Sayward and two
other Assembly Republicans who had voted for the marriage bill in 2007 were flooded with out - of - state, Gill - directed donations, and got reelected in 2008.
Not exact matches
The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of
Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the
other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).
In
other words, it sometimes seems like the governor would prefer a negotiated settlement on redistricting than an all - out war with the Legislature, which, particularly if the DOJ doesn't grant the state a waiver and requires the 2012 primaries to be moved from September into the summer (the
Assembly Democrats are angling for June, the Senate
Republicans for August), could come smack in the middle of budget negotiations.
The bill had been swiftly approved by the
Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled
Assembly after firefighters, police and
other first responder groups lobbied lawmakers to make the change.
Before this time, the
Assembly had been suspended on three
other occasions because the unionist parties refused to participate without additional reassurances about the
republicans» renunciation of violence.
Veteran reporter Joe Mahoney reported on efforts to enact early voting, «no - excuse» absentee voting, pre-registration for teenagers, and
other measures championed by Kavanagh that have gained support in the
Assembly but have not been acted upon by the
Republican - controlled State Senate.
DeFrancisco faces two
other Republicans in the GOP primary:
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.
So far, some 71
Assembly members — both Democrats and
Republicans — have signed on, and at least nine
others have pledged to do so as well.
Senate
Republicans could very well try to jam the
Assembly and pass both of their mayoral control bills and leave, forcing the
other chamber to pick one.
He'll also serve as Cox's liaison to the Senate and
Assembly campaign committees, the RNC, NRCC and
other national
Republican organizations.
Faso, a former
Assembly minority leader, is competing against five
other Republican candidates for the GOP nomination in the 19th congressional district, which is being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson at the end of the year.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and
other Republicans say they take issue with the look - back window included in the
Assembly bill, which creates a one - year period during which survivors of past abuse can bring civil suits for decades - old allegations.
The funds were part of a memorandum of understanding that has been the subject of considerable finger - pointing between the governor Democratic
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie,
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and
other leaders who gave contrasting explanations for the holdup of their release.
The
Assembly last month approved a bill that extended mayoral control for two years packaged with the extension of sales and
other local taxes — many of which impact districts in upstate and suburban counties that are represented by
Republicans in the Senate.
Two
other Assembly contests were also decided Tuesday evening, with Jaime Williams, a Democrat, prevailing over Jeffrey Ferretti, a
Republican, in South Brooklyn.
His swearing - in ceremony was attended by all members of the New York State Senate and New York State
Assembly, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer, former New York Governors George Pataki and Hugh Carey, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the entire New York Congressional delegation (both Democrats and
Republicans), and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, among
others.
Elsewhere in New York, Democrats held on to three
Assembly seats in New York City, Democrat Steve Stern pulled of an upset in an
Assembly seat on Long Island that
Republicans held for more than three decades, and the GOP
Republicans defended two
other Assembly seats on Long Island.
In
other words, the lists would allow
Assembly Republican staff to ensure that locally politically important party officials were included in each members» government mailings.
The Democratic - led
Assembly wants to raise taxes on millionaires while cutting them for
other tax payers; the
Republican - controlled Senate is pushing a much bigger middle class tax plan.
Unlike Democrats who dominate the
Assembly,
Republicans accepted proposals from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make New York City pay for cost growth in its Medicaid program — something the state has assumed for New York's
other 57 counties — and to shift $ 485 million in annual operating costs for the senior colleges of the City University of New York back to the city itself.
Local Democratic Assemblyman and
Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle called on
Republican leaders recently to apologize and say whether
other politicians have been tracked electronically.
THE CLOUD OF CORRUPTION RISES AGAIN
Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C - Canandaigua) Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and
others for a series of -LSB-...]
After his meeting with the
Republican senators, Cuomo huddled with Skelos and
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to tackle a pair of
other contentious issues: rent - regulation renewal and a proposed property tax cap.
The
Assembly's Democratic majority has hired an attorney to address requests for information and
other action by the commission directed to the
Assembly, as has the Senate majority, controlled by
Republicans and the four - member Independent Democratic Conference.
The Senate
Republicans have been using the Heastie - Wright fight as an explanation for why they were unable to come up with a House redistricting deal with their majority counterparts on the
other side of the Capitol, and the
Assembly Democratic leadership has done nothing to dispel that.
State
Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle of Irondequoit, a Democrat, and State Sen. Pam Helming of Canandaigua, a
Republican, say the package includes $ 15 million for residential property owners, $ 25 million for small businesses, farms and some
other categories and $ 25 million for municipalities.
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Other politicians expressed dismay, such as former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York State
Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, and Brian Kolb, the
Assembly Leader, over Bharara's firing.
(announced Jan. 15, 2016) Rita Kama - Kimura - Hawaii
Republican Party HD36 chair and the treasurer of the Hawaii Federation of
Republican Women Willes Lee - a former chairman of the Hawaii
Republican Party Marissa Kerns - 1st vice president for Hawaii
Republican Assembly (expanded Committee announced March 7, 2016) Sen. Sam Siom - Senate District 8 Rep. Bob McDermott - House District 40 and twenty
others
Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb earned a note of distinction by becoming the first major - party candidate to formally declare a campaign to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose formidable war chest and bruising political style have seemingly made
other potential candidates wary to enter the 2018 race.
Staten Island Supreme Court Judge Philip Minardo rejected a lawsuit filed by two
Republican Assembly members from Staten Island — Nicole Malliotakis and Ron Castorina Jr. — claiming that destruction of foreign passports and
other documents in the IDNYC program would be a threat to national security.
On the
other hand,
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, an upstate
Republican, has for years been an outspoken proponent of holding a convention and is the only legislative conference leader in support of a «yes» vote on this year's November ballot question as to whether New York should hold a convention to edit or rewrite its constitution.
The
others are the case involving alleged election law violations by former Newfane
Republican Sen. George Maziarz in March; the re-trials in April and May of former
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos; the Buffalo Billion corruption case trial set for June; and, on Long Island, the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in March.
In the
Assembly,
Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua said two of his members would be pitted against each
other in a Central New York district and an incumbent
Republican and incumbent Democrat would be forced to seek the same Buffalo district.
The leader of the
Assembly Republicans, Brian Kolb, said in a statement that «a grant program that pits upstate regions against each
other is not a catalyst for sustained revitalization».
LATFOR's
other members are Bob Oaks, who, like the
Assembly Republicans he represents, is easily and often overlooked, and Senator Martin Dilan, a short, affable colonel in the Brooklyn Democratic Machine.
Prominent Democrats were on the defensive in both public episodes — one a legislative controversy, the
other a trial in Hartford Superior Court — relating to the clean - election program established a decade ago by the Democrat - controlled General
Assembly after a corruption scandal sent
Republican Gov. John G. Rowland to federal prison.
Other Republicans considering a run for governor are Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse,
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro.
Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo,
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated
Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and
other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the
Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.
Next on tap is
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, the only
other declared
Republican candidate.
And so the two houses of the Legislature aligned against each
other, each backed by a powerful interest group: charter school advocates who have contributed generously to Senate
Republicans (and Gov. Andrew Cuomo) and teachers» unions that are core supporters of
Assembly Democrats, and see charter schools as a persistent threat.
Kaehny said
Republicans who control the Senate and Democrats who control the
Assembly have done a «terrible job» and have essentially looked the
other way.
Mr. Skelos, who leads Senate
Republicans, and Mr. Silver, who leads the
Assembly Democrats, have each sought in recent weeks to portray the
other's caucus as more opposed to Mr. Cuomo's budget than their own.
Mr. Molo also offered a civics lesson to the jury, showing a picture of the State Capitol and explaining how one end, the
Assembly, is controlled by Democrats and the
other, the Senate, by
Republicans.
Other potential GOP candidates to take on Cuomo are Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse;
Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua; former financier Harry Wilson of Weschester, who narrowly lost the 2010 race for state comptroller and served in roles for the Democratic Obama administration; Astorino; Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of East Northport; and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro of upstate Red Hook.
Also at 11 a.m.,
Republican Assembly candidate Colin Schmitt will hold a press conference regarding Democrat Assemblyman James Skoufis and demand full disclosure about his connections to CPV Valley Power plant and the massive statewide Percoco / Howe corruption scandal that is centered in the 99th
Assembly District, along with
other reform issues.
Mulling a run for governor next year,
Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is still willing to praise Gov. Andrew Cuomo, this time on the governor backing a bill that provides for a new tax exemption for breweries, cider producers and
other distilleries.
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is the
other declared
Republican in the race; Sen. John DeFrancisco is expected to announce he is running for governor later today.
McLaughlin, along with
other Senate and
Assembly Republicans, held a news conference this morning to push an amendment to the state's Constitution that would limit the governor's use of messages of necessity that waive the three - day aging process for measures.
And a long - standing gentlemen's agreement between the two major parties to not attack each
other's stronghold in the legislature (Democrats control the
Assembly,
Republicans the Senate) has fostered a culture of impunity in Albany that has only been jostled, but not cleansed, by the frequent indictment of sitting lawmakers.
Assemblyman Peter Lopez of Schoharie, excluded from the briefing like the
Assembly's
other minority
Republicans, said the same feudal system has remained in place in the Legislature despite recent leadership changes and promises of openness.