In
recent weeks, as Nixon began her upstart campaign, Cuomo has been
talking about a
budget proposal that would require school districts within cities with a population of more than 125,000 people — New York City, Buffalo, Syracuse, Yonkers and Rochester — to submit an annual plan detailing the allocation of local,
state and federal funds by school building.
If the Democrats win the majority, Stewart - Cousins — who complained about being frozen out of the
recent budget talks and negotiations over an anti-sexual harassment package — stands to become the
state's first black woman to lead a legislative conference.