Sentences with phrase «democratic coalition leader»

Speakers include New York State Commissioner of Education and President of the University of the State of New York MaryEllen Elia, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Independent Democratic Coalition Leader Senator Jeff Klein and Assembly Member Marcos Crespo.

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The coalition holds the kind of veto power that bigcity mayors, African - American leaders and labor unions hold in the Democratic Party.

During the term of 2004 - 2008, she respectively held the positions of Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, Leader of the Democratic Coalition Parliamentary Caucus and Chairman of Sub-Committee on Millennium Development Goals and poverty reduction.

Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom coalition is heading for a decisive win over the centre - left Democratic Party which is still reeling from the disastrous local election results which forced the resignation of opposition leader Walter Veltroni.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Monday did not rule out further primary challenges to members of the Independent Democratic Conference and derided their coalition with the Senate Republicans as a «false majority.»

The coalition governing the Senate, led by Skelos and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, was already tenuous.

In the wake of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's (D - Hollis) bribery scandal, Independent Democratic Conference leader Sen. Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) stripped the embattled lawmaker of his committee assignments and leadership position within the state's coalition government and in a final blow suggested Smith step down from the perch from which he had long coveted positions of -LSB-...]

On Monday, members of the New York Leadership for Accountable Government — a bipartisan coalition of business, civic, and philanthropic leaders dedicated to reforming elections laws in the state — delivered an open letter to the Senate Independent Democratic Conference.

[From The Wall Street Journal] New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm said in letters to Senate Coalition Co-leaders Jeff Klein and Dean Skelos, and Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, that an email newsletter from Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. was «harassing» him.

«Whether they allow certain things to get done, it's up to them,» said Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in reference to the senate ruling coalition of Republicans and five breakaway Democrats.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said mainstream Democrats are «willing to enter a coalition» and have long called for reunification of the two factions.

I thank Democratic Conference Leader Stewart - Cousins, Senator Gianaris, my colleagues, the Vote Better coalition including NYC Votes, NYPIRG, Citizens Union, NAACP, and Dominicanos USA for their continued focus on improving voting laws.»

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein and Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos released a joint statement earleir today saying the poll backs their argument that the coalition can work.

Senator Jeffrey Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, says that his coalition has helped push the Senate Republicans to the left and pass progressive legislation.

Michael Kink, executive director of the union - backed Strong For All coalition who previously worked on AIDS housing issues, was arrested in 2013 outside the office of Sen. Jeff Klein, leader of the Independent Democratic Conference.

In a joint statement, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein say the breakaway Democratic faction that had ruled with the Republicans for the past two years has agreed to join in a coalition government with the rest of the Senate Democrats, giving them a potential majority after the November elections.

Heastie, however, is perhaps best known in political circles for leading a multiethnic coalition — dubbed the Rainbow Rebels — that ousted Assemblyman Jose Rivera as leader of the Bronx Democratic Party in 2008, ending what had been years of tumult within the organization.

Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the five - member faction of Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference, took a gamble breaking away from the rest of the Democrats and forming the dominant governing coalition with the now 30 Republican Senators.

WAMC's Jim Levulis talks with Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief for The New York Daily News, about New York state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's shock after the Independent Democratic Coalition unified with mainline Democrats in the Senate.

During the course of a 90 - minute rally, a score of labor leaders and Democratic legislators addressed the gathering as a truck - mounted L.C.D. screen played ads from the UP4NYC coalition.

New York, NY — The New York State Senate Coalition today unveiled an alarming joint - investigative report, «Keeping Our Children Safe From Sex Offenders,» conducted by the offices of Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) and State Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos (R - Nassau), which uncovered startling violations of residency restrictions and a major loophole in the law.

Sheehan is hoping legislators will add the funding during negotiations with Cuomo this month, and said she will meet soon with leaders of the state Senate, controlled by Republicans in coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said the mainline conference is «willing to enter a coalition consistent with the recent correspondence from state Democratic party officials.

(announced Dec. 15, 2015) over 140 elected officials including the entire Democratic congressional delegation, community and coalition leaders... U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow U.S. Sen. Gary Peters U.S. Rep. Sander Levin U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence Senate Minority Leader Jim Ananich House Minority Leader Tim Greimel Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero more...

(announced Oct. 26, 2015) over 100 elected officials, community, coalition and grassroots leaders including... Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins U.S. Rep. Steve Israel U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks U.S. Rep. Grace Meng U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez State Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Democratic Leader State Sen. Michael Gianaris, Deputy Democratic Leader State Assemblyman Carl Heastie, Speaker State Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper, Deputy Speaker State Assemblyman Joseph Morelle, Majority Leader... 2 of 2 Democratic U.S. Sens. and 18 of 18 Democratic U.S. Reps.

(announced Oct. 16, 2015) 41 elected officials, community, student, coalition and grassroots leaders including... Senate Democratic Leader John Sparks Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Kay Floyd Rep. Jason Dunnington Rep. George Young Rep. Emily Virgin Rep. James Lockhart Rep. Jeannie McDaniel Former Gov. David Walters Former First Lady of Oklahoma Rhonda Walters Former Gov. George Nigh Former First Lady of Oklahoma Donna Nigh

The agreement, according to a source familiar with the discussions, would allow Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein to remain co-president of the chamber and include a handshake agreement that the coalition lasts through the 2016 elections.

Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference and coalition co-leader, backs his own public financing bill that also includes an end to housekeeping accounts and a repeal of the Wilson - Pakula waiver.

A coalition of 62 Democratic lawmakers are calling on GOP House leaders to vote on a disaster relief measure that has already sailed through the Senate.

The Communications Workers of America, a key union in the coalition that's trying to engineer a full Democratic takeover of the state Senate, endorsed on Monday Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein's re-election.

The result is good news for Skelos, who will now have an upper hand in any negotiations to a former a new coalition with Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (It helps his Long Island delegation of nine Republicans remained intact, thus ensuring he'll be re-elected Senate majority leLeader Jeff Klein (It helps his Long Island delegation of nine Republicans remained intact, thus ensuring he'll be re-elected Senate majority leaderleader).

The stance opens daylight between him and Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, who entered into a governing coalition with Senate Republicans.

Squadron, meanwhile, also is holding some hope for reuniting the mainline conference with the five - member breakaway Independent Democratic Conference — a prospect that seems unlikely given signals from both IDC Leader Jeff Klein and Senate GOP leader Dean Skelos that the coalition should continue in someLeader Jeff Klein and Senate GOP leader Dean Skelos that the coalition should continue in someleader Dean Skelos that the coalition should continue in some form.

Also at noon, a coalition of groups opposed to Trump's agenda, including Food & Water Watch, Sierra Club, 350 NYC, 350 Brooklyn, WE ACT for Environmental Justice urge Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to join their effort, 780 Third Ave., (Schumer's NYC office), Manhattan.

ALBANY — A week after the announcement that the state Senate will be controlled by a coalition of Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference, the chamber's new leaders are trying to shift the conversation from politics to policy.

The other half of the coalition leadership, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, predicted the measure would pass.

But Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said «the bipartisan coalition was supposed to bring bipartisan support to progressive issues and unfortunately that did not happen.»

An ally of former Democratic Chairman Matthew Clyne, Mackey was also a member of the coalition of party leaders that backed Albany Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin for party chair in the shake - up following the 2014 Supreme Court race.

In his first year as mayor, Mr. de Blasio tangled with a senate that is governed by a coalition of breakaway Democrats and the Republican Party — even with an ally in State Senator Jeff Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference, a Republican majority still looms to potentially stifle a leftist, urban platform that polls poorly in many GOP strongholds throughout the state.

The six - decade long Democratic coalition that has produced such leaders as Democratic Chairman Fred Miller (in office since 1965), late Supervisor Phil Rotella and currently serving Supervisor Howard Phillips, among others, has shown signs of fracture this year, -LSB-...]

Heastie led a multi-ethnic coalition, nicknamed the Rainbow Rebels, that ousted Assemblymember José Rivera as leader of the Bronx Democratic Party in 2008.

Senator Jeff Klein, the leader of the five member faction of Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference, took a gamble breaking away from the rest of the Democrats and forming the dominant governing coalition with the now 30 Republican Senators.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins blamed the coalition of Republicans and four independent Democrats for the failure to pass an ethics package in 2013 as well as a compromised version of the minimum wage.

Now it appears IDC Leader Jeff Klein is also hedging on his pre-election pledge to ditch his GOP power - sharing partners to form a new coalition with his erstwhile Democratic colleagues.

He currently serves as Senate Coalition Co-Leader and Leader of the Independent Democratic Conference — a conference which he co-founded in 2011.

Democratic leaders in New York's 27th District saw an opportunity and in March formed a coalition to find a candidate to challenge the Republican.

The Friends of Steinway Mansion coalition includes the Greater Astoria Historical Society, the Long Island City - based Artisans Guild of America, the Queens Economic Development Corp. and a number of politicians, including Assemblywomen Margaret Markey and Aravella Simotas, and Astoria Democratic District Leader and City Council candidate Costa Constantinides.

In his first interview since the new majority coalition plan was announced, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told Susan Arbetter on The Capitol Press Room that differences between what the independent Democratic bloc wants and the GOP will be ironed out.

He currently serves as Senate Coalition Co-Leader and Leader of the Independent Democratic Conference — a conference...

Other members of the coalition briefed Democratic leaders.