Sentences with phrase «against upstate lawmakers»
(U.S. attorney Preet Bharara told The Buffalo News that he has seen evidence of corruption across New York state, and his current probes could lead to cases to against upstate lawmakers.
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At the time, Flanagan was viewed skeptically by upstate Republican leaders, who backed taking a harder line against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo with DeFrancisco, a pugnacious lawmaker and then the Senate Finance committee chairman.
At the same time, Flanagan had narrowly won election to succeed the scandal - tainted Skelos against DeFrancisco, who garnered the support of upstate lawmakers.
GOP lawmakers have run hard against the passage of the bill, especially in upstate and suburban battleground districts where support among voters for the proposal is thin.
Smith fought back against criticism from lawmakers, including upstate Republicans, who resented his incursions on all those boards and commissions.
A number of upstate lawmakers, along with gun rights advocacy groups, were pulling for DeFrancisco, who voted against a strict gun control measure known as the SAFE Act, which is largely unpopular upstate.
It's not a new tactic for upstate Republicans running for state office: link rival Democrats to New York City, where more than half of state lawmakers come from, and promise to stand against that big liberal base.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to pit seven upstate regions against each other in a competition for $ 1.5 billion in economic development funds has prompted some lawmakers and mayors to say the state shouldn't pick winners and losers.
Talking to reporters in Albany on Tuesday, Cuomo blamed the upstate - downstate divide as the reason lawmakers are pushing back against his proposal.