Sentences with phrase «lucrative majority leader»

He also gained the powerful and lucrative majority leader's post.

Not exact matches

At issue is the decision by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport) to provide lucrative stipends of about $ 12,500 to chairmen of committees even though the three IDC senators don't chair their committees.

Dean Skelos, who served for seven years as the majority leader of the state Senate before his arrest on federal corruption charges earlier this year, was convicted on eight counts of using his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, Adam.

Former majority leader Dean Skelos was convicted on charges that he used his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, which forced him to vacate the Senate seat that extends through the South Shore of Nassau County.

Though Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous, R - Binghamton, didn't exactly close the door on a millionaires tax in a radio interview last week (Libous said he would be open to other sources of revenue if the high - volume version of the controversial but potential lucrative natural - gas extraction process known as hydrofracking isn't allowed) DeFrancisco said GOP lawmakers in his chamber would continue to oppose any tax increases or attempts to sustain a surcharge.

The majority leader post was held virtually in name only (save for that lucrative stipend) by now ex-Sen.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son were arrested Monday by federal authorities, who alleged the state's top Republican extorted bribes and campaign contributions from companies in exchange for steering key real estate legislation and rigging a lucrative Nassau County environmental contract to his son's benefit.

The Senate majority leader and Assembly speaker control the flow of legislation; distribute millions in campaign cash to colleagues; and decide on members» staff and supply allotments, committee chairmanships and lucrative stipends.

ALBANY — Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a GOP candidate for governor who has been critical of state economic development programs under Gov. Cuomo, personally benefited from a lucrative pre-Cuomo tax break he voted to enact.

So former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos - who were sentenced in May to prison terms for unrelated crimes - may collect their lucrative pensions under the law.