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With two weeks until state lawmakers vote on the budget, criticism is mounting over Cuomo's proposed «opioid epidemic surcharge» that is designed to penalize opiate manufacturers and generate new funding to help combat the crisis.

Democratic lawmakers voted on a budget and tax plan to close $ 570 million of the projected deficit for the next fiscal year, but that's about $ 360 million short of the total budget gap.

Not exact matches

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 - Congressional Republicans scrambled on Wednesday to reformulate their tax bill to satisfy lawmakers worried about how much it would balloon the U.S. budget deficit, as the measure moved toward a decisive U.S. Senate floor vote later this week.

Then the governor started making nosies about no need to rush into a final budget deal, and lawmakers — whose paychecks are being withheld while a final deal eludes them — insisted they were, in fact, close to an agreement, and clamored for him to send them bills to vote on.

Lawmakers in the Senate began voting on budget bills Thursday evening, concluding work at around 9:30 this morning, making for a 17 - hour session.

Democratic lawmakers in the Senate and Assembly on Tuesday pushed for measures that would make it easier to vote in New York, bills that fell by the wayside during the budget talks.

Lawmakers departed Albany as scheduled yesterday without heeding Paterson's call for an up - or - down vote on his budget proposal «just to see where we stand,» as he put it this morning.

Lawmakers are set to vote on budget bills throughout the evening, even as others leave the Capitol for religious observances.

Lawmakers took their final votes in the hours after midnight Saturday morning and met the deadline for getting the budget completed on time.

Still, lawmakers Spectrum News spoke to dismissed the concerns stemming from Uber, saying they want to see a bill to vote on, if not an agreement in the budget.

In his initial budget recommendation to lawmakers in January, Cuomo inserted several policy proposals, including ones to extend the statute of limitations on child molestation, authorize advance voting and eliminate cash bail requirements in low - level criminal cases.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo had agreed last year to an amendment, but the Democratic - led Assembly balked at a vote on the measure, which came with a broader agreement on the state budget.

The budget includes the first step toward tolls, but lawmakers were unclear over whether they will need to vote twice on tolls — once to start the process and then again next year after the tolling sites have been chosen.

The state's current budget expires on March 31, but given the Easter and Passover holidays, lawmakers have said they would like to wrap up their final votes by Thursday.

And lawmakers are moving forward with plans to start voting on the remaining budget bills later today in hopes of coming close to meeting the midnight deadline.

Cuomo has said he will waive a three - day waiting period that would otherwise prevent lawmakers from voting on the bill by the March 31 budget deadline.

It would not preclude the legislature or County Executive Steve Bellone, who has voluntarily frozen his salary since taking office, from proposing raises as part of the budget, on which lawmakers would have to vote.

Facing a government shutdown over a stalemate on the budget, New York state lawmakers voted on Monday to extend the deadline for passing a budget for two months.

Lawmakers are set to vote through the evening on budget bills, but do expect to return Friday to take up more votes.

When the Legislature voted on this fiscal year's budget, many lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus admonished opponents of the bill for blocking their push to fund the legislation.

The Legislature - Democrats and Republicans - are now fully on notice that Paterson intends to corner lawmakers into voting, piece by piece, on the budget proposal he gave them at the start of the year.

Lawmakers are expected to reconvene in Tallahassee at 1 p.m. Monday, with a vote on the budget later in the day.

The 2017 budget was passed days after the deadline, after lawmakers were forced to vote on an extension package for the first time during Cuomo's tenure.

While New York City Democrats would likely be the most frustrated if there's no agreement in 2016, there are dozens of lawmakers throughout the state who had to grapple with the issue on the campaign trail this year, and thus suffered a political headache for voting in favor of a budget bill that included a provision which didn't actually wind up raising their salary.

Lawmakers in the Democratic - led Assembly planned to vote on the final piece of the budget in the wee hours of Saturday morning; it is unclear when the Republican - controlled Senate will return to Albany to take up the legislation.

At the same time, he praised state lawmakers for taking a «gutsy vote» on education policies in the state budget that are staunchly opposed by the state teachers» unions.

For this analysis, the party considers how lawmakers voted on 25 key bills, which this year included everything from budget bills to the so - called «sippy cup» bill.

Connecticut lawmakers expect to vote on Tuesday on spending cuts to close the state's $ 220 million budget gap.

This targets the situation that repeats every year in Albany where lawmakers are given those massive budget documents with hardly any time to look over what they are about to vote on.

Part of DiNapoli's reform agenda would require lawmakers to receive an update «so that the differences between the budget that's going to be voted on and what was presented [by the Governor] would be understood by the Legislature.»

Onondaga County lawmakers vote this week on the proposed $ 122 million 2014 budget.

Onondaga County lawmakers will vote Tuesday on County Executive Joanie Mahoney's $ 1.3 billion budget.

If state lawmakers think today's vote on slashing hundreds of millions of dollars in health - care spending from the state budget is a tough one, wait until next Monday.

Ralliers are hoping that lawmakers will hear their call when they vote on the governor's budget.

ALBANY — Political considerations, a top Senate Republican explained, weighed heavily in the run - up to last week's vote on a budget bill containing a minimum - wage increase some GOP lawmakers had been openly opposing just days before.

The commission was quietly created last year during a late night vote on the state budget to avoid the spectacle of state lawmakers increasing their own salaries.

Latimer is running to unseat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, whose campaign on Thursday knocked Latimer for missed budget votes earlier this year and for taxes owed on a home owned by the lawmaker's wife.

Nevertheless, House Republicans were able to move forward on tax reform following a tight budget vote on Thursday that saw 20 GOP lawmakers defect.

Heastie said he was unsure whether lawmakers would meet their midnight deadline to print budget bills and may need a special message from Cuomo to skip the usual three - day waiting period and vote for the budget on time.

New York state lawmakers on Monday voted to extend their deadline for passing a budget by two months.

Nearly 200 advocates representing Alzheimer's Association chapters from around the state gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to vote for $ 25 million for caregiver respite and support services in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget.

The married Democratic lawmaker who didn't vote on the state budget because he was reportedly overseas with a gal pal accused County Executive Rob Astorino on Wednesday of trying to divert voters» attention — but didn't deny taking the trip.

«It's a matter of economic justice, it makes sense and will help our entire state do much better for its citizens,» said Brown, who announced the deal — expected to be voted on as soon as Thursday — as New York's lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo tried to hammer out a similar agreement under a looming deadline for a finalized state budget.

On Wednesday night lawmakers met to review proposed amendments for the budget and give it a final vote.

Lawmakers will return to Albany on Sunday to conference on the 10 budget bills and begin voting Monday.

Leaders close out budget — Legislative leaders reached a deal on a roughly $ 89 billion state budget early Thursday morning, setting in motion the 72 - hour «cooling - off» period before lawmakers can vote on it.

That request came as legislative leaders tried to determine their next steps on resolving a standoff that led to an adjournment by the appropriations committee with no vote on the budget — stunning lawmakers and lobbyists.

And lawmakers have now agreed to vote on portions of the budget (transportation, public safety, economic development).

State lawmakers went down to the wire Thursday night on meeting the state budget deadline and voting continued Friday, once all of the budget bills are finalized.