Sentences with phrase «governor says this case»
The governor says this case is different, though, and he's trying to right a wrong.
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In a press conference, Florida Governor Rick Scott said state health officials had identified five cases of Zika believed to be contracted in Miami Beach.
The bank's opponents are «in some cases economically illiterate,» said John Engler, the president of the Business Roundtable and a former Republican governor of Michigan.
The governor said he believes the spirit lives on beyond death and in Slaughter's case it will live on in many ways.
«When the State Assembly, the State Senate, and the Governor's office were all occupied by Downstate New York City centric people from the same party, in this case the Democratic Party, there was tremendous dysfunction,» Gallivan said.
He said: «I have written to all Governors about providing us with land for housing and also providing us with their advisers, commissioners or assistants as the case maybe on Energy.»
Eaton said he will wait until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election in NY - 11 (something the governor has shown no signs of doing any time soon), and then convene a convention of county committee members to which all potential candidates will be invited to make their respective cases.
«This is not a time to be a politician, whether it be in the district or, in my case, running lieutenant governor,» said Samuels, who gave up his LG bid after first saying he would primary AG Andrew Cuomo's pick, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy.
======================================= Probe Complicates Cuomo Endorsement Wall Street Journal — Michael Howard Saul BY MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL Andrew Cuomo defended accepting the state Independence Party's backing for governor on the grounds that it wasn't involved in a continuing criminal investigation — but a person familiar with the case said Thursday that the party remains in prosecutors» cross hairs.
But it's also the case the Lieutenant Governor who's one of the co-chairs made clear at our first meeting that from his and presumably the state's perspective, it's important to look at all the various options,» Dyster said.
The governor said his name was «never mentioned» during the nearly eight - week trial, which isn't true, and he dismissed attempts to tie him personally to the case, calling that «political garbage.»
In case you missed it on the show last night, Wright naturally backed the governor's endorsement policy saying it makes sense for him to support the best candidates for office.
Cuomo's chief counsel issued a statement Sunday saying their office had asked the Governor's Office of Employee Relations to «investigate» the treatment of a female attorney who was terminated by the Division of Criminal Justice Services after testifying as a witness in a sexual harassment case last year.
Governor Cuomo says lawmakers must make the case themselves, publicly in an election year, as to why they deserve a raise.
About this case, Governor Paterson said: «At a later date, we may have a clearer idea of the impact that a pardon will have for persons with controlled substance convictions who are fighting deportation, but I am granting this pardon for humanitarian reasons because of the sorrowful multiple tragedies that may beset this family.»
The governor says that kind of campaign is not appropriate in this case.
But in this case, Schneiderman, in a letter to the governor and legislative leaders obtained by public radio, said a plan to create a «criminal special prosecutor for state procurement» is «likely unconstitutional.»
«My memory of it is that we said there might be a line, and there might not, and we don't have to decide that yet, because in the case before us [the governor] wasn't going anything all that outrageous,» said Smith, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 and stepped down from the bench at the end of last year.
Attorney Paul Shechtman, of Zuckerman Spaeder, who successfully argued Silver v. Pataki on behalf of the then - governor, said, «Someone, some day, may test the reach of Silver v. Pataki; this is not a great test case.»
In a statement released by the PBA, Officer Piagentini's widow, Diane, said the governor should appoint new parole board members to rehear Bell's case.
The governor said the differences of approach in addressing the incident yesterday was a case of «semantics,» adding:
«Very different facts,» she said at Silver's sentencing when the ex-Virginia governor's case was raised.
Governor Cuomo: «As I said two months ago when the US Attorney first made this case public, this is a profoundly sad situation for me personally.
Last weekend the Centers for Disease Control showed that flu activity was down significantly for the second consecutive week, and recently Governor Cuomo said that statewide, the number of confirmed flu cases has declined.
That's no longer the case, the governor said last month, refusing to elaborate.
The governor also has questioned the need for a pay raise for legislators, saying they should make a case before a pay raise commission and noting their job performance «has not been great.»
«So there is no case; there is no processes to harp on either Oyegun or the chairman of the party in the state; therefore, there is no order of court that has stopped this Congress,» said the governor, himself, a lawyer and former Attorney - General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, many years ago.
10.34: We are participating in today's bye - election so that we can have grounds for arguments in our case at the Election Tribunal, Governor Idris Wada says via his twitter handle #KogiVotes
Sacha says that while Paterson was interested in pursuing the case last fall when he was a candidate for governor, the lame duck governor is now committed to protecting the gubernatorial aspirations of Cuomo, a fellow Democrat.
Actually, there's a legislation - free way to achieve the same result: Mayor de Blasio — who has said of Cuomo, «He's in charge and he should just own up to it» — can leave no doubt that that's the case by instructing all four of his MTA appointees to support whatever the governor wants.
In this case, the governor said the task force «will be different than usual as this matter requires expeditious action,» though details about its exact composition were scant.
New York's governor says there's no reason for residents to be alarmed about Ebola and that the state is ready to respond to any cases of the deadly virus.
The Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, the state's top Republican, said that the public did not care about campaign finance reform, and that the governor's plan favored the incumbent governor's party — in this case, the Democrats.
«Sam has had to deal with being the governor's brother - in - law for a long time,» says a source close to the case.
Levy said one way Grant and Schroeder can cut into Brown's lead is by making the case they can do a better job of advancing Buffalo's interests through the Governor.
«No victim should have to suffer the added pain of lacking the proof she needs to bring her case,» Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa said while unveiling the women's agenda last week.
Speaking during a courtesy visit by the participants of Senior Executive Course 40, 2018 Study Group from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, at the Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, Governor Wike said: «What we have seen in most cases is that security lapses are a result of political interference.
The governor said in December that he had spoken to the U.S. attorney's office about the case in late 2016, though he said he couldn't «envision» being a witness in the trial.
Governor Cuomo says it would disproportionately harm New Yorkers, where property taxes are among the highest in the nation, and he's taken opportunities at public events recently to make the case against the plan.
«With flu cases reaching epidemic proportions in New York, we must do everything in our power to fight this virus and keep New Yorkers safe,» Governor Cuomo said.
He said, «If the governor wanted to prolong my stay outside the state, he would not have investigated the case and found that there was no evidence against me in this matter.
«We consider this a VERY big victory for the WEP, as now all three appellate courts to hear the issue agree with us that the Gold WEP rules govern the operation of the WEP,» said Steven C. Russo, an attorney for Greenberg Traurig, which argued the cases for the governor's allies.»
Attorneys for former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (D) and former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver (D)-- both convicted in corruption cases that are still making their way through the court system — said they are watching McDonnell's case closely, cognizant that the Supreme Court's decision might help their clients.
A number of the governor and judiciary's appointees to a commission that will ultimately decide whether to approve a pay raise and for how much said on Thursday they will not support the first legislative raise since 1999 unless the lawmakers make their case to the panel.
Mohammed said the constitution was clear that appointments to such commissions as the NPC, which were for the federation must first be tabled for discussion at the National Council of State, in case governors from the states from which such appointments were being made may have any objection.
In a statement, Melissa DeRosa, the governor's chief of staff, said, «As part of our continuing cooperation, the governor voluntarily made himself available and shared his knowledge of facts potentially relevant to the case.»
The governor said federal laws provide prosecutors with more tools to handle corruption cases than do state laws, and district attorneys often turn their cases over to the feds.
«You can't ask for a better case then something against de Blasio because it's not against the governor,» he said.
«I think if the legislators believe they deserve a pay raise, they should make that case to the commission and they should make that case prior to Election Day,» the governor said during a stop in Buffalo.
After the ribbon cutting, Governor Cuomo made his case for his budget proposal, re-iterating much of what he said during his state of the state address and emphasizing his goals for Niagara Falls.