Sentences with phrase «legislative pay raise»

Many lawmakers are in no hurry to work with the governor, still holding him responsible for blocking their first legislative pay raise in nearly 20 years last fall.

One called for the creation of a commission that would guide movement toward the first legislative pay raise since 1999.

Whereas in the state, the pay commission's recommendations for legislative pay raises will automatically become law and go into effect for the next class of lawmakers, on January 1, 2017, unless the Legislature specifically votes against the increases.

There's also a clips of Sen. Eric Adam's infamous «show me the money» speech on the floor of the Senate back in December 2007 during a debate over legislative pay raises.

One central New York state lawmaker doesn't want to go into special session in Albany this month to vote on legislative pay raises, at least the way it's being discussed now.

But as a commission considers recommending the first state legislative pay raise since 1999 for lawmakers, Cuomo is dialing back his praise of the Senate and Assembly, citing the corruption arrests and convictions of lawmakers over the years.

With all the uproar over a potential legislative pay raise during the yet - to - be-called special session in December, it's often overlooked that top executive chamber salaries would also be boosted if Cuomo agrees to a deal that raises lawmakers» base pay from $ 79,500.

Even this year, when a number of lawmakers threatened to disrupt his annual State of the State address with protests over the governor's refusal to go along with legislative pay raises, Cuomo didn't plead with them or negotiate.

Senate Republicans last year balked at returning in December for a special session that would have helped pave the way for the first legislative pay raise since 1999.

His first public comments about the Lopez and Huntley problems included a mention that all this turmoil would make legislative pay raises an even tougher lift this fall.

Amid the public debate over possible legislative pay raises, state Senate candidate Christopher Davis, a Republican challenging Democratic Sen. Neil Breslin, has a modest proposal: Slash lawmakers» salaries instead.

The Assembly Democrats are furious with Lopez, particularly the downstaters who fear his scandal will cost them their long - awaited legislative pay raise.

«That is why I urge you all to send a clear message that you understand legislative pay raises must be earned, and the State Legislature simply hasn't done enough to warrant one.»

In the statement, Azzopardi called out Skoufis by name, and attributed his skepticism to sour grapes over the failed legislative pay raise.

On the 10th, we'll hear all about legislative pay raises, or not, and on the 23rd the eagerly awaited indictments are finally due for most of those involved in the biggest state corruption scandal in memory.

But it is politically embarrassing, and anything law enforcement comes up with, whether actionable or not, will keep the issue in the headlines and remind voters for months of a seamy arrangement that looks suspiciously like an end run around legislative pay raises for a chosen few.

Senator Smith address these questions and a number of other topics including legislative pay raises, charter schools, judicial diversity and much more.

The state's chief judge, Janet DiFiore, has declined to serve on a commission that will consider enacting the first executive and legislative pay raises in 20 years.

Ethics in government, big money political corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's culpability, yea or nay on legislative pay raises, are all part of one big sticky ball of garbage with so many points of contact between individuals and issues it's impossible to tease them apart.

Cuomo had a severe falling out with both GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan and Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie earlier this year over legislative pay raises, leaving State Senator Jeffrey Klein — leader of the IDC — one of his few true allies left in the State Legislature.

A possible state legislative pay raise is up in the air after a commission charged with deciding its fate canceled its final meeting set for today when no lawmakers signed up to testify.

We talked about the issues from the campaign trail, including contaminated water, a potential legislative pay raise and the age of the candidates.

This year, both Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos have expressed a willingness to consider per diem system reforms along with legislative pay raises.

Senate sources recently told The News that a lack of agreement in December on the first legislative pay raise since 1999, an attempt to keep Klein and his members happy, and Flanagan's desire to appease a number of his own upstate Republican members all played a part in the unusual pay outs.

Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson says the reason the public doesn't support a legislative pay raise is because people are «ignorant... in terms of really being educated about what their legislators really do.»

And the speaker insisted — for the upteenth time — that's there are no negotiations over a legislative pay raise, though Silver acknowledged that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is «amendable» to the idea.

«There are no deep discussions, there are no shallow discussions... concerning a legislative pay raise,» he said.

The conventional wisdom around the Capitol has been that the Republicans are more likely to return AFTER the fall — perhaps some time in December — to address the minimum wage increase, perhaps connected in some way to a legislative pay raise.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, meanwhile, insisted in a statement — as he has done repeatedly — that no measures should be linked to a legislative pay raise.

«If there's a proposal for a legislative pay raise tied into anything else, to me, that's a perfect example of pay to play,» said DeFrancisco.

But he also insisted there is a benefit to establishing a process to end the «nightmare» that unofficially linked judicial and legislative pay raises, effectively taking the issue out of the political arena and into the hands of a quasi-independent commission.

Until we get more evidence, it seems like voter enrollment won't be the deciding factor in the 39th Senate District and Larkin will only lose with a combination of events inside and outside the district, including the development of a major campaign issue in the district (maybe water issues in Newburgh or legislative pay raises), top of the ticket news (a Donald Trump implosion) and more even campaign spending.

The GOP leader charged that Cuomo was ducking lawmakers after scuttling their hopes to see a legislative pay raise before the end of 2016: «He insulted them in December... and he's going to have a hard time repairing his relationship.»

Sen. Eric Adams, who drew widespread criticism for his «show me the money» speech on the Senate floor in 2007 while debating a legislative pay raise, has shelved his call for a salary boost — at least for the time being.

ALBANY — Despite having previously praised an ethics deal enacted by the Legislature in June, Gov. Cuomo will not support a legislative pay raise unless the Legislature agrees to more comprehensive reforms, an aide said Sunday.

On this episode of State of Politics, Nick Reisman and guest Casey Seiler from the Albany Times Union discuss the potential for a special session, the debate over a legislative pay raise and term limits.

Lawmakers speaking privately and on background say they back Silver, though many fear this could hurt their chances of receiving a legislative pay raise later in the year — a prospect that was already deeply opposed by voters.

Trading a minimum wage increase for a legislative pay raise is rated a «bad idea» by 70 percent of voters.

The statement suggested Assemblyman James Skoufis was raising issues with Cuomo's tuition proposal because of the failure to secure a legislative pay raise for lawmakers in December.

Externally, the Legislature will be facing a governor recently re-elected to a second term who pushed a hard line in negotiations over a legislative pay raise.

A source with knowledge of the talks earlier today said a legislative pay raise commission — which is opposed by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — was out of the budget framework.

Negotiations over a state legislative pay raise are set to go down to the wire next week with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature facing off in a game of political hardball.

In doing so, he revived a package of reforms he unsuccessfully pushed in December during a failed attempt for a special legislative session that would have paved the way for a legislative pay raise.

Silver and Skelos have talked about the possibility of enacting a legislative pay raise — which would be the first in 16 years.

However, the escalating scandals involving the indictment of legislators for corruptions, patronage jobs and sexual harassment — and overwhelming public opposition — has made a legislative pay raise much less likely.

The poll question comes as the New York Post is reporting that if a legislative pay raise were to happen, it would need to be approved this year, because, the paper says Governor Cuomo does not want to grant a salary increase too close to his own reelection in 2014.

Legislative pay raises will be a harder sell than ever, thanks to scandals involving Democratic assembly members Naomi Rivera, Vito Lopez and state senator Shirley Huntley.