Sentences with phrase «former legislative leaders facing»

First, there were years of late budgets, and more recently, corruption scandals that led to the two former legislative leaders facing prison time.

The two top former legislative leaders face retrial on corruption charges, and officials involved in Cuomo's signature Buffalo Billion economic development program go to court in the spring.

Not exact matches

In Albany, one of the state's most powerful men, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, is now facing allegations of misconduct himself, accused of forcibly kissing a former legislative staffer.

This spring, former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos face retrial on corruption charges, after their initial convictions were thrown out on appeal.

It has been the focus of several major corruption scandals, including two that led to jail time for both former legislative leaders, and nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide and the former architect of his upstate economic development programs, are facing multiple charges, including bribery and bid - rigging.

NO PENSION FORFEITURE IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO HARD WORKING NEW YORK TAXPAYERS Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C - Canandaigua) Convicted former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos will collect New York taxpayer money to the tune -LSB-...]

That means two former state legislative leaders who face potential retrial for crimes they are accused of committing during the first half of this decade would get to keep their pensions if convicted.

It would not apply to the two former legislative leaders who continue to face legal action on charges of bribery and arranging no show jobs for relatives.

Federal prosecutors have said they will seek to retry Silver and Skelos next year, though it's not clear which new charges the former legislative leaders would face.

This spring, the former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos face retrial on corruption charges, after their initial convictions were thrown out on appeal.

In April and June, the former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos face retrial on corruption charges.

Lawmakers returning to Albany this week to kick off the 2016 legislative session are faced with a litany of unresolved issues from last year and the spectre of the recent convictions of two former legislative leaders.

But Cuomo has been needling legislators about the issue since the summer, saying lawmakers» performance «hasn't been great,» pointing out that 29 legislators have been implicated in crimes — including both former legislative leaders, who are facing stiff prison sentences for corruption.

That means the two former legislative leaders, who face potential retrial for crimes they are accused of committing during the first half of this decade, would get to keep their pensions.

But Governor Cuomo has been needling legislators about the issue since the summer, saying lawmaker's performance «hasn't been great», pointing out that 29 legislators have been implicated in crimes, including both former legislative leaders, who are facing stiff prison sentences for corruption.