Sentences with phrase «head of a breakaway»

The head of a breakaway faction of state Senate Democrats, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, says his group is not ready to abandon its five - year alliance with the chamber's Republican majority just because former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos was caught on tape trashing them.

ALBANY - The Democratic leader of New York's state Senate and the head of a breakaway faction of Democrats are criticizing each other over their continuing rift.

Klein, head of the breakaway Senate Independent Democratic Conference, has a solid war chest and considerable institutional and labor support.

The Democratic leader of New York's state Senate and the head of a breakaway faction of Democrats are criticizing each other over their continuing rift.

Now we hear from the head of a breakaway Democratic faction.

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Through the Institute, Dr. Janda has conducted groundbreaking research on such subjects as the use of breakaway bases in reducing sliding injuries in baseball, the role of soft - core baseballs in reducing chest impact injuries in youth baseball, reducing injuries from collisions with soccer goal, and the effect of heading on cognitive function in youth soccer players.

In the lead up to the 1979 general election, a struggle within the Danquah - Dombo - Busia tradition saw the breakaway and formation of the United National Convention (UNC) headed by Paa Willie, Ofori - Atta.

Andrea Stewart - Cousins is the first woman to head a legislative conference in the state legislature and the first black female Senate minority leader (now that a group of breakaway Democrats has disbanded).

Heading into the 2013 legislative session, Skelos forged a co-leadership agreement with Sen. Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who leads the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference, that kept Republicans from losing control of the chamber.

ALBANY — As Sen. Jeff Klein and his Independent Democratic Conference amass power heading into the November elections, Democrats are still weary of the group of breakaway Democrats.

The personal animosity between Gianaris and Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein, who heads up a group of eight breakaway Senate Democrats aligned in a leadership coalition with the Republicans, is the single biggest roadblock for Dem control of the chamber, the Cuomo official said.

By lashing out, some argue de Blasio hasn't just further alienated the governor and the breakaway Democrats, but also key party officials like Rep. Joseph Crowley, the head of the House Democratic caucus, and Hector Figueroa, president of the influential Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union.

The source said the assemblyman recently met with Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein, who heads a group of eight breakaway Senate Democrats aligned with the Republicans, to discuss the possibility of joining them should he win.

In addition, Sen. Jeffrey Klein, the Bronx Democrat who heads a group of eight breakaway Dems aligned with the GOP in a leadership coalition, has introduced his own mayoral control bill that would extend the law two years while also giving community parent boards more power.

«It's controversial to place five homeless shelters around the city, let alone 90,» said Sen. Jeffrey Klein, who heads a breakaway group of eight Senate Democrats.

Sen. Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who until last Wednesday's Democratic unity deal was the head of an eight - member, breakaway group of Senate Democrats, stressed that his group was supportive of campaign finance measures and ending outside income for legislators.

Helming and Gallivan were among the four Republicans and three breakaway Democrats in the Senate who were paid thousands of dollars in stipends known as «lulus» this year, even though they didn't head any of the committees that payroll records said they did.

Turning west at Oodnadatta heading to the Painted Desert for a walk in this spectacular area of Breakaway country.