Sentences with phrase «most powerful governor»

What are you going to do when I tell the people that you were the prime mover of Andrew's gay marriage bill so he could pound his chest as the most powerful governor the state has ever known and you could have access as a lobby for the big buck clients you extort.

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US President Donald Trump has named Jerome Powell, a current Federal Reserve governor and former finance executive, as his choice to replace Janet Yellen as chair of the world's most powerful central bank — ending months of speculation about who would take charge.

Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is taking one of the most powerful political jobs in the predominantly Muslim country.

He is called Ahok, and until a few weeks ago he was one of Indonesia's most powerful officials, the governor of Jakarta.

Two of the most powerful women in New York state government — Secretary of the Governor Melissa DeRosa and LG Kathy Hochul — unveiled Cuomo's 30 - point plan to address issues ranging from child care and equal pay to contraception coverage and maternal depression.

And Cuomo is fighting for the endorsement — but the legendarily brass - knuckles governor's new move is going further, and attempting to do deep damage to a party that has become one of the most powerful progressive institutions in the country.

The state's governor, arguably among the most powerful in the country, has repeatedly been forced to the sidelines while others decide who will fill one of the top posts in the executive branch.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), a staunch union ally, remained mum yesterday as The Post exclusively reported that Cuomo would tie the rating system to the state budget, an indication the Legislature's most powerful voice would not stand in the governor's way.

You, as governor and mayor — New York State's most powerful liberals — have argued constantly.

While other New York Democrats like Chuck SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE lamented the loss of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney who held Albany's feet to the fire by convicting the state's most powerful leaders, the governor had reason to remain silent.

He became immersed in the political life of New York's sleepy capital city, acting more like a small - state governor than one of the most powerful elected officials in the nation.

State Democratic insiders said de Blasio, if he survives an expected Cuomo - inspired primary challenge next year, would be DiNapoli's most powerful ally in taking on the governor in 2018.

Governor Andrew Cuomo may be the most powerful politician in the State of New York, but that doesn't mean he can't embarrass his kids just like the rest of us.

The certification was never in doubt — ESDC chairman Charles Gargano, one of Governor George Pataki's most powerful lieutenants, has been a cheerleader for Atlantic Yards from the start — but it is nevertheless immensely satisfying to Stuckey, one more item checked off the list before ground can be broken.

The former state Assembly speaker — who was recently convicted on federal corruption charges involving $ 4 million in kickbacks — was one of the three most powerful men in Albany, along with the governor and Senate majority leader.

The father and son are accused of using Dean Skelos» influence as one of the three most powerful elected officials in the state — alongside the Assembly speaker and governor — to pressure companies into giving Adam jobs for which he either wasn't qualified or just didn't do.

Silver, 74, is on trial for the second time in three years on charges that he sold his office as one of the three most powerful politicians in the state — along with the Senate majority leader and governor — in exchange for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.

The failing schools campaign supports the charter sector's most powerful ally, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and his ambitious, controversial education agenda.

The WFP's labor wing wanted to back the governor because he was the overwhelming favorite and they needed to stay on good terms with the state's most powerful, and nakedly vindictive, elected official.

According to City & State's «Power 100» list, Schumer is the most powerful man in New York City — more so even than the president, the governor and the NYC mayor.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — the two most powerful Democrats in Albany — escalated their feud over a proposed salary bump for state legislators tonight in a pair of dueling press releases, which found Heastie accusing the governor of holding the State Legislature hostage and of disseminating misinformation.

The State's second most powerful Democrat, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, was among the warm up acts for Governor Cuomo's address before a meeting of the State Democratic Party.

The endorsement from Flanagan, R - Long Island, is significant because he is the most powerful Republican in state government and he represents a region with the most influence in selecting a GOP candidate for governor.

New York's most powerful Republican official, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and his hometown Suffolk GOP chairman John Jay LaValle, whose county will have the most votes at the party's nominating convention, disagree on who should be the next governor.

Now in one of state government's most powerful positions, the 47 - year - old Heastie will work alongside Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — the proverbial «three men in a room» — to lead budget negotiations, set committee assignments and direct the flow of legislation.

Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul of the way elections are run in New York State are desperately needed, but Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two of the three most powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.

«In my view, Andrew Cuomo has proven to be the most savvy and powerful governor since Nelson A. Rockefeller, especially when it comes to dealing with the Legislature,» former longtime Suffolk County GOP Chairman Howard DeMartini told The Post.

At noon, Crain's New York Business hosts its 50 Most Powerful Women in New York event, featuring NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, Cipriani, 110 E. 42nd St., Manhattan.

Most children aspire to be astronauts or athletes, but growing up in Albany, Melissa DeRosa dreamed of being the secretary to the governor of New York — the most powerful unelected position in state governmMost children aspire to be astronauts or athletes, but growing up in Albany, Melissa DeRosa dreamed of being the secretary to the governor of New York — the most powerful unelected position in state governmmost powerful unelected position in state government.

The two are considered powerful statewide leaders and along with the Governor of New York control most of the agenda of state business in New York.

Assemblyman Sheldon Silver — one of the most powerful men in Albany for two decades and a constant in shaping state policy under five governors — was found guilty Monday of selling his office for legal fees, capping a trial that cast new light on the capital's lax ethics laws and handing federal prosecutors a big win in a case that had lacked a smoking gun.

Sheldon Silver is one of the three most powerful officials in state government, along with the governor and Senate majority leader.

NEW YORK, NY (08/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul of the way elections are run in New York State are desperately needed, but Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two of the three most powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.

«The governor is the most powerful figure in New York State.

Through his role as a financial fix - it man, Megna may be one of the most powerful members of the governor's inner circle that most people have never heard of.

Gov. Cuomo's chief of staff, Melissa DeRosa, on Monday became the state's first female secretary to the governor, the administration's top and most powerful staff position.

God has done His best for him by bringing him all the way from the village of Otuoke, Bayelsa State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy governor and then governor of Bayelsa State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 years.

Jacky Schultz, President of Suburban Hospital, Named by Washingtonian Magazine as one of D.C.'s Most Powerful Women She joins other high - profile women in the Washingtonian Magazine list such as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ivanka Trump, chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R - Maine) and a host of other prominent women.

With Vampire Bill being rebirthed as a powerful ancient deity to Louisiana Governor Truman Burrell declaring open season on all vampires to Sookie Stackhouse finding herself sidelined by a mysterious stranger with a hidden agenda, this season is the most exciting yet.

For freshman legislators, the most powerful source of political power was not the local school board; it was the new governor.

The union bosses» counter-offensive would normally involve Sheldon Silver — their bought - and - paid for speaker of the New York State Assembly and perhaps the most powerful legislator in Albany — to eviscerate any reforms being pushed by the governor.

Unfortunately, in the Governor's first full day in office, he chose to stand with the state's most powerful interest group that spent millions to elect him, rather than the parents and children of California.»

«Teachers unions, historically one of the most powerful interest groups in American politics, are being besieged like never before — under attack from conservative GOP governors with a zeal for budget - cutting even while taking fire from some Democrats, including President Barack Obama, who has suggested he agrees that unions can be an impediment to better schools.»

Recently, we've been hearing from a lot of governors, mayors, and economists saying that infrastructure investments are among the most powerful and enduring things we can do to grow the economy.

Although Gov. Jerry Brown isn't involved in decisions on the five proposed coal facilities, he could lend his influence to the debate as governor of the most economically powerful state in the country and the national leader on clean energy and climate policy.

Democratic and Republican governors alike are staking claims in the offshore industry, from Massachusetts's game - changing 1,600 megawatt mandate to Clemson University in South Carolina being chosen to test the world's most powerful turbine to date, a 9.5 megawatt machine from Mitsubishi / Vestas.

, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has now admitted that those lawyers dominate state politics and he is powerless to push through a popular reform bill that actually could boost redevelopment efforts... → Read More: Cowardly NY Governor Admits Political Impotence, Calls Trial Lawyers «Most Powerful» Force in State

A much anticipated update to the court's Case Management Order proved to be a great disappointment for defendants, as the plaintiff - favoring judge who wrote it was predictably rewarded with an appellate court appointment by a governor who acknowledges that trial lawyers are «the single most powerful political force» in the state.

It means that everyone is subject to the law; that no one, no matter how important or powerful, is above the law — not the government; not the prime minister, or any other minister; not the Queen or the Governor General or any lieutenant - governor; not the most powerful bureaucrat; not the armed forces; not Parliament itself, or any provincial legislatureGovernor General or any lieutenant - governor; not the most powerful bureaucrat; not the armed forces; not Parliament itself, or any provincial legislaturegovernor; not the most powerful bureaucrat; not the armed forces; not Parliament itself, or any provincial legislature.»