Sentences with phrase «sessions over the state budget»

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While the budget portion of the session is almost always dominated by the governor, the latter half of the Albany year was virtually given over to rank - and - file state lawmakers.

Republican lawmakers in the chamber have for the past several legislative sessions pushed for an ease to regulations in the state, and this year the GOP conference renewing that effort after ultimately backing an increase to the state's minimum wage in the budget, with the floor growing to $ 15 in some parts of the state over the next several years.

During a stop in Buffalo yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he was «proudest» of the new state budget over any previous one, even if it was forged in one of the Capitol's most contentious sessions of recent memory.

The watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission says the event comes in the final days of the legislative session, when over 50 bills have emerged that enhance benefits for state and local public employees, with a price tag of $ 140 million dollars.

[51] On Tuesday, July 29, Governor Paterson gave a rare televised address that was broadcast on all of New York's major news networks, stating that the state budget deficit had gone up 1.4 billion dollars over the 90 days since his original budget submission, citing rising costs due to the poor economy and a struggling Wall Street, and calling the State Legislature back to Albany for an emergency session starting on August 19, state budget deficit had gone up 1.4 billion dollars over the 90 days since his original budget submission, citing rising costs due to the poor economy and a struggling Wall Street, and calling the State Legislature back to Albany for an emergency session starting on August 19, State Legislature back to Albany for an emergency session starting on August 19, 2008.

Democratic and Republican lawmakers traded accusations Friday in the final days of the legislative session over issues that remain unresolved and have deeply divided party members, including the state budget, tolls and crumbling foundations.

In light of current loopholes in state law, Senator Klein also announced his first budget priority of the legislative session would be to secure funding for street drug test kits that would enable local law enforcement to better detect the presence of synthetic cannabinoids sold over the counter at local stores and bodegas.

Part of that, is that the Governor is widely seen as victorious over a bitterly partisan GOP majority in the House, which for the first time in the state's history, failed to pass a budget in the regular session, even though it enjoyed only a one - vote majority.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled today that the contentious issue of mayoral control over New York City public schools — along with several other major policy debates — will «more likely» be decided during the regular legislative session, after the state budget deadline of April 1.

The session came to an end two days later than scheduled due to a hold up on budget negotiations between the House and Senate — much of which hinged on a disagreement over how to fund state hospitals.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said he was «proudest» of the new state budget over any previous one, even if it was forged in one of the Capitol's most contentious sessions of recent memory.

The Senate, however, decided to scrap hearing any House bills yesterday, a tactic frequently employed by lawmakers during the waning days of session as leaders jockey for leverage in negotiations over the state budget and other major issues.

Indeed, Moore and Smith - Ingram tell Policy Watch they will float multiple bills this session aimed at refining North Carolina's ballooning school voucher program, which, over the next decade, is currently budgeted to cost the state roughly $ 900 million.

The budget is a sign that Gov. Inslee and Washington's first lady Trudi Inslee, a Thrive by Five Washington board member, are committed to increasing the bipartisan momentum for early learning and maintaining the gains the state made over the last nine years — even during a legislative session already packed with education issues.