Sentences with phrase «indictment of both legislative leaders»

With two scheduled session days remaining before the programs expire Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other legislators began speaking more openly about how the cloud of scandal — including the indictment of both legislative leaders — has made it more difficult to get things done.

Not exact matches

Amid the arrests and indictments last year of the top legislative leaders, Cuomo and the Legislature essentially punted on whether to renew the tax abatement coveted by the well - heeled real - estate industry, which has given lavishly to campaigns in recent years.

«We had all sort of unexpected situations develop,» Cuomo said, an oblique reference to the indictment and ouster of both Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, who started the year as legislative leaders.

Dean Skelos» arrest marks the second major indictment of a leader of a legislative body following the case against Silver in January for using his powers as an elected official to elicit millions «in bribes and kickbacks» that he masked as legitimate income.

He did it in the face of the indictments of two legislative leaders and the Republican - controlled Senate.

He says he was proud of some of the work accomplished this year amid the tumultuous session that saw legislative leaders step down amid federal indictments.

The issue rose to prominence after the 2015 indictments of Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos, the former legislative leaders, who stoked popular rage when they began collecting pensions after they were convicted of selling their offices.

Lawmakers have been battered this past legislative session with the indictments of former speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos.

«I think people are disappointed with Albany writ large,» said Cuomo, who cited the recent indictments of the two legislative leaders.

After the indictments of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, legislators and political observers have hinted that little, besides rent regulations, the 421 - a tax abatement program and mayoral control, will get done this legislative session, going so far as to hint that they might do a one - year extender for each of the measures.