Sentences with phrase «wage push spent»
The labor - backed coalition established to support Cuomo's minimum wage push spent close to $ 2 million on its campaign.
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Sam returned to his old ways simply to accommodate his two favourite boys Nolan & Carroll, the two most expensive players on the wage bill, but both not fully effective, Nolan is too slow now and Carroll, he is more interested having his face in the newspapers every other day, and pushing down supporters throats his many foreign holidays, constant spending and what a great time he is having.
Gyory, a former advisor to several Democratic governors and now at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, says Cuomo is in better position, considering he has spent this term successfully pushing issues friendly to the liberal base of the Democratic Party, like paid family leave and a $ 15 minimum wage.
Lawmakers from both parties in the Assembly and Senate have chafed in recent years over Gov. Andrew Cuomo exercising this power over policy in the spending plan, be it pushing through new criteria for teacher evaluations or an increase in the minimum wage the Legislature contends has little to do with the state's overall finances.
After his re-election in 2014, Cuomo reinvented himself as a full - throated economic populist, pushing through a minimum wage hike and a paid family leave program, and unveiling massive infrastructure spending plans and a proposal for free public college tuition — though he has been light on details about funding.
As lawmakers and the governor push for a $ 15 minimum wage in New York, home care workers say New York's Medicaid spending needs to be increased in order to pay increased wages.
ALBANY — The labor - backed coalition assisting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to raise the state's minimum wage has spent $ 1.72 million this year on advertisements, tele - town halls, rallies and an RV tour that featured state commissioners and the governor himself.
Cuomo spent much of the speech highlighting his record, including passing gun control legislation, a property tax cap, gay marriage and a new push to pass a $ 15 minimum wage for all New Yorkers.
His announcement Thursday comes as he has spent recent months trying to repair his relationship with the left - wing of the Democratic party by pushing to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 - an - hour and granting the Attorney General the power to investigate cases where the police shoot civilians.
Appearing Wednesday morning in Kingston to push the minimum wage and leave proposals, Cuomo was asked why he wasn't spending much time talking about his ethics reform package.