Sentences with phrase «democrats take over the state»

A common campaign tactic employed in 2014 by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to help Democrats take over the state Senate is coming under scrutiny.

In exchange, Cuomo agreed to address the WFP convention and to commit to helping Democrats take over the state Senate, and promised to push for a rash of progressive agenda items.

As terrible as the Senate GOP conference is on a long list of issues and despite it being something similar to a cult in how it forces it members to stay together on the most awful legislation, Republican control is still preferable to the Democrats taking over the state Senate.

But he arrived at the Capitol just after Cuomo struck a deal with the progressive Working Families Party to help Democrats take over the State Senate.

The governor has also received the endorsement of the left - leaning Working Families Party, and promised them he would help Democrats take over the state Senate.

Cuomo has also received the endorsement of the left leaning Working Families Party, and promised them he'd help Democrats take over the State Senate.

Simply put, NY has a spending problem, a problem that wont get any better if the Democrats take over the state senate btw.

If the New York City Democrats take over the State Senate, Long Island gets nothing.»

The mayor, who won in a landslide last year, fared far worse in his push to help Democrats take over the State Senate, but insisted the outcome was not a repudiation of his brand of left - of - center politics.

Not exact matches

Two rare openings in the state Senate have intensified the battle for control of the chamber this fall, and increased the Democrats» chances of taking over.

State Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter CommisState Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commisstate Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commission.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said one of the reasons he is actively campaigning for Democrats to take over the New York State Senate is that he believes he will have more success getting ethics changes done without the GOP in charge.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's acting tax commissioner took heat Tuesday from Democrats and Republicans in the state Legislature over delays in the STAR rebate program.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has offered only lukewarm support in the past for his fellow Democrats in their quest to take over the State Senate, this week said he would back Democratic candidates in Senate races.

The governor, who supports Democrats taking over the chamber, said earlier today he will be campaigning with Democratic candidates for state Senate later this month.

If Mr. Kaminsky's small lead over Christopher T. McGrath, the Republican, holds up, the Democrats would take a numerical majority in the State Senate, which Republicans currently hold by the leanest of margins.

Between appearing at fund - raisers and dispatching City Hall staff to work on individual races, the Democratic mayor pushed hard for his party to take over the Senate — a lot harder, notably, than the state's top Democrat, Andrew Cuomo.

Democrats hope their candidate, Nevada state treasurer Kate Marshall, can take over the longtime, right - leaning district.

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The Democrats have a clear anti-upstate agenda that comes in two parts: forcing people to leave, then taking over the state legislature by gerrymandering.

State assemblyman Kevin Cahill, a fellow Democrat who has crossed swords with Hein over the county's assumption of Safety - Net payments from the towns, has also taken the railroad's side in the dispute.

Another prominent Democrat said private polling data showing Trump's support in New York state sharply declining over the past two weeks convinced Cuomo «that the Democrats have a good chance to take the Senate anyway, so he might as well get on board.»

Attendees at this year's conference at the Condado Plaza Hilton Hotel have little reason to celebrate after the beating Democrats took on Tuesday, when Republicans took over the majority in the State Senate.

If the special elections turn into a fight over the majority, with Cuomo perhaps forced to take a more bullish stance on Democrats gaining seats in the state Senate, it could upset his negotiations with the state Legislature.

More importantly, Cuomo agreed to put his weight behind state Democrats» foremost aim: taking over complete control of the Legislature by winning the State Sestate Democrats» foremost aim: taking over complete control of the Legislature by winning the State SeState Senate.

But for now, a more near - term goal for Democrats is taking over the state Senate, where the Republicans have a thin majority, but an alliance with the Independent Democratic Conference that could preserve their power.

«Over the last four election cycles, Republican efforts have been unsuccessful in stopping Democrats from winning these elections and taking control in key states,» said James Erp, who will run the AMP.

Democrats appear to have taken over the State Senate, by a narrow margin.

We Democrats are on track this year to take all State - wide offices and to come closer to our goal of taking over the State Senate, so that our legislation, including D.R.I.E. parity with seniors, Timothy's Law, inclusion of PWDs in the EPIC senior prescription program, and funding for stem cell research, can be passed.

Additionally, though the governor reluctantly supported the Democrats» effort to take over the State Senate this year, he has long cultivated close ties to the Republican delegation and to the IDC.

The lame - duck Legislature of 1964 met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany from December 15 to 31, 1964, to re-apportion the legislative districts for the election in November 1965, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of the Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January.

After year - long investigations into a potential pay - to - play scheme involving his definition political nonprofit Campaign for One New York and his failed 2014 fundraising effort for State Senate Democrats by now - former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara — eventually taken over by acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim — and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, the pair decided not to bring federal charges against de Blasio or his aides.

So at the point at which the Democrats take over in Blue State New York, the Republicans are done, kaput, finis, the end.

Orange County Democrats fired a third salvo at state Sen. Bill Larkin on Monday over the question of banning the outside income some state lawmakers earn in the private sector — an issue likely to be taken up in the coming legislative session after the recent corruption convictions of former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

It really depends on whether progressives show up,» he said, arguing that Democrats will doubtless take over state government in 2016.

-- CHALLENGING THE I.D.C.: Before Teachout took center stage, the biggest expected battle on primary night was a series of challenges to senators from the I.D.C., a five - member group that broke with their partymates to ally with Republicans in 2012, thereby denying Democrats control of the state's upper chamber over the last two years.

According to a poll from the weekend, Democrats are set to take over the State Senate for the first time in 43 years.

When Obama's campaign took over the Democratic Party earlier this year, it embraced Howard Dean's 50 - state strategy, which is aimed at courting Democrats nationwide.

She said that it's going to be coming out in the very near future that many of the catastrophes that have taken human lives in the State of New York have been the product of guns coming over the border from Vermont,» said State Sen. Tim Kennedy, a Democrat from Buffalo.

But with the very real possibility of Democrats also taking over the State Senate — depending on the whims of one mercurial senator — and Gov. Andrew Cuomo ever eager to ban any gun he can find, this threat to shooting sports is all too real.

Democrats took over control in the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Iowa.

Mr. Zeldin, a former New York State Senator, took over the seat in 2014 after defeating Democrat Tim Bishop of Southampton by more than 15,000 votes.

Changing demographics, the unpopularity of Donald Trump in New York and the efficiency of Hillary Clinton's get — out - the - vote effort, are all contributing to the Democrats» best chance in several years to take over control of the State Senate this Election Day.

The last Democrat to represent Binghamton in the Senate took over the chair of the agriculture committee after Sen. Franklin Roosevelt vacated the position to begin serving as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, four years before the United States entered World War I.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- There was more bad news for Mayor Bill de Blasio Friday, as the Manhattan District Attorney's office has expanded an investigation into the mayor's attempt to help Democrats take over the New York State Senate in 2014.

In his announcement, District Attorney Cyrus Vance stated that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the mayor violated state election laws in his efforts to help Democrats take over the Republican - controlled state Senate.

S. 697, meanwhile, cleared a key Senate committee on a 15 - 5 bipartisan vote this past May, following a series of amendments designed to win over Democrats who worried that the bill favored industry interests and took too much power from state regulators.

Democrats took the opportunity, meanwhile, to disparage a pending GOP plan for $ 1 billion in tax cuts over the next two years, a proposal they say will reduce the state's ability to provide basic services such as funding for public schools.

So they did more teaching or became involved running a charter school or a reform group, then kept moving up the ladder as sympathetic political leaders, including Democrats (most in this network also seem to be Democrats), took over cities or states and looked for people to overhaul school systems.