Sentences with phrase «when budget votes»

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Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

«Well, when we were voting on next year's budget, everything was going along fine.

What I'd really like is a law that forces our politicians to wear the logos of their major supporters on jumpsuits - sort of like NASCAR drivers, so that when they vote on bills and budgets, you know exactly who is paying for whom.

When regional and national assemblies meet to establish budgets, elect officers and vote on pronouncements, they are also doing something far more important: they are reasserting (and reinterpreting) their denominational culture.

Park commissioner Rebecca Sive, chairwoman of the board «s financial committee, said the criticisms would be considered and, possibly, the budget amended before Dec. 9 when the board meets to cast a final vote on next year «s budget.

This is a disaster, but it would not be on the table if Senator Avella had not voted for it when the Republican led coalition included this plan in their budget bill,» AQE's email, signed by its advocacy director Zakiyah Ansari.

Republicans were uniformly tight lipped leaving the conference Saturday when asked about their plans for the day and if a budget bill would be voted on at some point.

When the Senate one - house budget was passed, Avella said he had not changed his mind about either charter schools or co-locations, but wanted to vote «yes» because he believed the plan would result in more money for NYC schools overall.

When will the Australia Senate debate and vote on the 2014 budget?

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie expects to include ethics legislation along with the Democratic - led Assembly's one - house budget resolution when it is voted on next week, he said at a Crain's New York breakfast.

It has an impact on the dynamic of the Mayoral race and it can also impact on how you run your administration — don't forget that Ken had a strong working relationship with the Green Party Assembly members during 2004 - 08 when he needed their votes to pass his budget.

Governor Cuomo will prove whether or not he is serious about voting rights when he releases his executive budget next week.»

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.

There was no indication Tuesday morning about when Democratic leaders may attempt to to vote on a revised budget plan, but the legislature only has until midnight Wednesday to pass a budget before it's mandatory adjournment deadline.

But they do work closely with Republicans, providing a cushion when the G.O.P. senators voted to strip the tiebreaking powers of the Democratic lieutenant governor Bob Duffy and to approve the Republican budget.

The final budget agreement came so late that the governor had to use what's called a special message of necessity to bypass the legal three day waiting period between when a bill is printed and when it can be voted on.

Mr. Bellone joined Legislator Bridget Fleming, Suffolk Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory, Matt Cohen, vice president of the Long Island Association, Laureen Harris, president of the Association for a Better Long Island, Gina Coletti, co-chairwoman of the Suffolk County Alliance of Chambers, and small - business owners in Hauppauge yesterday to announce his opposition to the plan, which took an important step toward passage on Tuesday when the Senate Budget Committee voted along party lines to approve it.

In a year when the Governor, the Assembly, Senate Democrats and the IDC all agree publicly that we need to fund Early Voting and voting reform, we shouldn't be struggling to include it in the final budget.

«We will push forward a pro-parks legislative and budget agenda in the City Council, which is part of what constituents voted for when they cast their ballot in favor of a progressive city government,» said Councilmember Levine in a statement.

A final vote in the Senate was expected sometime Wednesday, when the Assembly also planned to take up the budget.

One highly - placed Democrat said it's possible budget bills could start being printed as early as Saturday, which would allow legislators to start debating and voting on these measures when they return to the Capitol next Monday.

When pressed by Gov. David Paterson today on why they won't simply vote the executive budget up or down and call it a day, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos replied he considered the question moot, since the Democrats who control the Legislature won't bring the plan to the floor in the first place.

The Senate planned to return to wrap up their voting Wednesday, when the Assembly also planned to take up the budget.

«In April 2011, Congressman Gibson proudly voted for the Ryan budget when it went to the floor,» said Jonathan Levy, campaign manager.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

Several insiders contended that Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein, who hopes to become the Democrats» leader next year, gained power during the confusing final days of the session, when he blocked Sampson's bid to bring the final budget bill to a vote.

Highland was one of 80 districts statewide that faced this challenge when putting forth budgets for a vote in May.

When the Legislature voted on this fiscal year's budget, many lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus admonished opponents of the bill for blocking their push to fund the legislation.

The most likely date for a special Assembly election seemed to be May 21, when local school board and budget elections take place statewide, but with those votes little more than a month away, that's no longer possible.

Mr. LaValle accused Mr. Shaffer of calling the conference call to distract reporters from a Newsday article published Saturday that noted Mr. Bellone raised on average the amount a Babylon resident pays in general taxes by 108 percent since 1999, when he first voted on a town budget as a council member.

He added that she has «straight As» from the National Rifle Association and voted against Democratic Gov. David Paterson's «bloated» budget this year (Burns conceded there were other issues on which the Republican has problems with conservatives in her party: she is pro-abortion, voted for gay marriage and, while not endorsing the controversial «card check» provision in the Employee Free Choice Act, she does support «reform in workers» ability to organize» — a stand not too different from that of AFL - CIO President Rich Trumka when he said he could support EFCA without card check).

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Lawmakers in the Democratic - led Assembly planned to vote on the final piece of the budget in the wee hours of Saturday morning; it is unclear when the Republican - controlled Senate will return to Albany to take up the legislation.

I asked Krueger if she thought there could be a Wisconsin - type quorum problem when it comes time to vote on a budget — assuming a deal is forthcoming at some point.

«I'm Not a Perfect Man,» said Latimer, when Astorino raised the issue of his skipping an important budget vote in the Senate last April to go on vacation in London.

«When Bill Mulrow, the governor's secretary, was here last month, I had asked, «Why can't there be some public vetting of the budget between when it's finalized and when the vote is hWhen Bill Mulrow, the governor's secretary, was here last month, I had asked, «Why can't there be some public vetting of the budget between when it's finalized and when the vote is hwhen it's finalized and when the vote is hwhen the vote is held?

The New York State Legislature had already missed a budget deadline of April 1st, then spent eight days horse trading in an attempt to get to an agreement, when Latimer put out the word through his staff that he was taking «his family» to London and needed to be excused before key budget votes were taken including «the big ugly» budget bill.

Some may find it a bit hypocritical for Latimer, a Roman Catholic as is his wife and girlfriend, to raise concerns that Senate leadership did something wrong by scheduling a budget vote on one of the most important days in the Roman Catholic calendar when he left his wife back in New York to attend mass by herself while he was on vacation in Europe with another woman.

The only action that somewhat resembled a development before Cuomo's 11:45 p.m. announcement came when Senate Democrats attempted to organize a boycott of the entire budget vote until there was an agreement on a raise the age announcement they supported.

Paterson said yesterday he's not sure when he might force a vote on education cuts, the most contentious of the outstanding budget issues.

When Governor Paterson announced that, in order to save money, he would add a one - day - a-week furlough for 100,000 state workers to the next emergency budget bill, legislators had a choice: vote for the bill and pass the furloughs they opposed, or vote against it and shut down state government.

Although members of the NIFA board declined to talk publicly Wednesday, sources say sentiment is strong among the six directors to vote to take over Nassau County's finances when they meet again on Thursday, with Conservative George Marlin and chairman Ronald Stack the most concerned about the county's budget being out of balance.

The proposed $ 176 million budget was approved by an 11 - 4 margin after some stumbles last week when the Council tabled the vote.

When they vote on the budget Oct. 13, legislators are also expected to vote on a separate measure that requires the county executive's staff to report three times a year on the new venue's finances, McMahon said.

Ethics reforms and changes designed to make it easier to vote in New York were left out of the new state budget but could resurface when lawmakers return from spring break.

State revenue has dropped and there was a gap in the budget of 17 million when the Senate voted.

Ralliers are hoping that lawmakers will hear their call when they vote on the governor's budget.

The formal term you are looking for is «interim budget» (if we are talking about both spending and revenues) or, more commonly, «vote - on - account» (when talking only about spending).

New York finally got some good news from Congress on Wednesday when the Senate pushed forward $ 2.6 billion in aid for the state, after two months of lost votes on the issue threatened to blow big holes in local and state budgets.

Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan hasn't announced when he will call the Senate back to vote on the budget.