Sentences with phrase «senate leadership coalition»

ALBANY — While one part of the State Senate leadership coalition pushes to limit mayoral control over schools in New York City, the other part is proposing to give more control over schools to Yonkers mayor Mike Spano.

The governor told reporters that while the state is «entering the political season now,» he would still work with the Republican - dominated Senate leadership coalition, which he denounced as a failure in a video message recorded, after tense negotiations, to win the Working Families Party endorsement last weekend.

The pledge was a change for the Democratic governor, who had prided himself on working successfully with the Senate leadership coalition of Republicans and a group of break away Democrats for the previous two years.

The Senate leadership coalition holds power by a narrow margin, and Governor Cuomo has already promised the minor party the Working Families Party that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for that party's endorsement in the fall elections.

The newly - created New York state Senate leadership coalition has further divided Democrats.

The Senate leadership coalition holds power by a narrow margin, and Governor Cuomo has already promised the minor party, the Working Families Party, that he would work to help Democrats regain control of the Senate, in exchange for the party's endorsement in the fall elections.

The GOP and the Independent Democrats also want to demonstrate that the Senate leadership coalition is indeed working.

ICYMI: There was a little friendly competition on display last night on CapTon during two separate interviews regarding the upcoming Adirondack Challenge in Indian Lake this weekend, which will pit six - member rafts manned by Team Cuomo, Team Bloomberg, the Assembly Democrats and the Senate leadership coalition against one another in a white - water rafting race.

These same lobbyist are funneling campaign money into the Senate leadership coalition that Senator Avella has joined.»

Not exact matches

In the Senate, even he is tainted by the formation of an IDC Coalition, which usurped the voter's wishes as indicated through the ballot box count, to have a Democratic Majority in the house, when Sen. Jeff Klein went rogue and aligned himself with the Republicans in a leadership sharing arrangement that failed to deliver for the Governor this session.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan expressed «shock» that IDC Leader Jeff Klein and his group of eight breakaway Democrats last week broke its leadership coalition with the GOP to go back to the Democrats, a source who spoke directly to him said.

«I am also pleased to announce that the New York Republican County Committee will be making history: The first - ever fundraiser featuring the Co-Leaders of the Senate Majority Coalition, Senator Dean G. Skelos and Senator Jeffrey D. Klein, in recognition of their leadership and bipartisanship,» Isaacs wrote.

The Times - Union column revealed that Empire Merchants and its leadership have donated $ 53,000 to Senator Klein since 2009, and $ 31,000 to his Independent Democratic Conference, which co-leads the Senate in a coalition with the Republicans.

The bill had leadership juice behind it: it was sponsored in the Assembly by Herman «Denny» Farrell, D - Manhattan, the Assembly Ways & Means chairman, and co-sponsored in the Senate by John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the Finance Committee chairman, and Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, who is both a close ally of labor unions and a leading member of the Independent Democratic Coalition.

«By forming a majority coalition, the bold leadership of the IDC — who throughout their existence have carried most of the legislation important to workers — protects the values and visions of the working - and middle - class and ensures that important policy advances in the Senate.

They discuss health care, hydrofracking, and the Senate's leadership coalition.

The Senate's leadership coalition, uneasy with the direction of the commission, fired a shot last week when Senator Andrew Lanza of Staten Island introduced a measure that would require increased disclosure for anyone contributing to an executive branch official if they were also bidding on state contracts.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, last week used the phrase «governing coalition» to describe his expectation of Senate leadership next year.

Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has maintained that he has stayed out of the New York state Senate leadership fight, is now endorsing a newly formed coalition of Senate Republicans and five Democrats, but with some conditions.

The leadership fight in the New York state Senate has been resolved, with a break - away Democratic faction joining with Republicans to form a new governing coalition that involves sharing the title of Temporary President of the Senate.

The latest spat between the two sides came as the IDC and the Senate Republican conference plan to move forward with an altered version of the leadership coalition that has been in place since late 2012.

The indictment of Libous is likely to send shock waves through the state Senate, which is already embroiled in a complicated leadership battle as the five - member Independent Democratic Conference has announced it will end its coalition with the Republican conference after this year's elections.

But Klein is still being kept close by the Senate's Republican leadership should a majority coalition arrangement be needed again.

He brokered a deal in June that ended the leadership coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference and Senate GOP.

ALBANY - The details that will guide the State Senate's newly formed coalition leadership beginning in 2013 are still being worked out.

The personal animosity between Gianaris and Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein, who heads up a group of eight breakaway Senate Democrats aligned in a leadership coalition with the Republicans, is the single biggest roadblock for Dem control of the chamber, the Cuomo official said.

The Senate Democrats are fractured with eight breakaway Dems who are in a leadership coalition with the Republicans and another, Sen. Simcha Felder (D - Brooklyn), who caucuses with the GOP.

Despite election results seemingly tilting NY Senate to liberal control, Carlucci's coalition of «Democrats» may defect to align with GOP leadership

The newest member of the state Senate's ruling coalition is getting leadership positions on the chamber's environmental and social services committees.

In New York, she served as a consultant to the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Dems who until earlier this month were in a leadership coalition with the chamber's Republicans.

Another eight make up the Independent Democratic Conference that is aligned in a leadership coalition with the Senate GOP.

Since the election of President Trump, progressive groups have upped the pressure on the eight - member Senate Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, to break its leadership coalition with the chamber's Republicans and form a new one with the Democrats.

«The Coalition for Community Solar Access applauds the House and Senate leadership and Conference Committee members for reaching an agreement that keeps solar working right now for Massachusetts families and businesses.

California Governor Jerry Brown, supported by leadership of the California Senate and Assembly and a broad coalition of environmental and business groups, promoted both bills.

TECH GROUPS: NOT SO FAST ON FOSTA - SESTA: A coalition of tech and other groups is urging House and Senate leadership this morning to slow down before taking up a new version of anti-sex-trafficking legislation.

A letter to Senate and House leadership from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Coalition, of which AAP is a founding member, describing our priorities for mental health reform.

Cradle Through College Coalition, of which Committee for Children is a member, sent letters to House and Senate leadership in response to their respective budget proposals urging them to make stronger investments in high - quality early learning, K — 12 education, pathways for postsecondary education, stability for vulnerable students, and building a strong pipeline of education from early childhood to early adulthood.

NAR and a coalition of 60 groups sent a letter to the Senate leadership this week, urging a vote on Pam Patenaude to be Deputy Secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).