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Governor Cuomo is pressuring state lawmakers to come back in December for a special session that includes a number of reform items to address recent corruption scandals. He says in exchange, they could potentially be rewarded with a pay raise.
Governor Cuomo is trying to convince state lawmakers to return to the Capitol before the end of the year to hold a special session. The governor is seeking some reforms, including changes to the state’s procurement process for contracts, saying he wants a “tighter system”. A former top aid and several former associates have been indicted for bid-rigging, bribery, and extortion in connection with upstate economic development contracts, including the Buffalo billion, a situation that the governor calls “sad”.
The governor says the special session could also lead to a long-awaited pay raise for lawmakers. Cuomo has been arguing with the legislature on whether or not a special pay raise commission needs to be reauthorized in order for it to vote on a possible salary increase for the Senate, Assembly and governor’s office before the end of the year. Cuomo says if the legislature believes that a reauthorization vote is needed, then lawmakers should return and do that.
Cuomo dangles pay raise for lawmakers in exchange for passing his agenda
Governor Cuomo is trying to convince state lawmakers to return to the Capitol before the end of the year to hold a special session. The governor is seeking some reforms, including changes to the state’s procurement process for contracts, saying he wants a “tighter system”. A former top aid and several former associates have been indicted for bid-rigging, bribery, and extortion in connection with upstate economic development contracts, including the Buffalo billion, a situation that the governor calls “sad”.
The governor says the special session could also lead to a long-awaited pay raise for lawmakers. Cuomo has been arguing with the legislature on whether or not a special pay raise commission needs to be reauthorized in order for it to vote on a possible salary increase for the Senate, Assembly and governor’s office before the end of the year. Cuomo says if the legislature believes that a reauthorization vote is needed, then lawmakers should return and do that.
Cuomo dangles pay raise for lawmakers in exchange for passing his agenda
