Sentences with phrase «next governor needed»

While there's been some focus this morning on the fact that Andrew Cuomo defied a lingering expectation that he'd pick an African - American or Hispanic as his LG, Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf suggested that the geographic and religious balance, over racial and gender balance, are what the likely next governor needed for election purposes.

The next governor need not be great to be a vast improvement.

The Bridgeport mayor said his newfound understanding of Hartford's finances reinforced his belief that the next governor needs to develop a «comprehensive policy for all of our cities.»

Not exact matches

India needs to be — and sustain — the world's next «growth miracle» to fight its poverty problem, according to a former governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

«We need a leader who will put the people before politics, and my colleague and friend Sen. John DeFrancisco is the man to do it as the next Governor of New York,» Akshar said in a joint statement with the rest of the lawmakers.

The party needs to receive at lest 50,000 votes on its line in the race for governor in order to maintain ballot status for the next four years.

Sen. Darrel Aubertine has endorsed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's proposed energy plan, saying it is the type of platform the legislature and the next governor must build on to address the state's energy needs and opportunities.

Jeb Bush is entering a critical phase of his Republican presidential campaign, with top donors warning that the former Florida governor needs to demonstrate growth in the polls over the next month or face serious defections among supporters.

Several New York officials had said privately that the governor needed to visit Washington as soon as possible before Congress adjourned in the next few weeks.

Additionally, the next Governor is going to need to take on the special interests and win, and Steve has administrative experience doing that.»

Without an affiliation with Cuomo — who remains miles ahead in the polls — the party is unlikely to collect the 50,000 votes for governor in November that it needs to score an automatic line on the ballot for the next four years.

Astorino was re-elected to his second term as Westchester's county executive in 2013 and would need to run again in 2017 — a year before the next race for governor.

His voice, his advocacy, and his determination are what we need leading throughout NY State, and I am proud to endorse him as our next Lieutenant Governor.»

Ralph and President Obama will discuss the need for the next governor to create economic opportunity for all Virginians — no matter who you are or where you're from.»

When it comes to his next phone call with the governor, it doesn't sound like they need to be on the friends and family plan.

His campaign said last week that «Ralph and President Obama will discuss the need for the next governor to create economic opportunity for all Virginians — no matter who you are or where you're from.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo could appoint a replacement that would need Senate confirmation, but that seems unlikely since there will be an election next year.

De Blasio, who was a deputy under Cuomo in the Clinton administration's department of Housing and Urban Development, needs the governor to fund many of his agenda items, such as certain Hurricane Sandy relief efforts and his signature political goal of expanding pre-kindergarten to every child by next year.

«All we need is 350,000 votes, and I will be the next governor of the state of New York.»

The governor subsequently claimed it was no big deal because, y» know, the first passage of the legislation doesn't really need to happen until 2016: The constitutional change will still require passage by the next Legislature, which voters will elect in November.

Political parties in New York State need at least 50,000 votes on their line for governor to maintain their position on the next cycle's ballot.

Kolb, who is consdiering a run for governor next year, says the concerns over the deficit are potentially overstated, but is a sign spending needs to get under control.

«Her 100 percent pro-choice, pro-equality, pro-worker, pro-public school record is exactly what we need in our next Lieutenant Governor,» she said on the recording.

«I think the governor's office understands more work needs to be done on that... but I think this is something that could be on the horizon in the next month or two.»

But Cuomo will likely face a GOP opponent more conservative than the governor, and will need to try to sway potential supporters from voting Republican next November.

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday said there was the need for additional 187, 500 new houses in the next five years to reduce the housing deficit estimated at 2.5 million in the state.

But supporters of Ganim, who is 58, counter that he has the skill set that Connecticut's next governor sorely needs.

i agree we need more debates to cover all the pressing issues facing the next governor of the nys.

Governor Cuomo said earlier this week that «there is a need» for a special legislative session to address a $ 350 million dollar budget gap in the current fiscal year, and a growing $ 3.5 billion dollar gap for next year.

Mr. Larimer permitted Mr. Paterson to postpone the special election until the date of the next November general election because the governor argued the state needed time to bring voting machines in the area up to federal standards.

In 2010, in direct response to requests from governors and chief state school officers, the Department elected to use a portion of the Race to the Top funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support the next generation of assessment because the market was not meeting their needs.

For example, in California, one - third of the entire teacher work force, about 100,000 teachers, will retire over the next decade and need to be replaced, compounding what the governor's office calls a «severe» current teacher shortage.

During the next governor's term, California will need to develop a new set of assessments based on national standards in English and math.

With our contract expiring in June 2017, the likely attack on our health benefits in the fall of 2017, the race for Governor heating up in 2018, and the unequivocal need for state legislation that addresses inadequate funding and increased regulation of charters, with all of these things, the next

Speaking at the annual UTLA leadership conference, Caputo - Pearl said «With our contract expiring in June 2017, the likely attack on our health benefits in the fall of 2017, the race for Governor heating up in 2018, and the unequivocal need for state legislation that addresses inadequate funding and increased regulation of charters, with all of these things, the next year - and - a-half must be founded upon building our capacity to strike, and our capacity to create a state crisis, in early 2018.

We do need to do more to bolster a number of these policies but I doubt much will improve if all of the attention for school improvement is at the state capitol, the state department of education or with our next Governor.

The Orange County Register newspaper adds that the state provided another $ 26.7 million in state funds last year for high - speed internet access at schools with the highest needs and, «The governor's latest budget proposal for next year adds $ 100 million for internet needs.»

Last week Andre Bauer, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina and a candidate to become the state's next governor, compared providing government assistance to those in need — including school kids eligible for free or reduced price lunches — to feeding stray animals.