Sentences with phrase «know of assembly member»

«When the Ethics Committee first considered the evidence before it, it did not know of Assembly Member McLaughlin's statements to his former employee in which he revealed knowledge of the details of the allegations that he could only have known if he had engaged in the conduct,» the letter continues.

Not exact matches

«No matter the fate of Bill 214, I expect swift and meaningful action from the government and all Members of the Assembly to protect our democracy from those who are more concerned with winning than ensuring the voice of the people is heard and the public interest is served.»

RACHEL JACKSON: Yes, actually I found out about the federal bill and they knew about Mikael's bill on the assembly floor and so I drafted a mirror bill and gave it to senator Kennedy, New York State Senator Kennedy and he really ran with it and introduced it to the senate and so together where Tim and Kennedy have been working with him to get approval for that, so I was lobbying in Albany and that's where I got to meet Mikael and spoke with a lot of the assembly members, a lot of the senators and there was real overwhelming support for it.

Also, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose Lower Manhattan district doesn't touch NY - 9, but who is an Orthodox Jew and is well - known to Jewish voters there, has endorsed Weprin — one of the newer members of his conference.

Hon Nii Lante Vanderpuye who is known as a grassroot man and the longest serving Assembly Member in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly used the occasion to engage opinion leaders from the various ethnic groups in the Old Fadama and Kokomba Yam Market community and members of the National Democratic Congress in his constituency to share ideas on how to mobilize people and make the Party more appealing to the constituents.

«The Commission finds that Gabryszak used the powers and resources of his position as a member of the Assembly to engage in knowing, intentional, and prolonged mistreatment of certain female members of his Assembly staff,» the report concluded.

After passing the controversial furlough budget extender last night, Assembly members from both sides of the aisle gathered with former colleagues for a little R - n - R in the form of the annual reunions known as the Pilots and Rudders dinners.

But all I do know is that there's 150 members of the Assembly.

Grechen Shirley said she and other members of activist groups known as «pop ups» had worked for Democrat Christine Pellegrino's successful state Assembly election, which Schaffer sat out, and planned fundraisers for Democratic county legislative candidates.

Some 31 members of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, have requested a general Assembly meeting in accordance with Order 17 (3) of the Standing Orders of District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies of Ghana, to enable them pass a vote of no confidence against the MCE, Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musah Superior.

«Knowing that children can be profoundly and permanently affected by diesel fumes, making light of the problem is indefensible,» Green Party Lodnon Assembly Member Jenny Jones told Politics.co.uk.

I would certainly say that Governor Cuomo has an enormous influence in the region, and actually the regional director of Empire State Development, Sam Hoyt, is very powerful, no longer elected but might be more powerful than he was as an Assembly member.

Freeze salaries of MPs and all other British elected politicians (including MEPs, MSPs, assembly members and executive mayors) until they are no more than twice average earnings (currently about # 54,000).

The meeting afforded members of the assembly an opportunity to know the progress of projects and programmes being undertaking by the assembly.

Amtrak's chief basically threw his hands up in defeat while addressing state Assembly members on Thursday — lobbing a bunch of «I don't knows» as he was grilled over the commuter crisis at Penn Station.

Nicole Malliotakis, a member of the New York State Assembly who represents Oakwood Beach and Ocean Beach, which are participating in the buyout program, said many of her constituents are actively seeking buyouts in part because they don't know how and when other types of help will come.

Farrell, a Democrat elected to the Assembly in 1974 and the third longest serving member of the body, is known for his diplomacy and good natured

The loan was subject to approval by the board and could have been tanked by a single «no» vote from any one of its three voting members: Budget Director Bob Megna, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Finance Committee Chairman John DeFrancisco.

A «no» vote by any one member of the PAC Board, which includes DeFrancisco, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and state Budget Director Bob Megna, would be enough to scuttle this deal.

«The Speaker and the members of the Assembly Majority want to see more transparency in the grand jury process because citizens have a right to know what choices were available and to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest,» said Biche.

It is very important for you to know that as of this moment, the Members of the New York State Assembly have been indifferent and have not even taken a vote, joining the Senate, to stop the City of New York from imposing this extra burden on our most vulnerable and needy people.

Every member of the Assembly knew from Day One that, if we were going to deliver real results for the women of New York, we would need to take up the 10 points in this plan on an individual basis, have each debated and discussed individually — and then let democracy take its course.

That's also known as «indexing,» which is a feature of the bill passed by the Assembly, but has long been a non-starter with the Republicans and the business community — even those select members who support the idea of a wage increase.

The human rights group also charged Nigerians on the need to form a united front and troop out en masses to protest against the hash economy and huge corruption allegedly perpetrated by the members of the National Assembly, saying there can be no better time for Nigerians to return to the street than now.

No, says Sir Reg Empey, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, we still don't have political normality

Little did I know when I worked in his first gubernatorial campaign in 1982 that many years later I would be an elected member of the New York State Assembly, serving while he was Governor.

Rev. Valerie Faust, Senior Pastor of Rhema Power Ministries, Inc. and Assembly member Fahy both shared the concerns of parents and teachers who fear their children are no longer being provided with the education they need to succeed and CSEA Capital Region President Kathy Garrison addressed the impact of bad budget choices on communities.

Following a threat of impeachment from some Assembly Members, the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musah Superior, has refuted allegations of abuse of power, put forth by the 31 members who have resolved to pass a vote of no confidence againMembers, the Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive, Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musah Superior, has refuted allegations of abuse of power, put forth by the 31 members who have resolved to pass a vote of no confidence againmembers who have resolved to pass a vote of no confidence against him.

«I endorse New York Assembly Member Michael Blake because I know as DNC vice chair he will bring invigorating change in leadership to the party because of his proven campaign experience and wins in state and local elections throughout the country,» Gillibrand said in a statement.

Also expected to speak at the event are Rev. Valerie Faust and Assembly member Patricia Fahy who will both share the concerns of parents and teachers who fear their children are no longer being provided with the education they need to succeed and CSEA Capital Region President Kathy Garrison who will address the impact of bad budget choices on communities.

The Enugu State government has dismissed as baseless and legally untenable, allegations by members of the State House of Assembly that the government was in breach of the constitution when it applied the process popularly known in the public service as «virement» to reallocate funds in the 2012 budget.

The competition was organised by Mr Olanrewaju Ibrahim Layode, popularly known as OIL, a member representing Badagry Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

When Carl and I both were members of the NYS Democratic Committee and when he was elected to the NYS Assembly I didn't really know him until he became County Leader in 2008 and I got to work with him.

Despite the fact that numerous Assembly members and state senators have been indicted, convicted and carted off to jail in recent years, Gerry's review of the research of others (he makes those distinctions) indicated New York, based on population and diversity, is no more corrupt than, say, Louisiana or Alabama.

Who better to replace the disgraced former Senate Majority Leader, Dean Skelos, than a former federal prosecutor known for fighting corruption, upholding the rule of law, and supporting his constituents effectively as a distinguished local Assembly Member?

In a letter to Mr Davies, the assembly presiding officer Elin Jones said, as Mr Reckless was no longer a member of UKIP, that he «can be treated as a member of your group for the purposes of our procedures within the Assemblyassembly presiding officer Elin Jones said, as Mr Reckless was no longer a member of UKIP, that he «can be treated as a member of your group for the purposes of our procedures within the AssemblyAssembly».

«As the 2nd most conservative member of the New York State Assembly in rankings by the New York State Conservative Party and the # 1 Legislator in scoring by Unshackle Upstate, a New York reform organization, I know we need to slash federal spending, balance the budget, end the bailouts, take leftover money from the Obama stimulus package to pay down the deficit and support repealing Obamacare.

Much of the testimony by Victor E. Franco, a New York State Assembly staff member, focused on the budgetary process and Mr. Silver's power to approve discretionary funding, known as member items, like Health Department grants.

When the exemptions under the Wilson doctrine were reviewed, it was decided that it no longer applied at all to Welsh Assembly Members, Members of the Scottish Parliament and Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

In an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

The legislation passed by the Assembly last month would create a 15 - member task force to investigate Common Core, a set of English and math standards that spell out what students should know and when, and the tests created to gauge students» mastery of the standards.

«New York Assembly Bill 3873 will change the course for a generation of students by ensuring schools work with families to promote positive discipline strategies and social emotional learning; practices collectively known as restorative justice,» said Claudia Whittingham, special education teacher at PS 59 in Brooklyn and member of E4E - New York.

Sacramento, CA - In an effort to engender greater equity within California's educational system, the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) today joined members of the California Legislative Black Caucus and members of California's African - American community to announce Assembly Bill (AB) 2635, which will secure additional educational funding for African - American students by fixing a fundamental flaw in the state's educational budget known as the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

«Whether it's a handshake or a hug at carpool; a reflection on Sunday's gospel; an inspirational video from YouTube; a read - aloud from an old favorite like the Giving Tree; affirming a member of the community for a good deed; a blessing on a group of students like a CYO team before a big game or the eighth graders prior to taking their high school placement test; a prayer intention for someone who is ill or who has recently returned home to heaven; so many different activities can take place during morning assemblies, but there is only one goal, make God known, loved and served.»

Members of the General Assembly who voted on budgets during that time had no objective way of knowing which districts had adequate resources and which ones did not.

Tom Hayden, 76, best known as a civil rights activist and opponent of the Vietnam War, but also author of one of the most influential and controversial animal care and control laws ever, as an 18 - year member of the California state assembly and senate, died on October 23, 2016 in Santa Monica, California.

The HSUS, along with Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal, D - Manhattan, the ASPCA, and Friends of Finn members Amanda Hearst and Georgina Bloomberg, announced the introduction of a new bill, A. 10150, in the New York legislature that will strengthen standards of care for dogs in large - scale, commercial breeding facilities, commonly known as puppy mills.

New York Assembly Member Micah Kellner's bill, A 7312 - C, ambitiously known as the Companion Animal and Rescue Act or CAARA, simply won't work and would threaten the safety of animals.

Climate modelling group, Andrew Weaver, is now the sole Green Party BC provincial member of the legislative assembly and is known locally as a CAGW activist.

This was most evident during the Meech Lake Accord constitutional negotiations, which excluded Aboriginal peoples and resulted in Manitoba Member of the Legislative Assembly Elijah Harper's «no» vote, which helped scuttle the entire agreement.