Sentences with phrase «of a budget deal»

The modest reforms lawmakers passed as part of the budget deal earlier in the session really didn't go far enough.

Silver was asked by reporters why the agreement was announced, when so many spending issues are undecided, and whether the news of a budget deal was premature.

The governor and legislative leaders were hoping to reach the parameters of a budget deal sometime last night.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has been investigating the allegations ever since Cuomo closed down the commission mid-investigation, as part of a budget deal in late March.

Fight Back NY is out with a radio ad (which I learned about via text message) that slams Sen. Bill Stachowski for collecting his $ 171 - a-day per diem stipend for food and lodging while he was unable to collect his regular paycheck in the absence of a budget deal.

Her opponent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, requested and created a Moreland Commission several years ago to look at potential illegal activities in state government, but he disbanded it as part of a budget deal several months later.

But he abruptly shut it down as part of a budget deal with the Legislature last March.

The leaflet focuses upon Glasgow's crime problem - «a serious assault every four hours» and «a drug crime is committed every hour» - and also highlights the Tory MSPs» success at increasing police numbers across Scotland as part of the budget deal agreed earlier this year with the SNP.

I am pleased too that there will be additional support for education, bolstered by the  # 918 Pupil Deprivation Grant payment to schools for every child in receipt of free school meals, championed by the Welsh Liberal Democrats and forming part of the budget deal between the Government and two of the opposition parties.

Chances of a budget deal seem to be slipping ever more into the realm of impossibility with each passing day, leaving even veteran lawmakers like Assembly Majority Leader Ron Canestrari questioning if an agreement will ever be reached.

In addition, he said: «We need to be in a position where there is rough parity on a national income basis between Britain and like - sized countries at the end of any budget deal.»

Ethics reform is at the center of the budget deal that was drafted over the weekend.

Astorino also took issue with Governor Cuomo's characterization of the budget deal as a roaring success, insisting it does not go far enough to boost the economy and help New Yorkers desperate for jobs and tax relief.

As the budget clock ticks down, a host of progressive / left - leaning organizations and the labor - backed Working Families Party is making what amounts to a Hail Mary attempt to stop the Legislature from passing the education portion of the budget deal.

But with the distrust between Mr. Cuomo's office and City Hall showing little sign of abating, the importance of maintaining that relationship has ballooned for Mr. de Blasio, who is seeking to get more out of the budget deal than a simple restoration of existing funds.

State legislative leaders and Governor David Paterson announced late Thursday that they have reached agreement on a «framework» of a budget deal for New York State.

But the governor shut down the commission last March as part of a budget deal amid accusations that his staff meddled with, and tried to stop, investigations of Cuomo contributors.

The rift didn't appear to threaten passage of the budget deal, which Schumer struck with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican.

«It's a positive step away from the kind of brinksmanship and stop - gap funding measures that have undermined Missourians» confidence in their government,» McCaskill said of the budget deal.

As part of the budget deal announced earlier this month, Governor Andrew Cuomo highlighted the inclusion of new power his administration now has to adjust the state spending plan mid-year given significant federal cuts to New York.

During his explanation of the budget deal, however, Cuomo had already responded to de Blasio's critique.

His office previously examined the administration's involvement in the operation of Cuomo's Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was shut down in March 2014 — midway through its planned 18 - month existence — as part of a budget deal struck by the governor, Skelos and Silver.

He said the state's Legislative leaders have approved the framework of a budget deal that includes gradually hiking the state's minimum wage from the current $ 9 an hour to $ 15 by Dec. 31, 2018 in New York City.

The National Park Service has to cut $ 134 million from sites around the country, including Yosemite, due to the lack of a budget deal in Congress.

February 27, 2011 • This coming week, Democrats and Republicans will have to hammer some type of budget deal to keep the federal government operating after Friday.

Learning Forward and its members and allies are resolved to concentrate our efforts on realizing the vision of the budget deal.

The changes, which were part of the budget deal signed into law last week, also eliminated the option of getting a lump - sum payout if you suspended an application for benefits and later changed your mind.

It argues, in short, that the governor does not have the power to enact policy through an emergency extender, which — until Paterson — was traditionally used to keep government running in the absence of a budget deal.

Her opponent, Governor Andrew Cuomo, also requested and created a Moreland Commission to look at potential illegal activities in state government, but he disbanded it as part of a budget deal several months later.

Mr. Bharara subpoenaed the files from the Moreland Commission — which Mr. Cuomo abruptly scuttled as part of a budget deal with the legislature — and used Mr. Silver's non-cooperation with the panel to help build his case against the former speaker, who was forced to resign his powerful perch in February.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was asked why the agreement was announced, when so many spending issues are undecided, and whether the news of a budget deal was premature.

Mr Jones said extra funding for children from less well - off backgrounds - part of a budget deal agreed between Labour and the Lib Dems - would help pupils reach the desired standards.

As part of the budget deal in late March, Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed to a pilot program for this year's state comptroller race.

The move also provided momentum for the statewide $ 15 minimum wage, something the governor mostly achieved as part of a budget deal in March.

That last part is interpreted as a jab at Cuomo's Moreland Act Commission on corruption, which he shuttered as part of a budget deal in 2014.

He started by examining the files of the Cuomo - convened Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was aborted as part of a budget deal in 2014.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has not only taken possession of the files from the corruption - fighting Moreland Commission that Cuomo recently closed down as part of a budget deal, but has also publicly floated the possibility of investigating the governor's alleged meddling in its investigations.

Klein and Cuomo had sought public finance and other reforms, as part of a budget deal, but in the end settled for a more limited ethics package that would strengthen the regulation of campaign violations and enact stiffer anti bribery laws.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco says the governor pulled the plug on his Moreland Act anti corruption commission as part of a budget deal, before the probes were completed.

The panel had begun investigating the legislature, but Cuomo disbanded it as part of a budget deal.

The governor shut down the commission the following March, as part of a budget deal.

The news comes after Bharara criticized Cuomo, saying the governor bargained away another ethics panel that was actively probing the legislature as part of a budget deal.

Departing a meeting with Cuomo, top lawmakers did not rule out a pay commission for lawmakers, in some form, returning as part of a budget deal.

«That almost happened with the Moreland Commission — but it turned out to be a little bit fleeting,» he said, referring to the commission established by Cuomo to investigate public corruption, which was later disbanded by the governor as part of a budget deal.

Ultimately, Cuomo agreed to shut Moreland down as part of a budget deal.

But Mr. Silver, who opposes the tuition plan, has refused to discuss it as part of a budget deal.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco says the governor pulled the plug on his Moreland Act anti-corruption commission as part of a budget deal, before the probes were completed.

The US Attorney, Preet Bharara, has been investigating the allegations ever since Cuomo closed down the commission in mid investigation as part of a budget deal in late March.

He says Schneiderman has also never said whether he agreed with Governor Cuomo's decision to disband the commission in mid investigation as part of a budget deal.