Sentences with phrase «members said»

Family members said that Wang was seen holding open a door during the shooting, allowing others to escape.

Several suburban members said they, too, were concerned that Silver's proposed deputies did not include any of their representatives.

In some cases, the famously self - confident Weiner asked for «advice,» members said.

Council members said they had concerns about safety and securi...

Several members said Morelle won a major boost Monday night when Denny Farrell, a longtime Democrat from Harlem who chairs the chamber's Ways & Means Committee, expressed his support for the upstater.

Given the fact there are members who oppose mayoral control for any period of time, the conference simply doesn't care enough about extending the law to expend its political capital on it, several members said in interviews with Capital on Tuesday.

At the same time, one in three Labour members said they were not sure how they would vote in either scenario, or whether they might take their vote to a different party altogether.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Central New York's two House members said today they voted against a secretive Republican plan to effectively do away with an independent ethics watchdog of Congress.

Nevertheless, several of the caucus members said they still planned to vote for the new lines anyway.

The rules will also require the Department of Consumer Affairs to launch an education campaign about the types of licenses and permits that home contractors need to do elevation work, which typically costs between $ 35,000 and $ 70,000, the members said.

Town board members said it is important that the facade, which will be similar to store remodels in Ticonderoga and Lake George, will be in keeping with the region's local Adirondack charm.

Several crowd members said they admired Cruz's willingness to stand alone on issues like immigration and the state budget, which they saw in deep contrast to Donald Trump, who polls show with a solid lead ahead of the April 19 primary.

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto hasn't given board members details about a proposal he announced more than a month ago to get the town out from under $ 20 million in loan guarantees extended on behalf of indicted restaurateur Harendra Singh, three board members said.

Cuomo said he wants to meet fortnightly with Democrats in the state Assembly, after a breakfast meeting at the mansion yesterday turned contentious, members said.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a private meeting with his Democratic members said he plans to allow the measure to come to the chamber floor for a vote for the first time, sources told the NY Daily News.

Before the focus of US Attorney Preet Bharara's probe emerged this week, Moreland Commission members said they had considered the speaker's outside income a high priority up until the point that the panel was disbanded by Cuomo in a budget deal with Silver and the state Senate.

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State school board members said this week that not counting those schools violates state law.

Christine Quinn I do support the use of eminent domain for private developers, but as the other two council members said, it needs to be used carefully and infrequently in those circumstances.

Just under half (49 per cent) of Unite members said they would vote Labour in an election tomorrow; 23 per cent would vote Tory.

In a series of interviews with Capital, members said they want to decrease the amount of time students spend preparing for and taking tests, and ultimately, reverse course on the use of the Common Core standards.

Some team members said the financial crisis is real, and there is a limited amount of time to fix it.

Council members said they believe Johnson will resist de Blasio on the budget.

Furthermore, members said the lawsuit is more proof the board should be removed as a whole and replaced by a receiver, another action requested in their appeal.

Board members said they were upset with what they called a leak about a decision last week to block an investigation into sexual harassment in the Assembly.

The Lexington Democratic Club will back the City Council Speaker in the mayoral race, members said.

Increasing the number of legislators would help ensure that all residents have access to their representatives, Consensus members said.

At a work session on Tuesday, a majority of board members said they would neither approve rezoning the Baker House nor the Wainscott Post Office.

Southold Town Board members said that before commenting on or expressing support for the idea, they want to get a sense of whether local lodging operators would be on board with a new fee.

Meanwhile, community members said Housing Court Judge Patrick Carney voiced support for the project at a community meeting this summer even though Greenleaf had pending cases before the court.

Several town board members said they see this screening as an extra precaution to ensure the safety of the children who participate in the town's softball, baseball, soccer, tennis and basketball programs.

Council members said they had learned from a protracted court fight on Staten Island over the release of personal information related to the municipal identification card program; the city prevailed in State Supreme Court, although the decision has been appealed.

The church members said the Minister's «Rambo Style» was unfortunate, as they rather expected him to engage the leadership of the church on the issue.

Staten Island's two Republican members said at the time that they were «extremely troubled» over the decision not to hire more officers.

The question now, members said, is how to implement those recommendations.

In one of the hotel's inner courtyards, two committee members said they were still debating whether or not to support Cuomo, who has reportedly expressed a willingness to back some of the party's priorities — including raising the minimum wage, and backing a Democratic State Senate — in return for the party's ballot line.

Before the vote at their Tuesday work session, board members said fire and police officials should enforce the policy strictly during all parades.

ALBANY — Members of the state Assembly had been told to prepare for a return to the Capitol on Friday for a session to take up legislation regarding mayoral control of schools and local tax extenders, members said, only to have the plans canceled several hours later.

Members said that greater party unity and greater loyalty to David Cameron were more likely to help the Tory cause.

Members said the new allegations further support their claims of dysfunction.

Other members said the comments were part of a pattern and racism and he could no longer effectively make policy decisions.

The two members said they prefer Paladino have a chance to apologize to the parents and students in the predominantly black district, than be forced out.

«The reason why we have not specified a threshold in the Bill is, as a number of hon. Members said, that we want to respect the will of the people who vote in the referendum, without any qualifications... People may choose to abstain, but the amendment would create an incentive for people who favour a no vote to abstain.

All the Minority members said was [that]: «Mr Speaker, cool down, cool down».

During the meetings, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has been tallying up the members» varied concerns on the two proposals, while making it clear she wants them to pass, several members said.

The Oyster Bay Town Board may delegate its authority to set parking permit fees to an unelected commissioner after it tabled a proposal to increase them by as much as 900 percent, board members said.

But voters will understand neither the horse - trading nor the heady implications of the bill, and several Assembly members said they were simply happy and hoping to act on a pension forfeiture amendment — whichever one it was.

Council members said their vote protects the city's future as state aid projections grow increasingly uncertain.

Carter, in a highly unusual personal appearance as a witness's lawyer, interrupted to say that Olatoye had answered the question, though council members said repeatedly she hadn't.

Working Families Party members said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is behind it.