Sentences with phrase «first in the state assembly»

Former AG Oliver Koppell, who represented the Bronx for decades, first in the state Assembly and later in the City Council before losing an uphill battle for state Senator Jeffrey Klein's seat last year, has put his Bronx home on the market for $ 2.5 million.

After 13 years in elected office (first in the state Assembly and then on the City Council's powerful land use committee), Melinda Katz, 44, is now settling into private - sector life.

Not exact matches

The symbolism of turning Michigan into a right - to - work state is strong because it is the home of the U.S. auto industry and the place where autoworkers first began to demand better wages and working conditions in the assembly line automotive plants built by industrial barons such as Henry Ford in the 1920s.

Fox tells the story from beginning to end: childhood in the German - American parsonage; nine grades of school followed by three years in a denominational «college» that was not yet a college and three year's in Eden Seminary, with graduation at 21; a five - month pastorate due to his father's death; Yale Divinity School, where despite academic probation because he had no accredited degree, he earned the B.D. and M.A.; the Detroit pastorate (1915 - 1918) in which he encountered industrial America and the race problem; his growing reputation as lecturer and writer (especially for The Christian Century); the teaching career at Union Theological Seminary (1928 - 1960); marriage and family; the landmark books Moral Man and Immoral Society and The Nature and Destiny of Man; the founding of the Fellowship of Socialist Christians and its journal Radical Religion; the gradual move from Socialist to liberal Democratic politics, and from leader of the Fellowship of Reconciliation to critic of pacifism; the break with Charles Clayton Morrison's Christian Century and the inauguration of Christianity and Crisis; the founding of the Union for Democratic Action, then later of Americans for Democratic Action; participation in the ecumenical movement, especially the Oxford Conference and the Amsterdam Assembly; increasing friendship with government officials and service with George Kennan's policy - planning group in the State Department; the first stroke in 1952 and the subsequent struggles with ill health; retirement from Union in 1960, followed by short appointments at Harvard, at the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, and at Columbia's Institute of War and Peace Studies; intense suffering from ill health; and death in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1971.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Paladino's campaign manager Michael Caputo at first said the candidate was «intrigued» by Samuels» suggestion, but later put out a statement saying he «fully supports retaking the New York State Senate and increasing the Republican representatives in the Assembly.»

The New York Hotel & Motel Trades Council, which is firmly in the «progressive» camp of the state's many labor unions, has issued a trio of Assembly endorsements — including a first - time nod for Staten Island Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

Back in 2003, for example, the Assembly and Senate overrode the governor's budget vetoes for the first time in two decades, increasing state taxes over Pataki's opposition to restore billions of dollars in spending on schools, hospitals, nursing homes and localities.

Newly - elected Assemblyman Erik Bohen was a man on an self - described island during his first day in the state Assembly chamber.

The bill was first announced Thursday in the Assembly, with Democrats backing legislation that would replace state - created or written examinations with alternative assessments for school districts that do not use state tests, with regulations set by the state Education Department.

If the Assembly passes the bill today — and it appears that it will at this point — New York would be the first state to enact a new gun control law in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children.

However, the party has also reiterated its belief in City Regions, a policy first mooted in the wake of the 2004 North - East regional assembly referendum defeat — stating that it will pass an «English Devolution Act» if elected into government, giving more powers to City and also County regions, and replacing the House of Lords with an elected Senate of the Nations and regions to work as a forum for regional representation.

Carl Heastie was elected the Assembly's 119th speaker on Tuesday, the first African - American to hold the post in the state's history.

It will be recalled that the President at the eve of his resumption date written the National Assembly his intention to elongate his days of vacation in London as he stated he was staying back on the orders of his personal Doctors who advised him to stay back and get his results first hand.

Hats off to Queens Assembly member Andy Hevesi and his colleagues at the NY Assembly for holding the first legislative hearing in New York State history on the «implications of the information revolution for state government.&rState history on the «implications of the information revolution for state government.&rstate government.»

He also referenced his time in the Assembly where he worked with both sides of the political aisle and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $ 5 billion deficit.

UPDATE 2/23/18: Following the announcement of station closures in Upper Manhattan, State Assembly member Linda Rosenthal is calling on the MTA to halt its plans until it holds a public hearing first.

Faso has a long record of cutting taxes and closing budget deficits that go back to his tenure as Minority Leader in the Assembly, where he developed and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $ 5 billion deficit.

Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville) and Assemblymember Phil Steck (D - Colonie) today introduced new legislation to ensure that future State of the State Addresses by New York's Chief Executive are first given in the Assembly Chamber at the New York State Capitol.

Residents of the 27th state Assembly District began a new era for their community as they welcomed the first new Assembly member in nearly three decades to represent Flushing, Whitestone and Fresh Meadows.

Rodriguez, first elected to the Assembly in 2010, is among a number of state legislators running for City Council this year, but he is the only one with significant outside income.

As a member of the New York Assembly, Faso developed and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $ 5 billion deficit.

He was first elected to the state Assembly in 2000.

The bill, which is an amendment to the state's constitution, requires that the Governor's «message shall be delivered orally in the Assembly Chamber, during the first week of legislative session, with a quorum of the Assembly and a quorum of the Senate present.»

Also perhaps affecting the governor's ranking: Mario Cuomo didn't blame a Heastie - led Assembly for holding up the first late state budget in seven years.

North Carolina's state senators are elected to a two - year term that begins on the first day of the new General Assembly in January.

Canandaigua, N.Y. (WHAM)- State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua) was the first Republican to throw his hat in the ring for governor and Friday, he was the first to pull out.

As Assembly Speaker, Silver was a member of the so - called «three men in a room» who, along with the Governor and Senate Majority Leader, wielded immense influence both in Lower Manhattan — where he was first elected in 1976 — and throughout the state.

Being frugal in the Assembly helped him eliminate a 5 billion dollar deficit, and write the first budget in over 50 - years that cut state spending.

In the last year, Uruguay became the first national jurisdiction in the world to legalise cannabis; the world's first legal, recreational cannabis market opened in Colorado; Colombia and Guatemala took a daring stand at the UN general assembly, telling assembled delegates that the war on drugs had failed; and the Organisation of American States became the first multinational body to raise the prospect of drug treaty reforIn the last year, Uruguay became the first national jurisdiction in the world to legalise cannabis; the world's first legal, recreational cannabis market opened in Colorado; Colombia and Guatemala took a daring stand at the UN general assembly, telling assembled delegates that the war on drugs had failed; and the Organisation of American States became the first multinational body to raise the prospect of drug treaty reforin the world to legalise cannabis; the world's first legal, recreational cannabis market opened in Colorado; Colombia and Guatemala took a daring stand at the UN general assembly, telling assembled delegates that the war on drugs had failed; and the Organisation of American States became the first multinational body to raise the prospect of drug treaty reforin Colorado; Colombia and Guatemala took a daring stand at the UN general assembly, telling assembled delegates that the war on drugs had failed; and the Organisation of American States became the first multinational body to raise the prospect of drug treaty reform.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver just formally announced his new counsel, state Supreme Court Justice James Yates, who was first appointed to the bench as a Court of Claims Judge by then Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1992.

Chang was first elected to the state Assembly to serve District 5 in 2014 and served as the Republican whip during her one term.

Larkin served nearly 40 years in the state Legislature, first in the Assembly from 1979 - 1990.

Assemblywoman Amy Paulin took the stand Tuesday as the prosecution's first witness in the corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, where her description of Albany's inner workings was pointedly contested by Silver's defense lawyer, Steven Molo, in a series of heated exchanges.

The 41st New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 27 to April 21, 1818, during the first year of DeWitt Clinton's governorship, in Albany.

«Her vast experience in the People's House and extensive knowledge of the state budget process will guide the Assembly Majority as we continue to pursue our Families First agenda,» said Heastie.

First, though, there are 11 special elections happening April 24 to fill 11 vacancies in the state Legislature, two in the Senate and nine in the Assembly.

For the first time in a decade, the bill passed the state Assembly this month by a resounding 139 - 7 margin.

The state Assembly gaveled in first, with remarks by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

No person shall serve as a member of the legislature unless he or she is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the state of New York for five years, and, except as hereinafter otherwise prescribed, of the assembly or senate district for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election; if elected a senator or member of assembly at the first election next ensuing after a readjustment or alteration of the senate or assembly districts becomes effective, a person, to be eligible to serve as such, must have been a resident of the county in which the senate or assembly district is contained for the twelve months immediately preceding his or her election.

The legislation comes 18 years after the first medical marijuana bill was proposed in the state Assembly and after a week of push - and - pull between legislators and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about the details of the program.

421a, a tax incentive first passed by the New York State Assembly in the 1970s, provided developers with significant tax breaks to construct new residential buildings, often without providing any affordable housing.

In New York state government news, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is once again slamming talk in Washington of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and a woman will lead the Assembly's budget committee for the first timIn New York state government news, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is once again slamming talk in Washington of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and a woman will lead the Assembly's budget committee for the first timin Washington of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and a woman will lead the Assembly's budget committee for the first time.

«My first and most important promise to you,» she said, «is that I will work harder than anyone else in this campaign and, if elected, in the state assembly for this community that I love.»

Four months of Albany scandal and turmoil have yielded new leaders of the state Assembly and Senate — the first time that's happened during the same legislative session in 50 years.

Early on Wednesday the NYPost reported that «Queens Assemblyman William Scarborough was hit Wednesday morning with a 23 - count indictment charging him with using campaign funds for personal expenses, authorities said.Scarborough, a Democrat first elected in 1994 to represent the 29th Assembly District in southeast Queens, was arrested following a joint probe by the offices of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.»

Kolb, who represents all of Ontario County and part of Seneca County in the state Assembly, had Yates County in his district when he was first elected in 2000.

The Republican senators have been fairly disciplined in the weeks since news reports first described the alleged scheme, unlike the state Assembly, where internal divisions weighed on the majority Democrats earlier this year as they grappled with the reported investigation and eventual arrest of former speaker Sheldon Silver.

When ethics expert Jane Feldman's departure from the New York State Assembly, and her appraisal of the experience as «as waste of money,» was first reported by the Times Union last week, many saw it as another blow to reform efforts in Albany.

Speaker Carl Heastie, first elected to the Assembly in 2000, saw his political war chest grow after his colleagues selected him in February to be one of the «three men in a room» who wield power in the state capital.