Sentences with phrase «for former state lawmakers»

Other State Lawmakers looking to make the move to local office include Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin who is running for Rensselaer County Executive, State Senator Phil Boyle who seeks to become sheriff of Suffolk County, and several New York City lawmakers have launched campaigns for City Council, which is an increasingly popular destination for former state lawmakers.

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission advanced a sweeping ethics package, which includes a proposed six - year lobbying ban for former state lawmakers, agency heads and local government officials.

Not exact matches

Wykowski, a former Justice Department prosecutor, expects California lawmakers will produce «more well - defined regulations» for the state's legal cannabis market now that recreational pot will be legal to grow and sell.

Former Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro is railing against state lawmakers for protecting pedophiles with their inaction on the statute of limitations law.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

The Barclays of Oswego County, a family that includes a former and current state lawmaker, recently won $ 883,500 in aid from New York state for their plan to build a combination tourist destination and fishing rod plant on the Salmon River — and then turned it down.

With less than two weeks left in the legislative session, some New York lawmakers are pressing for reform of the state's economic development contracting process in light of a scandal that's led to federal corruption charges against several former associates of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has had to calculate and sign off on the pensions for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate leader Dean Skelos, who are both convicted felons, as well as several other lawmakers convicted of felonies.

The resignation likely ends what would have been a distracting expulsion proceeding for the Assembly, and Lopez would have been the second state lawmaker to face a forced ouster since former Sen. Hiram Monserrate.

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a former federal prosecutor who was elected in 2016 running on an anti-corruption platform following Skelos» conviction (but was not involved in either the Silver or Skelos cases), released a statement saying the Silver decision demonstrates the need for state lawmakers to stop relying on the feds to bring corruption cases against state - level elected officials, and also pass more anti-corruption measures, which lawmakers declined to do this past session.

Anti-corruption is the dominant topic at the New York State Legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate leState Legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate lestate lawmakers, including a former Senate leader.

Queens Democratic leader Joe Crowley, who will pick the party's nominee for the Sept. 13 special election, is anxious to carve up Weiner's former territory when state lawmakers redraw district lines in 2012 to reduce New York's congressional delegation by two.

Term limits and outside income bans for lawmakers are silly ideas, according to former LG Richard Ravitch, but public financing of elections, a system designed to take the big money out of politics, would be «key» to any ethical reforms of state government.

The endorsement of Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure by some former lawmakers is not going down well with critical stakeholders in the...

The endorsement of Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure by some former lawmakers is not going down well with critical stakeholders in the legislature.

The former Nevada state lawmaker, once a long shot in the battle for the GOP Senate nomination, won the June primary thanks in part to strong support from many in the Tea Party movement.

Federal prosecutors say they will not seek prison time for a New York state senator convicted of lying to the FBI about arranging a high - paying job for his son because the former lawmaker is terminally ill.

ALBANY — A member of the commission responsible for investigating wrongdoing by lawmakers is running a fund - raiser for former Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, the newly convicted felon who named him to the state panel.

Prosecutors back up their request by stating, «Weiner, a grown man, a father, and a former lawmaker, willfully and knowingly asked a 15 - year old girl to display her body and engage in sexually explicit conduct for him online.»

The former state lawmaker plans to create a second committee — Nickel PAC — that he said will contribute directly to candidates who pledge to support a City Council speaker next year who vowed to bring the bag fee bill up for a new vote.

Faso is a wonkish numbers guy, a former candidate for state comptroller and, as a lawmaker, a key figure for Republican George Pataki's early state budgets that took a knife to state spending.

But former Sen. Terry Gipson, a Democrat who is running for the seat he lost in 2014 to Republican Sue Serino, is urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call state lawmakers back to Albany and take up ethics reform this year.

The poll results come as state lawmakers once again are being pushed on the issue of public financing, this time by a coalition of good - government groups, labor organizations and even the former campaign apparatus of President Obama's re-election effort, Organizing for America.

Voters on Long Island will soon pick a replacement for a convicted former top lawmaker — ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in a contest that could help give Democrats complete control over New York state government.

On the day the Legislature returned after its two - week mid-winter break, a group created by former speed skater and child sex abuse survivor Bridie Farrell paid for at least three trucks parked outside the state Capitol with messages aimed at lawmakers holding out on the Child Victims Act.

But whether Republican Lester Chang can capitalize on the revelations that Silver allegedly conducted extramarital affairs with a lobbyist and former state lawmaker whom he secured a job for remains to be seen.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Despite the conviction of the New York State Legislature's former top two leaders, and a series of ethical issues plaguing lawmakers from Buffalo, ethics reforms are on hold, for now, in Albany.

While many Democrats can't edge away from Rep. Charlie Rangel fast enough, former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall is not only standing up for the embattled Harlem lawmaker, but calling out others for daring to abandon him.

Anti-corruption is the dominant topic at the New York State legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate leState legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate lestate lawmakers, including a former Senate leader.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, the former federal lawmaker stated that it would be difficult for those who criminally amassed wealth to have their way in the primary.

The sentence handed down Tuesday to former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver drew quick reactions by two local lawmakers, both of whom called for a serious effort to reform ethics in Albany.

The other candidates who have thrown their hats in the ring for Ferreras - Copeland's seat have years of experience in politics — former city and state lawmaker Hiram Monserrate and current Assemblyman Francisco Moya.

A former Republican state lawmaker from Idaho who was under investigation for sexual abuse was found dead Tuesday of a self - inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to officials.

That's still a respectable number for a local congressional contest, but Rangel is facing at least two primary challenges, from state lawmaker Adam Clayton Powell IV and former Rangel aide Vincent Morgan.

US Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - LI), state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens) and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner have also expressed interest, while Gov. Cuomo is quietly pushing for either Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul or his counsel, Alphonso David, lawmakers said.

New York State's campaign finance rules allow lawmakers wide latitude to use campaign funds for covering legal fees, restaurant tabs, season tickets to professional sporting events, or in the infamous case of former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, a $ 1,300 pool clean - up.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has had to calculate and sign off on the pensions for former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, who are both convicted felons, as well as several other lawmakers convicted of felonies.

What if he were on the air or talking to the press, publicly accusing senators — as the tenant activists and many rank - and - file Democrats do — of carrying water for the same developers who keep turning up in criminal complaints against state lawmakers, including the former Republican leader?

Prosecutors have cleared the way for an appeals court to throw out former state Sen. Thomas Libous» federal conviction — but will fight to keep the late lawmaker's $ 50,000 fine in place.

A joint statement from former legislative staffers who have worked for lawmakers they have accused of sexual harassment called for «meaningful» reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment allegations.

Gibson, who dropped his own plans to run for governor, said Molinaro would be a candidate relatively unconnected to the Legislature (Molinaro is a former state Assembly lawmaker, who was elected county executive in 2010).

Tenney, a former state lawmaker elected to Congress in 2016, is facing a challenge from Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi this year in what is expected to be a top - tier battleground race for the 22nd congressional district.

While he described the return of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to the PDP as a good omen for the party, the BoT chairman added that the likes of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; a former governor of Kano State, Musa Kwankwaso; Sokoto State Governor, Waziri Tambuwal, and other lawmakers would soon return to the party.

Cuomo also said that convicted lawmakers shouldn't get their pensions; Silver and former state senator Dean Skelos have both filed paperwork for theirs.

A high - profile former prosecutor is railing against state lawmakers for protecting pedophiles with their inaction on the statute of limitations law.

The corruption trials of Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the former leaders of New York's Legislature, deepened voters» distrust of state government, and prompted public demands for root - and - branch ethics reform when lawmakers return to Albany next year.

For example, former city Comptroller Bill Thompson was endorsed by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr, while Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has captured key local Latino lawmakers in Manhattan and the Bronx.

ALBANY — The Buffalo woman who recently told her story of being sexually harassed by Sam Hoyt, a former state lawmaker and top economic adviser to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has filed a federal lawsuit against Hoyt for engaging in a «pattern of committing sexual harassment, assault, discrimination and retaliation» against her.

Madison — A state representative whose uncle once held the seat, a businessman who was a leader in the roofing industry and a former lawmaker are competing for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Kagen.

Former Assemblyman Richard Brodsky last week questioned whether it would even be legal for the commission to target individual state lawmakers, noting the Moreland Act doesn't specifically allow for that.