Sentences with phrase «governor over his steps»

There is a loud minority of New Yorkers who have soured on the governor over his steps toward stronger gun control, but numerous polls have shown that the SAFE Act has support as Cuomo continues his progressive lean in 2015 and maintains gun control as a signature issue in his second term.

Not exact matches

Then John Montalbano stepped down as chair of the university's board of governors over the mishandling of a case involving a professor's academic freedom.

The statewide leadership of both the GOP and the Conservatives, as well as Governor Pataki's new Tipping Point SuperPAC should all stand down until the primary is over; just step aside and let the local voters choose in this race.

While Amtrak has rebuffed the governor's public offer to step in and take over emergency repair work at Penn Station, Cuomo inserted himself into the process this morning with a pledge to speed up bridge and tunnel repairs by early July.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's opponents in the November election race are stepping up accusations over the ethics commission scandal and citing sections of state law that they say might have been broken by the governor's aides.

While some gun rights advocates hailed the MOU as a step in the right direction toward their ultimate goal of full repeal, something to which the governor would never agree, others derided it as meaningless lip service, and an effort by Cuomo to help Flanagan placate those on the right who are still seething over his «yes» vote on the SAFE Act in January 2013.

Mr. Cuomo's aides have long said that they plan to attack Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive and Republican candidate for governor, over his opposition to abortion rights, which they say is out of step with the position of the vast majority of New Yorkers.

At noon Monday, a coalition of over 90 HIV / AIDS advocates will launch a statewide Week of Action on the steps of City Hall, calling upon Governor Cuomo to invest $ 70 million in a plan to end AIDS in the 2016 New York State budget.

Faso — who has been warring with Gov. Cuomo over healthcare — says the first step toward solving the transit problems is for the governor to stop pointing fingers at Mayor de Blasio and accept responsibility for control over the MTA.

The party, of which Cuomo is the de facto head, has been stepping up its involvement on behalf of the governor over the past week.

Lawmakers at this point have taken the unusual step of not introducing Cuomo's ethics measures as a way of preserving some leverage over the governor during the negotiations.

Over the past two weeks, as Governor Andrew Cuomo has laid the stepping stones to his 2016 State of the State and Executive Budget Address, local leaders have been vocal over what they hope to hOver the past two weeks, as Governor Andrew Cuomo has laid the stepping stones to his 2016 State of the State and Executive Budget Address, local leaders have been vocal over what they hope to hover what they hope to hear.

If Governor Paterson steps down, Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch will take over the reins of the state.

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors» Forum (PDPGF) has expressed displeasure over the handcuffing of Olisa Metuh, its national publicity secretary, as it alleged that Nigeria was a «step away from full blown fascism» under President Muhammadu Buhari.

In April, Miner stepped down from her post as Cuomo's hand - picked state Democratic Party co-chair after warring publicly with the governor over various policy proposals.

Not only have Republicans repeatedly cited gubernatorial races as the first step in their rebuilding process nationally but the governors elected over the next two years will play a major role in the decennial redistricting process that will help determine control of Congress for the foreseeable future.

But Frank maintained that Anenih did not tell the true story of what transpired on his 2003 account, explaining that over 22 PDP governors were strongly behind Atiku to contest the Presidency but he stepped down for his boss because of his loyalty.

She says she hopes the governor takes the next step and follows through with plans to over haul the state's campaign finance system.

Paterson was elected New York's lieutenant governor in 2006, and took over when Eliot Spitzer stepped down last year.

The governor needs to step up and allocate significant funds to address the over $ 70 million in backlog of repairs to allow public housing residents to live in dignity.

With the governor and state legislators at loggerheads over how to close the budget gap — a necessary first step toward restoring the state's credit rating and restoring its ability to sell bonds — there may be more rough sailing ahead.

For each trustee and local governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months, their full names, date of appointment, term of office, date they stepped down (where applicable), who appointed them (in accordance with the trust's articles), and relevant business and pecuniary interests including governance roles in other educational institutions must be recorded.

«This order is an important step forward that will result in new projects in the ground, but much work remains to ensure that community solar can achieve its full potential to make affordable local clean energy available to customers all over the state, to help realize Governor Cuomo's clean energy goals, and to help replace power from the Indian Point nuclear plant.