Sentences with phrase «came to the state capitol»

It's become an annual tradition: the loved ones of New Yorkers who died from painful, terminal illnesses come to the state Capitol to push for a law authorizing people with fatal diseases to seek life - ending medication from a doctor.

ALBANY - Assembly Republicans have invited U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to come to the State Capitol to discuss political corruption and get his «insight on the best ways to invoke meaningful change.»

Assembly Republicans have formally invited US Attorney Preet Bharara to come to the state Capitol to discuss political corruption and get his «insight on the best ways to invoke meaningful change.»

Patients with serious health conditions, including children with a severe seizure disorder, came to the state Capitol to urge passage of a bill to better allow access to medical marijuana in New York.

Rochester Mayor Tom Richards, Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and mayors and county leaders from around the state came to the state Capitol to support Governor Andrew Cuomo's push for pension reform, saying they are «crashing and burning» under the rising costs.

Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates who came to the state Capitol to hear Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's final State of the State address Wednesday had predictably different takeaways from the 37 - minute speech.

Classes at many schools were canceled as teachers came to the state capitol to pressure state lawmakers.

Derek Olson, a Doctor of Education (EdD) student, was part of a group of Minnesota Teacher of the Year award winners invited to come to the state capitol to offer insights on teaching to members of the Senate Education Committee.

Thousands of charter school supporters participated in our Action Alert on this bill, called members of the Assembly Education Committee, and hundreds came to the State Capitol on CCSA's Advocacy Day to be opposed to the bill in committee when it was heard in May 2011

Nearly 200 charter school parents, leaders, teachers and students came to the State Capitol on May 8, 2013 to advocate for charter schools during the 20th Anniversary Advocacy Day.

The Oklahoman reports that for nearly two weeks, thousands of Oklahoma teachers have come to the state Capitol in Oklahoma City to advocate for additional school funding, which has been cut on a per - student basis over the past 10 years.

Kentucky teachers came to the state Capitol in Frankfort Friday in what the Kentucky Education Association called «a day of action.»

Not exact matches

I'm not exactly sure how this came to be the state capitol of Czech pastry, but basically everyone who has ever stopped at the Czech Stop is grateful it exists.

Never mind the fact that nearly all the state lawmakers did the very same thing — some of them even came up to Albany on days the Legislature wasn't in session under the pretense of working out of their Capitol offices and collected per diems on those days, too.

But state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York's chief bean counter, said during a CapTon interview last night that he doesn't believe state lawmakers will be forced to return to the Capitol prior to the January start of the 2018 session if Congress reaches a deal in the coming weeks on averting reductions to the Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and Children's Health Insurance Plan.

And with the help of grassroots activists diligently coming out in droves to rallies and protests at the Capitol and around the state, we echoed the resistance far and wide.

And it would be Cuomo who called the tune at the state Capitol when it came to legislation.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

By Rick Karlin, Capitol Bureau While rolling out a new survey that found a majority of guns recovered by police came from outside of New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman earlier Tuesday highlighted a new interactive web - based feature that lets users find how many guns were recovered by police in various locations across the state and how long it took for the weapon to be used in a crime.

When it comes to the stream of state lawmakers being charged with corruption, booted from office or facing sex scandals, Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is to be blamed for not reforming the Capitol.

In a gaggle with reporters at the Capitol, Astorino said he agreed with the Senate GOP's one - house budget resolution when it came to distributing billions of dollars the state gained through windfall financial settlements.

Bloomberg came to the Capitol on a day that has become known as the «Tin Cup Brigade,» where mayors from the largest cities around the state testify to their constituent's needs.

The annual event, held near the holidays, usually has a festive atmosphere as hundreds of civic leaders from around the state come to the Capitol to cheer millions of dollars in grants awarded.

Lawmakers came back to the state Capitol at the command of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who called an extraordinary session of the legislature at 1 p.m. Wednesday to deal with unfinished business.

Moskowitz appealed to Albany for help, and when Cuomo appeared at her rally at the state Capitol later that year, it came as a direct rebuke to the mayor, who was appearing across town, on the same day, at a smaller gathering organized by the UFT.

Senators are starting to head to their conference room on the third floor of the state Capitol because they want to discuss some key bills expected to come up for a vote today — including Sen. John Bonacic's constitutional amendment redistricting measure — but they're pledging to walk out if Kruger shows up.

The five - term congressman, who served in the California state legislature before coming to Capitol Hill, said it was time to start a «new chapter.»

It's not clear how that argument will fare at the state Capitol, where state leaders are trying to come up with a casino deal this month.

Cuomo's rally comes at the tail end of a winter break for state lawmakers, who return to the Capitol on Wednesday to rekindle talks on the state budget.

Cuomo's proposal, which he said was designed to mitigate the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizen United decision, comes as talks over ethics reform have stalled at the state Capitol.

Several hundred advocates came to the Capitol from around the state yesterday to push legislators and Cuomo to include $ 70 million in the state budget to end the AIDS epidemic.

The counties, though, are also pushing the state to spend most of the money on infrastructure upstate, putting the issue under a «must» for the coming legislative session, which begins on Wednesday with the state Assembly and Senate returning to the Capitol.

At 11 a.m., elected officials from across New York state will come together to ask Cuomo to halt the projected $ 7.6 billion bailout of three upstate nuclear power plants, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, Alstate will come together to ask Cuomo to halt the projected $ 7.6 billion bailout of three upstate nuclear power plants, outside Senate chambers, 3rd Floor, State Capitol, AlState Capitol, Albany.

ALBANY — Mayor Bill de Blasio may have come to the Capitol on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for help with affordable housing programs and homeless shelter allowances, but he found himself forced to answer a barrage of questions about an unexpected issue as more than a half - dozen lawmakers pressured him to allow a property tax cap in the city.

ALBANY — When officials in late fall started to put all the pieces of a new state budget together for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to present in January, the gloomy talk started coming out of the Capitol's first floor where his budget staff is based.

Faith leaders from around New York came to the Capitol to gain support in the State Senate to adopt a statewide single payer health care system.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller, and federal charges including bribery and bid rigging against nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, Joe

The Moral Mondays movement came to New York State on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schState on Jan. 12 as about 1,000 students, parents, advocates and union leaders from New York City and across the state converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schstate converged on the state Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schstate Capitol to demand fair and equitable funding for public schools.

With four weeks to go before the state budget is due to be finalized, advocates for increased spending on education came to the Capitol on Monday to show their work.

Marchione's amendments to the bill came just as Hoosick Falls residents traveled to the Capitol to plead their case for more state help and for legislative hearings.

But here's why we can say givebacks are in play: With rising shortfalls forecast for the coming years, with little appetite at the Capitol for raising taxes again, with debt and pension costs rising, and with state - financed, outside services such as group homes already squeezed, there are scant other places to turn.

ALBANY — Several hundred advocates came to the Capitol from around the state Wednesday to push legislators and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include $ 70 million in the state budget to end the AIDS epidemic.

When it came time to schedule his Albany - area speech, he decided to do it at the state University at Albany, miles from the Capitol complex, on a day he knew the majority of lawmakers would not be in town.

Faith leaders from around New York came to the Capitol to gain support in the state Senate to adopt a statewide single payer health care system.

Despite the challenges, there's no shortage of names floating around the state Capitol these days when it comes to speculation about who Gov. Andrew Cuomo will choose as Duffy's replacement in the race against the GOP challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss.

A few years ago, I and dozens of others frustrated by the state's failure to resolve the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit and provide the resources coming to the city schools as a result barricaded the entrance to the Capitol in Albany in an act of civil disobedience.

The ruling comes one year after supporters of the tax credit scholarship held a rally on the steps of the state Capitol to protest the lawsuit.

When national experts came to the Capitol to testify on the law, they made it clear that Connecticut lags behind other states in this area, and is missing a number of nationally - recognized best practices.

But they also come as tension continues to simmer between the state Board of Regents, which sets education policy in New York, and the inhabitants of the state Capitol: Cuomo and the state Legislature.

«As far as students coming out of high schools, we really can get to a place where the vast majority of those students are ready to succeed from day one,» Morgan said at a press conference in the state capitol on Wednesday.