Sentences with phrase «silver issued state»

SILVER also entered into a corrupt arrangement with Dr. Robert Taub, who was a leading physician specializing in the treatment of asbestos - related diseases, through which SILVER issued state grants and otherwise used his official position to provide favors to Dr. Taub so that Dr. Taub would refer and continue to refer his patients to SILVER at Weitz & Luxenberg, a firm with which SILVER was affiliated as counsel.

Not exact matches

As stated by Amarjit Sahota, President of Organic Monitor and organizer of the Sustainable Foods Summit, «with the growing complexity of sustainability, there is no silver bullet to solve many of these issues.»

As stated by Amarjit Sahota, President of Organic Monitor and organiser of the Sustainable Foods Summit: «With the growing complexity of sustainability, there is no silver bullet to solve many of these issues.»

there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark

Silver reiterated that the issues of key importance to his conference are restoring some of his education aid cuts and safeguarding an «affordable» SUNY / CUNY system that is «available to all residents of New York; If we go away from that mission, we're doing a disservice to this state.»

On ethics, Cuomo wasn't able to get at some of the issues that forced, say, Sheldon Silver from power, namely the ability for lawmakers to earn as much money as they'd like at law firms or other entities with potential business before the state.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and -LSB-...]

Bharara, the prosecutor who has already won convictions against former Senate leader Dean Skelos and Assembly leader Sheldon Silver, has issued subpoenas for records related to the Buffalo Billion projects, state contracts with COR Development for Central New York projects, and for a controversial energy project in Orange County, among other things.

Silver, speaking to reporters after a breakfast to kick off the final day of the state Democratic Convention, pointed to the Dream Act and a statewide system of publicly financed campaigns as issues he'd like to see approved in the Senate.

Skelos on Friday left a four - way leaders meeting complaining that Silver had steered the negotiations toward New York City issues that benefited Mayor Bill de Blasio and not the rest of the state.

Silver was seen as the lone impediment to the state removing its ban on the sport and allowing the (notoriously underfunded) New York State Athletic Commission to issue regulations so that New Yorkers can reap the financial benefits of the large events that arstate removing its ban on the sport and allowing the (notoriously underfunded) New York State Athletic Commission to issue regulations so that New Yorkers can reap the financial benefits of the large events that arState Athletic Commission to issue regulations so that New Yorkers can reap the financial benefits of the large events that are now

According to data released by the state comptroller's office, a firm hired by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was paid an additional $ 397,000 in November for its work to quash subpoenas originally issued by the now - defunct Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption.

A new Siena College poll released this morning — the same day of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's sentencing — finds corruption the most pressing issue among New York residents.

During that call, Silver claimed «that there was no issue with him getting the fees because he «only represented the (limited liability companies)»» controlled by Glenwood, the filing states.

The developer also paid $ 900,000 to eight lobbyists in 2014 alone who pushed issues before state officials, including Silver.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- More criminal charges were issued Thursday against former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

«They discussed the issues with the owner of Glenwood, Leonard Litwin, who directed them to determine if an accommodation could be reached with [Silver],» the papers state.

The case prompted Silver's resignation from a leadership role that made him one of the state's foremost power brokers, roiling a state capital where 28 legislators have stepped down because of criminal or ethical issues during the past 15 years.

U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Daniel Squadron, and Councilwoman Margaret Chin issued a joint statement expressing relief at the «significant progress» being made on quality of life issues at the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in the privately owned Zuccotti Park.

Then last week, Assembly Speaker Silver issued a statement asserting that the legislature's redistricting commission, LATFOR, will count state prisoners at the former residences as required by a 2010 law.

Although Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, has made Albany corruption a staple of public speeches and news conferences, his prosecutors kept the broader issue out of their opening argument, while Mr. Silver's lawyer touched on it more to suggest that the government had criminalized longstanding political actions that were not crimes.

Chuck Muth's «Silver State Confidential» Newsletter, in it's most recent issue, says: «The odds - on favorite to land the Libertarian Party's vice-presidential nomination — should former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson win the presidential nomination — is Las Vegan Wayne Allyn Root, who was the LP's veep candidate in 2008.»

Speaker Silver once again pushed for raising the state's minimum wage, an issue that the governor has all but declared dead for the year, because of Republican opposition in the Senate.

New York State and Erie County issued and later canceled a Silver Alert for a missing elderly Buffalo man on Sunday.

With the speaker newly under fire, though, Cuomo and the Republican - controlled State Senate will be able to ratchet up pressure and run the table, gaining action on issues that Silver has blocked for years and, in some cases, decades.

Silver champions fair elections Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Election Law Committee Chairman Michael Cusick have introduced legislation to bring fair elections to New York by reforming the state's antiquated campaign finance laws and creating a public financing system for all state offices, shifting the focus of elections to the substance of the issues and candidates — not the money used to fund them.

Orange County Democrats fired a third salvo at state Sen. Bill Larkin on Monday over the question of banning the outside income some state lawmakers earn in the private sector — an issue likely to be taken up in the coming legislative session after the recent corruption convictions of former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

Braunstein, who previously worked in constituent services for state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), said he believed overdevelopment and traffic - related issues were pertinent to the neighborhood.

Asked if dealing with gun control in a special session was preferable to waiting for the start of the new Legislature, Silver said, «It probably doesn't (matter), but it gives the opportunity to highlight it before we get into the state budget and other issues that may cloud the focus.»

These are, potentially, issues that Silver, as a state assembly member, could have an impact on, so the investigation seeks to determine what exactly payments from this firm were for.

Yet less than a year later, in a deal involving Silver and Skelos, Cuomo disbanded the commission - reportedly just as the commission was preparing to issue subpoenas to several state Senate campaign committees.

The judge, Valerie E. Caproni of Federal District Court, did not unseal the materials at the time, but the issue arose again after the trial ended, when the office of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, asked to be allowed to use the materials at Mr. Silver's sentencing, which is scheduled for May 3.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

Sheldon Silver, the Speaker of the Assembly, which voted last November to ban hydrofracking, also praised the compromise, and said he will work to ensure no permits are issued «anywhere in the state where there are any possible dangers identified by the federal EPA study.»

This developmental step also means that, «as they grow older, children are more frightened by portrayals of abstract concepts,» noted Nancy Eisenberg of Arizona State University in Tempe and Roxane Cohen Silver of the University of California, Irvine, in a paper published in the September issue of American Psychologist.

While it never made the final cut or was intended to be in the game, publisher Deep Silver still issued an official apology, stating: «These unfortunate actions were of one individual at developer company Techland and do not in any way represent the views of publishing company Deep Silver.»

Bolick describes Bradley Foundation president Michael Joyce as having been wary of Williams but understanding the «necessity of their temporary alliance»; he describes Joyce as pursuing school choice «as «a «silver bullet» issue: the type of program that could destroy a key pillar of the welfare state.»

The actual terms are» In 2016, the PQD requirement is waived for Premier Silver, Premier Gold and Premier Platinum qualification for members (i) whose address with MileagePlus is within the 50 United States or the District of Columbia; and (ii) who during the applicable calendar year have spent at least $ 25,000 in Net Purchases, on a MileagePlus co-branded credit card issued by Chase Bank USA, N.A. at the time in 2016 when they qualify for Premier status.»

Update: Deep Silver has issued an apology over the statue over twitter, stating they regret this choice.

The silver awards came for staff writer Robert Todd's «Legal aid: a system in peril,» a critical look at the state of legal aid across this country in the October 2010 issue.

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Many times when people say that constitutional silver and gold is mandated by the US Constitution they quote Article I, Section 10, which reads, «[No state shall] make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts;» In the infancy of the United States, before the constitution was ratified, there were many problems with individual states issuing their ownStates, before the constitution was ratified, there were many problems with individual states issuing their ownstates issuing their own debt.