Sentences with phrase «crisis in the state senate»

Diaz, along with Monserrate and Sen. Pedro Espada (D - Bronx), helped precipitate the leadership crisis in the state Senate last year by briefly defecting to the Republican camp in an effort to win concessions from Democratic leaders.

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Also at noon, the state Senate IDC, with advocates and impacted tenants, will release a bombshell report, «The New Flint,» comparing the lead crisis facing residents of the New York City Housing Authority with the lead crisis that captivated a nation in Flint, Michigan, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

State Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat representing parts of midtown and the east side, on Wednesday described the resolution as «more than a little disturbing» in reference to the Senate's response to the MTA's transit crisis and budget woes.

Before people filled the auditorium at Hoosick Falls Junior - Senior High School for a state Senate hearing chaired by Marchione on the Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh water crises and other water quality issues, Shaun Francis held a news conference to unveil a billboard critical of his opponent's response to the discovery of perfluorooctanoic acid, a suspected cancer - causing chemical, in both the village water system and wells in the village and surrounding town of Hoosick.

Following the massive killing in the Southern part of Kaduna state, the Senate has Tuesday set up an Adhoc Committee, to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the crisis in other to find a lasting solution to the menace.

It was gathered that crisis erupted when some youth barred Mr. Sha'aba, a former governor of the state, who is representing Kwara North in the Senate, from coming into the town.

«The Senate continues to be at the forefront of efforts to battle the state's heroin crisis and was instrumental in securing $ 214 million in this year's budget for measures to prevent and treat heroin and opioid abuse,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

As recently as 2009, the state had no lieutenant governor and the Senate, in its own leadership crisis, for a time had no clear leader.

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.

Carlucci said, «After lengthy discussions with Rockland County officials, representatives from the governor's office, the state comptroller's office, and the Finance Committees in the both the Senate and Assembly, I have decided not to support the sales tax increase at this time because there is little evidence that it would solve Rockland County's fiscal crisis.

In January 2013, just a month into Westchester State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins» tenure as the first female legislative leader in New York State history, the Senate Democratic conference was in crisiIn January 2013, just a month into Westchester State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins» tenure as the first female legislative leader in New York State history, the Senate Democratic conference was in crisiin New York State history, the Senate Democratic conference was in crisiin crisis.

It is also represented by Republican state Sen. Kathy Marchione, among the more conservative members of the Senate, although she has been more reserved in her criticism of Cuomo and the state's handling of the Hoosick Falls crisis.

Cuomo noted he has invited a host of interested parties in the state to «come to the table» to address the state's budget crisis, specifically speaking of «our brothers and sisters in labor,» 1199 SEIU (the health care workers), the Senate and the Assembly.

Senate Republicans look forward to working with Governor Cuomo, Speaker Silver and all of our colleagues in the Legislature to address New York's fiscal crisis, make the 2011 session a successful and productive one, and restore the people's faith in state government.»

The Senate's call followed the interim report of its ad - hoc committee on certain humanitarian crisis in the North East led by Shehu Sani, which indicted Lawal for receiving N200m contract to clear «invasive plant species» in Yobe State through a company, Rholavision Nigeria Limited.

Faced with a $ 5 billion projected budget shortfall, Malloy and the Democratic and Republican caucuses in the State Senate and State House of Representatives recently offered up revised budget proposals aimed at addressing Connecticut's growing fiscal crisis.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo won nearly every element of his hard - times budget proposal in talk with the Senate and Assembly, whose leaders acknowledged the state's grave fiscal crisis early on.

The Senate President stated that the crisis in the party was surmountable, adding that the doors of National Assembly was open to the party, stressing that it remained a surprise that the leadership of the APC had not deemed it fit in the last 16 months to visit and meet with their members in the National Assembly.

Shortly after Gillibrand spoke, state Sen. Kathy Marchione, who represents the area and has been under mounting pressure to call for hearings, said the state Senate would conduct hearings in August on the state, local and federal response to the crisis.

Still, with a looming budget crisis in the state and polls that suggest he will waltz to the nomination, it's hard to see how Crist passes up the Senate race.

Also Friday, the state Senate announced it would hold hearings on the contamination crisis in Rensselaer County, including a session in Hoosick Falls.

The State Senate Task Force on heroin & Opioid Addiction have issued a 4 - part plan to combat the crisis in New York State.

In early 2016, spurred by a seemingly perpetual bankruptcy crisis at Detroit Public Schools (DPS)-- by this point, counting unfunded pension liabilities, the district was almost $ 1.7 billion in the red — the state senate narrowly passed a bill that would bail out the district and split it into two separate entities: the old DPS, which would exist to collect taxes and pay down debt, and a proposed new Detroit Education Commission (DEC) to oversee schooling in the city, including regulating the openings and closings of traditional public schools and charter schoolIn early 2016, spurred by a seemingly perpetual bankruptcy crisis at Detroit Public Schools (DPS)-- by this point, counting unfunded pension liabilities, the district was almost $ 1.7 billion in the red — the state senate narrowly passed a bill that would bail out the district and split it into two separate entities: the old DPS, which would exist to collect taxes and pay down debt, and a proposed new Detroit Education Commission (DEC) to oversee schooling in the city, including regulating the openings and closings of traditional public schools and charter schoolin the red — the state senate narrowly passed a bill that would bail out the district and split it into two separate entities: the old DPS, which would exist to collect taxes and pay down debt, and a proposed new Detroit Education Commission (DEC) to oversee schooling in the city, including regulating the openings and closings of traditional public schools and charter schoolin the city, including regulating the openings and closings of traditional public schools and charter schools.