Sentences with phrase «state senate who»

But remember the fight is between the public advocacy office and the state Senate who don't seem to care enough to protect us.

Gloria Romero, a former Democratic majority leader in the state Senate who leads the California chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, called the Sunday resolution «stupid.»

We will be shifting our focus to the state Senate who would have to agree to the Assembly action if it is to advance to the governor.

ALBANY — Joe Bruno, a former leader of the state Senate who was rung up on federal corruption charges, has been urging the White House not to elevate any current federal prosecutors as the next U.S. attorney in the Northern District of New York.

It also allows Cuomo to tout his record on progressive measures like the passage of same - sex marriage and a minimum wage increase and stricter gun controls without disparaging Republicans in the State Senate who voted with him, and whose influence in the chamber Cuomo is in no rush to upend.

Most of the reforms are opposed by Republicans in the state Senate who continue to control the chamber with the help of a rogue Democratic Senator, Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, who caucuses with the GOP to give them a one - vote majority.

Mr. Schneiderman, a former state senator, said he would work with members of the Assembly and State Senate who have introduced various bills to give power to independent prosecutors to investigate cases where police use lethal force on unarmed civilians.

«Mr. Felder is a powerful member of the State Senate who sits on the Health Committee,» said David Goldberg of NYSD 17 for Progress in a statement.

Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., the only Democrat in the New York State Senate who voted against the marriage equality bill in 2011, has been busy lately supporting evangelical minister Erick Salgado in his long - shot bid to become the next mayor of NYC... Read

At her campaign's debut, she asked if he was a «real Democrat,» and she has linked him to the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight breakaway Democrats in the State Senate who collaborate with Republicans.

Dean G. Skelos, the once powerful Republican majority leader of the New York State Senate who was convicted with his son in December on federal corruption charges, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison.

He endorsed Democ «RAT «S running for the State Senate who's «Leadership» is under investigation by the «FEDS» and «OTHERS».

He said he became disillusioned with Senator Peralta's record after learning that he had joined the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of breakaway Democrats in the State Senate who collaborate with Republicans.

Back this year also is Klein, the leader of the Independent Democratic Conference in the state Senate who no longer holds the power of co-president.

He was also part of the so - called «Four Amigos» in the State Senate who gave power to Republicans in a 2009 coup.

Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., the only Democrat in the New York State Senate who voted against the marriage equality bill in 2011, has been busy lately supporting evangelical minister Erick Salgado in his long - shot bid to become the next mayor of NYC.

Thomas Libous, a former deputy majority leader of the state Senate who is dying of cancer, was sentenced to six months of home confinement and two years of probation for lying to federal agents who were investigating whether he used his political influence to get his son a job.

At noon, advocates from AQE, Strong Economy for All, New York Communities for Change, VOCAL - NY and Citizen Action New York publicly criticize Paul Tudor Jones, the founder of the poverty - fighting Robin Hood Foundation, who spent millions to bankroll Republicans in the state Senate who oppose raising the minimum wage and criminal justice reforms, Robin Hood Foundation, 826 Broadway, Manhattan.

The Empire State Pride Agenda endorsed Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti on Thursday, the last sitting GOP lawmaker in the state Senate who supported the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011.

The Democratic - majority state Assembly voted to delay the city's implementation of the bag fee on Tuesday, joining the Republican - led State Senate who voted Monday in favor of enacting a yearlong moratorium on the charge that was set to go into effect on Feb. 15.

Dean Skelos, the Republican former majority leader of the state Senate who was convicted alongside his son in December of fraud and extortion, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in federal prison.

As an example of such thinking, he cited the former leader of the State Senate who instructed his members to deliver their public disclosure forms by hand rather than mailing them so as to avoid any possible federal mail fraud charges — the unspoken assumption being that lawmakers might have lied on those forms.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Senate who early this morning voted 59 to 1 in favor of a bill that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

The funding was supported by legislators, especially Republicans in the state Senate who mainly represent upstate communities.

Difore's nomination must be approved by the Republican controlled State Senate who have no plans to hold a session this month to do so.

«When we have Democratic members of the state Senate who are working with Republican members who may undermine progressive legislation and values we'd like to get promoted here in New York — and with the leadership of the governor and the chairmen — this is where the rubber meets the road.»

A maverick Democrat in the state Senate who is facing intense political pressure for her recusal in the upcoming chief justice vote will not seek re-election this fall.

«We need Democratic leaders in the State Senate who we can trust to stand up for our values as New Yorkers, and that's Brian Kavanagh.

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) is a group of eight members of the New York State Senate who were elected as Democrats, but who align with republicans.

Governor Cuomo said: «We need leaders in the State Senate who will fight for a more progressive future for New York and I'm proud to endorse Brian Kavanagh for the 26th State Senate district.

«We need leaders in the state Senate who will fight for a more progressive future for New York, and I'm proud to endorse Brian Kavanagh for the 26th state Senate district,» Cuomo wrote.

Westchester needs an independent voice like George Latimer in the State Senate who will stand up to his party leadership if he believes it is in the best interest of local taxpayers.

«We have a number of candidates running for the state Senate who are great,» Cuomo said to applause at the dinner.

The figures in Column 5 («Seats impacted by term limits») only reflects current members of state senates who are unable to run for re-election to their state's senate in 2010 because of term limits.

Not exact matches

Jenny Wilson, a Democratic candidate running for Senate in Utah, said this week that «Utah families deserve another Utahn as their senator, not a Massachusetts governor who thinks of our state as his vacation home.»

Analysts are watching for any changes to come with Bolton as national security advisor and a new secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who is awaiting Senate confirmation.

«In November 2016, Grassley said he would retain the policy used in the eight Obama years when the Senate Judiciary Committee would not set a hearing unless both home state senators returned blue slips,» Carl Tobias, a University of Richmond professor who is an expert on judicial nominations, told Business Insider in an email.

Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is president of the state Senate, listed what he called a «Women's Privacy Act» as one of his top 10 priorities when the legislature reconvenes in January.

The 10 states with the highest taxes are represented in the Senate by Democrats, and by Vermont's Bernie Sanders, an independent who votes with Democrats.

According to a recent Reuters report, depending on who takes a Senate seat from several of these battle ground states and who wins certain gubernatorial races could mean which of the energy topics — EPA carbon regulations, the Keystone Pipeline XL's approval, relaxing crude oil export rules, developing clean energy technology — will take priority.

Every past nominee to get a roll call vote since at least the Carter administration received 85 or more yes votes in the Senate, with the exception of Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who got 56.

Mr. Trump's announcement was welcomed by a leading Democratic trade hawk in the Senate, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who said the tariffs were a first step toward a comprehensive response to China that should also include increased screening of foreign investment in the United States to ensure it does not hurt American jobs.

Restrictions on Kentucky bourbon could add pressure on the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, who is from the state.

In theory, there could be appetite in a number of liberal - dominated states, from New Jersey to Connecticut to Hawaii to New York (where Republicans control the State Senate, but only with the consent of a dissident faction of Democrats who might back this change).

Tester is up for reelection in 2018 in a state that strongly backed Trump in 2016, and Trump has indicated that he wants repercussions for Tester, who is the ranking Democrat on the Senate committee.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State faces a challenging road to confirmation with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the Senate and Democrats who once voted for him now opposed.

At the heart of the Federal Reserve is the Board of Governors, which consists of seven people who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate.

-- «State senators condemn fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark,» by LATimes» Patrick McGreevy: «Lawmakers» tempers flared Monday as the California Senate adjourned in memory of Stephon Clark, an unarmed African American man who was shot to death by Sacramento police officers on March 18.

In the Senate, one new Democrat, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, was elected by firing a shot at President Obama's cap and trade policy, and a large number of the 23 Democratic Senators up for re-election in 2012, especially those who come from redder states, have heard the footsteps.

In fact the people of Massachusetts, who apparently approve of such behavior, elected him to serve in the United States Senate for nearly fifty years....