Earlier in the week — shortly before The New York Times reported that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office was presenting evidence to a grand jury about Skelos» possible involvement
in the contract deal — Flanagan said, «At this
juncture in my
career I obviously have significant experience, very well versed
in a lot of aspects of state government, and I certainly am going to keep doing what I'm doing and use whatever skills I have to enhance the work that I do.
The Foundation defines «emerging» as those
early in their artistic
careers (regardless of age), who are gaining momentum, and may be at a critical
juncture in their
career when this support would be the most impactful.