Sentences with phrase «as legislators with»

While he won as legislator with Independence backing several times, and as Southampton Town supervisor two years ago, his cross-endorsements helped.

Not exact matches

The Fed Audit, which has consistently been fought by the Senate, could easily be dropped - with Republican legislators being able to point to the endorsement of the beltway's leading libertarian think tanks as evidence of being tough on the Fed.

When Tom Davidson served as a state legislator for a small district in southern Maine two decades ago, he became intimately familiar with the byzantine, bureaucratic, and often, frankly, subpar sausage - making that goes into bankrolling education at a local level.

Escobar went along with Colombia's democratic system and won a seat as a backup for a legislator in the National Assembly.

Senator Johnson has been in some hot water with constituents and local media lately for failing to answer citizens» calls to hold listening sessions or meet with them, as other legislators around the country have.

But as Congress moves toward repealing the mandate as part of tax reform, voters, legislators and industry experts have flocked to its defense, pointing out that doing away with it would cause already high premiums for individual health plans to rise by 10 percent.

But as ever with our legislators, politics seems to be trumping sound decision making, and this less - controversial idea is thoroughly tied up with more contentious questions around immigration reform and general partisan bickering.

A Republican running against an Ohio lawmaker with whom she exchanged sexual text messages has followed through on her threat to release more texts, even as the legislator pursues an extortion claim against her.

Greenfield predicts that this trend will continue as costs rise and as legislators continue to broaden regulations to allow dentists more freedom to work with patients remotely.

From the pulpit, Hall delivered the liturgy with a strong message to his faithful to call for action by their legislators to institute stricter laws banning access to semi-automatic rifles, such as the one police said the gunman used in Friday's massacre.

As legislators grow weary of culture wars along with their constituents, «you're going to see the states respond to it whether the feds are going to or not.»

«Research has shown that life - affirming laws do have an impact on lowering the number of abortions, and with all the life - affirming laws passed since 2010, we have a reason to celebrate the number of lives saved and women protected as legislators worked to defend them from a predatory and rarely accountable abortion industry,» AUL Acting President Clark Forsythe said in a written statement.

Hill Climbs: Just as important as email outreach is face - to - face contact with the legislators and staff who are working on the issues in D.C..

Input your information to see how the change would affect your schools, then share your results with all interested stakeholders, such as state and federal legislators, school board members and superintendents.

There is also a tip sheet with ideas to help you use social media to spread the word about National School Lunch Week, as well as associated events like «Take Your Parent to Lunch Day» and «Lunch with Your Legislators.»

PATS President John Moyer stated «With the recent elections, the main goal of the «Hike To Harrisburg» event was to thank those legislators who have been PATS supporters and to enlighten the freshman legislators about our Society, as well as, our role in concussion and sudden cardiac arrest management and other recent health care issues that we have supported.»

Join SNA for the annual «Charge to the Hill» where you'll serve as lobbyist for a day, as you visit personally with legislators and share your passion, expertise and stories.

Or maybe, it's a smart way to suggest to your supporters that you DO N'T just see them as ATMs with legs, and that you might have some potential to be a informed, intelligent legislator.

«We are therefore at a loss as to why a legislator of his calibre who happens to be a lawyer would make such a reckless statement with the sole aim of denigrating Krobos as if we were not humans or Ghanaians.

Cuomo said during a news conference this afternoon after meeting with his cabinet that the goal is to cajole legislators and convince the public to lobby their state representatives as well.

Whereas Senator Sheldon Silver has refused to take up legislative action that would eliminate the «Pay for Play» culture that allows for our legislators to be used as bought and paid for commodities by outside business concerns, as your Governor I must fully investigate the Assembly and Senates ties to Business and the Lobbyists who curry favor with our legislators to gain undo advantage for those businesses at the peoples expense.

Flanagan's Tuesday down in the city later included meetings with legislators such as IDC Leader Jeff Klein, a key part of that coalition that keeps Flanagan in charge of the Senate.

As the Governor has said, he will not enact a budget that doesn't include an ethics package with real disclosure of legislator's outside income, and he meant it.»

Another investment they make is that when a legislator is a «friend,» both in the general voting, but, especially, as a member of committees, they get rewarded afterwards with 7 - and 8 - figure «consulting» contracts after they leave office for jobs as lobbyists for companies they were supposed to oversee, lobbying their former colleagues.

The legislators seemed largely satisfied with Fariña's answers; Marcellino summarized her testimony as «fantastic.»

«It's outrageous that the chairman of the Democratic Party acts that way with Democratic candidates,» said Rick Montano, a former Suffolk legislator who had a similar issue with Schaffer as a State Senate nominee in 2012.

As supporters and opponents go head - to - head with their positions on the Horse - Carriage Ban, lobbyists will be targeting City Council Members with a full on assault to sway their votes, but there's one legislator who could not be bought.

It's unlikely that the legislators and press corps in Albany are aware of this, but it's a history worth reciting as they consider the current proposals from the governor and Senator Jeff Klein, the renegade / independent Democrat who has aligned with the Republican State Senate majority.

Last year, for instance, the New York City Council did away with lulus as part of a deal to raise its members» salaries to $ 148,500, a large pay increase that towers over the base pay for state legislators: $ 79,500.

«I have serious concerns for the across the board minimum wage increase as proposed, however, with amendments in consideration of our farms, small businesses, and certain employment situations I might consider it,» said Assemblyman Bill Magee, answering a syracuse.com survey of 14 state legislators in the region.

Basically it seems that the folks at Vehicle Production Group (which sounds like an East German factory conglomerate) spotted a likely front for their push to get a juicy contract, an agreeable legislator with solid credentials as an advocate for the disabled, and decided to buy him.

Armed with a full understanding of how this scandal came to be, rank - and - file legislators (and the people who elect them) can make informed choices on the various issues that radiate from this scandal, such as assigning responsibility, choosing legislative leaders, and making annual budget appropriations to pay off the debt.

Just as concerning that Cuomo felt the need to campaign for the follow - up to his signature economic development program was the fact that there didn't appear to be a single state legislator from the region there with him.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano says he hasn't formally nominated acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter as top cop — even though he said he would nearly five months ago — because he hasn't met with legislators tasked with voting on the appointment.

I am proud to stand with UFCW as a state legislator and I look forward to working with them in Washington to keep improving life for all city residents.»

«While I am disappointed, as county executive I will work with NIFA, as well as my colleagues in the legislature, to bring real fiscal discipline to Nassau and get our financial house in order,» said Curran, a Democratic legislator from Baldwin, in a statement.

The State Assembly has passed legislation that would strip taxpayer - funded pensions from public officers convicted of corruption, as well as a resolution aimed at preventing conflicts of interest with regard to legislators» outside income.

Now, as governor, Cuomo is trying to pass an ethics overhaul measure that may require legislators to reveal more details about their outside income and clients who do business with the state.

The process begins with the clocking - in of a local law introduction (commonly referred to as a local law intro) sponsored by one or more Erie County Legislators.

Dicker's report, along with a Daily News report that Independent Democratic Conference head Jeff Klein might support a new tax to fund pre-kindergarten, were seen as shots at Cuomo, in an ongoing feud with legislators that started last week.

MPs from previous Parliaments especially told me that they've found canvassing support from political opponents a liberating experience - as they line up with them as legislators to hold the Executive to account.

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

He announced that he planned to keep his job as a lawyer after taking office, drawing a contrast with Mr. Kaminsky, who said banning outside income for legislators was crucial to stamping out corruption.

It will additionally be tasked with creating a cap on the amount of outside income a legislator could earn, greater disclosure on how they earned that outside income, as well as restrictions on representing companies, or individuals, that conduct business with state government.

Even though the current mayoral control law expires in 2015, we will be talking with legislators who share our concerns about the importance of putting in place as soon as possible a new governance structure.

In the past, legislators and governors have used the sunset date to shift the balance from tenants to landlords, with what's known as vacancy decontrol, once the monthly price of an apartment and the tenants» income reach a certain threshold.

As Senate Majority Leader, I take this situation very seriously and am determined to work with my fellow legislators to swiftly and completely restore the public trust,» Mr. Flanagan said in a statement.

While Governor Paterson's directive received widespread approbation from same - sex marriage supporters, it was met with criticism from conservative legislators and from traditional marriage advocates, one of whom referred to the directive as Governor Paterson's «first major blunder.»

I worked diligently with my colleagues on the Westchester Board of Legislators to get this funding approved last year, and this is one of the most important victories for my hometown in my 14 years as a county legislator.

Cerberus Capital Management, the hedge fund with headquarters at 875 Third Avenue, are as guilty as the criminals who sell guns on the black market and the legislators who refuse to fight for stricter gun control, said activists who converged at the firm's offices this past month.