Sentences with phrase «came after the assembly»

The lack of an agreement comes after Assembly Democrats sought a number of measures designed to change criminal justice procedures, including a special prosecutor to handle certain cases as well as new requirements for grand jury transparency when an indictment is not issued.

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Carlson is not alone: Susan Fowler, the former Uber engineer who came out publicly against her employer alleging sexual harassment, is also working with members of the California State Assembly to pass legislation to eliminate forced arbitration, which prevented Fowler from coming forward about sexual harassment at Uber until after she quit.

He came to faith after college at an Assemblies of God church in the Washington, D.C., area.

The BabyBjörn high chair may look like minimalist design after its super-easy assembly but you'll see that the finished product, while sleek and streamlined, is certainly not short on all the great features we have come to expect from a brand like BabyBjörn.

In statement after statement on Monday afternoon, Senate Republicans took a tough - on - crime posture when it came to raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York, blaming Assembly Democrats for pushing for an expansive number of charges that would be tried in Family Court.

(Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver) and I used to go play basketball together when he came in two years after I did.

The resignation comes after pressure was put on Gabryszak to leave the Assembly from both Speaker Sheldon Silver and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The overturning of Skelos's 2015 conviction comes 10 weeks after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction was similarly tossed by a federal judge.

The statement comes a day after the Democratic - led Assembly approved a three - year extension of mayoral control, which is due to expire in June.

Gabryszak, who represented a western New York Assembly district, resigned in January 2014 after eight women, including legislative staffers and a reporter, came forward claiming he had sexually harassed them.

The reform package comes a month after former Assembly Speaker Silver was indicted on fraud and extortion charges for allegedly pocketing nearly $ 4 million in improper payments from two law firms.

The vote came a few months after the state's teachers unions, closely aligned with the Assembly, claimed a victory in December when the Regents, prompted by the governor and Legislative leaders, placed a moratorium on the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

«We're happy that we look like we're coming to an agreement on a buy American bill, a three - way bill, that was something that was very important to myself and I know Sen. (John) Flanagan's conference,» Klein said after emerging from the governor's office with Flanagan, the Republican majority leader, following an early evening meeting with Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

As the public continues to bear the brunt of pain after budget cuts to services, schools, and safety net programs, community leaders came together to demand that our elected leaders in the State Senate and Assembly ensure the priorities of Central New York are met by passing Fair Elections.

But there's still some outstanding issues, particularly how New York City comes out of this,» Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx), said after a lengthy meeting of the Assembly Democrats.

The charges come just months after Mr. Bharara charged former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver with accepting what he described as kickbacks and bribes disguised as legitimate work done for law firms.

The bill provides for the Presidential election to come last after National Assembly and Governorship elections.

Mr. Weprin's potential candidacy comes after a head - spinning couple of hours yesterday when Assembly member Rory Lancman announced that he would not seek a seat in Congress currently held by fellow Democrat Gary Ackerman.

The ruling comes less than three months after the conviction of former longtime Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was also tossed on the same grounds.

The same goes for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has long balked at the idea of revealing his client list, but had a change of heart on the subject after Gov. Andrew Cuomo came into office pledging to clean up Albany.

Today's ruling, handed down by the U.S. District Court, comes after lawyers representing Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos asked that the special master only oversee the process only oversee the lines for Congressional districts.

The bill comes after the Democratic - led Assembly approved an omnibus bill extending mayoral control for two years packaged with an extension of key tax measures for local governments in suburban and upstate communities.

After meeting with Cuomo behind closed doors late this morning, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver both emerged — separately, with the senator coming out first — to say that they are moving toward an agreement tomorrow.

The letter came some hours after the upper chamber of the National Assembly, in protest, suspended consideration of the request by the Presidency to approve the appointment of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The governor has earlier disclosed that the ceremony is coming after the Lagos State House of Assembly carried out due diligence and subsequent confirmation of the Chairman and members of the Commission.

The call comes after lawmakers in the Assembly's Puerto Rican and Hispanic task force this week called on President Trump to bolster support services for those who are leaving the island amid the rebuilding effort.

After the Legislature confirmed Finn on Tuesday, two Democratic Assembly members came across Finn's Facebook page, which features spiritual affirmations.

The proposals come two and a half weeks after the Democratic Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver was arrested on corruption charges, and one week after he resigned as speaker.

The governor's speech comes shortly after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested by federal law enforcement officials and accused of taking millions in bribes and kickbacks as part of his work with two outside law firms.

That tumble came less than four months after the arrest of Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — in another investigation conducted by Bharara's office — ultimately forced him out of the leadership position he had held for more than two decades.

This alarm is coming four days after some suspected hoodlums were arrested by the men of the state police command in an uncompleted building at Alagbaka area of Akure and few meters away from the Ondo State House of Assembly.

How to «hold the Mayor to account» (the main reason for the Assembly's existence) six months after the issue has come and gone...

The legislation comes 18 years after the first medical marijuana bill was proposed in the state Assembly and after a week of push - and - pull between legislators and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the details of the program.

The ruling comes after the conviction of Assembly Member William Boyland Jr. and Assembly Member Eric Stevenson this year on bribery charges.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in MonroeAssembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroeassembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

The stunning revelation that one of the three most powerful men in Albany is caught up in yet another federal probe comes months after the corruption convictions of the state Assembly and Senate leaders, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie simply reissued the statement he made after Silver's conviction: «We will continue to work to root out corruption and demand more of elected officials when it comes to ethical conduct.»

The proposals come two - and - a-half weeks after the Democratic Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on corruption charges, and one week after he resigned as speaker.

Those complaints have, of course, taken down two of the state's most powerful politicians: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who both resigned their leadership positions after coming under fire.

His arrest comes just more than three months after the former Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver, was arrested and charged with running a multimillion dollar corruption scheme.

The surprise announcement came just a day after the 72 - year - old Democrat defied demands by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign immediately.

Today Labour Ministers have announced their intention to enact a similar provision in Wales after the Assembly election, which would be over six years after England's provision came into force.

The Skelos verdict came about two weeks after former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty on seven counts of corruption in his own federal trial.

The Newburgh forum comes a few weeks after state Senate and Assembly hearings on the fallout from PFOA - contaminated water in Hoosick Falls, where officials and residents expressed anger and frustration.

The former Senate majority leader's conviction comes days after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's.

The endorsements, coupled with nods for two Democrats and 10 Assembly Republicans, come after the GOP conference unanimously approved an increase in the state's minimum wage that was included in this year's budget.

Cuomo, in Buffalo to tout insurance company Geico's decision to expand in the area and bring 600 jobs — which comes with a state investment — lashed out at the Legislature after Assembly lawmakers held a hearing that took a critical view of his administration's economic development programs.

The measures are being pushed for nearly two months into the legislative session, which comes after a year in which both the former speaker in the Assembly and ex-Senate majority leader were convicted in separate corruption cases.

The rally, headlined by Sen. Terry Gipson, Senate hopeful Justin Wagner and Assembly candidate Andrew Falk, comes after a half - dozen candidates for state Senate failed to qualify for the Women's Equality Party, the new ballot line formed this year meant to boost the package of measures proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013.

The hiring of a Garcia comes after the Democratic - led Assembly retained the services of Kasowtiz, Benson, Torres & Friedman when dealing with the comission, which has subpoena power.