Sentences with phrase «by legislative leaders»

The four commission members appointed by legislative leaders then select the fifth member to round out the commission.

But why do so anonymously, the governor was asked during a press conference in which he was flanked by legislative leaders and top aides.

It has five members who were chosen by the legislative leaders and the governor.

A recurring theme that has been emphasized by legislative leaders during the education funding formula revamp process is a desire to get more money into the classroom.

That's a deadline set by legislative leaders requiring pending bills be approved by at least one chamber to be considered further in the session.

Under the new process, a panel to draw the districts would be made up of ten members, eight appointed directly by the legislative leaders.

The rhetoric and policies employed by legislative leaders should recognize this fact and make supporting teachers and improving the teaching profession the highest priorities in education.

By law, the governor can appoint six people to the panel, while it also has eight members appointed by the legislative leaders.

Although he was frozen out of the budget negotiations by legislative leaders who crafted the deal, Malloy said the final document incorporates many of the ideas he has long supported.

The Dream Act narrowly failed in the state Senate earlier this year and it was left out of the budget agreement crafted by legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Emails show Robert Nichols, Republican - turned - Democrat Assemblyman John Ceretto's top political aide, wanted none of the $ 1.6 million in tax dollars Ceretto was allocated last year by legislative leaders went to the town of Wheatfield, all of whose elected members are Republicans, because Town Supervisor Robert Cliffe allegedly gave Nichols and Ceretto the cold shoulder at a public picnic.

Members of the Senate and Assembly have previously been policed by the Legislative Ethics Commission, a panel controlled by legislative leaders.

The legislature hoped to pass final end of session bills Thursday, two days after a framework deal was announced by legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney (D - New Haven), at center, is joined by legislative leaders in this file phot from September.

NYPIRG details all the campaign fundraisers held in Albany or by legislative leaders in the 2017 session.

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, which supports the measure, says it's the best opportunity in decades to help fix a broken system that allows nearly unlimited gerrymandering by legislative leaders to benefit parties in power.

(This meeting was originally supposed to take place last week, but rescheduled after questions were raised by legislative leaders).

Utah needs a new system for electing state school board members, but a preliminary discussion by legislative leaders on Wednesday suggested a replacement won't come easy.

This is a complete abdication of responsibility by our legislative leaders.

In response to the snarky statements released yesterday by legislative leaders who landed on his «enemies of reform» list — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson — former NYC Mayor Ed Koch had this to say:

JCOPE is composed of appointees by the legislative leaders of the Assembly and Senate as well as the governor.

He floated the idea of going back to line - item grants in the budget that are directed by individual legislators, rather than a lump sum of cash allocated to the rank - and - file by the legislative leaders.

Earlier, the co-chairs suggested they would follow up a prior request that legislators list outside clients, which was promptly rebuffed by legislative leaders, with subpoenas to compel their disclosure.

In other words, as we've known since late last week, there will be no vote today or tomorrow, unless a package deal on constitutional redistricting reform and the House maps gets done by legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, spurring the governor to provide a message of necessity to circumvent the three - day bill aging requirement.

The move was backed by both legislative leaders, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

The state lumped it in with $ 329 million for unspecified other community projects to be split up for the rest of the state by legislative leaders.

The other eight are named by legislative leaders: three apiece by majority leaders, one apiece by the minority conference chiefs.

Proposal 1 is a constitutional amendment that would retool the state's redistricting process, taking it out of the direct control of lawmakers and giving it to a commission chosen in large part by legislative leaders.

«So to do it during the last week of session seems strange unless there is interest by the legislative leaders to do it.

The two trials laid bare many of the secrets the commission might have uncovered — with testimony about the vast, almost unilateral power exercised by legislative leaders, the way powerful real estate interests dole out campaign contributions, legal referrals and jobs to line politicians» pockets and maintain access, and how money is hidden by evading disclosure laws and funneling it through relatives, law firms and title fees.

ALBANY, NY (03/28/2012)(readMedia)-- The state budget agreed to by the legislative leaders makes some important improvements from the governor's original proposal.

In the event that a vacancy arises with respect to a member of the commission first appointed pursuant to the chapter of the laws of two thousand eleven which amended this subdivision by a legislative leader, the legislative leaders of the same political party in the same house shall appoint a member to fill such vacancy irrespective of whether that legislative leader's political party is in the majority or minority.

(According to the calendar agreed on by legislative leaders months ago, yesterday was the last work day of the year).

Following Tagliafierro's exit — for a new job as deputy commissioner of the Cuomo - controlled Department of Taxation and Finance — four commissioners appointed by legislative leaders wrote a letter to the Times Union calling JCOPE's hiring of former State Police First Deputy Superintendent Kevin Gagan as the watchdog panel's chief of staff and special counsel «plainly invalid,» and another example of «incessant interference» in its operations.

It is shameful New Yorkers are continually insulted by legislative leaders who have failed to move on important legislation for two months.

Cuomo was joined at the announcement by legislative leaders, who say they intend to pass the bills to restructure NYRA as soon as the governor has them ready.

His appointment to JCOPE by Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson was perhaps the most eyebrow - raising pick by legislative leaders and the governor to serve on the commission, although questions were raised about several selections.

Thus, a rational person who reads this description would infer that a convention only involves costs — which mimics the message being promoted by legislative leaders and others who are leading the campaign to oppose a «yes» vote.

But, they will guide the parameters of talks over the next couple of weeks as a final 2017 - 18 budget deal is negotiated by legislative leaders and Cuomo.

The bottom line is that the state needs a budget now, and that requires action by legislative leaders, including Senator Fasano.»

Thanks to a 2011 deal inked by legislative leaders and the governor, the cap, set to expire in June 2016, will only remain in effect — as Cuomo has proposed — if the rent laws continue beyond their own expiration next summer.

De Blasio also hoped for much tougher rent regulations, but he declined Wednesday to criticize the tentative deal reached by legislative leaders.

They're run on authorization by legislative leaders.

Under Cuomo's proposal, commission members would be chosen by the legislative leaders from a bi-partisan pool of qualified candidates that reflects the state's geographic, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver did not rule out the change, and says it is being talked about by legislative leaders and Governor Cuomo.

WHEREAS United States Census data cited by those legislative leaders show that nearly one in two Americans has fallen into poverty or has joined the ranks of the working poor; and

Responsibility For School Spending Belongs At Local Level November 7, 2016 by Brett Kittredge A recurring theme that has been emphasized by legislative leaders during the education funding formula revamp process is a desire to get more money into the classroom.

As a part of the new Local Control Funding Formula tentatively approved by legislative leaders and Gov. Jerry Brown this week, school districts will be required to track and report the academic progress of subgroups of students as small as 30 members.

Rotting roofs, broken windows and plumbing problems at schools located in some of the state's lowest - income neighborhoods will have to be put off if a budget plan endorsed by legislative leaders is adopted.