Sentences with phrase «against the governor»

The commission probes corruption charges against the governor and the legislature.

The groups are filing a federal lawsuit against the governor's plan to strip most public workers of their collective bargaining rights.

We wonder how a mission to serve as witness to a case turned to political protest against the governor.

Silver would have been in a particularly strong position to push back against the governor's agenda, working toward compromises that are more palatable to his conference and their union allies.

Even now, they are raging against the governor for being bold on behalf of children.

«You can't ask for a better case then something against de Blasio because it's not against the governor,» he said.

Certainly, it is now our words against the governor.

But if when 2014 rolls around, there's no viable option in the race against the governor, where are these unhappy voters going to go?

Paladino is running a loud effort against Republican leaders in the State Legislature as RINOs and wants someone running against Governor Cuomo in November who has Republican values.

Credico ran in a Democratic gubernatorial primary against Governor Andrew Cuomo, and upon losing endorsed Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate.

This was Paterson's first public appearance since former Chief Judge Judith Kaye released her report this past Thursday that recommended Albany County DA David Soares consider criminal charges against the governor in connection with the Yankees tickets scandal.

At a rooftop fund - raiser on Fourteenth Street on Monday evening, Zephyr Teachout stood on a low wooden table and talked about the «open - source principles» of her upstart Democratic campaign against Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Osun State House of Assembly has thrown out the petition filed against Governor Rauf Aregbesola by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, a serving judge in the state...

None of the three Senate Democrats who appeared to be contemplating voting against Governor Dannel P. Malloy's ruinous agreement with state public employee unions broke ranks.

This is just as she also threatened to take legal action against the governor of Edo state Adams Oshiomhole for his recent efforts to link her name to the alleged $ 2.1 billion arms issue.

It stated that the cases against Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State and his predecessor, Capt. Idris Wada, were referred to the EFCC on September 29, 2016 and April 16, 2016 respectively.

The strongly worded ruling from Judge Leon was in a case brought against the governors of the Federal Reserve by a group of plaintiffs including the National Association of Convenience Stores, the National Retail Federation, the Food Marketing Institute, Miller Oil Co., Boscov's Department Store and the National Restaurant Association.

Candidate for New York governor Cynthia Nixon poses with supporters at an Earth Day rally against Governor Andrew Cuomo's energy policies outside the state Capitol in Albany Monday.

A judge of the High Court who authored a petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has had her career terminated by the National Judicial Council of Nigeria (NJC).

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who once ran against Cuomo for state attorney general, scoffed at reports that actress Cynthia Nixon is considering a primary challenge against the governor because he's not progressive enough.

(CNN)- A special House panel considering an impeachment measure against South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford decided Thursday that their review will not include most of the state ethics charges filed against the governor last month.

That's especially true against a governor who has long gotten strong support in the gay community for his staunch fight for legislation in 2011 that allowed same - sex couples in the state to marry.

ALBANY — An upstate congressman who once ran against Gov. Cuomo for state attorney general scoffed Thursday at reports that actress Cynthia Nixon is considering a primary challenge against the governor because he's not progressive enough.

The Senator representing Kaduna Central in the Nigerian Senate, Shehu Sani, has slammed a N5billion counterclaim in a Kaduna State High Court against Governor Nasir El - Rufai for alleged libellous broadcast.

As for de Blasio, he's currently, suddenly, railing against the governor for not funding a number of city (and liberal) priorities.

In 1996, Kerry faced a difficult re-election fight against Governor William Weld, a popular Republican incumbent who had been re-elected in 1994 with 71 % of the vote.

There have been only two other major - party primaries against governors seeking re-election since then: Fulani's challenge to Mario Como, and LG Mary Anne Krupsak's 1978 challenge to her previous partner, Gov. Hugh Carey, in which she received 33.7 percent of the vote.

«I think it is a huge stretch legally to bring the governor into this,» said Finley, the UB law professor «There's no legally credible allegation against the governor here.»

Solomon Dalung, Minister of Sports and Youth Development, has reacted to report of him planning to contest against Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State in the next election.

Last week, Omisore who contested against Governor Rauf Aregbesola in the 2014 governorship poll had given indications that he could leave the party.

Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Monday morning commenced impeachment proceedings against Governor Sullivan Chime of the State.

When Lazio is pitted against Governor David Paterson, the race is more competitive.

Nixon faces an uphill battle against the governor — a poll published last week showed voters favored Cuomo by 22 percentage points.

Fayose governor challenged the DSS to tell Nigerians those who sponsored the Tuesday protest in Abuja by a group that called itself National Support Groups for Good Governance, (NASUGG), saying «When protesters went round major streets in Abuja on Tuesday, protesting against Governor Wike, where was the DSS then?

This was evident in the Senate Republican conference, where more conservative members urged a hard line against the governor as he pushed liberal priorities in the budget.

At the same time, the Republican has little statewide name recognition and will run against a governor with a well - known Democratic name who is known for hard - charging campaigning.

«This distraction is clearly an outgrowth of the mayor's vendetta against the governor,» the insider said.

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul is defending criticism against Governor Andrew Cuomo from his remarks Friday that he was unaware of the dealings behind «Buffalo Billion» projects.

Abortion is also a political wedge issue against the Governor's republican opponent Rob Astorino who Cuomo has attempted to portrayed as an «ultra conservative».

There are a few Albany Common Council members, a number of NYC Council members, a smattering of upstate electeds including Joel Tyner, the little - known Dutchess County legislator who tried to petition his way into a primary challenge against the governor last fall and failed to gather enough legal signatures to get onto the ballot.

Isn't it then funny that because he is now in APC, the same Oni is now against Governor Fayose doing the same thing done against him by the APC elements in Ekiti State?

A DeFrancisco nomination would be a dream for any Republican who wants a pugnacious, take - no - prisoners opponent against the governor.

There will be plots against Governor Mimiko to bring down the PDP in the state.

The Kogi State governorship election tribunal has dismissed the petition of Idris Wada, candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 November and December governorship election against governor Yahaya Bello.

«That's why we as the Republican party are saying look, we have to have a good mayoral candidate to run against Mayor de Blasio and a good gubernatorial candidate against the governor,» he said.

Parents and Educators Erupt in Anger Against Governor Cuomo's Vow to «Break» Our Public School System