Sentences with phrase «skelos was majority leader»

Though Flanagan formally announced her decision, he did not do the same with several other stop attorneys who dated back to the days when Dean Skelos was majority leader and had also decided to part ways with the Senate GOP, including, as the DN's Ken Lovett reported, first assistant counsel Rebecca Lovullo, program senior counsel Tim Atkins, and Frank Alleva, a program assistant counsel.

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He's intent on running primary candidates against key WNY Republican senators and on ousting Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

The governor also noted that the wage increase will likely face a tough time getting past the Republican - led Senate, though Majority Leader Dean Skelos hasn't ruled out blocking it from the floor and some moderate GOP lawmakers would possibly be open to a smaller increase.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos emerged from a closed - door meeting in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office this afternoon and gave few details of what was discussed.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was more supportive of the effort to strengthen charter schools statewide as the governor wants to lift the cap on the alternative public schools by 100.

Silver, who represents a lower Manhattan Assembly district, has a cash on hand total that is larger than Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who reported $ 2.1 million.

UPDATE: Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is responding to Silver's OpEd, which he called «misleading and disingenuous,» with an OpEd of his own that he has submitted to several newspapers today.

Arriving at his office shortly before the Senate Republican conference meets to discuss the rent / tax cap «framework» deal, Majority Leader Dean Skelos says some key aspects of bill language are still being worked out — casting blame on Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver:

In fact you will be helping to re-elect both of them and helping to elect a Senate Majority, with Dean Skelos as their Leader.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos just announced that he is supporting Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's Iran Divestment Act.

And he did so in spite of the fact that Wojtaszek was backed by almost the entire GOP establishment from Pataki and Rudy Giuliani on down, with the exception of Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who backed Cox.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who is one of the few Republicans to whole - heartedly embrace GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, just called to do a pro-Paladino push, rejecting the Democrats» argument that the controversial Buffalo businessman will hurt the Republicans effort to regain control of the majority.

Carl Paladino wants to get rid of Sen. Roy McConald, but also isn't backing the senator's primary opponent, Saratoga County Clerk Kathy Marchione, because she's willing to work with Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

One last point of interest from my CapTon interview with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last night: The Senate GOP is looking to pass a redistricting plan by March 1, which is pretty much right around the corner.

A Cuomo spokeswoman yesterday was harsher in the assessment of de Blasio's minimum wage proposal, calling it a non-starter with the state Legislature, as did a spokesman for Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos said recently that he would «recommend» to his conference that gay marriage be allowed to return to the floor for another vote if the GOP succeeded in taking back the majority.

Senate Republicans have balked at the measure and this afternoon Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, ruled out passing any minimum wage increase this legislative session in a brief question - and - answer session (he had previously hedged by saying he would only rule out passing Silver's bill).

Silver's downfall last year was followed by an unprecedented moment in state politics in which his counter part, Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, was also later felled by a corruption scandal involving securing business for his son through official actions.

Suffolk County is also home to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who is seeking a full term at the top post after succeeding the scandal - scarred former Sen. Dean Skelos as GOP leader last sLeader John Flanagan, who is seeking a full term at the top post after succeeding the scandal - scarred former Sen. Dean Skelos as GOP leader last sleader last spring.

During an interview this morning with The Captiol Pressroom's Susan Arbetter, Silver reacted to a DN report that Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who had been pushing for an August primary, now has his heart set on maintaining the regularly scheduled Sept. 11 state races, despite the fact that to do so would cost an additional $ 50 million.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said in a brief interview this afternoon that he agreed with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos's hope that House lines could be released as early as March 1.

In the letter to Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Cuomo says the project is «linked» to the Javits Center redevelopment.

Also on Cuomo's call list: Dean Skelos, the Republican State Senate leader (and maybe Majority Leader, though it's too soon to leader (and maybe Majority Leader, though it's too soon to Leader, though it's too soon to tell).

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver emerged from the three - way meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to say he has seen a draft of the chapter amendment for religious exemptions on same - sex marriage and it's «acceptable.»

At 9:30 a.m., an hour before former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is sentenced for corrupting his office, government watchdog groups will weigh in on the heightened need for ethics reform before the end of the legislative session, Foley Square, intersection of Lafayette, Worth, and Centre streets, Manhattan.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called that proposal a job killer, but asked earlier this month if he was ruling out any increase of the minimum wage this session, the Long Island Republican only said he would not take up «Silver's bill.»

The measure has no Assembly sponsor, and a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has said there are no plans to move it out of committee for a floor vote.

Both Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb have criticized Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver as being the only holdout in moving the budget process forward with committee hearings, which can not begin until both majority leaders sign on.

The new Senate seat will be somewhere in New York, but definitely not on Long Island, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said following an interview with Susan Arbetter on The Capitol Pressroom.

An independent expenditure committee backed by the United Federation of Teachers is making a last - minute push for Democrat Todd Kaminsky in the special election to replace Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Republican former Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam are due in court this morning to be sentenced following their December convictions on corruption charges.

A special election being held next could add Chris McGrath, but he is locked in a tight race with Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky for the district formerly led by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos thinks eight years behind bars is «harsh» for a person like ex-Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno, who is 81.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, was given a big escape hatch on increasing the state's minimum wage this afternoon when he was asked if he is completely ruling out rise this year.

The seat was vacated in December by ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted of corruption and is being sentenced in the coming weeks.

Speaking to reporters in Buffalo today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said an ethics overhaul for the executive branch, which Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos suggested to Liz yesterday, isn't necessary.

The race for the seat was kicked off after former Majority Leader Dean Skelos in December was ousted from his seat after he was convicted on corruption charges.

Skelos was stepped down from his majority leader post soon after the charges were made public and was formally removed from office after the felony conviction.

The corruption conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Tuesday was overturned by a federal appeals court, dealing yet another blow to the prosecutors who had sought to crack down on Albany's unseemly way of doing business.

His campaign has focused heavily on ethics and anti-corruption measures, a theme that he hopes resonates with voters after the ouster of disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption charges in December.

State Senator Marc Panepinto and his supporters are firing back after the Buffalo - area Democrat was mentioned in a GOP defense of their initial decision not to replace Dean Skelos as Majority Leader.

Nevertheless, Democrats plan to continue their criticism of Larkin for backing the leadership of ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted late last year following his conviction on felony corruption charges.

«If I miss anything, it's probably the communication with people like Shelly, like Andrew Cuomo when he was AG, and certainly George Pataki and (Majority Leader) Dean (Skelos) and the rest.»

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos has called the measure a job killer and said it's effectively dead in his house.

This is the first major overhauling of staff Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, has undertaken since he took over the majority leader post from Dean Skelos back in May 2015 after Skelos was forced out of office due to a federal corruption scandal.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos this afternoon cracked open some daylight between himself and Gov. Andrew Cuomo when it comes to his proposal for a new, less generous pension tier that's included in the $ 132.5 billion budget proposal, saying that «we're too tied into the word «Tier Six.»»

Barring a successful legal challenge from Republicans, Democrat Todd Kaminsky is likely to be seated as the next senator from the 9th district, replacing scandal - scarred Dean Skelos, the former majority leader.

Contrary to my faulty memory, Sen. Dean Skelos was, at the time, voted in as majority leader.

But the wage debate opened fissures within the conference that were first exposed last year, Dean Skelos stepped down as majority leader and was replaced by a fellow Long Island lawmaker, John Flanagan.

The push from Senate Republicans comes after Democrats successfully flipped the district on Long Island once held by former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted in December following his conviction on corruption charges.