Sentences with phrase «legislature majority leader»

Joyce, a deputy director in the Office of General Services, is the son of former legislature majority leader and Democratic party chair Harold L. Joyce and the brother of 13th District legislator Raymond Joyce.

Joining the angry executive to bemoan this «Cahill crisis» (Hein's phrase) were County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach, Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, a number of town supervisors and a contingent of county legislators, including cross-over Republican legislature Majority Leader Ken Ronk.

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Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan, Jr. was elected to the state legislature in November 1986.

With a divided legislature in 2017, some of the most controversial proposals did not get passed despite the majority leaders supporting them including legalizing marijuana and installing tolls on state highways.

Although the team is a diverse mix of Republicans, Democrats, business, religious and community leaders, the county legislature's GOP majority already has compiled a list of 14 transition members who gave a total of more than $ 60,000 to Curran's campaign.

Also Monday, the legislature agreed to advertise for an independent inspector general — a position advocated by Democrats and later Republicans after former State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) and his son, Adam, were convicted in 2015 on corruption charges involving a Nassau contract.

Leaders of the Nassau legislature's Republican majority have indicated strongly that they may strip $ 59 million in fee increases from County Executive Edward Mangano's 2018 budget.

Currently, the Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the Senate).

This unbridled power was not given to leaders by voters but by majorities in each house of the legislature.

I'll give the majority and minority leaders of the county legislature credit for at least one thing at their annual state - of - the - county addresses last week.

Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments.

Appearing on WCNY's The Capitol Press Room with Susan Arbetter, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos continued his calls for the Assembly to vote on the hard 2 % property tax cap that the Governor proposed and the Senate has already passed — just like he did on the final week before the legislature adjourned back on April 13th.

One of the Majority Party Leaders of the legislature, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was instrumental in helping DiNapoli become Comptroller, has already said that the Assembly won't approve the governor's pension bail out plan unless the Comptroller says it's okay.

The leader of the majority side of the legislature will however not describe himself as being incorruptible stating that «It is only God who is incorruptible».

Though a Republican, he has been a generous campaign contributor over the years to the legislature's Democratic majority leader, Frank Commisso Sr., and also donated to the chairman's son, Frank Commisso Jr., in his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination in Albany's mayoral race this year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed deputy majority leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

«But it's to direct my words and exhortations to the ears of the of the vast majority of people, in any institution whether it's a school, or a bank, or it's a hedge fund, or it's a Council leader's office, or it's a legislature, who are good and honorable and honest and decent and want to do the right thing.»

Unfortunately, like many things that get to the state legislature, they take forever,» Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Joe Lorigo, C - West Seneca, said.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed Deputy Majority Leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

If things go the way they seem to be headed, Ulster County, which elected a 12 - 11 Democratic majority in the county legislature, will have the leader of the Republican minority as chairman next year.

Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, a Democrat, said Wednesday that lawmakers are concerned Malloy's plan might weaken the legislature's prerogative to make certain budgetary decisions.

The split in the SPD is exemplified in another western state — Hesse — where local SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti narrowly failed to oust CDU premier Roland Koch in elections in January, leaving the state legislature without a clear majority and Koch in power at the head of a caretaker administration.

-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»

In a letter addressed to Woodstock's representative on the county legislature, Majority Leader Don Gregorius, Wilber wonders what Ulster County's position is on the whole business and points out its involvement.

Former NYS Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, left, is expelled from the legislature after being convicted of federal charges on Friday.

ALBANY — There will be no special session of the legislature next week, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said late Friday, announcing the end of weeks of talks about government reform, ride - hailing and a salary increase for state lawmakers.

Flanagan says the legislature made progress last year, even amidst the resignations and corruption charges against the two majority party leaders.

Sandy Mathes, the IDA's executive director since 2002 — formerly the county legislature's majority leader — revealed he benefitted from substantial bonuses for years approved by the IDA board.

John Testa, the legislature's Republican majority leader, said the bill did more to hurt than protect immigrants in the county.

It's also worth noting that legendary levels of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the majority in the state Senate in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months of their abbreviated stint in power basking in new information about how Republicans spent the legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.

The Democrats continued their celebrations all evening with wins across the county, including a re-election for Democratic Majority leader Catherine Borgia in the county legislature.

Maio, the legislature's first female majority leader, seemed more comfortable with women's issues.

That is Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo explaining why the legislature rejected the appointment of Matthew Pelkey as a Republican member of the board, filling an opening.

Leaders of the legislature's Democratic majority last month proposed cutting state spending by 2.5 percent across the board.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos reflects on the governor's post-budget priorities and says the legislature is not the only branch that could use some ethics reform.

They include North Hempstead Deputy GOP leader Frank Moroney, now communications director for the Republican majority on the county legislature; former Oyster Bay Town Clerk Steve Labriola, now chief compliance officer for Mangano; and former Glen Cove Republican leader Paul Meli, now a District Court judge.

The federal legislature (Congress), the legislatures in all states except for Nebraska, and many county and city legislative bodies are divided along party lines and have whips, as well as majority and minority leaders.

Majority Leader Kara Hahn (D - East Setauket) said the county legislature is working on a more comprehensive bill that would increase legislative oversight of all county departments, including the police.

With support from the Senate president pro tem, the House speaker and both majority leaders in the Democratic - controlled legislature, the chances of action by the General Assembly this year are virtually guaranteed.

Republican Majority Leader on the county legislature Brian Marianetti says his caucus passed an amendment to the budget Tuesday which will increase child care funding by $ 52,000 in addition to the $ 100,000 included in the 2017 budget.

A complaint detailing six charges against Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, released on Monday by federal prosecutors, describes an unnamed «Developer 1» with substantial business before the New York State legislature.

Adesanya urged the EFCC to quiz the suspended Speaker, Jumoke Akindele; her Deputy Speaker, Fatai Olotu; and the Majority Leader, Ifedayo Akinsoyinu in order to unravel the circumstances behind the alleged withdrawal of N15m from the House's account without the approval of the state legislature.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on federal corruption charges in early May - about a month after the legislature passed the budget.

Democratic Majority Leader Frank Commisso said the legislature intended to hire Quackenbush immediately after it created the position in June 1999.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

Kolb, in turn, wrote to the majority leaders of each conference in both houses, asking them to jointly invite Bharara to address the legislature as a whole.

Legislator Harry McManus (Area 1) was reappointed as chair of the legislature, Hall was named deputy chair, Waldron tapped for majority leader and Beach for minority leader.

To recap the unfolding scandal so far: Both the legislature's top - ranking Democrat, Sen. Sheldon Silver of Manhattan, and former senate majority leader Dean Skelos of Nassau County, have been arrested, and Glenwood Management, a New York City real estate management firm headed by Leonard Litman, which is Cuomo's biggest donor, has been implicated.