Sentences with phrase «progressive items»

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

And Cuomo says the Senate Republicans, when they have led the Senate in recent decades, also missed opportunities to act on progressive items on the governor's agenda.

She said if the governor had announced the unification just a couple of weeks earlier, he might have succeeded in getting several progressive items into the state budget, which was approved on March 31.

She says if the Governor had announced the unification just a couple of weeks earlier, he might have succeeded in getting several progressive items into the state budget which was approved on March 31.

The state budget that Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave to lawmakers to consider ahead of April 1 includes progressive items including paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage.

NY1 VIDEO: State Senator Jeff Klein says his Independent Democratic Conference was behind the most progressive items in the state budget.

Since taking office, the governor's agenda has benefited from his negotiating with a divided Legislature — working with Assembly Democrats to push progressive items such as same - sex marriage and a higher minimum wage, and the Senate GOP on more fiscally conservative measures.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

Cuomo has an answer to those who are unhappy with the lack of success recently on progressive items.

Even if Felder rejoins the Democrats, he holds conservative views and would likely not vote for many of the progressive items remaining in the session's agenda.

Even with the Democrats reunited, passage of the progressive items is not a sure thing in the Senate.

But, even if Felder had rejoined the Democrats, the conservative - leaning Democrat from Brooklyn was not on board with many of the progressive items, and so they might have ultimately failed to pass anyway.

But, even if Felder had rejoined the Democrats, the conservative leaning Democrat from Brooklyn was not on board with many of the progressive items, and so they might have ultimately failed to pass anyway.

Governor Cuomo is seeking a number of progressive items, and Skelos ruled out agreeing to several of them, including public campaign financing, and college aid to children of illegal immigrants.