Sentences with phrase «state legislative leaders agreeing»

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State legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo agree on the concept of passing a package of measure designed to curb heroin addiction in New York and are working out the details, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Wednesday said.

But the governor and legislative leaders agreed to postpone the State of the State to Jan. 21 because of the extenuating circumstances of former Gov. Mario Cuomo's death.

Cuomo imposed a cut in personal service contracts even as he and legislative leaders agreed the state's revenue picture has improved.

The idea to use the state comptroller as a public finance guinea pig was agreed to by the governor and three legislative leaders, but DiNapoli was blindsided by the agreement, complaining that he had not been consulted or included in negotiations.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a framework for the state budget with at least a $ 1.4 billion increase in school aid, a plan to allow the state education department to develop the new teacher evaluation system and tighter disclosure requirements for lawmakers.

Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed to a framework for a new state budget Wednesday evening, but say they are still working out many of the details.

Last week, legislative leaders from both political parties agreed to a budget that seeks to close the state's $ 3.5 billion deficit; a vote could be held next week.

State lawmakers will have to disclose more details about their outside earnings and business relationships under new ethics laws agreed to by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders.

In 2014, the governor and legislative leaders — Silver and then - Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is also on trial for selling his office — agreed to dissolve the commission in exchange for a pilot program of public campaign finance, a new enforcement office at the state's Board of Elections and changes to the bribery statute.

Connecticut legislative leaders agreed on Wednesday that it's important to keep high paying jobs in the state.

In the final budget deal, Cuomo agreed with legislative leaders to a pared down public campaign finance system that would apply only to the State Comptroller's race, and sunset after this year.

Legislative leaders in both houses in Albany have agreed to put an extra $ 25 million into the state budget for Upstate transit — a move that would cancel proposed late - night service cuts at Centro.

That was the first year that the state and federal primaries did not fall on the same day, thanks to the inability of legislative leaders to agree on a date.

The legislative leaders and the governor made some progress yesterday, reportedly reaching a deal on education that adds $ 300 million in additional spending to the $ 807 million boost Cuomo proposed, spends $ 340 million on pre-K — most of which is going to NYC — and also hikes per - pupil state aid for charter schools, though they would have to agree to be audited by the state comptroller.

No legislative leader of any party oin any state would agree to such a blatantly partisan bill masquerading as an independent redistricting bill.

Speaking of deals, the governor and legislative leaders have agreed on a bill for temporary state government takeover of the association that runs the state's three thoroughbred tracks — including Aqueduct and Belmont.

ALBANY — State lawmakers agreed early Monday to pass a stopgap budget to prevent a government shutdown after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach a deal on a state budget over the weeState lawmakers agreed early Monday to pass a stopgap budget to prevent a government shutdown after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders failed to reach a deal on a state budget over the weestate budget over the weekend.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy met with legislative leaders on Wednesday to let them know his plans to keep the state running if they fail to agree on a budget by the end of the fiscal year on June 30.

House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D - Hamden, agreed, saying that he had accompanied Cafero and other legislative leaders to a briefing on guns Tuesday at the state police headquarters in Middletown.

The Governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to establish a $ 50 million grant program to continue recovery efforts in regions of the State impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

Cuomo and the state's legislative leaders in March agreed to stave off talks over ethics legislation after the passage of the budget, which was approved on April 1.

The governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to establish a $ 50 million grant program to continue recovery efforts in regions of the State impacted by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

But Paterson went even further, having a spokesman reveal that the only thing legislative leaders in the State Senate have agreed upon since the GOP rebellion on June 8 was the certification of their own payrolls.

As part of the budget deal in late March, Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed to a pilot program for this year's state comptroller race.

In the final budget deal, Cuomo agreed with legislative leaders to a pared - down public campaign finance system that would apply only to the state comptroller's race, and sunset after this year.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a $ 153 billion state budget that includes free middle - class tuition at state universities, Uber and Lyft's long - awaited upstate expansion and a long - sought juvenile justice reform that Cuomo calls one of his...

After contentious stalks, state leaders agreed to raise the age to 18, up from 16, that youths can be charged as adults — a top priority for legislative Democrats.

The governor and state leaders at the end of the legislative session in June agreed on how to spend $ 150 million in new housing money, far short of the $ 2 billion agreed to in the budget as the first installment of a five - year $ 10.6 billion housing program.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have agreed on a sweeping reform of the state's system of caring for the disabled that has been marked for years by abuse and death.

ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed to allow the state and municipalities to borrow nearly $ 6 billion to help them make their required annual payments to the state pension fund.

In separate action, the Governor announced last week that he and legislative leaders had agreed on a budget that would include California schools» first increase in state aid in four years.

It was with these significant public policy issues in mind that legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown agreed in 2012 to make increasing student attendance one of the state's eight educational goals.

Scott says he and legislative leaders have agreed to spend another $ 200 million for education, and put more money into the state's tourism and job recruitment agencies.