Sentences with phrase «governor lavished praise»

Shortly after accepting an «Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform» award from the Washington, D.C. - based Tax Foundation — which Mr. Cuomo's Secretary Larry Schwartz once called a «right - wing think tank» that manipulated data — the governor lavished praise on the current state legislature, which he credited with helping move New York State up in the Foundation's corporate tax rankings from number 25 to number four out of all 50 states.

Not exact matches

As it turns out, however, while the former governor was lavishing praise on Catsimatidis, his old political machine was lavishing cash on Lhota.

There was one Democrat today that Cuomo lavished praise on today: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., whom the governor hailed as a champion of economic revitalization in one of the state's poorest provinces.

Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter introduced Brian Schweitzer this morning at the United South and Eastern Tribes Conference in Washington, D.C., lavishing praise on the former Montana governor who has been touted as a «dark horse» candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

In his inaugural address on New Year's Day, the second - term governor, a more centrist Democrat than de Blasio, lavished praise on police officers, some of whom feel they do not have the support of de Blasio.

Duffy has performed that task to the fullest, often bestowing lavish praise on the governor, as at this event last October to focus on storm preparation.