The eight days between April 24 and May 1 brought some of the worst budget news in a short time that veterans of
state budget battles can recall.
«This is one we will be able to negotiate,» said Wright, who has seen more than 20 years of
state budget battles.
Andrew Cuomo is about to weigh in on the seemingly intractable bitter
state budget battle between Gov. Paterson and the Legislature, and he will tell Democratic lawmakers, who are nervously eyeing the November elections, what he wants them to do, The Post has learned.
Michael Kink has departed the Senate Democrats» payroll to return to his advocacy roots, signing on as executive director of a new coalition of unions and community groups that aims to change labor's approach to
the state budget battle.
GE publicly put those jobs in play on June 1, amid
a state budget battle over that very same tax.
ALBANY — Fearful of painful budget cuts, the powerful state healthcare industry is preparing to spend $ 6 million on a «shock and awe» campaign during the upcoming
state budget battle, the Daily News has learned.
We will be making banners, posters, and other pieces in preparation for the coming two - year Wisconsin
state budget battle as we demand fair funding for Milwaukee Public School students.
Not exact matches
But others argue the proposed mechanism, if implemented into law, could be harmful to certain
states, particularly those
battling budget shortfalls.
BRUSSELS, May 2 - The European Commission proposed a bigger new multi-year
budget on Wednesday that will trigger
battles among member
states over how to fill the funding gap left by Britain's exit next year.
BRUSSELS, May 2 - The European Commission met on Wednesday to agree proposals for a bigger new multi-year
budget that will trigger
battles among member
states over how to fill the funding gap left by Britain's exit next year.
They also have recent real - world examples to make their case: Tax cuts in Kansas made by Gov. Sam Brownback failed to deliver the expected boost, forcing the
state into years of grueling
budget battles and harsh spending cuts to make up the gap.
California Citrus Mutual is praising the addition of $ 2.5 million to the
state's
budget to
battle Asian citrus psyllids and the huanglongbing disease they can spread.
Several central and northern New York legislators are praising the
state's new
budget as a win for the region's schools, but they say it was a hard - fought
battle that is not over yet.
Now one of her challenges as governor will be grappling with a
state budget deficit that, by her calculation, will be much larger if the courts overturn those reforms after a long legal
battle...
Gov. Cuomo is holding a $ 15,000 - a-head Manhattan fund - raiser to raise money for a likely
battle with special - interest groups over his soon - to - be-released
state budget.
«The Senate continues to be at the forefront of efforts to
battle the
state's heroin crisis and was instrumental in securing $ 214 million in this year's
budget for measures to prevent and treat heroin and opioid abuse,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.
This year's
budget negotiatons have sometimes sounded like little more than a
battle between the
state and its largest city.
The start of the petitioning period last Tuesday signaled the official kick - off of the 2010 campaign season, but
state lawmakers are stuck in Albany while the
budget battle drags on and their opponents capitalize on their absence back home.
New numbers from
state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli suggest next year's New York
budget battle will be truly brutal: The gap to be closed now looks to be $ 4.6 billion worse...
The union reciprocated by limiting its involvement in Albany's
budget battle, all but neutering New York
State United Teachers, the statewide union seeking to derail Mr. Cuomo's property tax cap.
«There are two items in the
budget that are not fair to New York City, that are harmful to New York City, that will set us back,» he said, vowing to enlist the city's representatives in the
State Senate and Assembly to do
battle with the governor.
The
battle turned brutal in recent days as two renegade Bronx Democratic senators, Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr., threatened to shut down
state government by voting against the next
budget extender.
Cuomo's clarion call on the
budget formulas that pump up deficits will likely set up even more bruising
battles with the
state Assembly.
MADISON, WIS. - President Obama thrust himself and his political operation this week into Wisconsin's broiling
budget battle, mobilizing opposition Thursday to a Republican bill that would curb public - worker benefits and planning similar protests in other
state capitals.
Washington (CNN)- The
battle over union rights in Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana has dramatically shifted the
budget debate from Capitol Hill to the
states, almost overshadowing the threat of a government shutdown in Washington next week.
With the
state government deadlocked in a
budget battle as the legislative calendar draws to a close, Mayor Noam Bramson is working with the four
state representatives of New Rochelle in Albany to sneak through last minute legislation authorizing the City of New Rochelle to tear down the Naval Armory in New Rochelle.
The potentially hefty surplus could set of a rare
battle at the Capitol in next year's
budget debate: What do with money a cash - strapped
state hasn't seen in years following the economic downturn of the last decade.
The
battle has potential consequences for New Yorkers as discussions will begin soon over a $ 150 billion - plus
state budget and an array of policy issues, from immigration and funding for legal services for the poor to whether to legalize ride - hailing upstate or permit physicians to assist terminal patients end their lives.
Wisconsin wasn't the only
state engaged in a heated
budget battle that saw an influx of cash from conservative billionaire David Koch.
The
state budget process begins in full Tuesday — the last day for the governor to submit his executive proposal — but
state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan expressed early confidence that this year's
budget will be on - time — though not without
battles.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In his first - ever joint
State of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state bu
State of the
State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state bu
State address /
budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill
battle and will take up most of the increase in the
state bu
state budget.
Is it me, or is that «assuming they come on the program» a little jab at AG Andrew Cuomo, Paterson's erstwhile primary opponent, who has been keeping a very low profile, especially when it comes to the
budget battle and his ideas to fix the
state.
The
battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the
budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a
state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.
A sample of those that don't: - CA (R incumbent,
budget mess, strongly D
state with a good couple of D candidates in Brown & Newsom)- MN (R incumbent not seeking re-election, strongly D
state with a much stronger bench than the R's thanks to Coleman's legal
battle probably costing him a run)- PA (D incumbent in swing
state, with much stronger R bench with AG & / or Rep likely to run)
Against the backdrop of a
budget battle that's resulted in millions of dollars in cuts to education programs and the closing of
state parks, Savage is facing one of the most entrenched incumbents in the Senate.
School funding advocates are concerned that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is setting up for another political
battle over school aid next year in a little - noticed provision in his new
state budget.
(Interesting aside, REBNY, which poured more than $ 3 million into the
state Senate races with an eye toward restoring power to the GOP, is also heavily involved in the Committee to Save NY, which is the business - dominated organization created to help Cuomo in the upcoming
budget battle).
The initial rejections led to lawsuits from Success Academy, along with a political
battle between Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio that ended with the new charter law, which was part of the
state budget that funded universal pre-K in the city.
As the Journal's Jacob Gershman reports, lawmakers voted Monday to furlough 100,000
state workers for a single day next week, marking perhaps the first time that the governor's lame - duck status proved to be an asset as Albany's wrangling
battle budget battle continued.
Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a veteran of protracted
budget battles, including in 1991, when the legislature voted to levy a
state income tax for the first time, said Malloy had gotten «pretty raw treatment» from Democratic leaders who cut him out of
budget negotiations.
Even as de Blasio avoids needing the
state's approval for big projects, he still is
battling to restore nearly $ 1 billion in
state cuts to the City University of New York and Medicaid the governor announced in his preliminary
state budget.
Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. addresses a joint session of the House and Senate to discuss the ongoing
budget battle in the
state May 15, 1991.
Mulgrew and other speakers denounced the mounting disparity in income between rich and poor in the nation that has angered many middle - class voters as the
battles over
state budgets and the attack on union benefits have unfolded across the country.
ALBANY — Although the payoff for taxpayers may be small, the fight between the
State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over his centerpiece issue of freezing property taxes has become the biggest
battle of the 2014 - 15
budget.
Odato, who's covered
state politics for the paper since 1997, shares his thoughts on the ongoing
budget battle in Albany, the likelihood of a Democratic takeover of the
state Legislature and possible pay hikes for New York lawmakers.
Senate Democrats raised that money despite a dragged - out
budget battle that impeded fund - raising and high - profile political setbacks and embarrassments, including a monthlong coup last year that briefly handed the Senate back to Republicans and a series of
state and federal investigations of prominent Senate Democrats.
The padlocking of Thacher is the latest step in a
budget battle that started in February, when Gov. David Paterson unveiled $ 11.3 million in proposed
budget cuts that could close up to 91 of the
state's 178 parks, and 14 of 35 historic sites.
«The
battle for the New York
State budget is on, and the choices have never been clearer,» the ad, created by Cuomo consultant Neal Kwatra's Metropolitan Public Strategies, says.
Meanwhile, major carnage is wreaked across the Los Angeles landscape (this could have been called
Battle: La. due to its having been shot mostly in the
state of Louisiana for
budget / taxes reasons), and many other major metropolitan areas around the world, and it barely registers in terms of shock or awe in the audience looking to be wowed in their seats.
As lawmakers draw closer to finalizing a
state budget that has drawn the most attention for how it may boost teacher pay and cut Medicaid, another
battle is taking place at the legislature, too — over lowering standards for North Carolina's growing number of charter schools.