Sentences with phrase «legislature before the year ends»

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.

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.

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We've seen that before: The bill that averted a debt - ceiling crisis earlier this year — by temporarily suspending the borrowing limit — would have frozen Congressional pay if the House or Senate had failed to pass a budget by April 15 (lawmakers would have received their salaries anyway at the end of the current legislature).

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

Cuomo now faces de Blasio, a surprisingly united legislature, and a swath of advocacy groups that want him to commit to funding more supportive housing before the end of the year.

The governor is likely to get another chance to press his agenda with the legislature before the calendar year ends.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

2) The governor and the Senate Republicans (who pledged during last year's campaign, before they were in the majority, to back independent redistricting) can both refuse to yield, indefinitely, in which case the process will likely end up in court, and out of the hands of the legislature.

---------------------------- Governor Cuomo's office announced that a special session of the legislature might be held before the end of the year.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

More than two - thirds of state legislatures have adjourned for the year at this point, with some scheduled to return for short sessions before the end of the year.