Sentences with phrase «independent of legislative leaders»

Critics have said the commission is not sufficiently independent of legislative leaders and the governor.

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«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

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.

The Senate's updated policy comes as Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein of the Bronx has been alleged to have forcibly kissed a then - legislative aide.

A pay raise wasn't to be had this legislative session, but I don't think it's going to make or break an individual if they get an extra amount of money in lieu of a pay raise,» said Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in an interview Monday said raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York is a priority for his eight - member conference in the 2017 legislative session.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Tuesday defended the practice of paying non-committee chairs legislative stipends for jobs they don't actually hold, pointing to a statement issued last week by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Thursday called for an investigation by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics into the allegation of sexual misconduct made against him by a former legislative aide.

A group of women have signed onto a letter vouching for Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein as a «gentleman and a decent human being» as he faces an allegation of forcibly kissing a then legislative staffer in 2015.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein on Wednesday night said he sought a legislative package at the end of the session that would have included three - quarters disability for first responders, design build for New York City an additional 50 speed cameras around schools.

A two - year extension of mayoral control of New York City schools is under discussion, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein said at the end of a meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top legislative leaders.

Blair Horner, with the government reform organization New York Public Interest Research Group, says if the commission were truly independent it would be a good idea, following the corruption convictions of the former legislative leaders and a former top aide to Cuomo.

Nixon says it's astonishing to most people that only men were in the meetings to devise the sexual harassment policies, including a legislative leader who is accused of sexual harassment, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff leader who is accused of sexual harassment, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Leader Jeff Klein.

Nixon said it's astonishing to most people that only men were in the meetings to devise the sexual harassment policies — including a legislative leader who is accused of sexual harassment, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff leader who is accused of sexual harassment, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Leader Jeff Klein.

The legislative leaders of the Democratic - led Assembly and Republican - controlled Senate signaled an openness to considering proposals from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to enact changes to how independent expenditure committees are overseen.

No legislative leader of any party oin any state would agree to such a blatantly partisan bill masquerading as an independent redistricting bill.

But with the legislative session set to end on Wednesday, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein (D - Bronx) said as of Thursday there have been no meetings on the subject between Cuomo and legislative leaders.

Among those writing letters to hotel management are the eight - member state Senate Independent Democratic Conference, the leader of the mainline Democratic Conference, and the chairman of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, a powerful voting bloc at the Capitol.

«I don't think we're going to have an agreement on the MOU in the next couple of days,» Klein, leader of the Republican - allied Independent Democratic Conference, said as he emerged from a closed - door meeting of legislative leaders in Cuomo's office.

They also agreed to step up workplace harassment training and are considering creating an independent body to investigate complaints, instead of having legislative leaders handle them.

Even as some legislators were learning the outlines of the proposals, legislative language was still circulating — out of public view — among a small circle of people close to the governor, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

A compromise emerging between Cuomo and legislative leaders would divert some of the teens accused of violent crimes to a new «youth court,» said Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein.

The state's independent ethics commission took the first official ethics - related action in Albany since the convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos on Tuesday when it appointed a man with ties to both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders as its new executive director.

Major news today in the messy story of the 2012 redistricting: the release of updated Senate and Assembly lines, and the outline of a new «independent» redistricting process, in a new bill from legislative leaders.

The two legislative leaders declined to attend any of the six State of the State events, expressing their displeasure at the governor for interfering in the work of an independent commission that would have given lawmakers pay raises for the first time in years and then leveraging ethics reform to consider a special legislative session in December.

Judge Patrick McGrath wrote that «the commission can not be described as independent when eight of the ten members are the hand picked appointees of legislative leaders,» and two are «essentially political appointees by proxy.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein announced a final agreement Tuesday on a legislative package that includes required pain management education for physicians, a scaling back of opioid prescriptions from 30 days to seven days, an increase in treatment beds and the elimination of prior insurance authorization before an addict can enter inpatient treatment.

The Georgia law in question created the independent charter commission, with its seven members appointed by the state board of education based on recommendations from the governor and legislative leaders.