ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposal to allow Uber to expand outside of New York City and long-awaited reforms to address government corruption are among the top issues facing state lawmakers as they return to Albany to wrap up their 2016 session.
The Senate and the Assembly will reconvene Tuesday for what's expected to be seven weeks of work.
One item that must be resolved is the renewal of mayoral control of schools in New York City, which expires this year. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio wants a longer extension, but Senate Republicans are wary.
The ride-hailing service Uber wants lawmakers to pass regulations allowing it to expand into upstate cities.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll push for ethics reforms to address Albany's history of government corruption, but so far lawmakers have shown little interest.
