Sentences with phrase «legislators during an assembly»

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State legislators call on Assembly to vote on bill that passed Senate 59 - 1 to make it a Buster's Law felony punishable by up to 2 years in jail to harm pets during the commission of another felony

Bharara spoke to a roomful of legislators during an ethics session on the second day of the state General Assembly's 60 - day session.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos thanked his senior aides and chided the Assembly during his remarks, emphasizing two separate times that Cuomo had invited legislators to a celebratory reception at the Executive Mansion.

During that time, JCOPE's significant enforcement actions against legislators have been limited to a fine against former assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak for sexual harassment that was issued two years after he resigned and a critical examination of former assemblyman Vito Lopez's own sexual harassment violations that was released nine months after he was censured by the Assembly.

Blow - ups and finger - pointing are common occurrences during negotiations between governors and legislators, and the acrimony may be forgotten if Cuomo, Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie all reach an accord before the end of the month.

A state appeals court disbarred former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver after he was convicted in November of felony extortion for taking nearly $ 4 million from two law firms during his time as a legislator.

During debate over the gun control legislation approved in the State senate and Assembly, the issue of mentally ill people using guns to kill others came up a number of times, particularly among legislators who are opposed to restricting access to assault weapons and other guns.

The former Rockland Independence Party chairwoman, whose son - in - law is county legislator Frank Sparaco (Republican) of Clarkstown, admitted to lying to a grand jury who was investigating improprieties involving the signing of petitions for the party's ballot line during the Assembly race -LSB-...]

During a visit to Plattsburgh on Tuesday, state Assembly Majority Leader Democrat Joe Morelle said he and other legislators are disturbed by the latest indictments.

Legislators rejected this change during the first round of budget negotiations, with the Assembly creating a credit based on income (and not tied to local spending) and the State Senate embracing a simpler but less onerous plan advanced by groups representing cities, towns, counties, school boards and villages to give the «freeze» check back to the local government to invest as it sees fit.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie addresses his fellow legislators and guests during a legislative session at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Rockland County Legislator Ed Day, a Republican, is sponsoring a resolution urging state legislators to move forward with a Senate and Assembly bill that would amend the state constitution to authorize the forfeiture of retirement benefits earned during the term of office of a New York elected official convicted of a public corruption felony.

During this long session of the General Assembly, which opens on January 25, legislators should consider revising the School Report Cards law to align with the ESSA regulations.

To promote a closer relationship between public education and the Virginia General Assembly, the VSBA has urged each school division in the state to invite at least one of their state legislators to visit their schools during the month of November.