Sentences with phrase «after assembly majority»

A day after Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle (D - Irondequoit) announced that is a candidate for the 25th Congressional District seat left vacant by the death of Louise Slaughter, there is a candidate for Morelle's 136th district seat in the Assembly.

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Regardless of the «he said, she said» narrative, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; a bill would require drafting, after which it would need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

Regardless, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; the bill will require drafting, after which it will need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

After emerging from a closed - door meeting with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told reporters he believes the trio has reached «the framework of an agreement to resolve all outstanding issues» — with the exception of same - sex marriage.

Morelle left the chairmanship soon after a divisive 2013 Rochester Mayoral Democratic Primary, between Lovely Warren and Tom Richards, to focus on his role as Assembly Majority Leader.

He said though it was the duty of assembly members to maintain close contact with the electoral areas, consult their people on projects and meet the electorates before and after each assembly meeting, majority of them had failed to do so.

Upstate Democrats had tried — without success — to win some additional clout in the downstate - dominated chamber by backing Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, of Rochester, to replace Silver after the Manhattan assemblyman was toppled by a federal corruption scandal.

«We're happy that we look like we're coming to an agreement on a buy American bill, a three - way bill, that was something that was very important to myself and I know Sen. (John) Flanagan's conference,» Klein said after emerging from the governor's office with Flanagan, the Republican majority leader, following an early evening meeting with Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

«The final number is still being worked on,» Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx) said Sunday night after a two - hour, closed - door conference with majority members.

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos are both facing retrial after their separate corruption convictions were overturned on appeal.

Recall that Million was once declared wanted by Lagos State former Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, in December 2012, after he led a four - man gang of kidnappers to abduct former Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly, Tofeeq Adeniji, in Lagos, and took him through the rivers to Delta State, where he demanded N30 million as ransom.

Governor Cuomo has signed the Iran Divestment Act that easily passed both the Assembly and Senate earlier this week after an agreement was reached between Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos last year.

Assembly members Tedisco, Graf, Ra say Assembly Majority more interested in «symbolism over substance» and covering backsides after voting for budget that's outraged parents & teachers than informing parents of their rights to refuse to have their kids take tests

Labour leader Rhodri Morgan will spend the bank holiday weekend considering a return to coalition government, after his party lost its majority in the Welsh assembly.

After losing the GOP's top contender, Harry Wilson, Cox specifically mentioned Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who went on not 24 hours later to announce he's no longer considering a run; Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco; and — with a little prodding — Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

The stakes are high and New Yorkers deserve to know from Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie what the risks and benefits are of service contract bond borrowing and other financing options for the MTA capital plan — after all, it is our money.

Today's ruling, handed down by the U.S. District Court, comes after lawyers representing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos asked that the special master only oversee the process only oversee the lines for Congressional districts.

Shortly after the letter was read and accepted, the lawmakers elected the Majority Leader of the Assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Atta as the new Speaker.

After meeting with Cuomo behind closed doors late this morning, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver both emerged — separately, with the senator coming out first — to say that they are moving toward an agreement tomorrow.

The Assembly Majority filed its plan with the DOJ about two weeks after the Senate Majority filed its plan.

ALBANY — Hours after the Assembly's Democratic majority had a closed - door luncheon with Gov. - elect Andrew Cuomo, the chamber on Tuesday passed a plan to restructure the bankrupt New York City Off - Track Betting Corp. and a measure designed to fight «wage theft» by employers.

Silver, the ex-speaker of the Assembly, and Skelos, the former Senate majority leader, face prison terms after being convicted by US Attorney Preet Bharara in separate cases.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in MonroeAssembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroeassembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

Whether de Blasio has crossed the line is the question — the same question, it's worth noting, that was asked of erstwhile state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos right after they attracted Bharara's gimlet eye.

Paterson, who became governor after Spitzer resigned amid his own scandal in 2008, told The Post, «Records now show that the last four Senate majority leaders, not counting Skelos, have been indicted, that two of the last four Assembly speakers were indicted, and one of the last three governors had to resign.

«As the former Assembly speaker and former Senate majority leader are about to be sentenced after their corruption convictions, corruption is very much the issue for New Yorkers right now,» said Siena pollster Steven Greenberg.

Those complaints have, of course, taken down two of the state's most powerful politicians: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who both resigned their leadership positions after coming under fire.

And like the vast majority of Democrats in the Assembly, she stood by former Speaker Sheldon Silver after he was criticized for mishandling a sexual harassment case and was revealed to be a subject of an unrelated federal investigation.

A month after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction on corruption charges, Assembly Republicans on Tuesday tried a parliamentary maneuver to weaken Albany's rules that assure absolute control by the Democratic majority party over legislation.

(1) The Policy Committee shall be composed of the County Leader, the Chairperson of the County Committee, the Chairperson of the Executive Committee, the Chairperson of the Policy Committee, the Vice Chairperson of the Policy Committee and one member of the Executive Committee from each Assembly District appointed by the County Leader with the approval of a majority of the Executive Committee present and voting at the meeting next held after the election of the County Leader.

MIKE GROLL / AP PHOTO Gov. Andrew Cuomo (center) leaves a 2011 news conference after announcing passage of the 2 percent tax cap with Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (left) and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

The former Senate majority leader's conviction comes days after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's.

Sherman Jewett, a longtime Democratic operative and former staffer for the Assembly majority, has resigned his post as chief spokesman for SUNY just three months after taking the job.

Shettima while addressing journalists said the estate was named after Tinubu in order to appreciate him for rescuing the State's APC from the hands of a «tyrant» who made frantic efforts to hijack the party's machinery ahead of the 2015 Governorship, National and State Assembly elections in Borno but was resisted by forces led by Tinubu in favour of the Governor and majority of his associates.

The measures are being pushed for nearly two months into the legislative session, which comes after a year in which both the former speaker in the Assembly and ex-Senate majority leader were convicted in separate corruption cases.

Lauren Morelle, the daughter of Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, a Rochester Democrat, died yesterday after a highly public struggle with breast cancer that lasted for more than a year and a half.

This has become almost routine in the state Legislature: In early 2015, state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was arrested on charges of extortion, fraud and bribery, barely four months after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver resigned over federal charges that he had taken millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks.

The Assembly majority's ethics plan, released after 5 p.m. on Friday, would set a much higher limit on outside income than one suggested by Cuomo, allowing the state's part - time legislators to earn tens of thousands of dollars in addition to their $ 79,500 base salary.

Earlier in 2015, Cuomo expressed skepticism the measure would be approved by the GOP - led Senate after majority Democrats in the Assembly approved their own minimum wage measure.

The Empire State's poor showing comes, however, after a year in which state government was rocked by twin corruption arrests, ultimately taking down Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Weeks after both the ex-Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker were forced from office following their corruption convictions, a combined 89 percent of voters told Siena that corruption remains a serious problem in Albany.

Buffalo Assemblyman Mickey Kearns was officially invited back into the fold as a member of the Assembly Democratic majority conference after three years of being on the political outs.

state Senate majority leader Warren Anderson fumed to reporters after emerging from a «three - men - in - a-room» meeting with Cuomo and Assembly speaker Stanley Fink.

But year after year, the Assembly Majority has blocked this common - sense proposal and allowed an indefensible practice to continue.

This occurs after deals have been struck by Cuomo and the leaders of the Assembly and Senate majorities, in the infamous «three men in a room» process that is much - maligned, but well - trodden.

After the report drew the interest of Moreland Commission staff in their investigation of legislative corruption that was later picked up by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, both former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Majority Leader Dean Skelos were indicted on federal corruption charges brought by Bharara's office.

Democratic Majority Counsel William F. Collins is stepping down, Assembly officials said, after it was learned he received information about allegations that Assemblyman Micah Kellner had written sexually suggestive comments to a female staffer in 2009.

Secondary jobs held by state legislators have come under increased scrutiny in recent years after the arrests of former Senate majority leader Joe Bruno, former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, Senator Carl Kruger and Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio on charges related to their outside income.

Convening barely a month after the convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on corruption charges, the Legislature's new leaders vowed to move beyond the turmoil of the past year but already appeared at odds over what steps, if any, to take.

After taking a one - week break, faith leaders, tenants and other members of the Campaign returned to call for Gov. Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan to work together and fully execute the MOU.