Sentences with phrase «legislature agreed»

With only 175,000 students throughout the state, the legislature agreed that a merger would be more efficient and would benefit students, parents, schools and tax payers.

To help finance the tax breaks, the governor and legislature agreed to extend an income tax surcharge on millionaires for three more years, which brings in around $ 2 billion a year.

Cuomo and the legislature agreed to reinstate an income tax surcharge for those earning more than $ 2 million dollars a year.

The legislature agreed on a proposal to create an independent Health Insurance Mandate Commission.

The legislature agreed to the Empire Innovation Program and included language to direct the allocation of these funds.

Contract Procurement (See S.6456 - C / A.9556 - B, Part D)-- The legislature agreed to modest changes to the state's procurement laws as part of their ongoing budget negotiations.

Cuomo and the legislature agreed in 2013 to exempt borrowing by the state Dormitory Authority, which is controlled by Cuomo appointees, from being counted against the state's legal borrowing cap because they said taxpayers won't be liable for the debt.

He says counties are grateful that Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed to limit the growth of Medicaid costs for counties to 3 % a year.

He said counties are grateful that Cuomo and the legislature agreed to limit the growth of Medicaid costs for counties to 3 percent a year.

Cuomo toured the state on a bus to promote the minimum wage hike, which the legislature agreed to in last year's budget.

Then, in mid March, during an all night session, the governor and legislature agreed on the most controversial part of Cuomo's budget, pension changes that will result in future employees contributing more for their retirement.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed to a new law preventing New Yorkers 16 and younger from using the tanning booths.

He says counties are grateful that Cuomo and the legislature agreed to limit the growth of Medicaid costs for counties to three percent a year.

The governor says he is pleased that the legislature agreed to his plan to crack down on abuse of the disabled in state run facilities.

The governor also says he is pleased that the legislature agreed to his plan to crack down on abuse of the disabled in state run facilities.

«I believe long term in Common Core, and I believe the move to Common Core is exactly right,» said Cuomo, after he and the legislature agreed to delay the effects of the Common Core - related tests on students and teachers for another two years.

Cuomo spoke after he and the legislature agreed to delay the effects of the Common Core - related tests on students and teachers for another two years.

Mr. Cuomo had declared he would boost education funding by just over $ 1 billion only if the legislature agreed to adopt his reform plans — which included state receivership of failing schools, an increase in the charter cap, new teacher evaluations based on state exams, and changes to teacher tenure.

The governor and the legislature agreed to a three year phase in of an increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 9 an hour, and a $ 650 million dollar tax cut package, also to be fully effective in three years.

Well rather than pass a budget before the April 1 deadline, Cuomo and the state legislature agreed to so - called extenders, continuing government funding and pushing the deadline for a new budget back until the end of May.

Also Monday, the legislature agreed to advertise for an independent inspector general — a position advocated by Democrats and later Republicans after former State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and his son, Adam, were convicted in 2015 on corruption charges involving a Nassau contract.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered a 10 percent cut in personal service contracts to shrink a yawning deficit, even as he and the legislature agreed on a higher revenue estimate.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed in June to allow up to four new resort style gambling casinos upstate.

ALBANY, N.Y., March 31 - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature agreed late on Friday on a $ 168 billion budget for fiscal 2019, including measures aimed at offsetting damage to taxpayers from new federal tax changes.

Governor Cuomo released a bill to authorize three new gambling casinos in upstate New York, if the legislature agrees to his plan and overs approve it in the fall.

Cuomo, in a speech at NYU law school on Monday, says he won't be signing the state budget unless the legislature agrees to the changes.

Bartoletti says she hopes the legislature agrees with the governor and leaves it in the budget.

The governor proposes increasing education funding by $ 1.1 billion (only half of the $ 2.2 billion that nearly every education and student - focused organization in the state is demanding), but only if the legislature agrees to draconian education reforms that mistakenly blame teachers for poor student outcomes in underfunded, high need, low wealth districts.

Mr. Cuomo, who has received large campaign contributions from entities tied to privately - run charter schools, has said he would agree to almost triple the state's education budget — from $ 377 million to $ 1.1 billion — if the state legislature agrees to his reforms.

If that next session of the legislature agrees with the amendment by a simple majority vote of both chambers, «it shall be the duty of the legislature to submit each proposed amendment or amendments to the people for approval in such manner and at such times as the legislature shall prescribe.»

Cuomo said local government leaders do have the power to override the cap, if a 60 percent supermajority of the members of a city council, town board, or county legislature agrees to override it.

Will the governor and the legislature agree to extend the program?

While some of the tax breaks could take effect in the upcoming year, as long as the legislature agrees to the plan, the full $ 2.2 billion dollar a year program, including the circuit breaker, would not take effect for three years.

Not exact matches

Although SOMAH passed the state legislature in the fall of 2015, it wasn't until January that CPUC agreed upon the final structure of the program.

It can, in other words, position itself as a pedagogue, upstream of the actual member state legislatures, declaring as a matter of Europe - wide policy what is or is not a human right, and «calling on» member states to bring their legislation into line with what are now the human rights norms that every civilized nation agrees on.

A court set the date for the Congressional primaries on June 26th, but the legislature couldn't agree to move the primary for state lawmakers to the same day, or another agreed upon day.

But the courts will eventually catch up, and the legislature will demand refinement and parameters on what it has agreed to.

In order for the effort to be funded, both houses of the legislature would have to agree to include the money for the study in the budget, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo would have to sign it.

The ultimatum handed down by Cuomo and the legislature on the prevailing wage issue in June 2015 — which put developers and construction unions in the position of having to agree on an extremely contentious issue — has been painted by some observers as doomed from the start.

During an interview on AM 710's «The John Gambling Show», Governor Paterson asked the state legislature to give him the power to implement the same FMAP contingency plan lawmakers agreed to back in the summer when they weren't sure if the state aid bill would pass.

Briccetti, with the Business Council agrees that not everything was bad for business — she credits Cuomo and the legislature for continuing to stick to a self - imposed 2 percent state spending cap.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, frustrated by what he says is the failure of the legislature to agree to a reform package, says he'll follow through with a threat to investigate the legislature, using special powers given to him under the state's Moreland Act.

The governor and legislature failed to agree to expand ride sharing services, including Uber and Lyft, beyond New York City.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature failed to agree to expand ride - sharing services, including Uber and Lyft, beyond New York City.

Governor Cuomo, after an initial hesitation, has agreed with the legislature to extend the surcharge two more times.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

In exchange, Cuomo agreed to disband a Moreland Act Commission that he had appointed that was probing accusations of corruption in the legislature.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

The termination of Crist, 49, who has been a legislative liaison with the legislature's GOP majority for more than 20 years, followed a closed - door meeting late Friday by Republican members of the county legislature who agreed to authorize his termination, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Minority Leader Lori Cornell (D - Jamestown) agreed about that pressure needs to be put on Albany, but also said the legislature, too, needs to work together and come up with local solutions to offset the 2013 budget gap.