Sentences with phrase «state legislative leaders for»

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is criticizing state legislative leaders for failing to reach a bipartisan budget agreement that could be presented to him on Friday.

Barbara Underwood being interviewed by State Legislative leaders for the position of Attorney General.

CSEA Slams Gov. Cuomo, State Legislative Leaders for Putting Politics Before People Thursday March 15, 2012 at 07:59 am

We're grateful to Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders for their support and vision.»

Not exact matches

Huffington Post: Arlen Siegfreid, Kansas Lawmaker, Proposes Capitol Meditation Room Saying state legislators do not have space for private time during the workday, a Republican legislative leader in Kansas has proposed the creation of a chapel in the Capitol building.

I hope the state associations will establish legislative awards to provide a stipend for leaders to attend state legislative workshops.

Prior to today's leaders meeting, Gov. David Paterson once again placed the blame on legislative leaders for failing to close the the $ 9.2 billion state budget gap and reach a deal on the 2010 - 2011 spending plan.

«What impresses me most of all is his willingness to listen, his recognition that legislators and legislatives leaders know what's best for the districts they represent,» Silver said in a speech to state Democrats.

The top legislative leaders in the state Senate and Assembly confirmed Wednesday a two - tiered court system would be in place for a potential agreement on raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.

On Monday, state legislative leaders took a wait and see approach on whether a little known board should approve $ 485.5 million in spending for the now - under investigation Buffalo Billion.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio took his time to schmooze with legislative leaders at the Capitol during his State of the State visit, saying: «With all due respect to Mayor Bloomberg, this is about showing respect for the leadership in Albany, and I think he often failed to do that.»

Hours after legislative leaders refused to commit to approving $ 485 million in additional funding for Buffalo's SolarCity project, Cuomo administration officials said a key funding vote by a state oversight panel scheduled for today has been postponed.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan reiterated his push on Monday for a permanent cap on the state's property taxes, indicating it will be a plank for the GOP conference in the 2018 legislative session.

At 11 a.m., Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco and Assemblyman Nick Perry launch a renewed statewide campaign for a state Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct, Legislative Office Building, Room 130, Albany.

The governor has repeatedly insisted the movement was NOT in fact responsible for moving him off his opposition to raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents (actually, Cuomo and both legislative leaders refuse to see this as a tax hike at all, casting it as a cut for 4.4 million New Yorkers).

With a new leader in the State Assembly there's new optimism a few proposed laws that have been blocked will finally make it to the floor for a vote this legislative session.

«It is unethical for a sitting state comptroller to use a legislative leader, whom he's supposed to be overseeing, to raise campaign cash.

Same goes for the state legislative leaders — both of whom hail from NYC (Manhattan, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Brooklyn, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson).

After a year in which Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, respective legislative leaders of both the State Senate and State Assembly, were convicted for defrauding the public for personal gain, politicians in Albany have once again refused to act on preventing corruption and enacting needed ethics reform and running a more open government.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating a new anti-sexual harassment policy for state and local government officials as part of the state budget.

By December 2019, the agencies must submit a plan to the state budget director and legislative leaders that recommends at least one storage location for rape kits and a schedule for transferring the kits from hospitals to the designated site by April 1, 2021.

«The Governor and legislative leaders are to be commended for promoting the growth of this sector, which represents 5 % of total State employment.»

But in this case, Schneiderman, in a letter to the governor and legislative leaders obtained by public radio, said a plan to create a «criminal special prosecutor for state procurement» is «likely unconstitutional.»

Making the final comments before an amendment was withdrawn to help the aging Millstone nuclear power plant, State Representative and House Minority Leader Themis Klarides (R) argues for a full debate for the controversial amendment on the final day of the legislative session.

Lerner said while she's disheartened that yet another legislator has been accused of corruption, she's relieved that state prosecutors under Schneiderman are taking on investigations now that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who achieved prison terms for both former legislative leaders, has been fired by President Donald Trump.

Corruption Trials and Two Reform Reports Make the Case for Action Now In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-...]

At 11:30 a.m., clergy, faith leaders and criminal justice advocates will deliver a letter to legislative leaders supporting the Prioritized Platform for Challenging Incarceration in New York as part of a statewide day of action for prison and parole justice, War Room, state Capitol, Albany.

Nixon faulted Cuomo for not including the only female legislative leader, state Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins (D - Yonkers), in negotiations.

With a midnight deadline approaching, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement with legislative leaders on a state budget for 2016 - 17 late on Thurs., Mar. 31st.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, as well as state Senate Leader John Flanagan, expressed support for the bills last spring, but they ended the legislative session without voting on them.

Advocates took out their anger and frustration on the Cuomo administration and leaders of the state Senate, after it became clear that a progressive agenda that includes abortion rights and public campaign financing is likely dead for the legislative session.

NYSRPA calls upon Governor Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state legislative leaders to publicly recognize these boondoggles for what they are, defund the CoBIS program and stand up to the fringe special interests advocating microstamping.

On behalf of the New York State Unified Court System, I express my deep appreciation to Governor Paterson for his leadership and to the legislative leaders for their support in achieving passage of this historic legislation.»

Rather than line out specific amounts for individual projects, the funds are giant lumps of cash inserted into budget legislation, with diffuse language governing their spending and a nod toward a process for spending that involves a state agency or authority and sometimes a memorandum of understanding with legislative leaders.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says in a legislative session in which the leaders of the state Assembly and Senate are both indicted on corruption charges, the need for ethics reform in Albany is shockingly clear.

ALBANY — Sen. Jeff Klein (D - Bronx) emerged from a meeting with legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying more funding for mass transit and crumbling public housing in New York City are part of a «tentative deal» on the state budget.

Tedisco said the Majority's plan does not contain provisions for pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, or giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for a vote and diminish the unbridled power that's been given to legislative leaders.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

Today at the New York State Capitol, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Schaghticoke), Assemblyman Pete Lopez (R,C,I - Schoharie), and Senator Tony Avella (D - Queens) called for passage of their «Spirit of «76» legislation for a rank and file revolt against the accumulation of power by legislative leaders.

Leaders from more than a dozen eastern Queens civic groups met in Bellerose last week, demanding their communities be united by the state task force that will redraw the area's legislative lines for the coming decade.

With a recent poll showing that nearly 90 % of New Yorkers believe that unethical behavior is a serious problem in state government a month before former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos are sentenced for public corruption, the governor and legislative leaders have an obligation to New Yorkers to reach a significant agreement on ethics reform.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly, a coalition of organizations, including the New York Housing Conference and New York State Association for Affordable Housing are urging a reconsideration of the provision.

«The governor should live up to his own words and work with legislative leaders to pass a comprehensive public financing system for all state races as soon as possible.»

«There is plenty of time for this state's leaders to deliver a public campaign funding system for all statewide and legislative races.

For the first time in Republican history, most of the party's top legislative leaders came from former Confederate states, where resistance to minority and worker rights was an established tradition.

ALBANY — The state Education Department is losing its leader right before what should be an important legislative session for education issues.

The state lumped it in with $ 329 million for unspecified other community projects to be split up for the rest of the state by legislative leaders.

Mr. Cuomo devoted parts of his State of the State addresses last week to blaming legislative leaders for failing to sign an agreement on funding affordable housing and homeless services, and urged the Senate again on Tuesday evening to release the funds.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed on a framework for the state budget with at least a $ 1.4 billion increase in school aid, a plan to allow the state education department to develop the new teacher evaluation system and tighter disclosure requirements for lawmakers.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, D - Yonkers, arrives for a meeting with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as legislative leaders work on the state budget at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y., in April.