After major issues slipped off the negotiating
table during budget talks and federal prosecutors charged Dean Skelos, the second legislative leader in six months, Cuomo's approval ratings sunk to a record low.
Most Lieutenant Governors don't have a seat at
the table during budget talks.
Not exact matches
Cuomo had initially proposed a broadening of buy American measures in his
budget proposal to include all state procurement, but that measure fell out off the negotiating
table during the
talks.
The measure last year was linked to the DREAM Act in the state
budget, but feel off the negotiating
table during the
talks between lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Many have pushed for Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Westchester County legislator who has led Senate Democrats since 2012 and is the first woman or person of color to lead a legislative conference, to be included at the negotiating
table during budget and other high - level
talks.
But that idea fell off the
table during state
budget talks.