Sentences with phrase «form by the governor»

There's no direct involvement in any way, shape, or form by the governor.

The measure was the product of a blue ribbon commission formed by the governor in November last year to develop potential ways of reforming the state's ABC laws and as a means of promoting New York - made spirits, wines and other alcoholic products.

DiNapoli thinks that fair elections is fair game for the Moreland Commission, formed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to uncover corruption among public officials.

Achieve, a Washington - based group formed by governors and business leaders that...

Late last month, the 18 - member 21st Century Commission formed by the Governor to study regionalization and other ideas about the future of education in the state issued its preliminary findings.

readers will recall, first came the effort to hand Hartford's Clark Elementary School over to Achievement First, Inc., the charter school management company formed by Governor Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor.

Not exact matches

To further increase the possibility that all borrowers have a fair opportunity to request a foreclosure review, the Comptroller of the Currency and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should enhance the readability of the request - for - review form on the independent foreclosure review website so that it is more understandable for borrowers, such as by including a plain language guide to the questions.

In July, King Salman also named Prince Bader governor of a newly formed commission, led by Prince Mohammed, to develop the province of Al Ola, which contains an archaeological site that the crown prince hopes to turn into a tourist destination.

By refusing to admit the metaphor of governor into his discussion, Meeks relieves himself of the obligation even to consider seriously this line of argument and the attendant possibility that some form of nuclear deterrence might be acknowledged as a morally acceptable lesser evil.

Still, it's instructive to know that, by the lights of its 56th governor, I am in New York on sufferance: much like I was, I suppose, when I crossed into East Berlin in 1987 and was given a hard stare by the goon who examined my U.S. passport and looked at me as if I were a lower life form.

So, Mr Governor has maintained the position of the law by giving the university the autonomy to manage and run itself without any form of interference.

The tension comes from the governor not being pleased with Klein's initial reaction to a proposal released Monday afternoon that would have the eight - member IDC and the 23 - member mainline Democratic Conference in the Senate form a new alliance by the spring.

The main choice was between the incumbent Hugo Chávez, backed by a coalition of progressive and left - aligned parties and social movements, and Henrique Capriles Radonski, a state governor with strong ties to the country's elite, who had formed a right wing coalition known as the MUD.

NY - LEAD has so far floated no proposals to curb the power of so - called independent expenditure groups like, say, the Committee to Save NY — the pro-Cuomo entity formed by business interests that spent about $ 10 million last year to bolster key aspects of the governor's agenda and is gearing up for another push this year.

The subpoena comes after Newsday made inquiries last week about why Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who is considering a run for governor on a third - party line, has filed a different financial disclosure form than the one mandated by county law.

On Wednesday, the confirmation came in the form of testimony offered by one of the top officials in what the governor once dubbed the «most transparent administration in history.»

The Governor - General must, within 21 days after the date of a notice published in accordance with subsection (1), issue to the Electoral Commission a writ in form 6 requiring the Electoral Commission to make all necessary arrangements for the conduct of a by - election to fill the vacancy.

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Despite less than anticipated numbers form a job - creation program highly touted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and its considerable expense to taxpayers, Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul defended Start Up - NY and predicted it will pay off in the future.

Questions during the post-speech «gaggle» included the cost of a special election, his reaction to a New York Republican Party 50 Shades of Grey parody of Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani's recent comments about Barack Obama, the expected Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election, state legislature financial disclosure forms, the refusal of Port Authority commissioners to accede to Cuomo and Chris Christie's request to resign, his planned trip to Cuba, congestion pricing, and UFT comments asserting that the governor has shortchanged New York City schools by $ 2.5 billion.

John Kaehny, with the coalition Reinvent Albany, says it's true that the not - for - profit entities Fort Schuyler Management and Fuller Road Management that handle the contracts were not formed by Cuomo, but were created under former Governor George Pataki, beginning in the 1990s, to help build the Albany Nanotech Center.

She noted that the governor accepted the recommendations of his own task force back in 2014 that was formed to propose a plan to end the AIDS epidemic in New York by 2020, which called for — among many other things — the establishment of legal injection sites.

The potential endorsement of Cynthia Nixon in the race for governor by the Working Families Party is leading some labor leaders to consider forming their own ballot line this fall, sources with direct knowledge of the talks on Thursday said.

The legislative leaders are working to resolve outstanding budget issues and the Senate hopes to see engagement by the governor in some form other than a press release.»

In its place, the governor promised to form «a statewide task force to develop a uniform state plan for addressing the plastic bag problem,» complete with local leaders, other stakeholders and leaders appointed by the Senate and the Assembly.

The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»

Also during his report, Mulgrew noted a recent shift in the education conversation in the state, including on the commissions formed by the State Education Department and the governor to examine the Common Core standards.

The Governor disclosed that having zero tolerance for any form of crime, and in fulfilment of the campaign promise made by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Federal Government has concluded plans to upgrade the Military Brigade in Sokoto into a Division under the command of a Major General, and the Battalions in Katsina and Zamfara to the status of Brigades, each under the charge of a Brigadier General.

In 2011, on the day Cuomo first took office as governor, four Senate Democrats announced they were forming their own conference, known as the Independent Democratic Conference, led by Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein.

The opt - out forms have cost the state and counties millions of dollars, prompting criticism that the governor did not simply make the information private by default.

He says there's no way of knowing, though, whether Percoco's rehiring forms were actually viewed by the governor or other top aides around him, but he says there's a simpler way to have determined if any conflicts existed.

Since then, the Group has met twice and formed a technical Sub-Committee, headed by Ebonyi State Governor, which has been given the assignment of consultations with some of the affected communities.

«We must protect our students by removing the critically ineffective teachers form the classroom,» the governor said.

The action announced by Governor Cuomo on Saturday — timed to coincide with women's marches around the country and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade — takes the form of regulatory changes by the Department of Financial Services, which oversees insurance companies.

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has placed restrictions on all forms of rallies and display of party logo by different political parties in the state as President Muhammadu Buhari begins a two - day official visit to the state.

The statement from the Republican chairs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens was released by We The People, Not Washington, the super PAC formed by the former governor.

The American Majority Project (AMP) is the new kid on the block, a 527 group — meaning it is allowed by law to accept unlimited contributions — formed in recent days with the backing of Republican heavyweights such as former Florida governor Jeb Bush and an advisory board that includes former congressman Robin Hayes (N.C.), former Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan and GOP superlawyer Ben Ginsberg.

The newly formed state ethics commission, championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, found that a lobbying group closely associated with the Governor's policies, The Committee to Save New York was the biggest spender in 2011.

But critics say these changes are a tacit acknowledgement by the governor that the program in its current form has been a failure.

The mayor said he told the governor there are some «bottom line matters» that are «essential» to the city and that he has has been «very open - minded» about the congestion pricing plan proposed by Fix New York City, a panel formed by Cuomo last year to study the issue.

They noted that the governor has already formed a task force to make post-Newtown reform recommendations by mid-March.

The package includes bills that would create an independent budget office, prevent the governor's appointees from donating to political campaigns and require financial disclosure for members of the regional economic development councils that were formed by Cuomo.

According to the former governor of the state, the military's orientation of controlling the political parties after leaving power is still being practice by the democratic government in the country, whereas it is the people of like minds who ought to get together, form their party and run it the way they deem fit.

«It's interesting to me that the Senate Republicans, which are led by Dean Skelos now from long Island, when we finally have someone from upstate who's in a position of power in the form of the lieutenant governor, Bob Duffy, attempt to strip him of one of the most significant powers he has.»

Governor Mitch Daniels, the conservative budget cutter, has ordered the paper clips that came with the state's income tax form taxpayers to be saved and reused by state agencies.

Due to his interest in Penal Reform, Garcia was asked by NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller to serve on the Mediation Committee he formed and went into the 1971 riots at Attica State Prison.

DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says if no agreement is reached on some of the unrelated topics by the budget deadline, lawmakers will likely oppose any attempt by the governor to force through the policy changes in the form of extender bills to keep the government running.

Currently, the state's $ 150 billion - plus budget is largely hammered out by four men: Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Senator Jeff Klein, leader of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), which forms a ruling coalition with the Republican conference.

The nonagerian had in an earlier interview with SUNDAY PUNCH strongly criticised Tinubu and other governors of the Alliance for Democracy, a party founded by Afenifere leaders, alleging that the governors dumped the AD after gaining power and went ahead to form the Action Congress.

ALBANY — Taking a scythe to one of the weedier corners of the state's administrative garden, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed two bills repealing the statutory authorization for 28 local public authorities and 95 urban renewal and industrial development agencies that are «either defunct, were never ultimately established by local law, or are no longer needed to carry out the public function for which they were formed,» according to the governor's release.

The public release of the disclosure forms comes a day after Cuomo created a special investigative panel to look at the nexus of money and politics, a cleansing effort that the governor said is necessitated by a spate of recent arrests.