Sentences with phrase «when budget negotiations»

On a day when budget negotiations are said to be winding down, Nixon came to Albany to join the Alliance for Quality Education in calling for $ 1.5 billion more in education funding, with most of that going to needy schools.

The public was already in the dark when budget negotiations were carried out using the indefensible «three men in a room,» approach.

Not exact matches

When assigned budgets were introduced after the last collective bargaining agreement negotiations, though, that changed, as teams now only had a few million dollars — or less — allotted to them, based on their record the previous season.

When it came down to budget negotiations the TEAPubs chose to fight on behalf of wealthy donors in opposition to a more progressive package.

So we're not attempting to rush through a two - way at 12:01 a.m. when we think we can actually get this last piece of the budget closed down successfully in three - way negotiations.»

«We are on pins and needles,» said Jamie McShane, Quinn's spokesman, when asked about the status of the budget negotiations.

There was a chance to demonstrate a strong stance when it really mattered, during budget negotiation earlier this year.

When asked about the senator's attendance this year, his campaign spokesman, Richie Fife, had a three - point response: Perkins attendance record before this year is laudable; the votes so far this year have taken place outside the budget negotiations, when a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamWhen asked about the senator's attendance this year, his campaign spokesman, Richie Fife, had a three - point response: Perkins attendance record before this year is laudable; the votes so far this year have taken place outside the budget negotiations, when a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamwhen a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamber.

This played out during budget negotiations when the Rent Stabilization Association, which represents the bread - and - butter apartment building owners, and REBNY, which is more closely associated with mega developers and the commercial real estate industry, failed to agree on a common agenda to push for.

To be fair to Cameron, he was effectively handed a hospital pass from Tony Blair, as the main chunk of the budget for the period between 2007 and 2013 was decided in 2005, when Tony Blair lost in negotiations.

Time is of the essence when it comes to public finance negotiations, since this is a key issue for many WFP activists who oppose giving Cuomo their party's endorsement this fall if he doesn't fails to deliver a more widespread program than the one included in the budget.

The moment was in contrast to last week's blow up when Skelos stormed out of the meeting claiming that «another branch of government» was pushing New York City issues in the budget talks (There is no doubt he was referring to Silver, who has confounded Republicans during budget negotiations for 20 years now).

Throughout the budget battle, Skelos has been striving to cast himself and his conference as close to Cuomo in an attempt to box out the speaker — something the governor seemed all too happy to indulge during the final days of negotiations when he met several times alone with the majority leader.

Klein plays a key role with other Senate and Assembly leaders and Cuomo in state budget negotiations, which begin Tuesday when the governor releases his spending plan for the 2017 - 18 fiscal year that starts April 1.

The charter community is hoping the renewal of mayoral control will be handled during the budget negotiation process, when Cuomo will have the most leverage.

This week will be another busy one when it comes to budgets: the City Council continues its preliminary budget hearings and state budget negotiations enter their final ten days - a state budget is due by April 1 and some say a deal could be announced before the end of this week.

because cuomo must have preferred having a wet - behind - ears wilson as his foil watching over his budgeting handiwork... and because wilson would have given him cover when he takes his hammer to the working people of this state during contract negotiations, and maybe because wilson also would have given cuomo the «well, he's a republican» excuse in the event that wilson actually landed any blows?

When the state budget is decided, de Blasio will then have to weigh its impact on his budget negotiations with the City Council, with a final city budget due at the end of June.

Take for example how they responded last month to the ongoing budget negotiations, when tens of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and Medicare were put on the table.

This second phase of negotiation, which starts when it is satisfied with the Budget issue, would only create an «overall understanding on the framework of the future relationship».

The stance is the same Cuomo held during the budget talks, when the mayoral control discussion fell out of the negotiations.

The proposal will be something Klein wants to prioritize in the upcoming budget negotiations, which will begin in earnest next week when Cuomo unveils his 2016 - 17 spending plan on Wednesday to lawmakers.

The indictment against Ortt was brought in late March, at a time when the Senate, Assembly and Cuomo were in active negotiations over a state budget.

The back - and - forth with de Blasio could signal that Senate Republicans intend to try, over the coming months of budget negotiations, to trade the Medicaid cuts for a cap in growth in city property tax assessments, a deal that would echo the Cuomo administration's own logic when it first proposed the cuts in the governor's executive budget.

And yet, somehow, each year, it's something that falls out of the budget when final priorities are whittled down in negotiations.

«Liberal Youth Wales have been campaigning for fairer fares for young people on public transport and I am delighted that as a result of our influence in budget negotiations, young people across Wales will now benefit from reduced fares when travelling by bus.»

While FES typically held its Albany rallies late in the legislative session, close to final budget negotiations, next month's rally day will be held as other groups are flooding the Capitol to meet with lawmakers in the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State on Jan. 13, when he will lay out his legislative agenda.

As the Legislature began final budget negotiations this week, the House and Senate are only $ 238,422 apart in the criminal justice arena as of Thursday, a big improvement from a day before when they were more than $ 20 million apart.

When the New York Senate and Assembly hit an impasse over budget negotiations earlier this month, Melissa DeRosa, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's chief of staff, headed late in the evening to the Senate office to try to work it out.

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.

Since she's the first woman legislative conference leader — and African American, to boot — he will be hard - pressed to leave her out in the cold when negotiations on top issues and the budget get underway next year, the way Democrats complained he often did with Sampson and his Assembly counterpart, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

Citing research by the National Center for Community Schools and the Children's Aid Society that shows community schools are most effective when they have strong leadership and sustainable funding, Johnson implored her fellow Regents to advocate for a recurring funding stream during next year's budget negotiations.

The best hope for a 2017 referendum died over the weekend during state budget negotiations, when state legislators watered down a proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo requiring municipalities to share services.

Carl Heastie, the new Assembly speaker who would go on to play a pivotal role in budget negotiations, received a standing ovation when he told the member - lobbyists, «To me, it's unfair to blame teachers when some of our children have problems at home before they even walk into the schools.»

When asked if they could be handled as part of the budget negotiations, Cuomo said they were separate issues but should be negotiated simultaneously.

They point to budget negotiations last year when most thought Cuomo was in a position thanks to Moreland and continuing pressure from the US Attorney to truly campaign for public financing of elections.

The lead in Roland Emmerich disaster pic «The Day After Tomorrow» gave him an early taste of bland, big - budget (smash hit) spectacle, though he also auditioned to play the title character in «Batman Begins,» and was briefly lined up to take over the role of Peter Parker in «Spider - Man 2» when health issues / contract negotiations looked to rule out Tobey Maguire — now there's an interesting what - if scenario.

«When you're getting into budget negotiations, they're like, «What can you cut from the script?»»

«When we look at the budget conversations that are just forming up now for our school district, we have escalating costs in maintaining our facilities, we'll be going into negotiation conversations with our teachers and we want to treat them well for the costs they experience living up here or commuting up here to service our children.»