Sentences with phrase «assembly leadership post»

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Facing growing pressure to resign his leadership post, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for the first time publicly said «I'm sorry» for helping to cover up the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the legal mess surrounding Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. is a «horrendous situation,» but he declined to opine on whether the embattled Bronx Democrat should step down from his leadership post.

The bill would require eight - year caps on leadership posts in the Assembly and Senate — applying to the temporary president of the Senate, speaker of the Assembly and the minority leaders of both houses.

Both legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate were forced to step down from their leadership posts following corruption arrests.

The eighth link features a photo of Heastie himself, standing on the rostrum at the front of the Assembly chamber on Feb. 3, 2015 — the day he was elected to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, becoming the first African - American in New York history to hold that leadership post.

Meanwhile, Heastie said internal reforms to how the Assembly operates, promised more than a year ago when he succeeded Sheldon Silver in the top leadership post, will be released sometime next week.

In 2013, Micah Z. Kellner, a Democratic assemblyman from Manhattan, was barred from leadership posts, stripped of his interns and forced to cut his staff after an Assembly ethics investigation found that he had sexually harassed aides.

There was also a change at the top of the Assembly as longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver was indicted and stepped down from his leadership post.

Never facing a serious challenge over his nearly 39 years in the Assembly, Silver was elevated to a leadership post in 1987, when new Speaker Mel Miller made him chairman of the Codes Committee.

Now she's learned that sometimes certain behaviors are so heinous that you have to form a judgment and simply say, «Mr. Silver save us all a lot of heartache and just leave your leadership post in the Assembly of Albany, NY now.

Fresh off re-election to his leadership post by his colleagues, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver headed into a closed - door lunch with Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo insisting all will be smooth sailing between New York's two top Democrats heading into a difficult budget year.

Freshman Democratic Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner defended her «yes» vote for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to keep his leadership post for another two years.

The NYP and Fred Dicker's «Assembly Republican blocks coup effort against Sheldon Silver» item make one thing perfectly clear — Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R - Rensselaer), has had enough of Speaker Sheldon Silver and may provide the leadership necessary to force the soon to be federally indicted speaker to resign from his Assembly Speaker post.

A reader forwarded this «save the date» card for an upcoming brunch fundraiser to honor Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is celebrating «his Chai year» in his powerful leadership post.

On Friday there were numerous calls seeking his resignation from the Assembly and his party leadership post.

Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca, who broke with the majority of his party in supporting a $ 3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group and has been in charge while Democratic seats dropped to their lowest levels in 60 years, announced Thursday he is leaving his leadership post at the end of the month.

Had he still been in his leadership post today, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would have tied Oswald Heck's longest - serving - speaker record.

Bharara, Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — who took the position after Silver stepped down from his leadership post — declined through representatives to answer questions for this article.

Anonymous sources quoted by the NY Post's Fred Dicker bashed the leadership of both Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in the wake of a lackluster end of session.

Mike Whyland, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — who ultimately makes the decision who gets which post — said the chair and leadership positions will be a decision that's made «soon.»

James was endorsed by the New York State Nurses Association, as well as state lawmakers who hold leadership posts in the state Assembly.

At 8 a.m., at a Crain's New York Business breakfast, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie will discuss his first full session in the leadership post, the state budget and his legislative priorities, New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park S., Manhattan.

While Mr. Skelos, like former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, at first vowed he would not leave his leadership post, he was eventually forced to step down, with new Senate Leader John Flanagan taking over his spot.

According to a 2013 report by the Center for Investigative Reporting, California State Assembly Speaker John Perez «gave lawmakers who raised the most money the best assignments in the new Legislature — posts on the speaker's leadership team and seats on the powerful «juice committees.»»

While she knows her chances at victory are slim, Vazquez is keeping her name recognition high and campaigning to take a second bite at the apple for state assembly while maintaining her district leadership post.

Heastie reported earning between $ 5,000 and $ 20,000 for his teaching post, but has said he'll be giving up all outside employment to focus on his new leadership position in the Assembly, while McDonald is among those who reported earning $ 100,000 or more.

«I believe it is in the best interest of the Assembly and the people of New York State for the Speaker to resign his post immediately and allow us to move forward under new leadership with the important budget and policy work in front of us,» Woerner said in a statement.

Gov. Cuomo called the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver «a bad reflection on government» but would not say if he believes the embattled pol should resign his leadership post.

ALBANY — Democrats said Monday Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has lost the confidence of his colleagues after his arrest last week on federal charges and will be asked to step down from a leadership post he's held for 21 years.

However, since this is coming on the heels of the Post report about anonymous anti - Silver / pro-Cuomo plotters and the governor - elect's rather lukewarm statements in Puerto Rico about wanting to work with the Assembly «leadership,» you've got to say this:

So far, few Democrats in the Assembly have called for Mr. Silver to resign his leadership post — but last night several newspapers reported that Mr. Silver would step back from his duties, while not resigning his post, and allow five veteran Democrats to run the chamber during critical budget negotiations.

Heastie called the body together in the months following his ascension to the leadership post in the wake of legislative unrest that accompanied the arrest of longtime Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Silver, a Manhattan resident, resigned from his Senate leadership post after his arrest but retained his Assembly seat.