Sentences with phrase «as speaker of the assembly»

Her very first vote was to elect Sheldon Silver as speaker of the Assembly, with full knowledge that he's under federal investigation for failing to disclose payments received for unknown work.

First there was the obvious: Cuomo didn't weigh in on whether Silver should be jettisoned as speaker of the Assembly, a post he's held since 1994 and since amassed a great deal of power and influence.

Supporters say the skills that helped Heastie secure and keep control of the Bronx party will allow him to succeed as speaker of the Assembly.

In February, Carl Heastie took over as speaker of the Assembly, and on Monday, John Flanagan became majority leader of the Senate.

But it is the consensus building aspect that Heastie really sought to focus on today following his election as speaker of the Assembly.

Silver was forced to resign as speaker of the Assembly — a post he had held since 1994.

In an interview with the New York Daily News, Cuomo stopped short of saying Silver should resign is role as speaker of the Assembly, saying he didn't know enough about the details of the case.

NEW YORK CITY — Sheldon Silver is out as speaker of the Assembly just days after his arrest on federal corruption charges in an alleged bribery and kickback scheme.

As speaker of the Assembly, Mr. Heastie stands alongside Gov. Andrew Cuomo as one of the most powerful Democrats in the state.

He may be out as speaker of the Assembly, but Shelly Silver's legacy lives on.

Should Skelos resign, he would follow Sheldon Silver's decision to step down as speaker of the Assembly following his own arrest on corruption charges just months ago.

«It is beyond time for Sheldon Silver to step down as speaker of the Assembly,» Ms. Malliotakis said Thursday.

Silver not only represented his district since 1977, he also served as speaker of the Assembly for just over 20 years — the second - longest tenure in state history.

Sheldon Silver's resignation from his post as speaker of the Assembly, after 21 years as one of state government's three most powerful men (its oft - criticized modus operandi), left a gaping hole in the center of Albany.

Prosecutors said Silver, who stepped down from his powerful position as speaker of the Assembly after he was indicted, abused his office to earn nearly $ 4 millon in kickbacks disguised as a legitimate salary.

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Former Bronx BP Adolfo Carrion is scheduled to return to NYC tomorrow as one of the featured speakers at Regional Plan Association's 20th annual regional assembly meeting at the Waldorf - Astoria.

In her statement Nolan didn't officially end her bid to be speaker, as three men before her — Manhattan Assemblyman Keith Wright; Brooklyn Assemblyman Joe Lentol and Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle, of Rochester — did last week in the face of Heastie's seemingly unstoppable momentum.

The eighth link features a photo of Heastie himself, standing on the rostrum at the front of the Assembly chamber on Feb. 3, 2015 — the day he was elected to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, becoming the first African - American in New York history to hold that leadership post.

A federal prosecutor accused New York's former assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, today of taking millions of dollars in legal fees as bribes, while a defense lawyer insisted there was nothing illegal about the transactions.

Mr. Silver stands accused of two schemes in which Mr. Bharara alleges he used his position as Assembly speaker to rake in more than $ 6 million, which he presented as legitimately earned income for representing or referring clients in real estate or asbestos legal dealings.

The jury drama in the corruption trial of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver continued on Monday, as Juror No. 11, an African - American man from the Bronx, asked to be dismissed over a conflict of interest.

In recent days, Heastie's use of his campaign funds, his donations and steering of member items to contributors have come under the magnifying glass as Assembly Democrats coalesce around his election as speaker.

Malliotakis, who is her fourth term in the state Assembly, described potential positives from a convention as including reducing the power of the Assembly speaker, legislative term limits and more equitable treatment of legislators.

The Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, who served as speaker and negotiating foil to both men, said of Andrew: «I think if the opportunity presented itself, he'd be honored to run, and he'll run on his record as governor of New York.»

NEW YORK (AP)-- New York's former assembly speaker returns to federal court Monday to listen as prosecutors accuse him for a second time of collecting $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks from a cancer researcher and real estate developers.

He told the Observer that he had every intention of supporting scandal - scarred Sheldon Silver for another term as speaker — meaning that he supports the Assembly continuing to function the same way it has since Mr. Silver ascended to the ruling role 20 years ago.

This time the cases of Sheldon Silver, former speaker of the Assembly, and Dean Skelos, former majority leader of the Senate, are being watched nationwide as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new legal standard.

Consider the time he waited to indict Shelly Silver, the decades - long speaker of the Assembly, a sphinx - like figure who stood as permanent pillar of power over successive governments in Albany, until the day after Silver stood on stage with Cuomo at the annual State of the State address.

Silver also said this was not a sign he would end his tenure as speaker, which began in 1994, making him one of the longest serving Assembly speaker in the state's history.

Members of the assembly replaced Muduru at plenary with Yahya Abubakar from Kusada constituency as the new speaker.

ALBANY — Yet another of the potential candidates for New York State Assembly speaker has dropped out and backed Carl Heastie, the Bronx Democratic chairman, who has quickly emerged as a front - runner for the post.

Four members of the Assembly — Latoya Joyner, Christopher Friend, Peter Lawrence and Jaime Williams — were not listed as speakers anywhere in their chamber's transcripts.

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin took the stand Tuesday as the prosecution's first witness in the corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, where her description of Albany's inner workings was pointedly contested by Silver's defense lawyer, Steven Molo, in a series of heated exchanges.

Assembly Democrats held two days of closed door meetings and then issued a brief statement, short on details, that the Assembly will vote on Monday to appoint Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle as acting Speaker, with an election on February 10th for a permanent new speaker.

Paulin said that negotiations over high - profile legislation, such as the state budget, was largely done by the speaker's office, with members typically learning about the fate of the chamber's priorities after the Assembly leader had finalized deals with the state Senate and Governor's office.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the speaker of the Assembly say they hope the state Senate will sign on to their joint proposal for ethics reform, as a new poll finds the governor with dropping job approval numbers.

The Assembly is set to elect a new speaker on Feb. 10, following Silver's arrest last week for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks that he tried to pass off as legitimate income for legal work, according to prosecutors.

The board, known as the PACB, consists of one appointee each by the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader and once killed then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's dream of a West Side stadium.

The Daily News reports that Silver has agreed to step down as speaker of New York's State Assembly, a position he's held since 1994, following his arrest last week on federal corruption charges.

The arrest of New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver on federal corruption charges earlier this year, and his subsequent resignation as speaker, sent shock waves through Albany — and apparently U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was just getting started.

For only the third time in the history of the Connecticut General Assembly, a legislative leader intends to serve a third two - year term as speaker of the House of Representatives.

This morning, Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the State Assembly, was arrested on corruption charges, hours after the Times broke the story — and barely half a day after Silver sat smiling onstage as Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his 2015 State of the State address and was featured by the governor in humorous slides as one of the «Three Amigos» atop state government.

In the State of the City address he is delivering right now in the Morris High School campus in the Bronx, Bloomberg sides with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — going so far as to mention the Manhattan Democrat by name — in the speaker's call to raise the minimum wage in New York.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will end his long reign as the head of the Assembly on Monday, say the Democratic members of the Assembly who announced they will hold a new election for speaker on Feb. 10.

Critics have suggested Heastie's personality, including his aversion to the press, could be problematic as he takes on the high - profile post of Assembly speaker.

Republicans in the New York State Senate are in talks with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about legislative ethics reforms as demands for changes mount after the recent arrest of the former Assembly speaker.

Skelos» counterpart in the Assembly echoed that view: «While it is true, as in any profession, that some legislators and lobbyists have taken advantage of the system, the vast majority of my colleagues are hard - working, caring and public spirited,» said Sheldon Silver, who was Assembly speaker at the time.

Silver, who stepped down from his longtime position as Assembly speaker in the wake of the corruption case, was indicted on federal fraud and extortion charges in February related to claims that he took more than $ 4 million in bribes and kickbacks.

The speaker allegedly racked up $ 700,000 in referral fees from the law firm, which sources identified as Goldberg & Iryami, where one of the partners once served as his Assembly counsel.