Sentences with phrase «assembly members did»

Assembly members didn't have to work.

Eight incumbent assembly members did not run for re-election, while 32 (78 %) of the then 41 incumbents ran for re-election.

Assembly members did not require state public officials convicted of public corruption to forfeit their pensions and it also ignored Cuomo's pitch for public financing of campaigns.

The NCCE Director express regret that most assembly members did not understand their roles and responsibilities as spelt out in the Constitution and questioned how they could contribute meaningfully towards the developmental aspirations of their communities.

When he was an Assembly Member he did nothing, said nothing about the vacant lots in his district or around the city.

«South - East Governors Forum, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly Members do hereby reinforce their commitment to a united and indivisible Nigeria.

Most Welsh Assembly Members don't look that excited about them, so why do they think the voters would be interested?»

Comptroller Scott Stringer, a former assemblyman who served under Speaker Sheldon Silver, said today Mr. Silver's plan to temporarily cede power to five Assembly members doesn't go far enough.

Not exact matches

Even with the $ 5 billion tax hike, members of the General Assembly could not find a way to do what families across the state accomplish every day: spend within their means.

World Health Assembly resolution 49.15 expresses «Member states should ensure that the financial support for professionals working in infant and young child health does not create conflicts of interest, especially with regards to the WHO / UNICEF Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.»

ICYMI: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told me last night on CapTon the recent retirement decisions of several majority members and rumored potential departure of at least one more does not cause him to reflect on the day that he, too, might throw in the towel.

Also, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose Lower Manhattan district doesn't touch NY - 9, but who is an Orthodox Jew and is well - known to Jewish voters there, has endorsed Weprin — one of the newer members of his conference.

«Unfortunately, the Governor and the Assembly Speaker care more about keeping teenage drug gang members, murderers and rapists out of jail than they do about funding our public schools, providing tax relief for our families and rebuilding our infrastructure,» said Sen. Tom Croci, a Long Island Republican.

In fact, Cohen's statement welcoming Latimer to the race included attacks of his vote against the property tax cap and his no - show for the pension reform vote (which was done very early in the morning when many Assembly members had already gone to bed).

Yet the Assembly of which he's a member didn't even take up an agreed upon pension forfeiture law last year.

«I had a great relationship with the governor... and Speaker Shelly Silver really does an outstanding job, whether anybody relates or not to his politics, he does an outstanding job of leading the Democrat - controlled Assembly, which is not an easy task because there are so many members in that conference.»

So when Governor Cuomo's appointed members of the commission began openly suggesting in the media this past summer that they are not likely to vote for a pay raise, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan probably didn't take it all that seriously.

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.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

Also, he didn't mention Brooklyn Democratic Chairman Frank Seddio, who is himself a former member of the Assembly — much like Queens Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley, who is now a congressman).

Assembly Member Simotas said: «Congresswoman Maloney and today's honorees inspire me to continue serving the needs of my community and putting my heart and soul into that work, as each of them has done in their own unique way.

Assembly member Valerie Vainier Huttle (D - Englewood), who sponsors the companion bill in the Assembly, said in a phone interview with the Washington Blade on Friday the override failed because Republicans don't want to embarrass Christie.

«We're not doing something that's going to be harmful to members of the Assembly or things we don't like in exchange for a pay raise,» Heastie said.

The Assembly bill, which does not have a sponsor in the state Senate, is sponsored by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) with eight Queens Assembly members signing on to the bill: Barbara Clark (D - Queens Village), Michael DenDekker (D - Jackson Heights), Phil Goldfeder (D - Ozone Park), Rory Lancman (D - Fresh Meadows), Marge Markey (D - Maspeth), Grace Meng (D - Flushing), Mike Miller (D - Woodhaven) and Francisco Moya (D - Jackson Heights).

Assembly Member Kellner has accepted an exceptionally large amount of money from the taxi industry, which might strike one as unusual, considering that he does not serve on any transit - related legislative committees.

It has an impact on the dynamic of the Mayoral race and it can also impact on how you run your administration — don't forget that Ken had a strong working relationship with the Green Party Assembly members during 2004 - 08 when he needed their votes to pass his budget.

Kaveny said Paterson does not yet have commitments from members of the Assembly and state Senate to introduce the legislation.

The proposal drew little enthusiasm from senators and Assembly members at the speech, and many did not applaud.

Paterson has walked back his call for a November 15 special session and both Assembly Member Jonathan Bing and the office of Senator Liz Krueger said that at this point, they don't expect to be called back into session before the new year.

Representatives from Cuomo's Public Service Commission did not attend the hearing, even though they were invited by Assembly members.

Assemblyman Micah Kellner did not seek re-election this year after an ethics committee report found he interacted inappropriately with members of his personal staff during his time in the Assembly.

And the Assembly doesn't escape voters» wrath, either, with 50 percent saying it's time for all the members of that chamber to be replaced.

So far, some 71 Assembly members — both Democrats and Republicans — have signed on, and at least nine others have pledged to do so as well.

But all I do know is that there's 150 members of the Assembly.

DiNapoli's strongest supporter, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is an Orthodox Jew and will do doubt also be doing his part to assist his former conference member with that particular voting bloc.

«I think he understands that we're all going to be partners in government, and, just like he's doing today, coming, explaining — hopefully a free - for - all dialogue — with the members of the Assembly Democratic conference in order to move and forge a consensus on an agenda for this year.»

«Sadiq Khan's manifesto specifically said that Londoners won't pay a penny more for their travel in 2020 than they do today,» Liberal democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon said today.

«Of course we support the funding, and so do our members of the region,» said Michael Whyland, a spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

Media producer and NY LEAD coalition member Marc Weiss, writing for Newsday, called for New York senators and assembly members to support Gov. Cuomo and Speaker Silver in passing public campaign finance legislation, asking, «Do they want to continue business as usual, or do they want to be part of the solution?&raquDo they want to continue business as usual, or do they want to be part of the solution?&raqudo they want to be part of the solution?»

Assembly Members say Legislature should do its part by passing «Prisoner Privileges Limitation Law»; call for independent investigation of prison break

In releasing his plan, Faso — who as a member of the Assembly cut spending and championed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — called it a smart way to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and align New York with most other states in the nation that don't pass their Medicaid expenses down to county taxpayers.

When Kallos asked what the city could do to help push these bills in Albany, Kavanagh appealed to Council members to drum up public support and to urge their Assembly member to join his effort before the end of the legislative session in Albany on June 16.

State Assembly member David Weprin told the New York Times that the report didn't take into account how outer borough commuters would need to make their way into the congestion zone to run errands or the fact these drivers also have to shell out money on parking and gas.

We are doing the branch registration after that we are going to do the branch elections and every branch will be required to elect its 9 member executives and so when this branch re-registration closes we will announce the date for branch elections and when the date is announced for the district assembly branch election of the Bole Bamboi constituency, I will be here to vote» he explained

As a member of the Senate, Tony Avella does not get a say in who leads the Assembly.

The members of 1199 SEIU will do what we can to make sure Francisco Moya is the next Assemblyman from the 39th Assembly District.»

A few Assembly candidates did the same in the immediate wake of the scandal, but no sitting Assembly members have followed suit to date.

PHC / 983/2016, preventing the swearing - in of Victoria Wodo Nyeche as a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, when the claim in the Suit did not border on qualification or pre-election matter.

«Gambling is something that for members of the Assembly we don't take lightly.

I am honoured to do so both as an MLA [member of the legislative assembly] and as deputy first minister in equal partnership with Peter Robinson.»