrats are hobbled by a redistricting plan drawn by Senate Republican lawmakers (and signed off on by Cuomo) and the poor image of dysfunction and corruption from their time in control, the minority conference still holds out hope that the presidential election year will help put them over the top.

Since there is a cost for lawmakers to travel, House and Senate leadership would have to sign off to expand the list of those eligible to attend, congressional staff said.

The state Legislature must sign off on a final budget, and both the UFT and NYSUT, its state affiliate, are lobbying lawmakers to restore the school aid funding.

Cuomo's endorsement has the potential to further alienate him from the Senate Democratic conference, already smarting after he signed off on a redistricting plan for state legislative districts drawn by majority lawmakers in the Assembly Senate.

The Democrat - controlled state Assembly has not signed off on the creation of a commission, lawmakers said.

But to prevail, Cuomo will have to overcome the resentment of lawmakers disappointed that he would not sign off on a legislative pay raise, CBS2's Kramer reported.

Cuomo and legislative leaders signed off on the deal the same day California lawmakers approved a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage that Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign into law and will take effect by 2022.

Lawmakers this summer signed off on Gov. Tommy G. Thompson's plan to transfer most of the responsibilities of the state education department and of Mr. Benson — an elected official — to a new agency to be headed by Gov. Thompson's own appointee.

It was 13 days ago that the State Board of Education signed off on just eight of 28 aspiring new charter schools in North Carolina, a stunning flip for a board that's approved dozens of new charters since state lawmakers lifted the 100 - school cap on charters in 2011.

Committee lawmakers also signed off on a major charter reform bill, House Bill 779, that, among its provisions, gives charter operators the power to expand enrollment by up to 30 percent without requiring the approval of the state's charter office and the State Board of Education, an idea hotly criticized as reducing quality control measures in the state's booming charter sector.

Gov. Phil Murphy has proposed boosting Newark's budget by 5 percent next year, but lawmakers must still sign off.

Ultimately, lawmakers have tasked the State Board of Education with signing off on whatever new system state education officials draw up.