Sentences with phrase «chamber members held»

It sounded bureaucratic, and it most definitely was — over the next few years, chamber members held meetings, gave speeches, took meticulous minutes and, in February 1928, published the first edition of the chamber newsletter, The Commerce of the Nation.

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At 11 a.m., NYC Council Member Jessica Lappin, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and NYCLU Director Donna Lieberman hold a press conference to speak out against a resolution that calls on Albany to allow religious groups to use New York City public school space for worship services; Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

At 11:30 a.m., Republican Assembly members Ray Walter and Mary Beth Walsh hold a «Rally for Ridesharing» press conference, outside Assembly chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Levi, Sen. Tom Duane, (the chamber's first openly gay and HIV - positive member); NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, (the first lesbian and woman to hold her leadership post); Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, (one of the first gay elected officials to represent Queens) and Marty Rouse of the Human Rights Campaign Fund will hold a pre-Columbus Day press conference to denounce Paladino's «homophobic comments» at 11 a.m. in Manhattan.

In an op / ed submitted to Capital Tonight's State of Politics, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted Republicans will hold control of the chamber and even grow its narrow majority in the chamber in part by targeting seats held by members of the defunct Independent Democratic Conference.

Should the Republican leads hold on Long Island, Republicans would likely return to Albany with at least 32 members, along with Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who sits with the GOP in the chamber.

At 1:45 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Assembly GOP members Chad Lupinacci and Nicole Malliotakis will hold a press conference to address higher education accessibility, costs and debt, back of Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, State Capitol, Albany.

«Speaking in the chamber is only one of the ways members hold the government to account and this research ignores members» contributions including amending legislation, asking the government written questions and serving on select committees — more than 320 members served on committees in the last session of parliament — as well as parliamentary work away from the chamber.

The staff has also held a series of meetings with the town supervisor and chamber board members to shape the next phases of the project in terms of how research will be conducted, how data will be collected and how results and recommendations will be shared.

Early this week, according to a knowledgeable Democratic source, members of the state Senate's black caucus held a private meeting to discuss the ongoing leadership crisis in their chamber, which — even if it resolves in favor of the Democrats — could result in the ouster of the highest - ranking black elected official in New York.

During this year's session, Republicans held 29 seats in the 63 - member chamber, but the conference will have to replace two members, Putnam County Senator Greg Ball, who is retiring, and Suffolk County Senator Lee Zeldin, who is running for Congress.

* Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie: He successfully held out for his chamber's No. 1 priority — raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 — even if it meant keeping his members trapped in Albany for two straight weeks.

Representatives of the DOE as well as CEC members discussed the education council program at a media roundtable, held on Mon., Feb. 9th at the Tweed Courthouse, the site of DOE's headquarters on Chambers Street in Manhattan.

The alliance remains, but the chamber's 31 Republicans hold their majority by counting Brooklyn state Sen. Simcha Felder as a member of their conference.

ALBANY — While a federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration appears to be partially focused on former aide Joe Percoco's consulting work for two companies that benefited from state economic development programs, it appears the practice of holding side jobs isn't common among members of the executive chamber.

The I.D.C. announced they were forming a ruling coalition with the Senate's Republican conference in December of 2012, an arrangement that gave I.D.C. members more power and financial resources, and gave the G.O.P. the votes needed to retain control of the chamber, which they've held for most of the past 50 years, despite Democrats» overwhelming registration advantage statewide.

The other two cabinet members were however present in the meeting which held at the Council Chambers in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday and, as such, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

While a federal investigation of the Cuomo administration appears to be partially focused on former aide Joe Percoco's consulting work for two companies that benefited from state economic development programs, it appears the practice of holding side jobs isn't common among members of the executive chamber.

At 10 a.m., NYC Council members hold a public hearing on lead paint removal at NYCHA, Council chambers, City Hall, Manhattan.

Also at 10 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the challenges facing New York State's infrastructure, along with Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, environmental organizations, Chambers of Commerce and private local businesses, will be holding a press conference.

Also at 2:30 p.m., the Buffalo School Board will hold a special meeting to discuss the possible forced removal of one of its members, Carl Paladino, who does not plan on attending, City Hall, Common Council Chambers, 13th floor, Buffalo.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Rebuild NY Now, a broad - based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the state's infrastructure needs, hosted by Sen. Sue Serino, County Executive Marcus Molinaro and other local elected officials, members of organized labor, Chambers of Commerce and local businesses, will hold a press conference, County Bridge PV - 15, North Ave over Swallow Stream, Pleasant Valley.

The beneficiary of that appearance will be the New York Senate Democrats, who have long growled about not holding the majority despite having enormous advantages in voter registration statewide and, technically, having more members in the 63 - seat chamber.

The chamber's 31 Republicans hold a majority regardless of their IDC alliance: they count Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, a Democrat, as a member of their conference.

The 31 Senate Republicans hold a majority in the 63 - seat chamber by counting Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn as a member of their caucus, but the IDC has been a buttress for the GOP on procedural votes.

That leaves 31 elected Republicans, who now hold a 32 - seat majority in the chamber only by counting Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn, as a member of their ruling conference.

De Blasio unsuccessfully campaigned for Democrats to take the chamber away from Republicans in 2014, and some GOP members continue to hold some resentment.

At issue is holding the special elections to fill vacancies in the state Senate that have become a linchpin in the push for Democrats to win majority control of the chamber and unity between the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the 23 - member mainline conference.

In the view of Senator Brad Hoylman, a West Side Democrat who is his chamber's only out LGBT member, at least 10 seats are in play, with nine of them currently held by Republicans.

After special election wins Tuesday night to fill two vacant Senate seats, both previously held by Democrats, the party will soon have 31 members in the 63 - seat chamber.

At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Vivertio, along with Council Members Paul Vallone and Vincent Gentile and others, will hold a Celebration of Italian Heritage at the Council Chambers in City Hall.

Skelos, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984, had the rare distinction of serving as both the chamber's minority and majority leader, shepherding his conference to electoral wins in 2010 and cutting a deal in 2012 with the five - member Independent Democratic Conference that kept him holding the chamber's reins — in conjunction with Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — even as Democrats won a numerical majority.

A Democratic victory in the election Tuesday would set up a new fight in the legislature's upper chamber as the party would then likely hold a one - member numerical majority over Republicans.

Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the speaker of the House, de facto ideological leader of the Republican Party, and third-most powerful man in all of America, held his head in his hands at the back of the House chamber and waited helplessly for members of his own conference to sabotage their own legislation.

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R - Rochester, speaks during a press conference held by Republican members of the chamber at the state Capitol in Madison last month.

His attendance at the First National Black Art Convention, held in Wolverhampton in 1982, put him into contact with the BLK Art Group, whose members included myself, Marlene Smith, Eddie Chambers, Claudette Johnson, and Donald Rodney, as well as young UK - based artists such as Sonia Boyce, Lubaina Himid, and Rasheed Araeen.

The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) said a first day of action is currently being planned, and it is setting up circuit sub-committees for its members and will hold another Heads of Chambers meeting to consider «both the progress of the action and the possibility of escalation».

A number of practising and associated members of Essex Court Chambers hold professorships and readerships at both British and overseas universities and Professor Boyle will continue to be Professor of Public International Law, and Director, Scottish Centre for International Law, at the University of Edinburgh, where he has been since 1995.

Numerous members of chambers have gone on to hold high judicial office.

Members of chambers have significant experience of contempt proceedings including appearing in the in the recent leading case on civil contempt: Cavendish Square Holdings BV v Makdessi [2013] EWCA Civ 1539 & 1540 (currently on appeal to the Supreme Court).

Members of Hailsham Chambers have appeared in the cases which have shaped the law relating to the liability of professionals over recent years: the Nationwide lender litigation at end of the 1990s; the seminal cases which developed the law relating to loss of chance in the 2000s; many important limitation cases; the lender litigation which followed the onset of the 2008 financial crisis; the various cases exploring the full ambit of the Financial Ombudsman Service's powers; the recent run of cases clarifying the law relating to breach of trust by professionals holding money in client account; and numerous significant individual cases.

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