Sentences with phrase «of budget talks»

That means taking the issue out of the budget talks, they said.

There is the expectation that lawmakers will consider changes to the state's teacher evaluation criteria that was approved as part of the budget talks.

The package fell off the table at the conclusion of the budget talks and are no longer linked.

But the comments are unusual ones to make amid the height of the budget talks and with a spending plan due to pass next week.

But, as with anything in the flow of budget talks, the sources warn no deal is set until the final budget is agreed upon.

The very structure of the budget talks also came under criticism.

The suspension last week of budget talks between the White House and congressional Republicans portends a long period of uncertainty for school districts trying to plan for next fall.

Advocates for a bail reform and criminal justice reform package stationed themselves outside the state Senate chambers in the final days of budget talks, saying they intend to stay until the Republicans who rule that chamber agree to accept the reforms proposed by Cuomo in his State of the State message.

Washington (CNN)- After another round of budget talks with Hill leaders Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden had this exchange with a reporter (picture above):

This empowerment has been good for legislators — and also for lobbyists and activists who were quick to adapt to the new reality — but it has also slowed the pace of budget talks considerably, participants admitted.

Lawrence Levy, a political analyst and executive dean at the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said that the program will likely be addressed as part of budget talks in Albany.

Some activists who are pushing for Democratic control of the chamber have sought a faster timeline for the unity push and want the party to control the chamber ahead of the budget talks, though the logistics would be tricky.

A legislative source with knowledge of the budget talks on Tuesday night shot down a potential compromise on increasing the state's minimum wage north of Westchester County by linking increases to a Department of Labor formula.

The DREAM Act, a measure that would provide undocumented immigrants with tuition assistance, once again fell out of the budget talks amid ongoing Republican opposition.

The counter to this is that upsetting the balance of power in the Senate in the middle of the budget talks would make it difficult to get a spending plan approved.

Calling themselves the «coalition of the shafted,» the groups — including advocates for access to birth control, bail reform and better voter access — stood on the «Million Dollar Staircase» to criticize the direction of the budget talks.

Paterson, who once admitted in frustration that he didn't ask to be governor, has said it was difficult to take over in the midst of budget talks having not been privy to them the year before Spitzer resigned.

Using the leverage of the budget talks could be the best hope of getting the Republicans to move on the issue, Democratic lawmakers say.

The letter comes as lawmakers and Cuomo set to hunker down on two weeks of budget talks following the passage of the one - house budget resolutions this week in the Senate and Assembly.

Things haven't been going terribly well down at the state Capitol in terms of budget talks, with so - called «raise the age» emerging as a major sticking point.

That jarring reality — and plenty of others — needs to be at the center of budget talks.

She as well as the Cable Telecommunications Association believe the proposal should also be discussed outside of budget talks, which are supposed to be finalized in less than two weeks.

PLATTSBURGH Months of budget talks are expected to culminate with a series of Common Council votes next week.

Having a budget done «on time» has been of talismanic significance for him during his tenure as governor, citing it as tangible evidence the state government is functioning after years of budget talks that could stretch into the summer.

The Democrat said he is watching closely to see what comes out of budget talks at the state Capitol.

The call for an economic analysis of the minimum wage in the Senate's one - house budget resolution has been seen by some in the business community as a way of pushing the issue out of the budget talks by Republican lawmakers.

Nothing has been finalized, including the amount of borrowing for transportation projects to be cut, Vos said during a briefing on the status of the budget talks.

Senate Democrats and Assembly Republicans, who were frozen out of the budget talks because they are in the minority, complained that the budget was being enacted with little chance for public scrutiny of the bills.

The department opposed the proposal made during the last round of budget talks for the 2013 - 15 budget, echoing Mead's assertion that it erodes local control and also because an expansion could increase property taxes.

Ravitch contended last week that the reason he wasn't part of the budget talks was because, «I wasn't asked» to attend.

Advocates for a bail reform and criminal justice reform package stationed themselves outside the State Senate chambers in the final days of budget talks, saying they intend to stay until the Republicans who rule that chamber agree to accept the reforms proposed by Governor Cuomo in his State of the State message.

Discussions about amendments to the controversial SAFE Act didn't help increase the pace of budget talks, either.

It now seems likely that legislation raising the age of criminal responsibility, renewing housing subsidies and authorizing ride - hailing have survived weeks of budget talks and could be acted on this week.

We already know that George Osborne was prepared to concede a mansion tax to Nick Clegg during the last round of Budget talks, in return for cutting the top rate of income tax to 40 per cent.

The bill, known in Albany as the Child Victims Act, appears to have fallen out of the budget talks as lawmakers have disagreed over the creation of a one - year «look back» window for survivors to file claims.

Stewart - Cousins, a Democrat from Yonkers, confirmed that issues such as voter reform measures and changes to the state's ethics laws had fallen out of the budget talks.

Cuomo is not alone in leaving minority party leaders out of the budget talks.

Lawmakers also confirmed a provision that would create a cashless bail system was out of the budget talks.

This year the media were not notified when the meetings were taking place until the final three days of the budget talks, and many meetings were held outside of the Capitol at the governor's mansion.

11:26 a.m. Kolb is grousing about being shut out of budget talks.

«There are a number of projects of regional significance and we want to make sure those are part of the budget talks,» Whyland said.

That's once again the case this year, as both chambers on Tuesday released their revenue forecasts, which will guide how lawmakers negotiate over the coming weeks of the budget talks.

«We want to make sure that in the outer years people are protected also, but it's not going to be part of the budget talks, as far as I'm concerned.»

Senator Marc Panepinto, a freshman Democrat from Buffalo, told Capital he feared the wage hike had fallen out of budget talks, like other controversial issues including the Dream Act, a tax credit on educational donations and a proposal to raise the number of charter schools.

Sam Spokony, a spokesman for the Upstate Transportation Association, has been bombarding reporters with reasons that ride - hailing should drop out of budget talks, most of which involve recent public relations mishaps by Uber executives and its reluctance to allow fingerprint background checks.

DeFrancisco speaking with reporters on Monday afternoon seemed pleased the policy issues had been taken out of the budget talks.

Meanwhile lawmakers also confirmed a provision that would create a cashless bail system was out of the budget talks.

Skelos, who makes over $ 100,000 a year in income from a private law firm, declined to name his clients, but says greater disclosure of law clients is part of the budget talks.

It seems what was supposed to be the «linchpin» of budget talks has basically been resolved.