Sentences with phrase «working on a state budget»

-- All work on the state budget relating to health care, mental hygiene, human services and housing, education and the arts is completed with this legislation.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, D - Yonkers, arrives for a meeting with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as legislative leaders work on the state budget at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., in April.

The New York State Senate finished its work on the state budget in an overnight session at the Capitol.

Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, left, speaks with a staff member in the Senate Chamber as legislative members work on the state budget at the state Capitol on Friday, March 31, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Hans Pennink)

Anyone who can convince his wife he is in Albany working on the State Budget, convince his Senate colleagues he needs to be excused from working on the State budget to take his wife to London, all while planning a trip to the UK with his mistress is a pretty darn good liar.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie cited Weinstein's «extensive» knowledge of the budget when he picked her to lead the critical committee, which oversees the Assembly's work on the state budget and legislation that impacts spending or taxes in the state.

It's the first three - day work week of the year, and a sign that work on the state budget is ramping up ahead of the April 1 deadline.

Legislative Leaders in Albany announced that they expect to wrap up work on the state budget on Thursday March 29th.

The Stringer web ad, which went up this morning, knocks Spitzer for his handling of the so - called «Troppergate» scandal in Albany and his work on the state budget.

State lawmakers should receive the annual state revenue estimates, and get ready to get down to work on the state budget plan.

Lawmakers have been making a lot of noise about how hard they've been working on a state budget that is more than two months overdue.

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As stated the pricing is reasonable, but it still is going to be relatively expensive for families working on tighter budgets.

«We welcome them to the New York State Assembly as we work to produce an on - time budget that protects working families.»

«With the second consecutive on - time budget, major reforms to save taxpayer money, and a commitment to make New York's schools the best in the nation, Governor Cuomo is making New York's government work again, and making New York the comeback state,» Clinton said.

State lawmakers are bending to the reality of the clock and the calendar: A Saturday working day in Albany appears increasingly likely a budget agreement on Thursday night remained elusive.

Work on the budget continues today as more state lawmakers return to the Capitol, with an eye toward early passage, due to the looming Easter and Passover holidays.

Tentative deals have been reached on parts of a new state budget, including about $ 1 billion in additional funding for public schools, a work - around for some higher - income New Yorkers to reduce the impact of new federal tax deduction limits, and a freeze on what Albany sends to local governments around the state.

«Working together, our accomplishments are many ---- a game - changing property tax cap, record support for schools and elimination of the GEA, a 20 - percent middle class income tax cut, six straight budgets that have held the line on spending, targeted investments that will create jobs and revitalize our economy, and critical road and bridge funds for every region of the state,» he said.

«Mr. Klein outlined a system in which the leaders of the Republican caucus and the Independent Democratic Conference would work together to run the Senate, with joint control over committee agendas, the bills that are taken up on the floor and state budget negotiations,» Tom Kaplan wrote.

Even if lawmakers do not include a complete congestion pricing plan in the state budget, due March 31, they could approve funding so work can start on the infrastructure that will be needed once all sides agree.

We call on New Yorkers to sign our change.org petition demanding that Leaders Flanagan and Heastie work with the Governor to ensure that a robust congestion pricing plan is included in the final 2018 - 2019 state budget.

Before joining Powers and Company, Heather served as an Assistant Counsel to the State Senate Majority, working on a range of issues, including economic development, budget reform, and consumer protection.

On the issues of the state budget, property tax relief, government consolidation, and other issues of importance, we should be working across party lines to get results for New Yorkers.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - State lawmakers are working on changes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget to ensure Centro will not have to cut bus services or routes in Central New York, Sen. John DeFrancisco said today.

Despite the mutual State of the State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New State of the State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New York.

But under state law, legislative pay will be withheld until lawmakers approve a full budget, and lawmakers were eager to get back to work on Tuesday.

The Education Trust — New York Applauds Tuition - Free Plan for Advancing a College - Going Culture for All New York Students, While Calling for Expanding Focus on Access, Affordability and Completion NEW YORK — As New York leaders work to finalize the state budget including Governor Cuomo's landmark tuition - free degree proposal for middle - class...

It's another chance to put the state's agriculture industry in the spotlight as lawmakers work on a budget agreement.

Kolb pointed out the state Senate finished up its own work on the budget with more than an hour to go before midnight.

The issue of public financing is more acute, given that the Working Families Party is pushing Cuomo to get state lawmakers to agree on a broader public financing plan than what was approved in the state budget.

The state Assembly, Senate and Governor Andrew Cuomo continue to work on sticking points in the state budget, as yet another item has now been dropped from the spending plan, raising the state's minimum wage.

Ritchie says the state is in better shape now than two years ago, and that's in part because of her efforts to work with Governor Andrew Cuomo to pass an on - time budget, and because of the property tax cap.

Lawmakers have plenty to work on in the next few weeks leading up to the start of the state's fiscal year, including whether to pass a minimum wage hike as part of the state budget.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by State Senator Liz Krueger, who says legislators are working to find common ground with Governor Paterson on his proposed budget cuts.

The state Assembly, Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo continue to work on sticking points in the state budget, as yet another item has now been dropped from the spending plan — raising the state's minimum wage.

During nearly four hours of questioning at a state budget hearing on transportation spending, MTA Chairman Joseph Lhota assured Senate and Assembly members that an $ 836 million «subway action plan» launched last summer to fix the city's subway system is improving service, although he admitted there still is plenty of work still to do.

But despite the mutual State of the State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New State of the State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New State boycott between Cuomo and state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New state lawmakers, they will all have to work together eventually on issues like passing the budget, which is expected to have a deficit, and perhaps implementing new laws — to make college tuition free for more students, and allowing ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in more places in New York.

The governor's decision to hold a rally is also notable for another reason: He'll be far from Tallahassee as state lawmakers finish work on the 2017 - 18 budget, which doesn't fund several of his priorities.

In a little over a month, voters in most school districts go to the polls to decide yes or know on that district's spending plan and five of them in Erie County have less state aid to work with in the recently approved state budget In Erie County, Sweet Home sees the biggest cut in overall state...

At a meeting Monday with a group of influential labor leaders representing some of the state's powerful unions, including 1199 SEIU, 32BJ, the Hotel Trades Council and the Communications Workers of America, Cuomo said he couldn't pass a budget with campaign finance reform because of Senate opposition, and pressed the leaders to rein in the restive members of the Working Families Party, who vote on the party's endorsement.

First he asked state workers to give up their raises, then he tried to work out a deal on lag pay, then he put furloughs in a budget bill that was eventually ruled illegal by the courts.

In 2010, the New York legislature passed an executive budget proposal offered by Cuomo's predecessor, Democratic Gov. David Paterson, that was supposed to end the «carried interest» loophole — which allows hedge - fund and private - equity managers living in other states and working in New York to avoid paying state income taxes on investment profits.

When Cuomo came in he worked with Skelos to pass budgets on time and imposed five very hurtful years of the GEA even while bragging he had ended the state's structural budget deficit.

The governor said staffers will be working throughout the weekend, and reiterated his desire to deliver a budget that «really reforms the state's finances and charts a new course,» adding: «Whether that budget is done through traditional means, whether it's done on time.

Funke expressed the Senate Republicans» desire to continue working in a bipartisan fashion to deliver the fifth on - time state budget in a row.

Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Kevin Cahill on Thursday said there was «pretty much» an agreement on ride hailing in the state budget, though details are yet to be fully worked out.

«While the outcome is disappointing and the results will be painful, it is encouraging that the Governor and State Legislature have worked together to produce an on - time budget.»

Also at 9:30 a.m., Sen. Cathy Young, Assemblyman Andy Goodell, Rebuild NY Now, and other elected officials and supporters hold to call on the Governor and Legislature to restore parity to the MTA and DOT capital plans in the state budget, Chautauqua County Department of Public Facilities, 454 N. Work St., Falconer.

«The looming threats from Washington leave us with two options: Our state budget must either fully anticipate and address our human and financial needs or we must keep working to reach compromise on the reform issues and remain financially cautious so we can adapt to federal actions once they are determined,» Cuomo stated.