Sentences with phrase «new assembly member»

One of the problems with the bill is that it was introduced by a new assembly member.

A new Assembly Member for South Wales West has been sworn in at the Senedd, replacing Byron Davies, who stood down after becoming MP for Gower.

The new Assembly member takes the seat held by disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for 40 years.

But Li said a new assembly member can accomplish a lot through hard work and smart planning.

The new Assembly member said he was grateful for all the support he received from both the party and constituents and vowed to improve their quality of life.

Residents of the 27th state Assembly District began a new era for their community as they welcomed the first new Assembly member in nearly three decades to represent Flushing, Whitestone and Fresh Meadows.

Residents of Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx chose three new Assembly members and one new state Senator to fill seats that have been vacant since their predecessors took other offices in January.

Election Results: After Tuesday's elections, New York City has two new City Council members, two new District Attorneys, two new Assembly members, and one new state Senator.

Not exact matches

That is the reason I wrote the members of the New York Senate and Assembly to join legislators from Kansas, Georgia, North Carolina, Washington and Wisconsin by sponsoring the New York Jump - Start Our Business Start - ups (NY JOBS) Act to help local small businesses raise capital through Equity crowdfunding!

With an election expected to be held in the next few months and a new Premier setting a new tone, many long - time and not - so - long - time Members of Alberta's Legislative Assembly have decided that now is time to retire or look for greener pastures.

Earlier this month, the Christian Institute released details of the unnamed independent school in the Home Counties that has been told it isn't adhering to new rules by not inviting a member of a different faith to conduct an assembly.

Member states» delegations are now pressured to come to an agreement on the new Gender Architecture during the 63rd session of the General Assembly (the current session, ending at the end of August).

There was some agitation in the WCC to find a new site for the assembly, but general secretary Konrad Raiser says that a change «would mean almost total loss of credibility» for the WCC among African churches (over seventy member churches are in Africa).

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

The rebrand includes a vibrant and simplified new logo and refurbished interiors featuring an open floor plan design aesthetic that will showcase an open - concept kitchen and assembly line so guests will be able to watch the restaurant staff members prepare their meal.

Close on the heels of Sodexo's $ 21 million settlement with the state of New York for failing to properly pass on rebates and volume discounts to the school districts it serves, two assembly members in New Jersey have petitioned that state's attorney... [Continue reading]

Last year, the newest member of the board, Ann Veneman, told the press that she would work from within Nestlé to try to stop these violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and subsequent, relevant Resolutions of the World Health Assembly [isite: AGM 2011].

I am a New York State Assembly member.

RACHEL JACKSON: Yes, actually I found out about the federal bill and they knew about Mikael's bill on the assembly floor and so I drafted a mirror bill and gave it to senator Kennedy, New York State Senator Kennedy and he really ran with it and introduced it to the senate and so together where Tim and Kennedy have been working with him to get approval for that, so I was lobbying in Albany and that's where I got to meet Mikael and spoke with a lot of the assembly members, a lot of the senators and there was real overwhelming support for it.

Silver issued a late - night statement — sent out by DACC, not the Assembly itself — offering a warm welcome to four new Democratic members, despite the fact that Barrett's race hasn't yet been called.

Also, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, whose Lower Manhattan district doesn't touch NY - 9, but who is an Orthodox Jew and is well - known to Jewish voters there, has endorsed Weprin — one of the newer members of his conference.

In addition, the Democrats lost two members of their conference: Mark Schroeder's seat (145th AD) out in Western NY up for grabs, as the WNY Democrat (and thorn in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's side) stepped down to run for Buffalo comptroller; and Republican - turned - Democrat Mike Spano (93rd AD) will be giving up his seat to start his new job as mayor of Yonkers.

Members of the Northern Ireland assembly today took their seats for the first time since October 2002 in a new bid to restore devolved power.

And he would not go along with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's push for reintroducing new member items into the state budget.

Democrats in both the Senate and Assembly grumbled that a member of their own party — Gov. Andrew Cuomo — was insistent on no new taxes in the 2011 - 12 state budget.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver made a non-publicized trip to Washington, D.C. yesterday to meet for the first time with Democratic members of New York's congressional delegation, who are growing increasingly concerned about the state's redistricting process — a process that will reduce their number from 29 to 27.

«As a member of the Assembly, I have worked every day to be an effective advocate and voice for Western New York.

The Assembly Ethics Committee is an eight - member bi-partisan committee that includes two Western New York Republicans, Joe Giglio of Gowanda and Peter Lawrence from Greece.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said he has no plans to keep his members in Albany today any longer than it takes to pass the two - way revenue bill and unidentified «substantive things,» which more or less shuts down the possibility that there will be any new budget deals.

With the count still ongoing on Friday morning, there were seven new UKIP assembly members — the first Welsh seats ever claimed by the eurosceptic party.

When in the Course of New York State Governmental events, it becomes necessary for a Governor to dissolve the political ideas and assumptions which have connected him with Democratic and Republican Members of the Assembly and the Senate, and forced him to assume among this executive powers, the right to assemble a Mooreland Commission, to reinstitute the rule of law in NYS; keeping in mind a decent respect for the opinions of New Yorkers requires that he should declare the causes which impel him to such dramatic action:

At 6:30 p.m., Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assembly members Nicole Malliotakis and Rodneyse Bichotte and NYC Councilman Corey Johnson are panelists as part of the Citizen's Union civic conversation, «A Day in the Life of New York Legislators,» CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

And weary of the constant trips back and forth to Albany in the freezing rain, a handful of New York City - based Assembly Members are thinking of jumping into primaries this year for City Council.

Twenty - five years after Gov. Mario Cuomo proposed building high - speed rail between New York and Boston, a group of Assembly members will introduce legislation on Wednesday establishing an «exploratory commission» to «study and develop Hyperloop and High Speed Rail within New York State.»

The replacement of a Board of Regents member isn't exactly front page news but it's a subtle signal the new Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has his own set of political allies.

At noon, New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — comprised of both state senators and assembly members — will join with advocates outside of the Senate Chambers to release a package of commonsense gun violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

A panel of members of the state Senate and Assembly will gather today in Albany for a hearing on the state's tax code and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's call for $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees.

For starters, as one Assembly member points out, it's a lot of new members who may have a totally different take on congestion pricing especially if the money it raises goes toward improving mass transit.

At 1:15 p.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, Assemblyman Andrew Raia and members of the GOP conference will call for legislation to reduce Medicaid costs in New York, back of the Assembly chamber, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The number of upstaters in the majority conference has grown steadily over the years, adding to the diversity of opinions among Assembly Democrats, though they still tend to be dominated by the largely liberal views of the New York City members.

Also at 11 a.m., the New York City Coalition for Adult Literacy hosts a press conference with Assembly members Ron Kim and Pamela Hunter to call attention to the elimination of adult literacy classes from the governor's executive budget, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol, Albany.

Tomorrow the 180 or so members of the New York County Democratic Committee for the 65th Assembly District will gather on East Broadway to pick their candidate for the April 19 special election called by Governor Cuomo last Saturday.

«One of the longest - serving members of the Assembly, Helene has made immeasurable contributions to the residents of New York state,» said Heastie in a press release.

Members of the Western New York delegation are applauding the state Senate for passing a bill that would make Kendra's Law permanent, and they're urging their Assembly colleagues to follow suit.

Hats off to Queens Assembly member Andy Hevesi and his colleagues at the NY Assembly for holding the first legislative hearing in New York State history on the «implications of the information revolution for state government.»

It was this upbringing, and it's embrace of the shared and common struggles of Queens middle - class families, that inspired Grace to lead a life of public service as a public interest lawyer and now as a member of the New York State Assembly.

Inez Barron, Assembly Member from East New York, is running to succeed her husband, CM Charles Barron, in the 42nd Council District.

Harry B. Bronson is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 138.

According to the New York Times, two political scientists have determined that Heastie is «the fifth-most liberal member of the State Assembly and ranks among the most liberal lawmakers nationwide.»

Democratic and Republican Assembly members asked Howard Zemsky why the economic development program known as Start - Up NY — which offers a 10 - year tax break for new high - tech businesses that locate on college campuses — is seeming to take so long to begin.