Sentences with phrase «assembly opening session»
Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak's seat is empty during the opening prayer at the New York State Assembly opening session Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)
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Last night, after a marathon closed - door session, the Assembly Democrats emerged to announce that they agreed Silver must go — though whether he will voluntarily heed a growing call for himto resign or they will be forced to actively seek his removal remains an open question.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Geneva, speaks to members in the Assembly Chamber during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Hans Pennink)
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Geneva, speaks to members in the Assembly Chamber during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., in January.
Assembly Majority Leader Morelle says it's unlikely though that lawmakers would be open to restructuring state government in a «rushed» end of the year session.
The Democratic half of the state Senate staked out the chambers early this morning, opened an extraordinary session at 3 p.m., but failed to pass any further legislation after Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Manhattan) issued a statement warning that any bills passed under the extraordinary session would not be valid because the Assembly had passed the bills during the standard session.
When the state Assembly opens its 2011 legislative session in January, two new faces from western Queens will be seen on the floor.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie also recommitted to closing the loophole in his opening remarks for the 2016 session, and the Assembly passed it once again as part of a broad ethics package, this time nearly unanimously.
The authority had planned to close the center, which lets the public use Stuyvesant High's athletic facilities when school is not in session, on Dec. 20 — much to the outrage of residents and officials — but the authority agreed to keep it open while they work with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office to find a new operator for the facility.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said it is a priority during his opening speech to members as the legislative session began.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx, applauds in the Assembly Chamber on the opening day of the legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Hans Pennink)
The Democratic governor told lawmakers Wednesday, the opening day of the new legislative session, that he has «no desire to diminish the General Assembly's right to set policy.»
The Queen officially opened the Welsh assembly today, as AMs gathered for the third session at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay.
As the legislative session kicks off this week, there are a slew of open state Senate and Assembly seats, and Governor Andrew Cuomo has not indicated when or whether he will call a special election to fill the vacancies.
Pataki started to hold open sessions with legislative leaders on budget issues, and including minority leaders of the Senate and Assembly in these discussions.
More recently, a measure to allow five commercial casinos to open upstate passed the State Senate last year but was not considered in the State Assembly, and the proposal was not brought up in the legislative session that ended in June.
Typically, the Assembly speaker addresses teachers in Albany at the union's annual «lobby day» after the session opens.
Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, presided in the Assembly chamber on Wednesday, the opening day of New York State's 239th legislative session.
In the Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie rattled off a list of Democratic agenda items in his opening remarks to kick off the session in the chamber, chastising federal policies that those on the left side of the aisle in Albany say already are having serious repercussions for the state.
New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie addresses his fellow members of the Assembly during the opening day of the session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Geneva, speaks to members in the Assembly Chamber during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, R - Canandaigua, speaks to members in the Assembly Chamber during opening day of the 2017 legislative session at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo / Hans Pennink)
Members of the Assembly take part in the opening day of the session on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie kicked off the session last week by explicitly stating in his opening remarks that his chamber will act on legislation to ban the possession, sale and manufacture of bump - stock devices.
The Legislature opened the 2017 session on Wednesday and it was refreshing to see the hope and optimism of my colleagues, especially the seven new members we welcomed to the Assembly Minority Conference.
The National Assembly is expected to pass a bill this session that would prohibit universities from filling more than half of new faculty openings with their own alumni.
The outcome document mandated the creation of an inter-governmental Open Working Group, that will submit a report to the 68th session of the General Assembly containing a proposal for sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate action.
During this long session of the General Assembly, which opens on January 25, legislators should consider revising the School Report Cards law to align with the ESSA regulations.
As the North Carolina General Assembly opens its long session on January 25, WakeEd Partnership has released its Public Policy Agenda (PDF) with an emphasis on teacher talent management, improving school accountability measures, and ensuring student equity for all...
Now, with the next session of the Connecticut General Assembly only a few weeks away, comes that news that a group called «Educators 4 Excellence» is opening operations here, as the corporate reformers seek to continue their efforts to privatize and undermine Connecticut's public education system.
As the 2013 session of the Connecticut General Assembly came to a close, Malloy and the Democrats passed legislation that allowed candidates to keep the public campaign finance funds while opening the flood gates to tainted campaign contributions.
More than 1,300 delegates from over 130 countries attended the opening of the 22nd session of the World Tourism Organisation General Assembly in Chengdu, China this morning.