Sentences with phrase «island state lawmaker»

Statement from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Rhode Island State Lawmakers on Governors Creating New Interstate Coalition for Gun Safety

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The Syracuse lawmaker was endorsed by Sens. Phil Boyle, John Bonacic, Fred Akshar, Pat Gallivan and Tom Croci — all representing different regions of the state, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, the Southern Tier and western New York.

State lawmakers paid tribute to the life of hero NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, passing a resolution honoring him and then approving a bill renaming a portion of the Southern State Parkway in Long Island after the detective who died in January.

The Republican lawmakers who represent Long Island introduced a bill on Thursday that would cut off state funding to Amtrak until the train service fixes ongoing delays at Penn Station.

If betting on sports comes to New York, it could bring in an influx of new state tax revenue — and at least one state lawmaker, Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky — would want it to be used on the environment.

A key Long Island lawmaker, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, said the state Legislature would «definitely» expand a school - aid package proposed by Cuomo, though he indicated the increase could be a modest one.

In the closing days of two key battleground races on Long Island, Democrats in the state Senate have released mailers depicting incumbent Republican lawmakers as part of an overall corruption epidemic.

At the eastern tip of New York's Long Island, state lawmaker Lee Zeldin will be the House's new Jewish Republican after defeating Bishop.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

News this week that the FBI raided the offices of yet another New York State lawmaker has pushed into the limelight a little known piece of legislation authored by a Long Island senator.

«Senator Hannon has been an exceptional Senator and leader for Long Island and New York State who eliminated the GEA and supported far - reaching reforms that provide more disclosure than ever about a lawmaker's outside income, and that's why all his opponent can do is attack, attack, attack,» Reif said.

Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require the Long Island Power Authority's board of trustees to protect the economic interests of its ratepayers when proposing rate increases.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Seven weeks into the state budget stalemate, two Staten Island lawmakers told Gov. David Paterson exactly what they think of his leadership style: NotISLAND, N.Y. — Seven weeks into the state budget stalemate, two Staten Island lawmakers told Gov. David Paterson exactly what they think of his leadership style: NotIsland lawmakers told Gov. David Paterson exactly what they think of his leadership style: Not much.

A political action committee associated with Jonathan Soros is prepared to spend millions of dollars against Republican state senators on Long Island if state lawmakers don't approve a system of public campaign finance.

Meanwhile, students, parents and community members organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action of New York and the New York City Coalition for Educational Justice delivered valentines to state lawmakers» local offices in the Capital District Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Long Island asking them to reject Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed education aid cuts.

Minority lawmakers in both chambers have been speaking out about the Senate's plan, which they say disenfranchises black and Latino voters all over the state, but particularly in NYC, on Long Island and in the Rochester and Buffalo areas.

Staten Island lawmakers hailed the news, including state Sen. Andrew Lanza and Assemblyman Michael Cusick who, in a bi-partisan tag - team effort, worked relentlessly behind the scenes for the past year to bring a deal to fruition.

Cuomo included $ 151 million in his 2017 - 2018 executive budget proposal earlier this year, after Staten Island's state lawmakers in Albany urged him to do so.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Former New York Gov. David Paterson is urging state lawmakers to pass a law that would grant a larger pension to NYPD Officer Rosa Rodriguez, critically injured in a fire in Coney Island last month.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers reached an agreement on fiscal year 2017 - 18 budget on Friday, forging a path toward legalizing ride - hailing services such as Uber and Lyft to operate in upstate New York and Long Island.

When state lawmakers agreed to allow the companies to operate in upstate New York and on Long Island as part of the budget, they thought that they would pass the legislation by April 1, the start of the new fiscal year.

Last week the Long Island Progressive Coalition demonstrated outside the law firm that employs State Sen. Kemp Hannon, saying he was benefiting from investments in companies he regulates as a lawmaker.

The proposal builds on legislation previously advanced by state Assemblywoman Amy Paulin (D - Scarsdale), state Senator Diane Savino (D - Staten Island) and other state lawmakers.

The voices of local lawmakers, civic leaders and residents must have reverberated last week with officials at the State Liquor Authority (SLA) who rejected a second application by the owners of a Long Island City strip club for a liquor license.

Amid the nuclear power crisis in Japan, a Hawaii lawmaker still says it would be «prudent» for the state to consider nuclear energy for the islands.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

Since then, lawmakers who represent areas with large numbers of state workers in their districts — the Capital Region and Long Island — have written to the Cuomo administration urging them to take action on the issue.

Voters on Long Island will soon pick a replacement for a convicted former top lawmaker — ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in a contest that could help give Democrats complete control over New York state government.

A key state lawmaker said he expects no opposition over the nomination of Rowan D. Wilson to New York's highest court and believes the Port Washington, Long Island resident could be confirmed as soon as Monday.

Major upstate and Long Island transportation system heads implored state lawmakers and Cuomo to boost by roughly $ 10 million their operating aid for the coming fiscal year.

But some Long Island lawmakers, including Congressman Lee Zeldin, New York State Senator Ken LaVall, and Assemblyman Steve Englebright, have said they're worried dredged material could pollute the Sound.

The Lopez non-profits are under federal and state investigation, probes that have drawn the attention of Island lawmakers, particularly those whose districts stretch into Brooklyn.

On paper, Long Island hasn't had this much sway in the State Legislature since 1994, when the catchphrase about the lawmakers was «they could stop anything.»

State lawmakers said they are doing their best to meet the often - competing financial needs of schools on Long Island, in New York City and elsewhere in the sState lawmakers said they are doing their best to meet the often - competing financial needs of schools on Long Island, in New York City and elsewhere in the statestate.

Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj is our choice for City Council because he understands the needs of the residents of Throgs Neck, Morris Park and City Island and has used his position as a state lawmaker to be an advocate for the issues affecting the working people of the East Bronx.

As state lawmakers in the coming weeks prepare to hold water quality hearings in Hoosick Falls, Albany and on Long Island, Democratic Senate candidate Amber Small on Wednesday called for hearings to be held in Buffalo as well.

Staten Island lawmaker Nicole Malliotakis filed papers Tuesday with the New York State Board of Elections to launch a bid for mayor.

The move comes as the Department of Public Service on Friday, responding to state lawmaker complaints, essentially cleared PSEG Long Island of charges that it skirted state rules for notifying customers of a giant steel - pole project in Eastport.

They did give credit to two lawmakers, Assembly Environmental Committee Chairman Robert Sweeney of Long Island, and, Assemblyman George Latimer of Westchester, who successfully championed a bill to use unclaimed bottle deposits to help replenish the state's Environmental Protection Fund.

Some had left their Staten Island and Queens homes as early as 4 a.m. to make departure on time, others had taken the day off work or school, all were there for the same reason: to meet with state lawmakers and convince them to modernize New York's antiquated election laws.

They did give credit to two lawmakers, Assembly Environmental Committee Chair Robert Sweeney of Long Island, and, Assemblyman George Latimer of Westchester, who successfully championed a bill to use unclaimed bottle deposits to help replenish the state's Environmental Protection Fund.

Bills introduced this year by state lawmakers in Western New York would require the Thruway Authority to share a portion of the tolls collected with the towns of Grand Island and Tonawanda and the City of Niagara Falls.

The governor's comments came in the context of a conversation about donations that he and a number of lawmakers have received from Glenwood Management, the Long Island - based real estate titan that is the state's most generous political giver.

A key Long Island lawmaker said Saturday that the State Legislature would «definitely» expand a school - aid package proposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, though he indicated the increase could be a modest one.

After a four - state tour, Suffolk County planners updated lawmakers Monday on what they knew about mitigateing what officials call Long Island's greatest crisis in generations: nitrogen contaminating regional estuaries.

Long Island taxpayers overall lose big, local business leaders, lawmakers and economists have told Newsday, because the bill eliminates the full deduction for state and local taxes, called SALT.

Lawmakers from Staten Island and Brooklyn (the district spans all of Staten Island and a chunk of southern Brooklyn) spoke on Mr. Recchia's behalf, including Congressman Jerry Nadler, State Senator Diane Savino and Mr. Grimm's predecessor, Democrat Michael McMahon.

Apart from whatever generous state aid is likely to be negotiated by Cuomo and lawmakers in an election year, set aside $ 3 million in annual funding to keep open the STEM high school and the Long Island High School of the Arts run by Nassau BOCES.

Monday afternoon a group of state lawmakers, Williamsville Mayor Brian Kulpa, and Congressman Brian Higgins will call on the state to take some of the existing revenue it has and spend it on the conversion of the Williamsville and Lackawanna barriers to the same system just announced for Grand Island last week,

Another state lawmaker, Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine, a Democrat from Long Island, also joined Mr. Squadron this week in saying he would push the Legislature to drop Mr. Trump's name.