Sentences with phrase «leadership of the state senate»
A dispute between Bill O'Reilly, a top advisor to Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, and the leadership of the state Senate Republicans grew today after O'Reilly authored a critical Newsday column knocking the GOP conference as part of the problem over the last 3-1/2 years.
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Cuomo, under pressure from party leaders, recorded a video promising that he'd work to expel Republicans from co leadership of the State Senate, and work to reinstall Democrats instead.
The leadership of the state Senate this afternoon remains very much up in the air as Republicans consider ousting Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who faces corruption charges.
Practically overshadowed by presidential politics coming to New York in earnest for the first time in three decades is a special election that could scramble the leadership of the state Senate.
The only logical answer is that they answer to a higher authority than the Republican leadership of the state Senate.
The Republican leadership of the state senate are, behind the scenes, trying to get Democratic State Senator, Darrel Aubertine to run and win.
This statement just came in from Senator Malcolm Smith, whose path to the leadership of the state Senate now looks elusive at best.
Not exact matches
Within a generation after the Maccabean revolt had become a successful revolution, the Jewish state was recognized by the Roman Senate and Rome refused to give sanctuary to political exiles hostile to the leadership of Simon Maccabaeus.
And once again, a state Senate and Assembly joint resolution proclaiming April as «Down to Earth month in California has been introduced to celebrate the sustainable leadership of our wineries and winegrape growers.»
Makafi stated this at a meeting he had with members of the party's Senate caucus shortly after the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed his leadership of the party.
Westchester needs an independent voice like George Latimer in the State Senate who will stand up to his party leadership if he believes it is in the best interest of local taxpayers.
Such a move, however, would complicate the state budget talks with a potential switch in Senate leadership with the spending plan expected to pass by the end of the month.
AG Andrew Cuomo said this morning it's completely «appropriate» for senators to be asked to publicly state whether they believe scandal - scarred Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. should retain his leadership post after he's been charged by the AG with allegedly looting his Bronx nonprofit of more than $ 14 million.
Republicans in the City of Niagara falls broke with county leadership and endorsed a Carl Paladino backed candidate for New York State Senate.
Even though Cohen is not a member of the state senate, a new mailer tries to tie Cohen to the GOP leadership while blaming them for the added cost for the primary.
«Meanwhile, the state Senate under my leadership will reject any Parole Board nominees put forward by Governor Cuomo who share his vision of putting the rights of violent convicted criminals ahead of the rights of law - abiding citizens,» Flanagan said in the statement on Tuesday.
I endorse Todd for State Senate because he is exactly the kind of leadership Long Islanders need.»
Two key figures of the leadership team of the Pub State Senate crime cabal.
«While we all support a unified, progressive Democratic majority in the State Senate under the leadership of Andrea Stewart - Cousins, your claims of unity can not undo the damage that you have done by blocking a single Democratic State Senator in the room to advocate for common - sense progressive priorities.
An imbroglio over cash stipends for state senators with committee leadership positions veered into the legal weeds as attorneys for mainline Democrats and the Senate's top Republican offered differing opinions on the legality of the payments.
DiCarlo launched his primary with the backing of 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman Carl Paladino, who has pledged to unseat incumbent Republicans and install a new, more conservative leadership team in the state Senate.
Hoylman's tweet storm came a day after Cuomo derided the two years Democrats held the majority in the state Senate, a period that was marred by the upheaval of a leadership coup and late budgets.
«I find it embarrassing for anyone to suggest that the New York State Senate is incapable of choosing its own leadership,» Klein said.
«Right now, the State Senate leadership is once more trying to block victims of child sex abuse from seeking justice, and protect the perpetrators of these horrible crimes.
Sen. Jesse Hamilton, a Brooklyn Democrat first elected in 2014, will be joining the Independent Democratic Conference, bolstering the clout of its leader, Bronx lawmaker Jeff Klein, in the coming leadership battle in the state Senate.
«Political gamesmanship must not be allowed to jeopardize the leadership, committee structure and staff of the New York State Senate and push this institution into turmoil.»
In her first few weeks, «there was a change in leadership in the senate,» she said, referring to the indictment of state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the selection of state Sen. John Flanagan as his succsenate,» she said, referring to the indictment of state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the selection of state Sen. John Flanagan as his succSenate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the selection of state Sen. John Flanagan as his successor.
«This is part of a disgraceful pattern, just like when he kept white male Republican leadership in the State Senate instead of supporting Andrea Stewart Cousin's leadership,» they continued.»
State Senate Democrats hope to take leadership of their house away from Republicans in the 2016 elections — and many believe the candidates at the top of the ticket will help them do that.
Streetsblog will be taking a closer look at what Cuomo, Sheldon Silver's Assembly, and the State Senate (likely under the leadership of Long Island Republican Dean Skelos) can do to protect straphangers and preserve the integrity of the MTA's funding streams.
While Boyle says he might still run for Sheriff as a Democrat (the Democratic County leadership would have to give him permission), State Republicans are breathing a momentary sigh of relief since they might not have to fight a special election for his swing Senate seat.
The legislator with the most number of entries about him is state Sen. George Maziarz, the third - ranking Republican in the Senate leadership.
Right now, the top news in the New York politics is the story of the State Senate's lulu payments, the extra money that legislators in leadership positions earn.
«I believe that a Democratic Senate is in the best interest of the people of the state of New York, and I certainly believe that Democrats in leadership in the Senate can do an excellent job in representing the interests of the people of Western New York,» he said.
«Not only is Jerry Nadler bucking the unity agreement that Governor Cuomo, Senate Democrats and labor leaders have worked for, he is working to unseat the only Latina and first Dominican woman in the State Senate, which only demonstrates how out of touch he is with the goals of the Democratic Party and it's leadership,» said Barbara Brancaccio, spokesperson for Alcantara's campaign.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said: «In the past, the Assembly, under the tireless leadership of Judiciary Chair Helene Weinstein, has worked with Chief Judge Lippman, his predecessor, Chief Judge Kaye, the Governor and our colleagues in the Senate to develop legislation that assures New York's judges compensation that is commensurate with the breadth of their responsibilities while taking into account the reality of the State's finances.
That law — which Senate Republican leadership supported, but many GOP state senators opposed — enacted universal background checks, restrictions on assault weapons, restrictions on the capacity of ammunition magazines, among other provisions.
This is part of a disgraceful pattern, just like when he kept white male Republican leadership in the State Senate instead of supporting Andrea Stewart Cousin's leadership.
The Senate's leadership coalition, uneasy with the direction of the commission, fired a shot last week when Senator Andrew Lanza of Staten Island introduced a measure that would require increased disclosure for anyone contributing to an executive branch official if they were also bidding on state contracts.
«To make this agenda a reality, we must change the leadership of the Senate,» he stated.
«When we have Democratic members of the state Senate who are working with Republican members who may undermine progressive legislation and values we'd like to get promoted here in New York — and with the leadership of the governor and the chairmen — this is where the rubber meets the road.»
The former Senate President stated that unlike before, the other 14 South East Senators were not interested in the seat of the Deputy President of Senate, but were rather behind Ekweremadu, just as the overwhelming number of Senators was solidly behind Saraki and Ekweremadu's leadership.
And he says under a leadership driven system like New York's, the Assembly Speaker is one of just three people, along with the governor and Senate leader, who make all of the major decisions about the budget and other important legislation that effects everyone in the state.
Early this week, according to a knowledgeable Democratic source, members of the state Senate's black caucus held a private meeting to discuss the ongoing leadership crisis in their chamber, which — even if it resolves in favor of the Democrats — could result in the ouster of the highest - ranking black elected official in New York.
Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan appointed Central New York Senator John DeFrancisco as Deputy Majority Leader of the New York State Senate, thus restoring regional balance in the leadership of the upper chamber.
'» he recalled thinking after discovering Mr. Klein's leadership of a group of eight Democrats who have a power - sharing arrangement with Republicans in the State Senate.
Many of the achievements we've had together over the last four years would not have become reality without strong Senate Republican leadership, and would not have occurred with an all - Democrat state government.
The state Senate's Republican leadership might oppose tolls on East River bridges, but at least one member of that conference thinks the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should at least give it some serious thought.
Stringer made the comment at a Harlem rally calling for fractured state Senate Democrats to unify and make Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins majority leader of a house where the Dems come November are expected to again have the majority but not control the chamber because nine breakaway Dems are aligned with the Republicans in a leadership coalition.
State Senate Republicans have been huddling behind closed doors, trying to resolve a leadership crisis now that Majority Leader Dean Skelos has lost the support of his GOP members, after being charged with six federal counts of corruption.