Sentences with phrase «legislative aide to the governor»

One staffer with some state experience is Michael Mandell, a veteran of Malloy's 2010 campaign who went on to work as a legislative aide to the governor.

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Talk about ethics reform in the new legislative session has been largely muted this year, even as a year filled with corruption trials involving prominent New York figures is underway, including the ongoing trial this week of Joe Percoco, a former close aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Moreland probes helped lead to the corruption convictions of both of the legislative leaders who were in power in 2013, and the conviction of the governor's former closest aide, Joe Percoco, on bribery charges.

Cuomo's former top aide, meanwhile, has not ruled out the governor using a Moreland Act Comisssion to investigate legislative wrongdoing or performing a broad inquiry into structural corruption in both chambers.

The lone female legislative leader, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, was told in February by an aide to the governor that she would be included this year to help shape the state's anti-sexual harassment policies.

If the governor and state legislative leaders are really serious about curbing corruption, then they should prioritize meaningful reform next year — especially as two of the governor's former aides are scheduled go to trial on charges related to bribery and bid - rigging some of the state's keystone economic development projects

The news of a deepening scandal concerning perhaps the governor's most trusted former top aide is sure to roil the remaining weeks of the legislative session, that are to begin on Tuesday.

The new governor, who has rejected the state's traditional reliance on higher taxes and borrowing to close budget gaps, will outline specifics of his tough spending plan on Feb. 1, setting the stage for what one legislative aide called «a budget Armageddon» with the Legislature.

We may find out precisely what that is later today, as legislative leaders work to make some further amendments to their bill — per the input of the governor's aides, presumably — and then submit it for the governor's official approval.

The mere mention of Mujica's name demonstrates in how much the governor respects the Skelos staffer, who is the only top legislative aide to be included in high - level budget negotiations since 2011.

«The Governor is calling an extraordinary legislative session for Wednesday, June 28 to take up the issue of Mayoral Control,» said Melissa DeRosa, the governor's secretary and tGovernor is calling an extraordinary legislative session for Wednesday, June 28 to take up the issue of Mayoral Control,» said Melissa DeRosa, the governor's secretary and tgovernor's secretary and top aide.

The Cuomo administration is «hopeful» that the state can implement a successor program to the 421 - a tax break during this year's legislative session, according to the governor's top aide, Bill Mulrow.

The lone female legislative leader, Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, was told back in February by an aide to the governor that she would be included this year to help shape the state's anti-sexual harassment policies.