Gov. Bruce Rauner, seen here at the end of spring session in late May, does not have any meetings
scheduled on a new state budget.
Not exact matches
«After years of stagnation and stunted ambition, we are building across the
state bigger and better than before, and the energetic felling of the old bridge to make way for the
new,
on budget and ahead of
schedule bridge, showcases our renewed commitment to building
new, inspiring infrastructure for the future,» Governor Cuomo said.
Despite the tentative deal, details
on specific proposals continued to be hammered out through Thursday, with the
New York
State Senate
scheduling a rare session to pass
budget bills today.
Meanwhile, environmental advocates Monday morning were
scheduled to hold a press conference at City Hall calling
on the
state to pass the Fix NYC plan as part of the
new state budget due April 1.
I have asked the Chairperson of the Legislature to
schedule a
budget hearing with
New York
State and Erie County experts to testify
on this issue.
Thursday's City Council
schedule will include a meeting of the Committee
on Governmental Operations for its preliminary
budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee
on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the
New York
State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee
on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the
New York
State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap
on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the
New York
State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive
budget for
New York City.»
And that's why the major - party candidates for
New York governor should put aside their posturing and
schedule a series of debates
on the serious issues facing the
state, including but not limited to dysfunction and corruption in Albany, high property taxes and looming
budget deficits.
State lawmakers have abandoned the idea of completing a state budget one week ahead of schedule, legislators were due home in their districts late Thursday without agreement on a new spending
State lawmakers have abandoned the idea of completing a
state budget one week ahead of schedule, legislators were due home in their districts late Thursday without agreement on a new spending
state budget one week ahead of
schedule, legislators were due home in their districts late Thursday without agreement
on a
new spending plan.
Lawrence Marks, chief administrative judge for the Office of Court Administration, testified at a
state budget hearing Tuesday that
New York's judicial system is clearing up case backlogs
on its own and doesn't need Cuomo's initiative aimed at unclogging trial court
schedules.
Last week, lawmakers passed a
state budget that they promised would offer teachers an average 7 percent raise — but instead of boosting all teachers» pay by a simple percentage, a
new salary
schedule is in place that offers younger, inexperienced teachers big gains while shortchanging veteran teachers who have gone to great lengths to build
on their teaching credentials.
It will mark the last time school boards will be able to place ballot questions before voters
on a date that doesn't coincide with a regularly
scheduled election under
new restrictions enacted as part of the 2017 - 19
state budget.