Sentences with phrase «governors convened»

«In this case because we couldn't get it done legislatively the governor convened the wage board.

Reformers are urging that the governor convene a special session devoted exclusively to ethics.

Last year, the Governor convened the first - ever New York State Industrial Hemp Summit and Working Group and committed $ 10 million to support industrial hemp research, production and processing.

Despite the political grandstanding that delayed action on this issue until the fourth quarter — the Assembly and Senate had compiled a list of proposals long before the governor convened a last - minute executive panel — lawmakers approved a comprehensive series of bills designed to address the state's insidious opiate crisis.

The Democratic governor convened the 25 - member panel that released its preliminary findings late Monday, which skeptics immediately said was remarkable in two ways: its recommendations mirrored Cuomo's recent legislative platform, and the alleged malfeasance it outlined was confined exclusively to the Legislature.

The governor convened Patrick Foye, his executive director of the Port Authority — which controls John F. Kennedy Airport, the site of detentions and massive protests yesterday — his chief counsel Alphonso Davis and union leader Hector Figueroa of 32BJ SEIU at his Manhattan office this afternoon.

In 2013, the governor convened a panel called the Moreland Commission to investigate public corruption.

On Friday morning, the governor convened reporters, union laborers and politicians in the New York Transit Museum in downtown Brooklyn and regaled them with his plans for a mass transit system befitting a great world capital.

As was laid bare in a New York Times expose published Wednesday morning, Cuomo aides directed the commission of district attorneys and legal experts that the governor himself convened whenever their investigative noses drew them toward his major allies, vendors or contributors.

The governor convened a wage board that eventually led the state's Department of Labor to increase the minimum hourly rate for fast food workers, arguing that the industry should be singled out because many of its employees also receive public assistance.

Western Governors convenes «program councils» composed of industry experts who advise on each of its colleges, on general education, and on assessment.

Not exact matches

A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related issues.37

2009 N.M. House Memorial 58 requests the governor's women's health advisory council to convene a task force to study the needs of breastfeeding student - mothers and make recommendations for breastfeeding accommodations in school environments.

The Governor stated that when he came to government, the first task of his administration was to convene an education summit which was chaired by Prof Wole Soyinka, adding that all intervention of government in education since inception came from the recommendations of the summit and nothing about religion.

About two hours after news of Schneiderman's suspension broke, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's chief spokeswoman, Melissa DeRosa, issued a statement announcing the governor will «convene a meeting» with representations from the Legislature, and the AG and state comptroller to come up with a uniform email and FOIL policy that applies to all state officials and agencies.

«To that end, as the Attorney General and the legislature appear open to revising their policies, the Governor's office will convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»

Eaton said he will wait until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election in NY - 11 (something the governor has shown no signs of doing any time soon), and then convene a convention of county committee members to which all potential candidates will be invited to make their respective cases.

Under the auspices of legislation signed this week by the governor, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will soon convene a panel of local politicians tasked with consolidating government services.

Cynthia Nixon vowed to convene a Moreland Commission to investigate government corruption if elected — the latest in a slew of examples that she is using her campaign for governor to advance policy proposals that troll her primary opponent, Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In his State of the State address to the New York Legislature, Governor Cuomo endorses convening a state constitutional convention (listen to 128:46 to 129:23).

The $ 315 million midyear budget gap could lead to another transit raid in the $ 20 million range before the year is out, if Governor Paterson convenes a lame duck special session and Albany repeats the same sort of heist it pulled off this fall.

A spokesman for the governor declined to comment on the contents of the proposal — which are subject to change until the panel, convened by Cuomo in October to study the issue, finalizes and releases its report.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul said, «Tremendous progress has been made since we convened the very first hemp summit at Cornell in April 2017.

The budget also requires local governments to convene and hatch new ways to reduce property tax burdens, the governor said.

Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, who convened New York's first Industrial Hemp Summit in Ithaca on April 18 on behalf of Governor Cuomo, said, «There are so many promising applications for industrial hemp, the possibilities for unprecedented innovation in a variety of industries are truly limitless.

Mike Kink, with the Strong Economy for All Coalition, says Governor Cuomo is expected to follow through on a promise to convene a special wage board as soon as this month.

Strong Economy for All Coalition Executive Director Michael Kink called on the governor to convene a wage board to recommend a minimum wage increase (one already is considering an increase for tipped workers).

Legislative leaders fought to keep the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which was convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo, from subpoenaing records from their firms and others that employ legislators that would detail the extent of their work and their exact clients.

But more than six months before lawmakers acted, Governor Cuomo convened a wage board that enacted a different schedule for fast food workers.

Several lawmakers, who did little more than announce their attendance at roll call when the chambers convened around 1 p.m., noted the absence early on of the governor's mayoral control bill that was the purpose of their return.

Cuomo will be formally endorsed today for governor by the Independence Party when it convenes this morning in Colonie.

We are confident that when the Senate convenes in January, there will be that Democratic Majority and we look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to achieve the progressive agenda he has laid out.

The Governor has the power to convene a wage board to set the rate.

Governor Cuomo convened a cabinet meeting of State agency commissioners in Liverpool, Onondaga County on September 30, to demonstrate the State's commitment to the people of Central New York.

Pokalsky said the business group is not averse to looking at ways to minimize the partial loss of the state and local tax deductions and backs the governor's plan to convene a study group to restructure the state's tax code.

The special Moreland Commission appointed by the governor in July will convene again, privately, today, amid a flurry of stories questioning its independence from the Cuomo administration.

In sharp contrast, the smaller state Republican party convenes Tuesday with schisms on display, deciding for example if wild - card party - switcher Steve Levy advances another step for governor, or if Rick Lazio locks up the nomination as once presumed, or if a sudden prospect named Myers Mermel mounts a major miracle.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo is convening a wage board to examine raising wages for workers in the fast food industry, he wrote in a lengthy op - ed to be published in the New York Times on Thursday.

The governor also offered a new assessment of his decision to disband the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption, which he convened in the summer of 2013 after lawmakers left the Capitol without doing anything to respond to the arrests of two other senators, Malcolm Smith and John Sampson.

CBC has convened a special committee of business and civic leaders and tax experts to consider reforms and will issue a report on the Governor's proposals in coming weeks.

Next Wednesday, the New York wage board, convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo, is expected to make its recommendation for raising the state - wide minimum wage for fast food workers to $ 15.

The governor's office will move «in the near future» to convene a minimum - wage board to study what raise should be given to tipped workers, according to an administration source.

In a HuffPo essay published yesterday, Brodsky noted that the 1907 act empowers the governor to convene a commission to «examine and investigate the management and affairs of any department, board, bureau or commission of the state.»

Also at 10 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul delivers opening remarks and convenes the governor's NYS Tourism and Craft Beverages Summit, The Egg, Hart Lounge, Empire State Plaza, Albany.

(The Senate convenes at noon, prior to the governor's big speech).

To prevent the lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday called an «extraordinary session» of the state Legislature to convene on Wednesday at 1p.

Deputy National Chairman of the party, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, had, at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, alleged that the stakeholders» meeting convened and chaired by former President Goodluck Jonathan was sponsored by both governors.

Governor Cuomo was supposed to convene the minimum wage board to address the plight of tip workers in the food industry as part of the legislation that ever - so - slightly nudged the minimum wage in New York Sate to $ 8 an hour last year.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara subpoenaed records from JCOPE earlier this year, as he took over the mantle of a defunct anti-corruption commission that Governor Andrew Cuomo convened in 2012.

Cuomo's spokeswoman says the governor will «convene a meeting with representatives from the legislature, the Attorney General and the Comptroller to come up with one uniform email retention and FOIL policy that applies to all State officials and agencies.»