Not exact matches
With a divided
legislature in 2017, some
of the most controversial proposals did not get passed despite the
majority leaders supporting them including legalizing marijuana and installing tolls on state highways.
Although the team is a diverse mix
of Republicans, Democrats, business, religious and community
leaders, the county
legislature's GOP
majority already has compiled a list
of 14 transition members who gave a total
of more than $ 60,000 to Curran's campaign.
Leaders of the Nassau
legislature's Republican
majority have indicated strongly that they may strip $ 59 million in fee increases from County Executive Edward Mangano's 2018 budget.
Currently, the Speaker and the Senate
Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the
Majority Leader hold enormous power to abuse the system and stop bills from coming to the floor even if they are mathematically sponsored by a simple
majority of members from each house of the legislature (76 out of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out of 63 in the
majority of members from each house
of the
legislature (76 out
of 150 in the Assembly and 32 out
of 63 in the Senate).
This unbridled power was not given to
leaders by voters but by
majorities in each house
of the
legislature.
I'll give the
majority and minority
leaders of the county
legislature credit for at least one thing at their annual state -
of - the - county addresses last week.
Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
Of these, four are selected by the
majority and minority
leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of each chamber
of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of the state
legislature from a list
of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointment
of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments.
One
of the
Majority Party
Leaders of the
legislature, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was instrumental in helping DiNapoli become Comptroller, has already said that the Assembly won't approve the governor's pension bail out plan unless the Comptroller says it's okay.
The
leader of the
majority side
of the
legislature will however not describe himself as being incorruptible stating that «It is only God who is incorruptible».
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll try to get the state
legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed deputy
majority leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.
But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic
majority leader, is not enamored with a county
legislature that has more members
of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.
«But it's to direct my words and exhortations to the ears
of the
of the vast
majority of people, in any institution whether it's a school, or a bank, or it's a hedge fund, or it's a Council
leader's office, or it's a
legislature, who are good and honorable and honest and decent and want to do the right thing.»
Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state
legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed Deputy
Majority Leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.
If things go the way they seem to be headed, Ulster County, which elected a 12 - 11 Democratic
majority in the county
legislature, will have the
leader of the Republican minority as chairman next year.
The split in the SPD is exemplified in another western state — Hesse — where local SPD
leader Andrea Ypsilanti narrowly failed to oust CDU premier Roland Koch in elections in January, leaving the state
legislature without a clear
majority and Koch in power at the head
of a caretaker administration.
Joining the angry executive to bemoan this «Cahill crisis» (Hein's phrase) were County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach, Kingston Mayor Shayne Gallo, a number
of town supervisors and a contingent
of county legislators, including cross-over Republican
legislature Majority Leader Ken Ronk.
Former NYS Senate
Majority Leader Dean Skelos, left, is expelled from the
legislature after being convicted
of federal charges on Friday.
ALBANY — There will be no special session
of the
legislature next week, Senate
Majority Leader John Flanagan said late Friday, announcing the end
of weeks
of talks about government reform, ride - hailing and a salary increase for state lawmakers.
It's also worth noting that legendary levels
of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the
majority in the state Senate in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months
of their abbreviated stint in power basking in new information about how Republicans spent the
legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their
majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.
That is
Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo explaining why the
legislature rejected the appointment
of Matthew Pelkey as a Republican member
of the board, filling an opening.
Leaders of the
legislature's Democratic
majority last month proposed cutting state spending by 2.5 percent across the board.
Majority Leader Kara Hahn (D - East Setauket) said the county
legislature is working on a more comprehensive bill that would increase legislative oversight
of all county departments, including the police.
With support from the Senate president pro tem, the House speaker and both
majority leaders in the Democratic - controlled
legislature, the chances
of action by the General Assembly this year are virtually guaranteed.
Adesanya urged the EFCC to quiz the suspended Speaker, Jumoke Akindele; her Deputy Speaker, Fatai Olotu; and the
Majority Leader, Ifedayo Akinsoyinu in order to unravel the circumstances behind the alleged withdrawal
of N15m from the House's account without the approval
of the state
legislature.
His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the
majority leader of the county
legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»
Joyce, a deputy director in the Office
of General Services, is the son
of former
legislature majority leader and Democratic party chair Harold L. Joyce and the brother
of 13th District legislator Raymond Joyce.
Kolb, in turn, wrote to the
majority leaders of each conference in both houses, asking them to jointly invite Bharara to address the
legislature as a whole.
Legislator Harry McManus (Area 1) was reappointed as chair
of the
legislature, Hall was named deputy chair, Waldron tapped for
majority leader and Beach for minority
leader.
To recap the unfolding scandal so far: Both the
legislature's top - ranking Democrat, Sen. Sheldon Silver
of Manhattan, and former senate
majority leader Dean Skelos
of Nassau County, have been arrested, and Glenwood Management, a New York City real estate management firm headed by Leonard Litman, which is Cuomo's biggest donor, has been implicated.