Sentences with phrase «challenges for the governor»

While never the closest of allies, Cuomo and the party have engaged in open warfare recently after the liberal - leaning organization opted to endorse Cynthia Nixon, the actor and education activist who has mounted a spirited primary challenge for governor from the left.

New York's expected budget gap is growing larger — a more than $ 4 billion deficit heading into the next fiscal year now poses a challenge for Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers as they prepare to run for re-election.

De Blasio and Cuomo on Wednesday exchanged testy remarks, with the governor suggesting the mayor is all talk and little action, and the mayor virtually welcoming a primary challenge for the governor.

Pull who's thinking of challenging him for governor.

Legislative leaders in Inslee's own party likely represent a more serious challenge for the governor.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, March 19 - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the «Sex and the City» television series and movies, announced on Monday she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 19 / CSRwire / - RESOLVE, known for forging sustainable solutions to critical environmental, social, and health challenges appointed new governors and strategic partners at its annual meeting today.

The Lodi Winegrape Commission created Lodi Rules ™, California's first third - party - certified sustainable winegrowing program, which recently won Gov. Brown's annual Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)-- the highest environmental award in the state of California — for its mission to address major environmental, economic and social challenges facing California's agricultural industry.

Speaking at a sensitization workshop on 2017 Water Technology and Environmental Control Exhibition and Conference (WATEC) held at Ikeja, Governor Ambode identified the need for residents to adopt a willful approach to the payment of taxes as a means of addressing fundamental challenges confronting the State and accelerating development in all sectors and sections.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos give the governor hell for not sharing the latest budget outlook agreed upon by the majority conferences, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson seems to forget Leader Kolb's name, and Gov. Paterson challenges Skelos to vote for his next extender, which he claims has no taxes and includes cuts to medicaid.

The governor insisted that it was Grisanti's vote for the same - sex marriage law that cost him the primary, though the Buffalo Republican survived a challenge from Stocker in 2012 as well.

Lawyer to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has drawn the attention of the Chairman of the Ekiti State Judicial Commission of Inquiry, Justice Silas Bamidele Oyewole (rtd), to the pendency of a suit instituted by the former Ekiti State Governor, challenging the legality and constitutionality of the commission, for his inability to appear before it.

While reacting to the likelihood Astorino will indeed announce he's running for governor, Paladino acknowledged he may need a new line on the ballot if he decides to challenge Astorino.

Golisano, who spent some $ 93 million on three unsuccessful campaigns for governor (1994, 1998 and 2002), switched his enrollment in October 2005, sparking speculation that he would try to run a fourth time to challenge Democrat Eliot Spitzer, with whom the Paychex billionaire didn't get along.

What incentive do the Senate Republicans have to play ball during the upcoming budget talks, which all sides agree are going to be challenging due to a growing multibillion - dollar deficit, if the governor has already signaled whose side he'll be on in the rematch for control of the chamber next fall?

Today host Matt Lauer challenged the GOP candidate for governor during an interview this morning, asking how he can practice the so - called gutter politics and «all of a sudden say «that's not me anymore?»»

According to Koku Anyidoho, «Dr. Bawumia has allowed himself to be used for far too long» after the former deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana challenged the Mahama - led administration to provide the cost breakdown for the projects it claims to have undertaken across the country.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

Republican Candidate for Governor, state Senator John DeFrancisco, is challenging his opponent, Molinaro, to a debate ahead of both the Republican and Conservative Party Nominating Conventions next month.

George Pataki, John Cahill, who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman for the AG's office, is thinking of entering the governor's race, though he has not confirmed or even commented publicly on that.

But responding to the claims on Accra FM, Koku Anyidoho rubbished his assertions and challenged Dr Bawumia to account for how much it cost the country to re-denominate the cedi in 2007, when Dr Bawumia served as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana.

A famous chef (Mario Batali) and a Buffalo Bills legend (Thurmun Thomas), as well as the governor himself, are among the judges for Cuomo's inaugural Taste NY Craft Beer Challenge.

, Molinaro said Nixon's entry into the race for governor is «great news for our campaign,» because Cuomo «will be forced to take on a high profile challenge from a celebrity - activist who is guaranteed the spotlight from the state and national media.»

King, as you'll recall, worked for the governor at HUD, ran as his LG in that ill - fated 2002 race and then challenged him (and dropped out) in the 2006 AG race.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner said she's encouraged that Nixon will challenge Cuomo in a Democratic primary, but that Nixon's announcement will have no impact on her decision whether to run for governor.

It looked an awful lot like a campaign ad, but some have insisted it can not possibly be that because she hasn't officially opened up a campaign account to challenge Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic Primary for Governor.

The Chairman PDP governors Forum challenged INEC explain to the public the rationale behind the plot to jettison Youth Corps members for supposed FUOYE students.

«The governor's suggestion, that he may be able to challenge the Memorandum Of Understanding he has with PEF not to impose layoffs for the remainder of the year, is misguided.

The Conservatives have nominated Rick Lazio for governor (although he's facing a primary challenge from Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo), Jay Townsend to challenge US Sen. Chuck Schumer and former Rep. Joe DioGuardi to challenge US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Cynthia Nixon announced she is running for governor of New York on Monday, challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic primary.

One of the plaintiffs part of a lawsuit challenging Governor Cuomo for not holding a special election after Rep. Louise Slaughter's death says he was recruited to join the suit by a representative for the Republican candidate...

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel's executive vice president, congratulated the Governor and the legislature for «their recognition, even in these challenging times, that including rabbinical colleges in the state TAP program — just as they are included in the federal Pell program — is a matter of simple equity.»

But there has been political tension between the governor and Mr. Klein, who may face a primary challenge from Oliver Koppell, a former assemblyman and City Council member from the Bronx, who served as state attorney general for a year during the administration of Mr. Cuomo's father.

Candidate for Governor of New York Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against Governor Andrew Cuomo, whom she hopes to challenge in a Democratic primary.

The party this year is facing one its biggest challenges since its inception, endorsing and nominating Cynthia Nixon for governor, the Democratic primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

BY NATHAN RILEY Right in Cynthia Nixon's backyard, just weeks after the actor and activist announced her Democratic primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo, the Hell's Kitchen Democrats — a progressive newcomer on the local political club scene — voted Thursday night to endorse the two - term governor for reelection.

In his State of the State speech, Governor Cuomo presented an excellent argument for the politically challenging task of overhauling campaign finance rules and enforcement.

«Five Governors (Mario Cuomo, George Pataki, Elliott Spitzer, David Patterson and Andrew Cuomo) and three Assembly Speakers (Saul Weprin, Sheldon Silver and Carl Heastie) later, it is time for someone younger to challenge the status quo and stand up for small businesses and small communities that are so important to the fabric of our area of upstate New York,» Oaks said in his statement.

«Connecticut needs a governor with a vision and a plan for how we will meet the challenges and overcome obstacles.

New Roadmap for Tourism Investment: The governor said a gap analysis will help identify transformative tourism infrastructure and marketing challenges and opportunities, and create a roadmap for public and private investment in the tourism sector.

Attendees at the rally included Howie Hawkins, the Green Party's nominee for governor, and «Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon who is looking to challenge Cuomo in the Democratic primary in September.

«I look forward to working with Governor - Elect Cuomo and my colleagues in the Legislature to meeting these challenges and giving the people of my district and all New Yorkers a government that works tirelessly for them and delivers results.»

Gov. Paterson made an attention - grabbing appearance last night at a birthday - bash fund - raiser for his political rival, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo — the likely 2010 Democratic nominee for governor over the poll - challenged incumbent.

Molinaro had initially said he wouldn't seek the GOP nomination for governor, but changed his mind last month after state Sen. John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse, announced he would seek the party's nomination to challenge two - term Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

On Monday, a New York judge threw out the residency challenge brought against Zephyr Teachout's candidacy for governor following a two - day trial in Brooklyn last week.

For the governor, the bumpy session's end could present a challenge to his portrayal of 2017 as his best session since taking office in 2011.

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Farrell also challenged Cuomo's desire to kill member items for good, noting the governor has plenty of economic development cash to dole out on his own — or, as the assemblyman put it: «The governor has people who walk around with money in their pockets.»

Jon Huntsman, who has served as governor of Utah and was ambassador to China under Obama, has been nominated as the U.S. envoy to Russia by Trump, whom Hunstman challenged for the 2016 GOP nomination.

Eliot Spitzer's old nemesis, Dick Grasso, reportedly says he'll challenge the former governor - turned - CNN - host if he runs for NYC mayor in 2013.