Sentences with phrase «republican assembly members»

Zemsky answered questions for over two hours from Democratic and Republican Assembly members, who wanted to know why the economic development program known as Start UP, which offers a ten - year tax break for new high tech businesses who locate on college campuses, is seeming to take so long to begin.

Ms. Malliotakis, who sits in the minority and is one of only two Republican assembly members in the city, ripped Ms. Mark - Viverito for passing legislation that stopped the city from cooperating with the federal government in detaining and deporting undocumented immigrants and for allegedly not covering her heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at a 9/11 ceremony.

The bill is being drafted by Republican Assembly members including Jim Tedisco of the Capital Region, who says police are most vulnerable when sitting in thier vehicles.

Three Republican Assembly members are credited with writing the report that proposes solutions based on a series of local hearings about the heroin addiction problem in New York state.

The program has been the focus of an ongoing lawsuit, as two Republican Assembly members from Staten Island are contesting the city's plan to destroy documents obtained from people who apply for the program in an effort to protect undocumented immigrants.

Judge Philip Minardo, the State Supreme Court judge in Richmond County who has overseen the lawsuit brought against the city by Republican Assembly members Ron Castorina and Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island, said he will make a decision after both parties submit post-hearing memoranda with letters of support and other information early next month.

Republican Assembly members Joseph Giglio and Angela Wozniak were also among the six lawmakers calling for Silver's resignation at a news conference Friday morning in downtown Buffalo.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Citing successful programs on Staten Island, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis stood with other Republican Assembly members in Albany Monday to present a report on heroin use, treatment, prevention and education.

The announcement comes after the city was sued by two Republican Assembly members to retain data, which Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to destroy rather than turn over to the federal government in the wake of Donald Trump's election.

Corwin says republican assembly members recently issued a report that comes up with solutions to issues with Common Core.

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.

In a TU OpEd, Republican Assembly members Jane Corwin, Nicole Malliotakis, Annie Rabbitt and Claudia Tenney encouraged their Democratic colleagues to oust Silver from the speaker's chair.

Democratic and Republican Assembly members asked Howard Zemsky why the economic development program known as Start - Up NY — which offers a 10 - year tax break for new high - tech businesses that locate on college campuses — is seeming to take so long to begin.

At 11:30 a.m., Republican Assembly members Ray Walter and Mary Beth Walsh hold a «Rally for Ridesharing» press conference, outside Assembly chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

We spoke today following a Staten Island press conference in which Malliotakis and fellow Staten Island Republican Assembly Member Ron Castorina, Jr. called for additional stop signs on roads near schools.

Malliotakis and fellow Staten Island Republican Assembly Member Ron Castorina have sued to prevent the City's destruction of records used in the ID program.

Republicans Assembly members launched an online petition drive, urging New York parents to reject Common Core tests.

We spoke with Astorino in Glendale and asked him about Democrats heavy focus on a remark by Republican Assembly Member, and Astorino supporter, Steve McLaughlin referring to New York City voters as too «lazy» to vote and about Governor Cuomo's assertion that he will not let Republican «hate» divide New York.

«Cuomo should look in the mirror if budget is late,» tweeted Republican Assembly Member Steve McLaughlin.

Not exact matches

In addition, the Democrats lost two members of their conference: Mark Schroeder's seat (145th AD) out in Western NY up for grabs, as the WNY Democrat (and thorn in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's side) stepped down to run for Buffalo comptroller; and Republican - turned - Democrat Mike Spano (93rd AD) will be giving up his seat to start his new job as mayor of Yonkers.

The average majority members in both houses voted with their respective leaders between 97.41 percent (Assembly Democrats) and 98.87 percent (Senate Republicans) of the time.

«Unfortunately, the Governor and the Assembly Speaker care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure,» said Sen. Tom Croci, a Long Island Republican.

Meanwhile, records show on Friday the Republican State Leadership Committee spent $ 15,000 on digital advertising critical of Kaminsky, a freshman member of the Assembly.

The Assembly Ethics Committee is an eight - member bi-partisan committee that includes two Western New York Republicans, Joe Giglio of Gowanda and Peter Lawrence from Greece.

The state Conservative Party this week released ratings of the 213 members of the Assembly and Senate, finding the overall rating for the Republican - controlled Senate have fallen over the last year.

When in the Course of New York State Governmental events, it becomes necessary for a Governor to dissolve the political ideas and assumptions which have connected him with Democratic and Republican Members of the Assembly and the Senate, and forced him to assume among this executive powers, the right to assemble a Mooreland Commission, to reinstitute the rule of law in NYS; keeping in mind a decent respect for the opinions of New Yorkers requires that he should declare the causes which impel him to such dramatic action:

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who made the committee appointments, insisted «the law is on our side and so is case law,» adding: «I believe that all the members, Democrat and Republican, Assembly or Senate are worthy of the compensation that they receive... All of this is transparent, all of this is disclosed.»

The Republicans got $ 4.4 million to split, Kolb said, while some members — including Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, a Rochester Democrat who battled Heastie for the speakership — received many times more than that for just a single project.

Mayer, a member of the state Assembly from Yonkers, faces Republican Julie Killian in a special election to the fill the suburban Senate district in an April 24 special election.

Mayer, a member of the Assembly, faces Republican Julie Killian in a special election scheduled for April 24.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

DiPietro is one of several Republican Assembly - members and Senators who have posted petitions online to repeal the law.

«This MTA payroll tax is the final nail in the coffin of a state that is trending vociferously into a downward spiral,» said Assembly Member Greg Ball, the Republican and self - avowed Tea Partier running for the seat.

Assembly member Valerie Vainier Huttle (D - Englewood), who sponsors the companion bill in the Assembly, said in a phone interview with the Washington Blade on Friday the override failed because Republicans don't want to embarrass Christie.

Members of VOCAL - NY want Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate to go along with a plan by Assembly Democrats to expand the millionaires» tax to add several higher brackets to generate even more revenue.

Every member of the Assembly Republican Conference signed a letter to Speaker Sheldon Silver and Assembly Intern Chair Deborah Glick calling for implementation of G.I.V.E. Back NY (See attached).

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who wa...

Top Democrat and Republican members of the Senate and Assembly are not attending Governor Cuomo's State of the State Address.

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County Executive.

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.

Praise also goes to every Assembly Member — Democrat and Republican — who took this issue on, in particular Hakeem Jeffries, and Mike Gianaris when he was in that chamber.»

«I am well positioned in seniority as a member of the Assembly Rules, and Ways & Means Committees and as a leader in the Assembly Republican Conference, and I will continue the fight in Albany for the people of my district.»

Cayuga County's Assembly members, Gary Finch and Bob Oaks, are Republicans.

The race pits Gonzalez, a 26 - year - old community organizer, who is trying to become the first WFP - only Assembly member, against Towns» sister, Deidra, who is running on her own, Community First line, and Rafael Espinal on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines.

Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh, a Manhattan Democrat, has been a staunch proponent of election reform, sponsoring many of the relevant bills that have passed his chamber, and he lays the failure of reform proposals at the feet of Senate Republicans.

The basis of the Republican suit was a Freedom of Information Law request the two Assembly members filed at the end of last month, seeking all documentation affiliated with the program.

Kolb's Republican Party members are in the minority in the Assembly, and Cuomo is a Democrat.

Assembly Member Nicole Malliotakis is the Republican nominee, but Ulrich has stuck with Dietl despite his June statement.

Elected Republicans are also well - represented among the hosts, with the two state legislative leaders, Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb joining Sen. Marty Golden and Assembly Member Ron Castorina as hosts.

With the Assembly Democrats squarely against the changes, the wild card could be the extent to which the Senate, controlled by a coalition of Republicans and the eight Independent Democratic Conference members, would during the 2018 legislative session join a push to force a delay or a revisiting of the rule changes.