Sentences with phrase «conferences appointment power»

Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, a Long Island Republican, ushered a bill through his chamber during the 2014 session that would change how the Regents are selected, giving the governor and legislative conferences appointment power.

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Senate Republicans and the five - member Independent Democratic Conference announced this afternoon a power - sharing agreement that will allow feature a rotating Senate presidency and equal control over committee assignments, the Senate's active list, appointments and other key functions of the chamber.

More broadly, DeFrancisco insisted the conference was unified and that his appointment as deputy leader may help bring along upstate Republicans skeptical of another downstate resident — Long Island's John Flanagan — in charge of the last GOP lever of power in the state.