Sentences with phrase «assembly members called»

Assemblyman Keith Wright of Manhattan, a former state Democratic committee co-chair, was the first of a growing number of Assembly members calling for Silver to resign his post, saying if the speaker remained, the chamber would be «mired in the swamp of dysfunction and chaos.»

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Today, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade calls on all Members of the Legislative Assembly to work together to enable British Columbians to access innovative transportation options.

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Today, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade calls on all Members of the Legislative Assembly to work together to enable British Columbians to access innovative transportation options.

In October, three former members of Sunday Assembly NYC announced the formation of a breakaway group called Godless Revival.

At the 1993 Parliament, most members of the Assembly signed a document called «Toward a Global Ethic.»

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Justin lifts the curtain upon the action of such a high priest, though he calls him quite neutrally a «president,» in a Roman Christian assembly at worship early on Sunday morning, presumably in the house of one of the more prosperous members.17

1 The Codex Code of Ethics for International Trade in Food calls on Member States to: «make sure that the international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes and relevant resolutions of the World Health Assembly (WHA) setting forth principles for the protection and promotion of breast - feeding be observed.»

IBFAN calls upon World Health Assembly Member States to adopt a resolution to call for a «budget line» for Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding interventions in child health and / or nutrition, with a clear plan of action and timelines that is reported to the World Health Assembly every two years.

Hon. Ernest Kofie expressed his worries over the security threats in the District and called on the Members of the Assembly to play their roles in sustaining peace in the area.

Silver issued a late - night statement — sent out by DACC, not the Assembly itself — offering a warm welcome to four new Democratic members, despite the fact that Barrett's race hasn't yet been called.

In the call, Obama cites the recent budget agreement in Albany that Kaminsky voted for as a sitting member of the Assembly, which included a 12 - week paid family leave program and an increase in the minimum wage targeted for $ 15 in downstate counties.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the allegations against his conference member, Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr., «totally, totally unacceptable» and «deplorable,» adding: «I hope that the criminal justice system will deal with them to the fullest extent of the law.»

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie called the effort to strengthen oversight of economic development programs «an admirable goal» but said a measure aimed at expanding the authority of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will first be aired with his Democratic conference members.

At 12:30 p.m., Assembly members Andrew Hevesi, Michael Blake and Kimberly Jean - Pierre call on Cuomo to pass progressive tax policies, fund the Home Stability Support plan and expand access to the HIV enhanced shelter allowance, Assembly Chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 11 a.m., Sens. George Amedore and Jesse Hamilton, and Assembly members Patricia Fahy, Andrew Hevesi and Linda Rosenthal, join nonprofits to call for state investment into human services, outside Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.

A panel of members of the state Senate and Assembly will gather today in Albany for a hearing on the state's tax code and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees.

But I was told that at least some Assembly members received calls from unions and the Working Families Party on behalf of Heastie as early Friday, Jan. 23rd — the day after Silver was arrested.

Assembly members on Tuesday were receiving calls discussing a vote for James.

At 1:15 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, Assemblyman Andrew Raia and members of the GOP conference will call for legislation to reduce Medicaid costs in New York, back of the Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 10 a.m., Assembly members David Weprin and Carmen De La Rosa call for the restoration of seven - day visiting at state medium - security prisons and for the reinstatement of free transportation for the inmate visiting program, outside Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 11 a.m., the New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy hosts a press conference with Assembly members Ron Kim and Pamela Hunter to call attention to the elimination of adult literacy classes from the governor's executive budget, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol, Albany.

He also called on Ghanaians to elect patriotic people as assembly members and explained that committed assembly members would be in a better position to ensure effective planning and implementation of issues that would reflect the interest of the people.

Tomorrow the 180 or so members of the New York County Democratic Committee for the 65th Assembly District will gather on East Broadway to pick their candidate for the April 19 special election called by Governor Cuomo last Saturday.

Also at 1 p.m., Assembly members Patricia Fahy and John McDonald and others call for a dedicated funding stream for Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion programs, Legislative Office Building, LCA Pressroom, Room 130, Albany.

At 10:30 a.m., Sens. Jim Tedisco, Phil Boyle, Sue Serino and Assembly members Linda Rosenthal and Dean Murray call for the passage of Kirby & Quigley's Law, Legislative Office Building, the Well, Albany.

Sources told NY1 on Tuesday night that James was calling state Assembly members and asking them for support in her bid to be attorney general.

UPDATE 2/23/18: Following the announcement of station closures in Upper Manhattan, State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal is calling on the MTA to halt its plans until it holds a public hearing first.

Every member of the Assembly Republican Conference signed a letter to Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Intern Chair Deborah Glick calling for implementation of G.I.V.E. Back NY (See attached).

Four women Assembly Members are calling on Welsh Labour to change its electoral college system and adopt «One Member, One Vote»...

Paterson has walked back his call for a November 15 special session and both Assembly Member Jonathan Bing and the office of Senator Liz Krueger said that at this point, they don't expect to be called back into session before the new year.

[22] UK Independence Party Welsh Assembly member Neil Hamilton called for Jones to resign over the matter, saying that the suspension of Sargeant was both «heartless and in breach of the most fundamental principle of natural justice — giving the accused the right to defend himself.»

When Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and president of the Palestinian Authority completes his address to the UN general assembly, expected to take place on September 23rd, he will be calling for the admission of Palestine as a full member state of the United Nations.

At 1 p.m., state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Rep. Nydia Velasquez, Assembly members Felix Ortiz, JoAnne Simon and Diana Richardson, Brooklyn BP Eric Adams, historic preservation advocates and community leaders call on the state to fully investigate a possible African burial ground site, 193 Ninth St., Brooklyn.

At 2:30 p.m., state Sen. John Brooks, Assembly members Christine Pellegrino and Kimberly Jean - Pierre, along with local elected officials, call for the installation of elevators in Long Island Rail Road stations, Amityville Long Island Rail Road Station, John Street, Amityville.

Tedisco's bill requires all member items, discretionary funds, and so - called «lump sum payments», which are controlled by the Speaker of the Assembly, Senate Majority Leader and Governor and negotiated in many instances behind closed doors, be made public and fully transparent within the state budget.

Last month State Sen. Tony Avella made headlines once again by breaking with his colleagues when he called for Speaker Silver to step down in the face of an apparent cover up of sexual harassment charges involving Assembly Member Vito Lopez.

Media producer and NY LEAD coalition member Marc Weiss, writing for Newsday, called for New York senators and assembly members to support Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Silver in passing public campaign finance legislation, asking, «Do they want to continue business as usual, or do they want to be part of the solution?»

Assembly Members say Legislature should do its part by passing «Prisoner Privileges Limitation Law»; call for independent investigation of prison break

In releasing his plan, Faso — who as a member of the Assembly cut spending and championed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — called it a smart way to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and align New York with most other states in the nation that don't pass their Medicaid expenses down to county taxpayers.

We spoke today following a Staten Island press conference in which Malliotakis and fellow Staten Island Republican Assembly Member Ron Castorina, Jr. called for additional stop signs on roads near schools.

I urge Governor Cuomo to be the champion of reform that we so desperately need, and I'm proud to join Senator Squadron, Assembly Member Kavanagh, and my other colleagues in calling for the Governor to make LLC reform a line in the sand in his Executive Budget,» said State Senator Liz Krueger.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Phil Boyle (R,C,I - Suffolk County) and Senator George Amedore (R,C,I - Rotterdam) today joined with family members of two murdered dogs and animal advocates to call on the Assembly to bring «Kirby & Quigley's Law» to the Floor of the New York State Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.

At 12:30 p.m. Monday in Albany, there will be a «press conference to call on Governor Cuomo to pass progressive tax policies, invest resources to fund Assembly Member Hevesi's proposed Home Stability Support plan and expand access to the HIV enhanced shelter allowance.»

On Tuesday, Assembly and Senate Democrats held a press conference calling for the gun - control measures — and invited IDC members to join them.

Hours before Sheldon Silver resigns as Speaker of the State Assembly, six government reform groups sent a an email to all members of the NYS Assembly calling on them to enact four basic reforms that will make the Assembly more transparent, participatory and democratic.

As Assembly Speaker, Silver was a member of the so - called «three men in a room» who, along with the Governor and Senate Majority Leader, wielded immense influence both in Lower Manhattan — where he was first elected in 1976 — and throughout the state.

Members of the Assembly's Democratic majority have sponsored similar proposals in the past, said spokesman Michael Whyland, who called affordable higher education a priority.

Members of the fair elections coalition were joined by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Tuesday to again call for public campaign financing.

The call, which will start to ring on phones statewide at 9 a.m., urges respondents to contact their local assembly member to express support for a budget that cuts spending and holds the line on taxes, fees and borrowing.