These, and a long list of other issues, would be fought
over during the legislative session.
Not exact matches
It's just
over three weeks until the
legislative session is scheduled to end, and hopes for reform are fading,
during an unprecedented level of corruption in state government.
That became especially clear
during the 2014
legislative session, when Cuomo and lawmakers were faced with significant public unrest
over the rollout of the Common Core, a controversy that was politically volatile because the coming elections.
The state's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just
over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate
during the most recent
legislative session.
An effort to expand ride hailing outside of New York City
during the 2016
legislative session failed
over the cost of insurance.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled today that the contentious issue of mayoral control
over New York City public schools — along with several other major policy debates — will «more likely» be decided
during the regular
legislative session, after the state budget deadline of April 1.
She embarrassed the administration
during a public fight
over charter school space in the spring of 2014 by enlisting the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and she undermined the mayor on his frustrating bid to extend mayoral control
over city schools in the latest
legislative session.
Heastie toured the state after taking
over for Sheldon Silver as speaker
during the tumultuous 2015
legislative session.
Speaking to reporters at City Hall just before he leaves on a family vacation, de Blasio said he believes the Democratic governor holds substantial influence
over the Republican - led Senate's leadership, which led to several measures the mayor had been pushing for
during the recent
legislative session being watered down.
New York State's new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, has been on the job just
over a week, and she's been traveling the state on a listening tour to reach out to teachers, school boards and others who've been buffeted by an intense political climate
during the most recent
legislative session.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's authority
over city schools was extended for just one year
during this past
legislative session, so his leadership of city schools will be re-evaluated in a few months.
During the 2017
legislative sessions, lawmakers let down
over 8,000 Nevada parents and children by choosing not to fund Nevada ESAs, the nation's most expansive school choice program.
She embarrassed the administration
during a public fight
over charter school space in the spring of 2014 by enlisting the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo, and she undermined the mayor on his frustrating bid to extend mayoral control
over city schools in the latest
legislative session.
The budget is a sign that Gov. Inslee and Washington's first lady Trudi Inslee, a Thrive by Five Washington board member, are committed to increasing the bipartisan momentum for early learning and maintaining the gains the state made
over the last nine years — even
during a
legislative session already packed with education issues.