Sentences with phrase «leaders of the legislature for»

Under the complex rules governing the authorizing of JCOPE investigations, it takes the approval of at least two appointees of Democratic leaders of the legislature for a probe to of any elected Democrat in the legislature to begin.

Not exact matches

By John Horgan, leader of B.C.'s New Democrats The citizens of B.C. have given me the privilege of working for them in government and the legislature for two decades.

In what led to a rowdy session Leo Ogor, the minority leader of the House, who equally sponsored the bill maintained that it will provide immunity for the leadership of the national assembly and, as such, guarantee the independence of the legislature.

The Republican leader of the state Assembly is calling for the legislature to return for a special session to wrap up some unfinished business.

It comes as both former leaders of the legislature are being sentenced to prison for corruption.

But, Reynolds said, when leaders chose not to let the state handle project details, including awarding of a request for proposals, it gave the legislature the authority to review it.

This postponement would allow newly - announced Council speaker candidate, Councilmember Inez Barron, to make the case for why should become the next leader of the Municipal legislature.

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

During a year where both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for corruption, after they abused their sources of outside income, Governor Cuomo said he'd seek to strictly limit lawmakers» ability to earn extra pay.

The Republican Leader of the New York state Assembly is calling for the legislature to return for a special session to wrap up some unfinished business.

Dadey says the secretive budget is a potential breeding ground for corruption, at a time when both former leaders of the legislature are facing potentially long prison sentences later in April.

I'll give the majority and minority leaders of the county legislature credit for at least one thing at their annual state - of - the - county addresses last week.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

«For decades the legislative leaders of both parties have had far too much power to thwart the will of the people and their elected representatives by holding bills in committee thereby preventing an up or down vote by the legislature.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tamped down hopes for a special session of the legislature before the year ends, saying legislative leaders have still not agreed to ethics reforms that the governor is seeking.

At one point in talking about procedures, legislature chairman Fred Wadnola suggested it might be a good idea for legislative leaders and the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee to sit in on executive budget preparation.

Gillibrand cited Fried's plan to reduce the county executive's salary, shrink the size of the legislature, and reorganize government to make it more efficient, for her joining other New York leaders supporting David Fried's campaign, including: Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblyman James Skoufis, the Rockland County Corrections Officers, and the Spring Valley Police Benevolent Association, among others.

The report blames both branches for failing, however it takes a harsher tone with the legislature, seemingly due to the attitude of some leaders in the body.

Now that the two leaders of the legislature have been convicted on multiple counts of corruption, government reform groups are looking to the remaining politicians at the Capitol for reform.

Though the presidential election gets the most attention, a fast - approaching primary election is on the minds of local party leaders as they maneuver for control of the state legislature.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same federal prosecutor who brought down the leaders of the legislature, has been investigating, and on Friday evening Governor Cuomo revealed that subpoenas had been issued to a former top member of his staff, and a lobbyist who used to work for the governor when Cuomo was at the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Senate Leader John Flanagan, who took over for Skelos in May, confirms that, saying he believes in the concept of a «citizen legislature».

Ethics reform also remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Governor Cuomo's economic development projects.

Local community parents, advocates, and leaders spoke out against any further county legislature delays in approving the resolution for funding, voicing their support for the opening of the drug treatment facility.

With the session in disarray following the arrests of the leaders of both houses of the legislature, and their subsequent resignations, many expect the laws to be simply extended for another few years, without making any changes.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

ALBANY — There will be no special session of the legislature next week, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said late Friday, announcing the end of weeks of talks about government reform, ride - hailing and a salary increase for state lawmakers.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders from each house of the state legislature decided Thursday evening that they agree on enough to say they made the April first deadline for the state budget.

Governor Cuomo gathered with leaders of the legislature to celebrate an on time budget for the second year in a row, but some minority party members weren't as happy.

But given the Democratic governor's often rocky relationship with the legislature, including leaders of his own party, his lame - duck status could embolden lawmakers to ignore some of his less popular initiatives, such as cutting money for cities and towns, or allowing cities and towns to assess a new tax on hospitals.

Democratic leaders of the California legislature have hired former attorney general Eric Holder as they prepare for «the legal fight of a generation» against the incoming administration.

2018 will be a year of criminal trials for former associates of Governor Cuomo, as well as the former leaders of the legislature.

Both former leaders of the legislature are eligible to collect state pensions for the rest of their lives.

For the second month in a row, the Siena College poll reports that nearly 100 percent of those surveyed want something done about the corruption in Albany that's led to both former leaders of the legislature sentenced to prison and the U.S. attorney's investigation of Governor Andrew Cuomo's economic development programs.

It's also worth noting that legendary levels of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the majority in the state Senate in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months of their abbreviated stint in power basking in new information about how Republicans spent the legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.

Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a veteran of protracted budget battles, including in 1991, when the legislature voted to levy a state income tax for the first time, said Malloy had gotten «pretty raw treatment» from Democratic leaders who cut him out of budget negotiations.

John Sampson, the senate conference leader, said that the inspector has no jurisdiction over the legislature and shouldn't be allowed to access to private documents related to the selection of the Aqueduct Entertainment Group for the racetrack contract selection last month.

Heading the list of «early support for Juan» attached to Figueroa's February 28 formal announcement were legislature Minority Leader Hector Rodriquez of New Paltz and Kingston Mayor Steve Noble, in addition to luminaries from Rosendale, Saugerties and, of all places, Shawangunk, where enrolled Democrats represent a quarter of registered voters.

«What resulted was overly broad legislation that would prevent the county from reimbursing any municipality in the county for any fees that are on their tax warrants, and so the response from not just myself, but the mayors of Cohoes and Watervliet and Supervisor Paula Mahan was that this legislation changing a decades - old way of making municipalities whole for their tax levies was really thrown in to complete and utter confusion and disarray, with legislative leaders saying that the legislation or the resolution meant something different than the letter of the resolution, and all of it really could have been addressed if the leadership of the county legislature had simply reached out, sent us a letter, picked up the phone to have a conversation about their concerns with respect to the trash fee.»

«These are structural issues that impact a whole variety of constituencies, and everybody is anxious for the state to help solve these problems, the commission — I had one leader of a county legislature say to me, we don't need a commission to tell us what our structural problems are.

In a landmark year for corruption in the state legislature, 2015 saw the arrest and conviction of two of the most powerful political leaders in New York.

The Senate GOP leader has tried to counteract Cuomo's efforts to elect Democrats, saying a vote for a Democratic candidate is a vote for New York City control of the legislature, and it's Mayor, Bill deBlasio.

The Democratic leaders of the Connecticut legislature said on Tuesday that they won't have a budget ready for a vote this week.

Fresh off reaching an agreement on his first budget, Andrew Cuomo, flanked by legislative leaders, said, with deliberate exaggeration, «I hope this is the template for a new era of cooperation and productivity between the executive and the legislature.

Three quarters say the governor hasn't done enough to try to stem corruption in the state, in a year where both leaders of the legislature have been arrested for running fraudulent scams, and the second in command in the Senate is currently on trial, accused of lying to FBI agents.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

The leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru are not members of parliament, but instead members of their respective devolved legislatures, and so these parties have separate leaders in the House of Commons (Ian Blackford for the SNP and Liz Saville Roberts in the case of Plaid Cymru).

The minority leader of the Rockland County legislature Wednesday proposed a bipartisan compromise for the 2015 budget.

Silver's former counterpart in the legislature, former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, is also on trial on federal corruption charges, accused of using his influence to gain no - show jobs for his son.

Also, ethics reform remains unresolved, in a year when both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison for corruption, and state and federal prosecutors are looking at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's economic development projects.