Sentences with phrase «upstate lawmakers»

Aside from the «three men in the room,» upstate lawmakers in particular will be the ones to watch.

That proposal met stiff resistance from upstate lawmakers who represent districts near the Canadian border and from Canadian officials themselves who feared that it would harm cross-border economic traffic.

Much of the push - back against closures, she has maintained, come from union members and upstate lawmakers who want to protect the jobs associated with youth centers.

A handful of business groups are urging upstate lawmakers to put aside party labels and join together in a regional - based caucus to promote upstate interests.

Instead, upstate lawmakers wanted to talk about a property tax cap.

At the same time, an agreement could be cut that benefits upstate lawmakers and spur them to support the proposal.

For upstate lawmakers, there's scrutiny on how the state will continue to combat heroin and opioid addiction.

He said some leading upstate lawmakers are on record opposing the toll freeze, and 18 of them wrote letter to the speaker outlining their views.

Scores of upstate lawmakers in particular scrambled to surf the wave of public support after ride - hailing expansion fell off the table at the last minute to end the 2016 legislative session.

Governor Cuomo's plan to help prison inmates get college degrees has been heavily criticized by upstate lawmakers, especially Republicans.

Days before Cuomo delivered his State of the State address last week, nearly a dozen upstate lawmakers quietly pushed him to put a tunnel back on the table as a potential replacement for Interstate 81 in Syracuse.

Bob Duffy thinks upstate lawmakers should bridge their political differences, and work together to advance economic interests in upstate New York.

Long - removed from her days as a conservative upstate lawmaker viewed skeptically by the city's Democratic establishment, she just may be future presidential candidate material.

(U.S. attorney Preet Bharara told The Buffalo News that he has seen evidence of corruption across New York state, and his current probes could lead to cases to against upstate lawmakers.

At the same time, Sen. Cathy Young of Olean insisted Republicans were united as a conference despite lingering concerns over Suffolk County Sen. John Flanagan ascending to the majority leader post over upstate lawmaker John DeFrancisco.

On Wednesday, Cuomo wrote to upstate lawmakers suggesting more flood relief aid would be made available for property owners impacted along Lake Ontario.

Indeed, those senators on the record as to who they were backing for leader and went with Syracuse's John DeFrancsico, weren't just upstate lawmakers, but relatively new ones: Rich Funke, Kathy Marchione and Robert Ortt had all been elected in the last four years.

Upon Cuomo's pledge this month to chip in $ 8.3 billion to the MTA's modernization plan, upstate lawmakers began citing the needs of roads and bridges in their communities, hoping to have a shot at state funding for those improvements during the next budget process.

The call for a cap seemed to have a different rationale when it came from upstate lawmakers like Republican Senator Kathleen Marchione, chair of the Local Government Committee.

The colorful upstate lawmaker officially announced on Tuesday that he will take on Andrew Cuomo for governor.

Days after upstate lawmakers expressed concerns over the Port Authority's study of a 1,500 - mile perimeter rule that restricts the distance of flights out of LaGuardia Airport, a top Delta Air Lines executive sought to soothe them in a letter to Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said it's been hard to convince upstate lawmakers to support higher taxes on the wealthy.

In typically unvarnished, profane fashion, the younger Skelos laid out those views of New York's lobbying industry in a phone call recorded in February — recently disclosed as part of the father and son's ongoing corruption trial in Lower Manhattan — and his view of how to influence upstate lawmakers.

And Griffo, like members of the Business Council of New York State and other upstate lawmakers, expressed fear that taking on the money - losing Canal Corp. could hinder the Power Authority's ability to keep generating low - cost electricity.

Business groups see the issue as one that could boost the upstate economy, and the Republican - led State Senate — whose majority caucus includes a number of upstate lawmakers — has been supportive.

Jones said upstate lawmakers are less likely to care about academic credentials.

Former Lt. Governor Robert Duffy penned an op - ed piece in the Rochester Business Journal urging upstate lawmakers to form their own caucus.

Nevertheless, Flanagan will need help from upstate lawmakers in order to keep the majority leader's post in Long Island hands.

As New York City contends with a fraying subway system, focus is turned to upstate lawmakers in Albany, who are not as familiar with mass transit as their downstate counterparts.

The push for a tax cap seemed to come from two fronts: upstate lawmakers who were wondering why Mr. de Blasio didn't have to scrimp and save to stay under the property tax cap the way their towns do, and downstate politicians from parts of the city where homeowners say they are fed up with increasing property tax bills.

At issue has primarily been extending mayoral control of New York City schools, but upstate lawmakers are increasingly concerned sales tax provisions for county governments won't be re-approved — losing billions of dollars in the process.

DeFrancisco, however, had sought the leadership post against Sen. John Flanagan, garnering support from a bloc of upstate lawmakers.

In the end, Flanagan won by earning the backing of a handful of upstate lawmakers, including Sen. Hugh Farley, who Tedisco hopes to replace.

Typically the post of majority leader is filled by an upstate lawmaker balancing out a speaker who comes from the Bronx.

At the same time, Flanagan had narrowly won election to succeed the scandal - tainted Skelos against DeFrancisco, who garnered the support of upstate lawmakers.

Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci is still in the race, according to Tony Casale, a former assemblyman, who is advising the upstate lawmaker on his nascent (and longshot) statewide run.

Some upstate lawmakers are asking the state to step in and fund refugee resettlement programs that they said have been caught up in President Donald Trump's travel ban and the resulting chaos.

The upstate lawmakers may be too late, however.

It's the parity that upstate lawmakers have been most interested in.

But some upstate lawmakers are hopefully eyeing a fund proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo aimed at supporting struggling school districts.

DeFrancisco was the stated choice of upstate lawmakers and conference leaders.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan would not reveal who will replace Tom Libous as the number two lawmaker in the conference, but said the selection will likely be an upstate lawmaker.

Those backing John DeFrancisco's bid to become the next majority leader of the state Senate, the key question is whether the upstate lawmakers in the GOP conference can hang together and back one of their own.

The indigent legal services funding, which provided for a six - year plan aimed at boosting publicly provided legal defense, had also been backed by a coalition of suburban and upstate lawmakers.

A number of upstate lawmakers, along with gun rights advocacy groups, were pulling for DeFrancisco, who voted against a strict gun control measure known as the SAFE Act, which is largely unpopular upstate.

Governor Cuomo, in a speech in Utica, said downstate lawmakers, who numerically dominate the legislature, have been unified in seeking aid and programs for New York City and Long Island, but he says upstate lawmakers are more balkanized and have been largely unsuccessful.