Sentences with phrase «over mayoral control»

The debate over mayoral control has often seemed especially surreal because none of its opponents have proposed a viable plan for replacing it.

Sales tax provisions for county governments and other income tax measures for cities, which had been caught up in the battle over the mayoral control debate, were approved for another three years.

In the fight over mayoral control of New York City schools last year, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport) called out the de Blasio administration for a lack of transparency and pushed for a school - by - school budget breakdown.

ALBANY — State Assembly Democrats have effectively backed down from a fight over mayoral control of New York City schools.

Massey blamed de Blasio for the current impasse over mayoral control with just days left in the legislative session, but said state senators should nonetheless sign off on an extension of at least six months to a year.

The Governor had an idea on how to break the impasse over mayoral control of City schools.

It was one of the most colorful exchanges Monday besides the back and forth between Republican Senator Terrence Murphy and de Blasio over Mayoral control of City schools.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio canceled plans to visit Albany today, but reached out to Flanagan in a phone call to try and end a standoff over mayoral control.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie drew a line in the sand over mayoral control of NYC schools, saying the Assembly will not trade anything for its renewal.

For starters, it gives New York State's Division of budget a more outsized role over Mayoral control.

But while de Blasio's critics have eagerly highlighted the investigations, they have stayed far away from the fracas over mayoral control, seeming to deem it the wrong fight for the moment.

Senate Republicans have seemed to reveal their reluctance to take up arms over mayoral control with a series of off - script moments that have embarrassed Flanagan.

Lawmakers remain at odds over mayoral control of New York City schools.

A source said Cuomo spent Wednesday trying to broker a deal over mayoral control, which balanced the desire of Senate Republicans (which Cuomo shares) to increase the number of charter schools against the Democrat - dominated Assembly's refusal to budge.

Spitzer and Mike Bloomberg may have issues over mayoral control of the New York school system.

Duncan, who supports charters, said he believes they can be part of any compromise over mayoral control.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was initially scheduled to come up to Albany, presumably for a series of non-public meetings with lawmakers amid renewed tensions with Senate Republicans over mayoral control of New York City schools.

It seems de Blasio is headed for more contentious negotiations over mayoral control of schools.

Governor Cuomo has called legislators back to the Capitol to go over mayoral control — plus whichever other subjects he is in the mood to address.

During the debate over mayoral control last year, some Klein detractors in the Senate Democratic conference (which Paterson used to lead prior to his elevation to the post of lieutenant governor in 2006) tried unsuccessfully to end the practice of giving out waivers.

And by not picking a battle with Cuomo over mayoral control, the Assembly and de Blasio may have more leverage on issues like the tax credit, and, of particular interest to de Blasio, the charter cap.

Bloomberg, who took over mayoral control of NYC's public schools, has worked to close failing schools, expand charter school networks, hold teachers accountable and set strong evaluation standards.

Mayor Bill de Blasio was not subjected to the harsh grilling over mayoral control of New York City's schools that many expected the State Senate's education committee to deliver on Wednesday.

After six weeks of political battle over mayoral control of New York City schools, including press conferences, dueling statements, four - hour hearings and much behind - the - scenes chatter, Mayor Bill de Blasio ended up almost exactly where he started at the beginning of the process.

Over the last several months, Mr. Cuomo has been politically snakebitten by the New York City subway crisis and dogged by a series of lesser hiccups, including a late budget and an extended legislative fight over mayoral control of the city's schools.

A heavyweight political force stepped into the debate over mayoral control of Buffalo schools on Monday.

Torturing de Blasio over mayoral control has been a somewhat lonely quest for Flanagan, a Long Island senator who led the chamber's education committee before becoming majority leader last year.

Mayor de Blasio canceled plans to visit Albany on Monday, but reached out to state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan in a phone call to try and end a standoff over mayoral control.

The bitter stand - off over mayoral control of city schools raged into Sunday with state Senate Republicans slamming Mayor de Blasio for his resistance to charter schools and de Blasio arguing charters shouldn't be part of negotiations.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is finding himself increasingly isolated in the battle over mayoral control of the NYC school system.

The meetings offered a preview of the debate over mayoral control, which NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio must persuade the state to renew.

Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat from Manhattan, characterized the bill as «an insult to the people of New York City» in an interview on Thursday, and the said the prolonged fight over mayoral control had «frustrated» some of her colleagues.

Since the state legislature is on repeat — glossing over ethics, fighting over mayoral control and feverishly working late nights to finish on time — the podcast is following their lead and sharing clips from past episodes (but with a new introduction).

The issue became a flashpoint in the debate over mayoral control of New York City schools, which Albany lawmakers have yet to extend despite a June 30 expiration date.

The meetings offered a preview of the debate over mayoral control, which puts power over the schools in the hands of City Hall, and which Mayor Bill de Blasio — in what has become an annual ritual — must persuade the state to renew.

Speaking on the Brian Lehrer Show earlier this week, de Blasio referred to an «extraordinary consensus» over mayoral control, and warned that state legislatures would have to decide if they wanted to be «connected to the success that's happened since mayoral control came into play.»

The Democratic executive stepped back as Democrats in the State Assembly and Republicans in the Senate duked it out over mayoral control of city schools and the exact wording of a constitutional amendment to strip the pensions from corruption officials.

The substantive win for charters could change the debate over mayoral control and potentially lead the way to a deal before the school governance system officially expires on June 30.