Sentences with phrase «controversy over the county»

Controversy over the county's contracting procedures system erupted last year when former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) was charged in federal court with influencing the county to award a $ 12 million contract to a company that employed his son.

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There has been a lot of finger pointing involved with this issue — especially as the subject of preserving emails and making them public has become a very hot topic, thanks to the controversy over Hillary Clinton's use of a private server based in her Westchester County home to conduct public business while she was secretary of state.

Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature are calling for a special committee of legislators to be set up to investigate the recent controversy over comments regarding the I - Square development in Irondequoit.

Johnson, who later challenged Gingrich in the 1984 congressional race, said the divorce and controversy over the support payments caused a lot of negative feelings against Gingrich in his home county.

A Democratic majority likely means fewer squabbles over Poloncarz's appointments and fewer blow - ups like the controversy over the Erie County Medical Center financing deal, which consumed the Legislature last year, Loughran said.

In the wake of growing controversy over the unsustainable financial situation at Hi - Tor Animal Shelter in Pomona, Rockland Legislators Ed Day and Alden H. Wolfe have initiated a discussion item requesting a committee review of the matter of animal control and care in Rockland County.

Zeldin, a state senator from Suffolk County, is running to unseat Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop, who has been hammered by the National Republican Campaign Committee, including an ad this week that reignites the controversy over his office securing a permit for a fireworks display and then campaign seeking a political donation.

A Lockport man who found himself at the center of controversy two weeks ago when he was charged under an unpopular section of the SAFE Act, limiting ammunition in a magazine, has been ordered by a Niagara County judge to hand over his pistol permit and all his handguns.

Controversy continues over a rail - to - trail plan in Ulster County amid an agreement announced Tuesday between a railroad operator and the county execCounty amid an agreement announced Tuesday between a railroad operator and the county execcounty executive.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA The Rockland County Conservative Party's September 26, 7:30 p.m. convention at the New City Town Hall continues to be marred by controversy, including claims of dishonesty, a lack of transparency and fraud, as well as persisting outrage over the scheduling of the event over Yom Kippur.

He added he wouldn't be bogged down in the «silliness» over controversy such as a TV ad from the Erie County Democrats that highlighted Astornio being a fan of the Miami Dolphins (Astorino has knocked the ad for altering a picture that removed his son, Cuomo and Democrats in Erie say it would have been illegal to include the image of a minor without permission).

The anonymity exemption, which requires gun owners to provide a reason they wish to remain out of the public record, is a response to the controversy that followed the Journal News» publication last month of the names and addresses of over 33 thousand hand gun permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties, north of New York City.

The Welsh Liberal Democrat AM for South Wales West, Peter Black has joined the controversy over the decision by Bridgend County Borough Council to freeze the pay of their staff as a money - saving measure.

First, she confirmed the Times Union's Tuesday story that deputy conference leader Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens, and Senate Democratic staffers met with the Albany County district attorney's office last week to discuss an ongoing controversy over several committee leadership stipends being diverted to certain IDC and Republican senators.

The larger questions looming over this controversy are whether the county - appointed Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has the authority to override local objections and if so, whether in this case it will.

The county, which has used mechanical lever machines for generations, has chosen optical scanners over electronic touch - screen voting machines, which have been the subject of controversy because they keep no physical record of votes.

Legal action may be the next step in the controversy over the transfer of the Orange County town of Monroe to the neighboring Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel.

Douglas County: DougCo is the wealthiest large district in Colorado and lately has been in the news for controversy over their voucher program (an issue now headed to the US Supreme Court).

In Wake County, North Carolina, frequent student reassignments created controversy over the school district's long - standing socioeconomic integration plan.

Until veteran animal control worker Karen Crawford was suspended recently for tranquilizing animals before they were sent to the gas chamber, there had been little controversy over how Lake County killed its unwanted animals.

The county decided earlier this year to change its euthanasia method after controversy erupted over the outdated air chamber used by the shelter to kill hundreds of unwanted pets picked up every year throughout the county.

A new wave of controversy is washing over the dog kennel operations in Winona County.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> The nationwide debate over how best to manage the tens of millions of feral cats estimated to roam freely in communities throughout the country has found its way to Ulster County, where a controversy over the practices of a local animal shelter in High Falls has hit a fevered pitch.

Even despite public controversies over the inclusion of climate change in state science standards, «Americans overwhelmingly support teaching our children about the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to global warming — in all 50 states and 3,000 + counties across the nation, including Republican and Democratic strongholds,» according to the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (April 11, 2018).