Sentences with phrase «legislation on the state budget»

A parliamentary report explores the implications of new legislation on the state budget.

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«If a timely agreement can not be reached on a common regulator, the government will propose legislation to carry out its regulatory responsibilities consistent with the decision rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada,» the budget states.

Senators in Madrid are expected to pass legislation on Friday allowing Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to seize control of everything from the insurgent region's budget to its police force and state - run media.

Major Arizona school districts in metro Phoenix and Tucson were still closed for the day on Thursday following Gov. Ducey's signing of budget legislation providing more than $ 300 million in raises for many of the state's striking teachers.

-- All work on the state budget relating to health care, mental hygiene, human services and housing, education and the arts is completed with this legislation.

Phillips represents a battleground Senate district on Long Island and has been a proponent of the gun control legislation that was approved as standalone bill during the passage of the state budget.

A state Senate GOP budget resolution leaves the door open for a deal on legislation that would make it easier for child sex abuse survivors to seek justice as adults, but unlike Cuomo and the Assembly Democrats, state Senate Republicans have offered no specific plan.

This year Cuomo has started to rely heavily on an ad campaign from the state Democratic Committee, blanketing airwaves with spots promoting his budget plan and, more recently, his ethics overhaul legislation.

As part of the 30 - day amendment to his executive budget proposal, Cuomo announced that he will advance legislation that would give the head of the state prison system more power to crack down on ill - behaved correctional officers

Much of that frustration was focused on the State Senate, which failed to pass the act last week, prompting a last - minute effort to incorporate the legislation into this year's budget, which is due to be completed by April 1, the beginning of the fiscal year.

Albany, New York — Prominent budget and transparency watchdog groups today called on the legislative leaders to act on their public statements on clean contracting, and pass meaningful legislation in response to the largest bid - rigging scandal in state history.

On Tuesday, it was revealed members of the state Legislature were asked to preserve all records relating to the investigation of the now defunct anti-corruption panel Gov. Andrew Cuomo disbanded in April following an agreement on ethics legislation in the state budgeOn Tuesday, it was revealed members of the state Legislature were asked to preserve all records relating to the investigation of the now defunct anti-corruption panel Gov. Andrew Cuomo disbanded in April following an agreement on ethics legislation in the state budgeon ethics legislation in the state budget.

Cuomo has said he would hold up an agreement on the state budget if lawmakers fail to compromise on new ethics legislation in the spending plan.

Now entering his second term, the governor appears to have lost high - profile debates in the state budget session to the state's teachers union on education issues while he's had difficulty in getting Senate Republicans to agree to disclosure legislation.

Ethics legislation is «like any other issue» in the state budget and remains under negotiation, Republican Sen. Cathy Young said on Wednesday in an interview.

But Cuomo has said he would hold up a deal on the state budget this year in order to achieve ethics legislation, with a heavy emphasis on disclosure of outside income.

The state Legislature is back in session, beginning the months - long process of deliberating on its $ 160 - billion budget and legislation for the coming fiscal year that starts April 1.

When state lawmakers agreed to allow the companies to operate in upstate New York and on Long Island as part of the budget, they thought that they would pass the legislation by April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

And Republican backers of the bill like Ortt say they want to strike an agreement on the repeal legislation — not use it as a bargaining chip in holding up passage of the state budget.

The state budget was passed a week after the April 1 deadline this year, and Latimer missed the votes on legislation approving school funding, tax revenues and the capital budget.

The Democrat unveiled legislation Tuesday as his administration's law enforcement officials testified at a hearing in Albany on Cuomo's public safety portion of his state budget proposal.

He and Silver once epitomized Albany's backroom political culture by hammering out deals on the state budget and legislation in closed - door negotiating sessions with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie cited Weinstein's «extensive» knowledge of the budget when he picked her to lead the critical committee, which oversees the Assembly's work on the state budget and legislation that impacts spending or taxes in the state.

There was additionally a very thorough discussion of Campaign Finance Reform with Kristina Andreotta, of Citizen Action NY particularly focused on New York State legislation that may be influenced over the next month by positions Gov. Cuomo will announce in launching the budget and legislative priorities for 2014.

State lawmakers seeking to put the brakes on a plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hike electric bills to keep open upstate nuclear power plants have introduced legislation calling for a moratorium on the plan as the Assembly considers a one - house budget bill that would do the same.

A renewed push is on for legislation that would establish new data reporting requirements for police agencies statewide after such legislation was not included in the state budget.

Cuomo's inclusion of the Child Victims Act in his executive budget this year has put the controversial legislation on course for its first potential vote by the state Legislature.

As Cuomo pursues new ethics legislation in the state budget that would create new private income and client disclosure laws as well as the submitting of receipts for travel reimbursement, some lawmakers have called for similar pushes on the governor himself.

State lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday that would bar Level 1 sex offenders from becoming licensed ride hailing drivers, calling it a loophole in the recently approved state buState lawmakers unveiled legislation on Thursday that would bar Level 1 sex offenders from becoming licensed ride hailing drivers, calling it a loophole in the recently approved state bustate budget.

ALBANY — Lawmakers completed one of the latest budgets in New York State history on Tuesday night, passing a last piece of legislation that will raise an additional $ 1 billion — in part by increasing taxes on the sale of clothing and on a variety of businesses.

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan reiterated on Wednesday that his conference, which holds the bare 32 - vote majority needed to pass legislation in that chamber, will not approve a state budget that does not entirely eliminate the remaining Gap Elimination Adjustment, a leftover from the 2008 fiscal meltdown.

18 - A (TED Part S) Executive Budget - In accordance with the recommendations of the New York State Tax relief Commission, Part S of the TED Article VII legislation, would reduce the Public Service Law § 18 - a (6) Temporary State Energy and Utility Service Conservation Assessment (Temporary Assessment) by a total of $ 200 million per year by eliminating the assessment on industrial utility customers and accelerate the phase out for all other customers.

In addition, following enactment in the final budget of legislation that makes for - profit colleges eligible for the state's Enhanced Tuition Awards and STEM Scholarship programs regardless of their record on student loan debt and employment outcomes, stronger quality controls and student protections are essential.»

It's expected that Klein will continue to sit in on closed - door negotiations involving the state budget and major legislation, and that the seven members of his conference will chair Senate committees.

The state budget passed in late March and a slim Democratic Senate majority that included Felder, a conservative Democrat, might not have been able to pass the party's preferred legislation on issues like abortion, college tuition, and immigration.

Legislation accompanying the Executive Budget would base New York's corporate tax for manufacturers entirely on the proportion of a company's sales in the state.

As state lawmakers await a potential budget extender from Gov. Andrew Cuomo this evening, Senate Democrats are calling on the governor include a package of left - leaning legislation that would force Senate Republicans to either accept it or potentially risk a shutdown of state government.

Cuomo and the state's legislative leaders in March agreed to stave off talks over ethics legislation after the passage of the budget, which was approved on April 1.

The new legislation, part of the 2018 state budget, will ensure that non-violent young offenders will avoid being placed on Rikers Island and receive better intervention services.

In addition to the legislation passed last week by the Senate and Assembly before they wrapped up the 2016 legislative session, the state budget approved on April 1 contained $ 189 million to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

A final state budget deal went forward on Friday without including the Child Victims Act, legislation that would have expanded the statute of limitations in child sexual abuse cases and created a «look back» period for victims to file lawsuits in cases of abuse from years ago.

As he makes his fourteenth appearance on the program, the legislator from the Bronx» 87th district will talk about how his district fared in the big snowfall, the anti-Muslim attack in his district, his proposed legislation to give voters a chance to recall their representatives, Bronx development issues, the state budget, and more.

«Once again, the Governor's proposed legislation to balance the budget lies on the third floor of the State capitol, refused by the Legislature.»

Further, given the potential negative impact on the state's financial plan, the issues raised by this legislation are better dealt with in the context of negotiations for the upcoming state budget.»

And the legislation would also help reduce New York state's notoriously high property taxes by reducing the number of patients on Medicaid, the health care program for low - income and seniors that gobbles up county budgets and hamstrings localities from providing services.

The plan, which Silver presented to his top lieutenants on Sunday evening, is short on specifics would have five members responsible for negotiating legislation ranging from the state's budget to changes proposed for the teacher evaluation system.

In addition to passing a balanced, on - time budget, enacting the Property Tax Cap, the Marriage Equality Act and the Public Integrity Reform Act, Commissioner McDonald underscored passage of the NYSUNY 2020 legislation as a significant reform critical to rebuilding the state economy.

All this is sobering to those who thought Albany was starting to get its act together, based on the adoption of the state budget on time last year and the passage of several major pieces of legislation.

ALBANY, N.Y. — With less than a week before the state budget is due, lawmakers remain divided on a number of polarizing policy issues, and concerned about how future federal legislation may upend the state's finances.

«I am certain that this measure will have momentous benefits for the University of Buffalo, residents of Erie County and for Western New York in general, and as we conclude our negotiations on the final state budget, I am determined to do everything within my power to ensure the enactment of this ground - breaking legislation.»