Sentences with phrase «legislative staffers»

A joint statement from former legislative staffers who have worked for lawmakers they have accused of sexual harassment called for «meaningful» reforms to how the state handles sexual harassment allegations.

As a former legislative staffer, I can attest that even the most straight forward pieces of legislation can be very difficult to get through the legislative cycle.

The Assembly approved more than $ 100,000 in settlements to female legislative staffers who accused Lopez of groping and making sexually suggestive comments.

A group of women have signed onto a letter vouching for Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein as a «gentleman and a decent human being» as he faces an allegation of forcibly kissing a then legislative staffer in 2015.

The former Legislative staffer accusing Western New York Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak of sexual harassment has hired an attorney.

It took longer than they hoped, but for two former female legislative staffers who were central figures in Assembly sexual harassment scandals Silver's expulsion is justice served.

Expert panelists who occupied key positions as legislative staffers during previous reauthorization attempts will provide an honest examination of the process, what led to success or failure in the past, and what's most likely to lead to success this time around.

Despite the fact that Bunning's staff told them that the senator would speak directly with them, the tea partiers were met by legislative staffers who listened to their impassioned grievances.

Commisso Jr.'s entrance brings the total number of announced Democrats to five, the others being: former Albany school board member Patricia Fahy, County Legislator Christopher Higgins, attorney William McCarthy and state legislative staffer Margarita Perez All five are from the city of Albany and all are in — or have just left — state government jobs.

Another sex scandal that plagued Silver was the 2003 conviction of Boxley, the Assembly's counsel, who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor sexual misconduct charge after being charged with raping a young legislative staffer.

Gabryszak, who represented a western New York Assembly district, resigned in January 2014 after eight women, including legislative staffers and a reporter, came forward claiming he had sexually harassed them.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill today authorizing salary increases for judges, county prosecutors, members of his Cabinet, senior legislative staffers and...

The release of JCOPE's report on Assemblyman Vito Lopez's alleged sexual harassment of legislative staffers remains bogged down in legal and bureaucratic morass.

Silver was also dogged by scandal in 2012, when the now - former Brooklyn Assemblyman Vito Lopez was sanctioned following an investigation into sexual harassment claims involving legislative staffers.

The memo also announces the elevation of a former reporter - turned - political insider and the return of a veteran legislative staffer who fell victim to a rash of layoffs this past spring after the Democrats realized they were on pace to blow their budget by some $ 1 million.

And I have to say that there is no individual legislative staffer — of either party — for whom I developed greater respect.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on Wednesday that a «working group» of women legislative staffers was negotiating the changes to the state's sexual harassment policies.

It also comes after a series of sexual harassment scandals marred the Assembly, with Democratic lawmakers including Dennis Gabryszak, Vito Lopez and Micah Kellner all coming under scrutiny for harassing legislative staffers.

Senate Republicans say the work is voluntary: Legislative staffers often list working many hours beyond the normal work week during budget season, and then use the accrued hours to «volunteer» to work on campaigns during election season, often on weekdays.

Two former legislative staffers sued former Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez and ormer Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Silver tabbed Bettina Plevan, a partner at Proskauer Rose, to represent him in a lawsuit brought by two legislative staffers over his admitted mishandling of the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal, sources familiar with the hiring told The News.

-- On Manhattan's East Side, former lobbyist and state legislative staffer Keith Powers won over a crowded field to replace term limited Councilman Dan Garodnick.

The former legislative staffer leads the new Office of Educational Opportunity at the University of Wisconsin System.

Republican legislative staffer hired by UW System to oversee creation of charter schools in Madison

And, if you are wondering whether these kind of meetings actually make a difference, read this guide called «indivisible», written by democratic legislative staffers about the success of the tea party and outlining the most effective tactics to influence legislative bodies.

In this role, she had the opportunity to work in the Office of Assembly Assistant Speaker Pro Tempore Kevin Mullin as a full - time legislative staffer.

to a misdemeanor sexual misconduct charge after being charged with raping a young legislative staffer.

The powerful assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic Party chairman was brought down by allegations that he groped and harassed young female legislative staffers.

Yet the policy still falls short, according to critics, including a group of former legislative staffers who say they were harassed by lawmakers.

The programs are hosted by legislative staffers who interview the politicians.

The czar — also known as former legislative staffer and elementary school teacher Gary Bennett — said the website is slated to go up next week, as are two requests for proposals.

Furthermore, no office is required to make those payments public, meaning that legislative staffers — including members of Congress — may have sexually harassed their colleagues and employees on the Hill, and done so with the knowledge that settlements to victims would stay secret.

A Missouri state assembly bill sponsored by Representative Bart Korman (R - Montgomery County) would require lobbyists to disclose sexual relationships with legislators or legislative staffers.

In Albany, one of the state's most powerful men, Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, is now facing allegations of misconduct himself, accused of forcibly kissing a former legislative staffer.

I've spoken to a number of business leaders, legislative staffers and special interest types who are all talking about how unusually secretive this process has been.

The labor - aligned Working Families Party in a statement Friday called on Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein to step aside from his leadership post as an investigation is conducted into an allegation that he forcibly kissed a former legislative staffer.

Silver's office approved more than $ 100,000 in settlement money to legislative staffers who accused Lopez of harassment and abuse.

Republican former Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin late last year was accused of making an inappropriate comment to a legislative staffer and was sanctioned by the Assembly Ethics Committee.

The two legislative staffers who accused former Assemblyman Vito Lopez of sexual harassment have reached a settlement with the one - time Brooklyn power broker, the state government and former Speaker Sheldon Silver, their lawyer on Thursday announced.

Naparstek's @ShellySilver parody account on Twitter is closely followed by Albany insiders, who have often speculated that the author is a legislative staffer or lobbyist.

note] I worked as a legislative staffer in this building from 1991 to 1995, so this view is very, very familiar.

Despite rules disallowing the explicit targeting of voters by their political party, there are creative ways to get literature into the hands of a politician's most - likely voters, according to multiple former legislative staffers.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics is investigating the sexual harassment allegations and, more broadly, the payments made to the legislative staffers.

The unions make more than legislative staffers (who have no salary schedules) and MC employees (who were denied two years of COLAs and a step that the unions got).

You may have seen in this morning's «Here and Now» that AG Eric Schneiderman was scheduled to hold a fund - raiser this evening at 74 State — the boutique hotel down the street from the state Capitol that has for several years been a popular watering hold for elected officials, legislative staffers, lobbyists and reporters.

According to several accounts, however, legislative staffers who tried to file complaints with the speaker's counsel frequently were stymied or doubted.