Sentences with phrase «attorney general job»
New York Democrats huddled with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Capitol Hill on Thursday as Heastie attempted to push back on reports he's already lined up his preferred pick for the state's open attorney general job.
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«As they battle for the Governor's Mansion, the U.S. Senate seats and the Comptroller and Attorney General jobs, New York Democrats should not count on President Obama's popularity to help them,» Carroll said.
Not exact matches
The commonplace argument that increases in the volume of immigration, by themselves, lower wages and take jobs from Americans - an argument which Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to defend ending DACA - has neither empirical nor theoretical support in economics.
Kalanick went on to commission an «urgent» investigation into the allegations, to be headed by former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder and including, among others, Uber board member Arianna Huffington and the company's chief HR officer Liane Hornsey (who has only been on the job for a few months).
«It's not so much the attorney general's job to decide what laws to enforce,» Sessions said.
And here's why Cobb has that job and not McGahn: Last May, former acting Attorney General Sally Yates testified that she told McGahn former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had lied to the FBI during the Russia investigation.
This is an Attorney General who has never grasped what his job is.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office on Monday released a letter sent to the president of a health - care company that in a job placement ad that called for «no Hatians» to apply, warning the company that it was illegal to discriminate in hiring practices.
In short, as good as Spitzer was at being attorney general, the job of prosecutor and investigator didn't translate over to chief executive of the state.
She's done an outstandin job in Nassau County and she'll be a solid Attorney General.
Indeed, the ad promises Spitzer will be a city comptroller — whose rather bland job description is to oversee the pension fund and audit agencies — who acts more like an attorney general as he takes an activist investor role.
How Eric Schneiderman will be replaced in the attorney general's office is still not clear as a large field of candidates has signaled they want to fill the job, either through a legislative appointment or on Election Day.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's investigation was prompted by a young reporter who lost the job she had left Law360 for after the legal newswire informed her new employer that she had signed a non-compete agreement, which stated that she would not work at any competitor for a year.
«I was shocked to learn that the state's budget process is a sham that mirrors the deceptive practices I fought to change in the private sector,» Cuomo said, referring to Wall Street abuses he challenged in his previous job as New York's attorney general.
For his part, Mr. Klein praised Mr. Cuomo as doing «an outstanding job,» but demurred when asked to analyze their relationship or the governor's recent remark referring to Mr. Koppell as a «former attorney general,» a comment that some Capitol insiders read as a subtle jab.
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's job approval rating has jumped 21 percentage points since...
«I've been a fan of Eliot Spitzer since he first ran for attorney general,» said Mr. Corbett, who argued Mr. Spitzer's résumé was perfectly suited for the job.
In a job interview process with serious consequences, the state legislature on Tuesday started interviewing candidates to replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned after an article detailed abuse allegations by four women.
Schneiderman resigned as attorney general on Monday in the wake of reporting in The New Yorker that he physically assaulted multiple women and Barbara Underwood, the state's veteran solicitor general, took over the job in an acting capacity.
However, a spokesperson for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman declared that the ruling didn't change the fact that Ortt's wife, Meghan, was paid for a no - show job.
Bharara last week did not rule out running for attorney general because he thought the job was important, especially in light of actions by the Trump administration, but was reluctant to step foot into electoral politics.
Heastie says the acting attorney general, Barbara Underwood, is also invited to interview for the job.
«Obviously the job of New York attorney general is critically important and we're taking a look at it,» Maloney said in an interview Thursday.
«Had Andrew Cuomo done his job on July 7th when Rick Lazio stood with victims» family groups and called on the Attorney General to lift the curtain on who was backing the Cordoba Mosque, we may have avoided this divisive debate.»
In announcing the decision to repeal the Obama - era DACA program, Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who announced the change at the Justice Department, both used the aggrieved language of anti-immigrant activists, arguing that those in the country illegally are lawbreakers who hurt native - born Americans by usurping their jobs and pushing down wages.
Trump has discussed with confidants and advisers in recent days the possibility of installing a new attorney general through a recess appointment if Jeff Sessions leaves the job, but has been warned not to move to push him out because of the political and legal ramifications.
Assembly Democrats emerged from a two - hour closed - door conference on Tuesday morning as Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's last official day in the job winds down.
Singas has been receiving phone calls about the job Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is vacating at the end of the day amid allegations that he physically abused and assaulted four women.
His loyalty to the boss severely tested but seemingly intact, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he will stay in the job for as long as Trump wants him to serve.
O'Neill cast Cuomo's ongoing refusal to formally throw his hat into the ring as a positive, insisting it demonstrates the AG «puts the job that he was elected to do first and foremost and he resfuses to politicize the attorney general's office.»
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's job approval rating may have briefly dipped a couple of months ago, but it's back on solid ground.
Assistant Attorney General Clare Kindall, Stamford State Rep. William Tong, former prosecutor Chris Mattei and state Rep. Mike D'Agostino of Hamden are also running for the job.
The Post further suggested that Mr. Spitzer, who is also a former attorney general, could be eying a return to that job — even though Eric Schneiderman currently holds the position — or the state comptroller's office, held by incumbent Tom DiNapoli.
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters)- The sole Republican candidate for New York attorney general says he does not want to be the next «sheriff of Wall Street» and would give up the national prominence the job offers in favor of tackling political corruption in the capital.
«My job is to lay out a vision of what the Attorney General's office can do, I'm very clear about who I am.»
As he began his State of the State tour today in Manhattan Cuomo noted the presence of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman («doing great work with us, please stand»), Comptroller Tom DiNapoli («doing a great job»), NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio («let's give him a round of applause») and NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer («doing a magnificent job»).
«I looked at it, and being attorney general is a full - time job helping people.»
«This is the first real test of New Yorkers» support for candidates in the six - way contest for attorney general, and it's clear that a great number of them see District Attorney Rice as the best person for the job,» said Rice's campaign manager Jeffreattorney general, and it's clear that a great number of them see District Attorney Rice as the best person for the job,» said Rice's campaign manager JeffreAttorney Rice as the best person for the job,» said Rice's campaign manager Jeffrey Stein.
«John Cahill may not understand this, but the Attorney General's job is to enforce the laws of New York State — not to pick and choose the laws he likes.
He has been largely quiet on many statewide issues — usually citing a desire to focus on his job as attorney general — in recent months, but this week people close to him have begun to reveal some additional policy positions.
Seems like a job for the local public integrity units of the New York Attorney General or United States Attorney.
Had Andrew Cuomo done his job on July 7th when Rick Lazio stood with victims» family groups and called on the Attorney General to lift the curtain on who was backing the Cordoba Mosque, we may have avoided this divisive debate,» Lazio spokesman David James said in a statement.
NEW YORK, NY — New York's top law enforcement job may not change hands any time soon despite the political scramble to permanently replace former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
ALBANY — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is launching an inquiry into Interim Healthcare Inc. of Nanuet for discriminatory practices after a job listing in the New York Saver newspaper requested no Haitian nurses apply.
Perhaps, it has something to do with the job New Yorkers think he is doing as attorney general.
How would you approach the job of attorney general differently from what we've seen Andrew Cuomo do?
Perhaps like his carbon copy tactics where he has virtually usurped every Nduom idea like the Separation of the Attorney General's Department from the Ministry of Justice and election of MMDCEs, Akufo - Addo is waiting to hear Dr. Nduom's take on job creation, and presto, he will make it his own.
We can see how important the job is by the fact that the last two elected governors, Andrew Cuomo and Eliot Spitzer, moved up from the attorney general position.
Cahill, a top aide and official in former Governor George Pataki's Administration, says as Attorney General he'd bring more focus to creating jobs and helping small business, improving education and protecting Charter Schools, and fighting crime.
I'm looking at his overall credentials of getting the job done as he did as Attorney General.