Sentences with phrase «raises for legislators»

A judge ruled in October that raises for legislators were illegally passed.

A judge upheld Mahoney's raise but said raises for the legislators were not legally passed.

A judge declared the pay raises for legislators improperly passed, but upheld a raise for the county executive.

Antonacci's lawsuit challenged the validity of two legislative resolutions — one that approved raises for the legislators and one that approved a raise for the county executive.

Most notably, they removed the proposed raises for legislators, the county executive, comptroller, sheriff and clerk.

A commission created by Cuomo and the legislature is now at work devising salary raises for legislators, statewide elected officials and judges.

The vote also included raises for legislators and their leadership.

He wanted to potentially be part of a special session that could also include pay raises for legislators, but the session did not occur after talks stagnated.

Al Krupski (D - Cutchogue) sponsored a measure to suspend automatic cost - of - living pay raises for legislators that was passed on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.

The legislature approved a 27 percent raise for the county executive on Dec. 15, along with raises for legislators and their leadership.

The raises for legislators were proposed at a committee meeting Dec. 11.

Klein and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport) said a late entry into the tense negotiations is the prospect of a new commission that could recommend raises for legislators.

The governor, in a play tried before, dangled the prospects of a pay raise for legislators — if they pass the budget on time before the March 31 deadline.

Legislator Burtis is the only legislator who changed his vote to a no when it came time to vote on a raise for legislators.

The governor also has questioned the need for a pay raise for legislators, saying they should make a case before a pay raise commission and noting their job performance «has not been great.»

And that was the last time there was a governor who would sign a raise for the legislators — 1999 — and that's how the legislators» salary of $ 79,500 was set.

Legislator Tim Burtis is the only legislator who changed his vote to a no when it came time to vote on a raise for legislators.

The suggested raise for legislators is even higher than a similar proposal last year that died quickly after public outrage.

Shortly after being elected to the County Legislature, I was asked to vote for a pay raise for legislators.

One of my first votes as a County Legislator in 2003 was for a pay raise for legislators; despite pressure from senior legislators, I voted «no».

They include ethics reforms, amending the state's hate crimes laws and a pay raise for legislators.

Meanwhile, as long as there's going to be an on - going discussion about a pay raise for legislators going on all year, it will perhaps make it easier for Governor Andrew Cuomo to get his budget passed and other contentious legislation, as well.

Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is besieged by reporters regarding the pay raise for legislators outside the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol on December 2, 1998.

On Monday, gubernatorial appointees on a compensation commission declined to approve a pay raise for legislators unless they restricted their outside employment — a reminder to voters, whatever the outcome, that he's not the only one with a problem.

Burtis was the only legislator to vote yes on a raise for Mahoney but no on a raise for legislators.

Common Cause supports a general pay raise for all legislators instead.

The recess leaves a number of unresolved issues, including ride sharing for areas outside of New York City and a potential pay raise for legislators.

I also think that if we are going to cap outside income we need to talk seriously about a pay raise for legislators.

Talks to hold a special legislative session to approve a pay raise for legislators and expand ride - sharing services, including Uber and Lyft, upstate ended late - Friday night

Not exact matches

That even our legislators can see through the barrage of well - intended criticism and understand that making it easier for small business owners to raise investment capital is a clear win for logic — and for long - term change.

With courts increasingly willing to nullify popular legislation and proclaim new rights, legislators are encouraged to avoid their responsibility for tackling controversial issues; interest groups are encouraged to take their cases to the courts rather than to try to persuade their fellow citizens; and citizens get the feeling that they have no say in setting the conditions under which they live, work, and raise their children.

As even this brief description of the debate indicates, the demand for reparations raises issues that can not be resolved entirely by courts or legislators — issues involving relationships and tensions between groups divided by ethnicity and class.

I am not suggesting that we do that, although I think offering people the option of term - limit marriages (as suggested by Mexico City legislators) for those who might then marry instead of, say, cohabit makes sense to me if they plan to raise children.

Cuomo's office in recent days has been trying to resurrect a potential special legislative session that would pave the way for the first lawmaker pay raise since 1999, legislators on both sides of the aisle said.

Jon Cooper, the former Suffolk County legislator and major fundraiser for President Barack Obama, said Wednesday that he will be chairman of a new super PAC that will raise money to defeat Donald Trump — but not to support Hillary Clinton.

The SMFP money is raised through bond sales by the Dormitory Authority and ultimately controlled by the governor, subject to some tacit agreement with the Senate and Assembly that allows legislators to apply for chunks of money for projects in their districts.

Last year, for instance, the New York City Council did away with lulus as part of a deal to raise its members» salaries to $ 148,500, a large pay increase that towers over the base pay for state legislators: $ 79,500.

About this time last year, legislators considered a vote that would raise salaries for all elected officials.

Mr. Krupski, who is co-sponsoring the bill with Legislator William Lindsay III (D - Bohemia), said county legislators can decline the automatic raise and several have, including himself for three of the last four years.

The Cuomo appointees recommended against a pay raise until legislators agreed to pass ethics reform that would limit outside income for lawmakers to 15 percent.

Legislators also voted to raise their own salaries, by about $ 4,000 (or 15 percent) for base salaries and more for leadership posts.

After the election, Mahoney started calling legislators to push for a raise, according to McMahon and other county legislators.

Legislators who voted for the wage freeze program and followed through by turning down their raises were: Cilmi; Kate Browning (WF - Shirley); Kara Hahn (D - Setauket); Wayne Horsley (D - Babylon); and Steve Stern (D - Dix Hills), for total savings of $ 14,000.

❯ Analysis: The first candidate in the race to raise the $ 250,000 needed to qualify for public financing, Srinivasan is the only legislator officially in the race and is likely to face tough questions about his voting record.

Most lawmakers surveyed also said that if outside income was banned, the base salary for legislators would need to be raised.

Legislators are not allowed to vote on a salary increase for themselves, but they can approve raises for future office holders, and the new term begins on Jan. 4.

Regardless of the political machinations, some legislators were openly eager for raises.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

The 1894 constitutional convention seemed ready to recommend an increase, to $ 3,000, but backed down when delegates realized a raise, coupled with a planned increase in the number of legislators, would have put the state on the hook for a then - whopping $ 600,000 per year.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For the first pay period of 2016, the county comptroller tried to refuse raises given to legislators and the county executive.