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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office on Wednesday night formally confirmed the push for a pair of constitutional amendments that would ban outside income and term limit the state Legislature as talk of a special session before the end of the year heats up.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week raised the specter of a special session before the year ends to address the deficit caused by federal health care cuts — both already realized and potentially pending.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing ride - sharing services statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

In Albany's own version of Groundhog Day, Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders are still keeping open the possibility of a special session before the year ends that could include legalizing Uber statewide and a pay raise for lawmakers.

ALBANY — Sen. Dean Skelos was re-elected by his peers Monday to lead the State Senate and indicated that a pay raise for lawmakers is one of the possible subjects of a special session before New Year's Day.

Cuomo has said «procurement reform» could be part of a special session before December 31 that could also include a salary hike for lawmakers.

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In his testimony before a joint session of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is working with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but said he was «not aware» if it had been issued a subpoena.

His criminal trial on felony invasion of privacy charges begins May 14, four days before the special session.

The governor at first even wanted a special session before the state of 2013 to deal with the gun control issue outright.

«At the end of the day, however, there just isn't enough in this package to justify convening a special session and bringing 213 legislators back to Albany before the end of the year,» he said in the statement.

As talk continues about a potential special December session of the New York State Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting a push to unify Democrats in the fractious state Senate before next year's session.

Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers are still trying to put together a special session before the end of the year that could include a pay raise.

The $ 315 million midyear budget gap could lead to another transit raid in the $ 20 million range before the year is out, if Governor Paterson convenes a lame duck special session and Albany repeats the same sort of heist it pulled off this fall.

Paterson has walked back his call for a November 15 special session and both Assembly Member Jonathan Bing and the office of Senator Liz Krueger said that at this point, they don't expect to be called back into session before the new year.

Cuomo is trying to convince state lawmakers to return to the capital before the end of the year to hold a special session.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who feared the billions in cuts could lead to a special session before the end of the year, posted to Twitter, «The American people won a major victory today.

City Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee on governmental operations, said in a phone interview that «All of these [reforms] should've happened before Election Day and if there's an Albany special session it should be part of that agenda.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Al Graf (R,C,I - Holbrook) and Assemblyman Ed Ra (R - Franklin Square) today called on the Assembly Majority to get serious about the impending Common Core standardized testing crisis in our schools and convene a special session before the first round of tests begin on April 14th to ensure parents know about their rights to have their children refuse the tests.

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.

The governor says he'd like to see a special session of the legislature before January to address the growing financial problems, but no date has been set.

The state Assembly's Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie said he doubted lawmakers would have to convene a special session before January's scheduled start of the 2018 regular legislative session — unless there's an unexpected cut in federal funding.

Any pay increase would likely have to be considered in a special session of the current lame - duck Legislature before the end of the year and newly elected lawmakers take their seats.

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.

Ms. Reiter said the governor's appointees would support a meaningful raise only if the Legislature — which is not due back in the capital until early January — held a special session before the end of this year to pass legislation that would «address the public's concern and opposition by making the position effectively full - time and limiting outside income.»

With a month to go before his second State of the State address and with a possible special session this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing a broad jobs package that includes an overhaul of the state's tax code, casino gaming, infrastructure improvements and jobs for inner city youth.

And both Reiter and Cuomo himself reiterated the possibility of a pay hike if reforms were addressed in a special session held before New Year's.

Senate Republicans on Friday indicated a willingness to back «additional reforms» to the state's ethics and election laws as talk continues to swirl about a potential special session before the end of the year.

Cuomo said that he wanted a special session to tackle sweeping ethics and campaign - finance reform changes, including the public financing of political campaigns as well as a cap on outside pay and banning employment of state lawmakers from firms that have business before the state.

Regardless of the intent, introducing the measure just before the deadline forces state lawmakers into a jam: accept his bill or put it off until either January or a special session.

Lawmakers had already been considering returning to Hartford for a special session before the end of the year.

Word of the judge's decision came a day before the Senate and Assembly are due back in Albany for a scheduled one - day special session to wrap up potentially several items left undone last week when the Legislature ended its 2017 regular session.

Some of the legislators who are older than 65 may run, win and retire before the session begins Jan. 1, the way former Assemblyman William F. Boyland did in 2003 to help turn his Brooklyn seat over to his son in a special election, avoiding a difficult primary.

Lawmakers have decided to return to Hartford before the end of the month for a special session to deal with the budget.

But there seems to be little enthusiasm for a special session before the end of the year.

«At the end of the day, however, there just isn't enough in this package to justify convening a special session and bringing 213 legislators back to Albany before the end of the year,» Flanagan continued.

The lame - duck Legislature of 1964 met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany from December 15 to 31, 1964, to re-apportion the legislative districts for the election in November 1965, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of the Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January.

Two top lawmakers said Thursday that talks are ongoing for a special session of the State Legislature before New Year's Day that could include a possible pay raise for lawmakers and a host of unrelated issues, including divvying up a financial windfall for infrastructure projects.

ALBANY — After plans for a special session and a long - sought pay raise for lawmakers collapsed in the days before Christmas, members of the state Legislature are entering Gov. Andrew Cuomo's seventh year in a particularly sour mood.

Mayer is competing against Republican Julie Killian in a special election that is part of a broader plan to unite Democrats in the state Senate and potentially give the party control before the session ends.

But should lawmakers hold a special session before the end of the year, it would pave the way for the first pay increase for lawmakers since 1998.

Cuomo, of course, has sought to use the pay raise issue as leverage before, most notably when he sought to hold a special session in late 2016, linking the agenda to the approval of a salary increase by a commission studying legislative and executive pay.

Paterson had originally not included the bill in a list of legislative items to be taken up in the special session, but after an outcry from gay - rights advocates, he told the Times last night that «he would make sure that the State Senate votes on same sex - marriage legislation before it breaks for the summer.»

Governor Cuomo is trying to convince state lawmakers to return to the Capitol before the end of the year to hold a special session.

Asked if dealing with gun control in a special session was preferable to waiting for the start of the new Legislature, Silver said, «It probably doesn't (matter), but it gives the opportunity to highlight it before we get into the state budget and other issues that may cloud the focus.»

Speaking before he travels to New York for a special session of the UN on new approaches to tackle the issue, the former deputy prime minister described May as «spectacularly unimaginative» on the issue.

The governor also refused at the end of session to issue special messages of necessity to bypass the legal three - day waiting period for bills after they are introduced and before they can be taken up on the floor.

General News of Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Source: citinewsroom.com Three members of Parliamentary Appointments Committee in a recent session The deputy Special Prosecutor - nominee, Cynthia Lamptey, will appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, who will assess her suitability for the position, at a public hearing today May 16, 2018.

He said Tuesday he is willing to negotiate the number of added charters and was prepared to return for a special session if a deal can't be struck before the Legislature adjourns Wednesday.

MIAMI, Florida (CNN)- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday he wants a special session of the state Legislature to put before voters a constitutional amendment that would bar oil drilling in state waters.

Negotiations on a variety of issues failed to advance enough to convene a special legislative session before year's end.