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ICYMI: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told me last night on CapTon the recent retirement decisions of several majority members and rumored potential departure of at least one more does not cause him to reflect on the day that he, too, might throw in the towel.

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

Cuomo appointee Fran Reiter made the point several times that Speaker Heastie or other members of the Assembly must make their case for a raise in person.

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.

The crowd of party luminaries included U.S. Reps. Joseph Crowley (D - Jackson Heights), Gary Ackerman (D - Bayside) and Anthony Weiner (D - Forest Hills); Borough President Helen Marshall; state Sen. Toby Stavisky (D - Whitestone); and several members of the Council and state Assembly.

ALBANY — Several Democratic Assembly members and senators on Monday backed a bill to require online political ads to include the source of funding, something that has been required of political ads on television for decades.

Sixteen of their members (48 percent of their conference) have been in the chamber for more than a decade, with several others having served in the Assembly prior to their senatorial service.

But voters will understand neither the horse - trading nor the heady implications of the bill, and several Assembly members said they were simply happy and hoping to act on a pension forfeiture amendment — whichever one it was.

The Alliance for Quality Education and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity met with sympathetic members of the Assembly Democratic conference, who heard the results of the advocates» statewide tour through 14 hard - pressed districts, including several in the Capital Region.

A half - dozen Assembly members have resigned since the beginning of the year, including several — Democrats Darryl Towns, RoAnn Destito, Jonathan Bing and Sam Hoyt — who have taken positions with Cuomo's administration.

Joining Parsons on the new task force are several members who also served with him on the earlier panel, including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, State University of New York chancellor Nancy Zimpher, Parent Power Project founder and Rochester - area parent, Carrie Remis and the State Assembly's education committee chair Cathy Nolan, a Queens Democrat.

ALBANY — Members of the state Assembly had been told to prepare for a return to the Capitol on Friday for a session to take up legislation regarding mayoral control of schools and local tax extenders, members said, only to have the plans canceled several hoursMembers of the state Assembly had been told to prepare for a return to the Capitol on Friday for a session to take up legislation regarding mayoral control of schools and local tax extenders, members said, only to have the plans canceled several hoursmembers said, only to have the plans canceled several hours later.

«Over the past several days Assemblyman Heastie and I have discussed at length how to advance the best interests of the citizens of our state by making the New York Assembly more inclusive and member - driven,» Morelle stated.

Bartoletti says the current climate of corruption, which has resulted in the indictment, resignation or imprisonment of 35 Senators and Assembly members in the past decade, including several in 2013, has raised public awareness.

Two Democratic state senators and several members of the state Assembly were present, including Keith Wright of Harlem, sponsor of a bill containing the prevailing wage provision that is expected to pass the chamber in coming days.

The meeting was equally attended by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as well as the Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State and several National Assembly members.

Several members of the Assembly, speaking on background, told Capital they fully expect to be in Albany Thursday.

In the state Assembly, a number of plumb leadership positions are up for grabs following the departure of several senior members.

The newest set of financial disclosure forms from lawmakers, which became public this month, show that several Assembly and Senate members have sources of income about which they may never have to reveal details despite the reforms that take effect in January.

«Quite frankly, the members of the Assembly should be the ones electing the speaker and we should not have several weeks gone by of special interests, outside forces trying to influence who the speaker is,» Borelli said.

Over several months, many Assembly members, including Republican James Tedisco of upstate Glenville, Kolb's predecessor as minority leader, have told The Post that they're convinced Silver has directly or indirectly blackmailed Kolb into silence because he possesses some evidence or allegation of improper conduct against him — a claim Kolb's spokesman strongly denied.

[2] After college he worked as an aide to several federal and state lawmakers including former State Assembly members Donald Davidsen and Jim Bacalles, who both represented parts of the district that Palmesano now represents.

Several dozen Assembly members of both parties were in the chamber for the voting, but the galleries were empty.

Outside lawyers hired by the Assembly conducted the investigation, which covered Fierro's claims as well as allegations from several former Garcia staff members alleging heavy drinking and sex talk in the office as well as requests by Garcia to perform personal duties such as taking care of her dogs.

Looney is one of several leaders of the upper chamber of the state General Assembly selected by their members on Thursday.

While Cuomo has been criticized for a lack of diversity in his transition process — his inner-most circle of aides still consists of white men such as Joe Percoco, Howard Glaser, Michael Del Giudice and Andrew Zambelli — the transition teams include several people of color, including NAACP President Hazel Dukes, Assembly members Hakeem Jeffries and Peter Rivera, and Elinor Tatum, the publisher of the Amsterdam News.

But several members of the Assembly did not sign the pledge, including Rory Lancman (D - Fresh Meadows), Michael Simanowitz (D - Flushing) and William Scarborough (D - St.

Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Kirsty Williams AM said: «If my several years as an Assembly Member have taught me anything, it's that members of other parties enjoy a good game of political football.

Flanked by members, the president of the AFL - CIO and several immigrants who refer themselves as «dreamers,» Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the measure — called the DREAM Act — was one of human dignity, and in keeping with New York's traditions of welcoming immigrants.

There are many excellent members of the NYS Assembly, several from The Bronx, who can lead during this period and avoid turmoil in Albany.

The Governor spoke at the Government House in a solemn session attended by several leaders in the State, including the Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, other senators and members of the House of Representatives from the State, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Ubosi, former information minister, Chief Nnia Nwodo, among others.

Andrew Cohen (D)- D11 - Kingsbridge, Riverdale, Woodlawn, Norwood, and parts of Bedford Park, Wakefield, and Bronx Park East - Cohen, a Riverdale attorney, has had a long career in law, including several years as a court attorney to a Bronx Supreme Court Justice, legal counsel to State Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz, and a stint as an assistant adjunct at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The ambitious prosecutor has successfully indicted and convicted several members of Mr. Silver's Assembly over the past two years.

Johnson was sworn in by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York, with several prominent Democratic elected officials and party leaders in attendance including members of Congress, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and dozens of Council members.

«Over the past several days Assemblyman Heastie and I have discussed at length how to advance the best interests of the citizens of our state by making the New York Assembly more inclusive and member - driven,» Morelle said in the statement.

De Blasio is relying on Heastie and his members to carry his water in those talks, and the two men huddled for over an hour Saturday afternoon along with several mayoral aides including Dean Fuleihan, director of the city's Office of Management and Budget and formerly a top number cruncher in the Assembly.

That's how Monday, April 11, 2016 felt to me when my husband and I accompanied several other Board members of the California Association for the Gifted (CAG) in meetings with senators and assembly members at the State Capitol building in Sacramento, California.

Members of the Assembly of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) elected new officers and considered several topics and initiatives in academic veterinary medicine during the 2016 AAVMC Assembly on Monday, August 8 in San Antonio, Texas.

He has served as trustee of several local and national arts institutions including Americans For The Arts, the National Assembly Of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA), The Urban Arts Federation, and as a founding member of the National Association of Artists Organizations LA Works, and LA Shares (Materials for the Artsof several local and national arts institutions including Americans For The Arts, the National Assembly Of Local Arts Agencies (NALAA), The Urban Arts Federation, and as a founding member of the National Association of Artists Organizations LA Works, and LA Shares (Materials for the ArtsOf Local Arts Agencies (NALAA), The Urban Arts Federation, and as a founding member of the National Association of Artists Organizations LA Works, and LA Shares (Materials for the Artsof the National Association of Artists Organizations LA Works, and LA Shares (Materials for the Artsof Artists Organizations LA Works, and LA Shares (Materials for the Arts).

The host of interveners in Chief Steve Courtoreille on behalf of himself and the members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Governor General in Council, et al., now before the Supreme Court of Canada, includes the attorneys general of Quebec, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta, several Yukon First Nations, the Assembly of First Nations, the Grand Council of the Crees and Cree Nation Government, the Manitoba Métis Federation and Advocates for the Rule of Law.