Sentences with phrase «leader of the state senate»

And I think it would be in the best interests of the Senate and of the state of New York, as we move forward, for Senator Espada to step down as Majority Leader of the State Senate.»

The powerful leader of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference tried to preempt sexual misconduct allegations against him by

All were stripped out after running into opposition with the Republican leaders of the state Senate.

Over the next months, the former speaker of the state Assembly, former leader of the state Senate, the former president of the State University of New York's newest college campus and a longtime and influential political operative in Western New York will stand accused of wrongdoing ranging from bribery to extortion to fraud to illegal campaign contributions to rigged bids.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the leader of the state Senate are not as enthusiastic about making New York a sanctuary state as are Assembly Democrats, who passed a bill earlier this week.

Daniel Loeb, the founder and chief executive of the multi-billion-dollar hedge fund Third Point LLC, received attention when, in a Facebook post, he compared the leader of the state Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, to the Ku Klux Klan.

That case involved campaign contributions and also led to the overturning of the corruption convictions of two former powers in New York State politics — Sheldon Silver, the longtime Democratic speaker of the State Assembly, and Dean Skelos, the former Republican majority leader of the State Senate.

The powerful leader of the state Senate Independent Democratic Conference tried to preempt sexual misconduct allegations against him by holding a conference call with his longtime girlfriend, state Sen. Diane Savino, denying forthcoming allegations.

Dadey and DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader of the state Senate, have been GOP delegates to the presidential nominating conventions in the past.

The complaint alleges that Mr. Skelos, a Republican and leader of the State Senate, sought to direct companies with business before the state to give business to his son, with the expectation that Mr. Skelos would then treat those companies favorably.

Advocates took out their anger and frustration on the Cuomo administration and leaders of the state Senate, after it became clear that a progressive agenda that includes abortion rights and public campaign financing is likely dead for the legislative session.

Here's Ulrich responding to my question on both the broad issue of mayoral control and the proposal from the Republican leader of the state senate providing a one year extension while adding a gubernatorial oversight role.

ALBANY — The leader of the state Senate's mainline Democrats distanced herself Thursday from a proposed plan to reunite her flock with the Independent Democratic Conference.

He then trotted down the stairs to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office for his second meeting of the day with leaders of the State Senate.

Nixon said, referring to talks involving the leader of the state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference and the state Senate majority leader, respectively.

Too bad the Majority Leader of the State Senate only knows political stunts.

The leaders of the state Senate's majority coalition met for roughly an hour with Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday morning, but Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was no where to be found on the second floor of the Capitol.

Around the table sat Mr. Cuomo; the leaders of New York's most powerful labor unions; Joseph Crowley, the top - ranked New York Democrat in the House of Representatives; and the two rival Democratic leaders of the State Senate — Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who leads the main group of Democrats, and Jeffrey D. Klein, who leads the breakaway group — among others.

It's hard to say definitively what will be in the bill, since it hasn't been introduced, and leaders of the State Senate and Assembly did not immediately return a request for confirmation that they have agreed on specifics of the deal.

Earlier this week, the Republican leader of the State Senate, Dean Skelos, diverted some of the attention from the disagreement between de Blasio and Cuomo when he announced that he wouldn't allow a vote in the Senate on de Blasio's proposal.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public comments since the leader of the State Senate was charged in an extortion and bribery scheme, says if true, he finds the accusations «disturbing.»

«As a leader of the State Senate, Jeff Klein has fought for issues that make a difference -LSB-...]

Marty Connor, an election lawyer and the former leader of the State Senate Democrats, pulled Teachout's voting records and spent Friday and Saturday sharing them with journalists, noting that she claimed to be a permanently disabled voter (this lets her vote by absentee ballot), had no record of voting in New York in 2011 or 2013 and questioned whether she met the five - year residency requirement to be governor.

Back at the Capitol, the leader of the state Senate was signaling that legislators, who have gone along with many of Governor Cuomo's proposals in the past six years, will reassert their independence in 2017.

John Flanagan, the leader of the state Senate Republicans, said in a statement that while he supports the idea of tax cuts, he has «grave concerns» about eliminating the state and local tax deductions.

Silver's counterpart, the former Leader of the State Senate Dean Skelos, is also on trial for corruption charges that have to do with his outside income.

And he invited the Republican leader of the State Senate, Dean Skelos, on a special trip to Israel, and to an announcement on new funding for counter terrorism.

The Republican leader of the state Senate said Wednesday that changes will be needed to an $ 80 million overhaul of the state's juvenile - justice system, which the Assembly had passed unanimously and which is a top priority of Gov. Scott Walker's.

Leaders of the State Senate's Republican and Independent Democratic Conference also filed legal contracts for the same purpose totaling $ 300,000.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed deputy majority leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

The leader of the state Senate Republicans says his members will once again join forces with a group of breakaway Democrats to rule the Senate come January.

Advocates of raising the minimum wage see hope in recent statements by the leader of the state Senate, and hope a deal can be struck by the end of the year.

Dean Skelos, who served for seven years as the majority leader of the state Senate before his arrest on federal corruption charges earlier this year, was convicted on eight counts of using his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, Adam.

That's because Republican Dean Skelos of Long Island resigned as leader of the state senate on Monday after being brought up on federal corruption charges.

And Yonkers now has 2 State Senators who call the City home, something that has never occurred, and if the democrats can unite, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins from Yonkers will become the Majority Leader of the State Senate.

Walker testified that Dean Skelos, then the majority leader of the state senate, inquired in January about the status of AbTech Industries» $ 40,000 payment due from the county.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, as well as the leader of the State Senate, John Flanagan, expressed support for the bills last spring, but they ended the legislative session without voting on them.

The leader of the state Senate on Thursday threw cold water on Gov. Cuomo's proposal to impose a new payroll tax to offset changes to the federal tax code that places limits on state and local deductions.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed Deputy Majority Leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

Back in the 1990s, it was Ralph Marino, the Republican majority leader of the state Senate from Long Island, who hamstrung Mario Cuomo.

Sheehan is hoping legislators will add the funding during negotiations with Cuomo this month, and said she will meet soon with leaders of the state Senate, controlled by Republicans in coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public comments since the leader of the State Senate was charged in an extortion and bribery scheme, says if true, he finds the accusations «disturbing.»

Skelos released a statement late Monday afternoon, listing «significant victories» from his term as leader of state senate Republicans, and saying he has «always endeavored to do what I thought was right for this state, for my constituents and for the men and women of the Senate Republican Conference.»

The new leader of the State Senate, John Flanagan, replaced Dean Skelos, who is facing corruption charges.

As an example of such thinking, he cited the former leader of the State Senate who instructed his members to deliver their public disclosure forms by hand rather than mailing them so as to avoid any possible federal mail fraud charges — the unspoken assumption being that lawmakers might have lied on those forms.

Mr. Bharara, 48, had a somewhat more equivocal greeting for the city that has provided him fodder for some of his highest - profile triumphs, including, most recently, the convictions of the former speaker of the State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, and the majority leader of the State Senate, Dean G. Skelos.

And last night, the Times broke another bombshell Albany scandal story: That Bharara appears to be pursuing an indictment of Dean Skelos, the Republican majority leader of the state Senate.

The latter privilege was traditionally reserved for the governor, the speaker of the Assembly and the majority leader of the State Senate.

ALBANY — The Republican leader of the state Senate gave an icy response to the notion of imposing «congestion pricing» on New York City commuters as a way to ease gridlock and drum up money for the subway system.

Dean Skelos, the Republican former majority leader of the state Senate who was convicted alongside his son in December of fraud and extortion, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in federal prison.