The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City: Who Won? Who Lost?
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The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City: Who Won? Who Lost? Beginning with Governor Pataki governors used an arcane section of the state constitution and court decisions to cram non-budgetary items into the budget, the legislature grumbled, if they failed to pass the budget by April 1st the state could not pay its bills, including paying state employees. Under Governor Patterson the legislature flexed its muscles and refused to pass a budget, and had to pass budget extenders to keep the state running, each extender contained a slice of the governor’s budget, after a few months the governor got his budget.
The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City: Who Won? Who Lost?
The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City…
The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City: Who Won? Who Lost?
The New Mayoral Control Law in New York City: Who Won? Who Lost? Beginning with Governor Pataki governors used an arcane section of the state constitution and court decisions to cram non-budgetary items into the budget, the legislature grumbled, if they failed to pass the budget by April 1st the state could not pay its bills, including paying state employees. Under Governor Patterson the legislature flexed its muscles and refused to pass a budget, and had to pass budget extenders to keep the state running, each extender contained a slice of the governor’s budget, after a few months the governor got his budget.