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There are no issues too small for Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY), who is expected to become the next majority leader in the U.S. Senate.

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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Tuesday endorsed his deputy in the Republican conference, John DeFrancisco, in his bid to become the next governor.

A special election being held next could add Chris McGrath, but he is locked in a tight race with Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky for the district formerly led by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

After telling reporters in no uncertain terms that his conference would be leaving Albany, not to return until next week, Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson and his fellow majority members did not go home.

At 8:30 a.m., Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie participate in a discussion, «The Six Week Forecast: Legislative Leaders on What Comes Next,» hosted by the Hearst Media Center, Albany Times Union building, 645 Albany Shaker Rd., Albany.

People know that I will take the steps that are in the national interest but I think I am perfectly entitled as the leader of a political party to say that I will spend the next 50 days fighting for a majority government.

Andy would have been the best leader we never had last time, he's not right this time, incidentally your choice for Mayor Diane Abbot comes out with her usual nonsense regarding, her 24,000 majority compared to Khans 2,000 majority, When she was first elected in 1987 ′ she had a swing against her, even though, any really after the 1983 election, it would be expected, that a labour politician would have a swing towards them as 1983 was our all time low, and I could be said her swing against her at the time was due to racism, but Paul boeteng stood for the first time, next to her in 1987 ′ he never had a swing against him,

He's about 40 points ahead of his nearest opponent in the polls, and the bigger question now is: Will Schumer be the next Senate minority leader or majority leader?

In an about face on Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan announced his chamber will hold public hearings in the village of Hoosick Falls next month to discuss water contamination concernIn an about face on Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan announced his chamber will hold public hearings in the village of Hoosick Falls next month to discuss water contamination concernin the village of Hoosick Falls next month to discuss water contamination concerns.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's fellow Republicans (save for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Cuomo ally) weighed in on the possibility that he'll run for governor next year.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson said his 32 - member majority conference will be voting «yes» on the budget extender bill next week — even if it includes public employee furloughs, as Gov. David Paterson has threatened — because he is «not in the business of shutting downs state government.»

Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. is now keeping his cards fairly close to his vest as to whether he'll be voting «yes» or «no» on the next round of extenders, preferring, in his usual way, to keep everyone guessing as to whether he'll wreck havoc on state government.

Following the election of Tony Blair as Labour leader in July 1994 after the death of his predecessor John Smith, Ashdown pursued co-operation between the two parties because he wanted to form a coalition government should the next general election end without any party having an overall majority.

At 10:30 a.m., Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Senate Joint Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction co-chairs Sens. George Amedore, Fred Akshar, and Chris Jacobs will announce the Senate's next steps in the fight against the state's heroin and opioid epidemic, Room 124, state Capitol, Albany.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos told business leaders in Manhattan this morning that the Republicans plan to take action next week on a property tax cap — a top priority for Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

In his first session as majority leader, he helped ensure that Mr. de Blasio, no friend of Senate Republicans, will need to go to Albany next year to grovel again for the renewal of mayoral control of public schools.

Of course, the wildcard here is what the four - member IDC, led by Sen. Jeff Klein (who, by the way, is running on the GOP line next Tuesday), will do in the event of a close divide in the Senate when it comes time to vote for a majority leader.

We sit down with Joe Morelle, the majority leader of the State Assembly, and discuss the issues around the Sheldon Silver incidents (including the indictment that came down during the program), who may be the next assembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

As majority leader, the No. 2 post in the chamber, Morelle will be the interim speaker from the moment Silver resigns until the lawmakers next formally convene.

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.

He has, however, talked with Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, whose push to retain the GOP's lone toehold in state government will be the state party's next big challenge.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is confident Gov. Andrew Cuomo will keep his vow to not increase taxes in order to balance the state budget next year, even on the rich.

In a letter sent today to Bonacic and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Koch noted the bill in question — S3331 — «would not apply for the current redistricting cycle to be completed next year and therefore would not meet the requirements of the New York Uprising pledge, which specifies that the reforms apply to the redistricting pursuant to the 2010 Census.&raquIn a letter sent today to Bonacic and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Koch noted the bill in question — S3331 — «would not apply for the current redistricting cycle to be completed next year and therefore would not meet the requirements of the New York Uprising pledge, which specifies that the reforms apply to the redistricting pursuant to the 2010 Census.&raquin question — S3331 — «would not apply for the current redistricting cycle to be completed next year and therefore would not meet the requirements of the New York Uprising pledge, which specifies that the reforms apply to the redistricting pursuant to the 2010 Census.»

Those backing John DeFrancisco's bid to become the next majority leader of the state Senate, the key question is whether the upstate lawmakers in the GOP conference can hang together and back one of their own.

But the fact that Flanagan did not mention the issue in his priority list statement released yesterday was not a good sign, though he has said since ascending to the majority leader's post that he expects both the rent laws and New York City mayoral control, which is also set to sunset next month, will likely be extended before the session's scheduled end on June 17.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he «would not expect to see» the Senate tackle entitlement reform next year, signaling a break from his counterpart in the House on the Republican agenda in 2018.

But Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, who said any prospect of the issue being reopened in the next five years had been «utterly shredded» by the SNP's failure to win a majority.

However, if after an election no one party has an absolute majority in the House (as in 1923, 1929 and February 1974) then the Queen will send for the leader of the party with the largest number of seats (as in 1929 and 1974) or with the next largest number of seats (as in January 1924).

The $ 300 million in tax cuts spread out over the next several years in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposal aren't enough to offset a minimum wage increase to $ 15, Majority Leader John Flanagan told reporters on Monday.

Long also suggested that allowing the tax to continue — which he considers to be an increase in taxes — could hamper Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan should he run for governor next year.

Flanagan, who took over the majority leader post in May, hopes Cuomo will have a different approach come next year.

On Wednesday, Schumer, a Democrat and the Senate Minority Leader, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, announced a two - year budget agreement that increases military and non-defense spending by $ 300 billion over the next two years and includes more than $ 80 billion in disaster relief.

ALBANY — Democrats in the State Assembly are considering a rules change that would allow majority leader Joe Morelle to continue to act as speaker as negotiations over the state budget intensify in the next few months, according to several members.

Next week, when former Senate Majority Leader Dean G. Skelos, R - Rockville Centre, is sentenced in his separate corruption case, it will be the Senate's doors where reporters will descend seeking reaction.

Assembly majority leader Joe Morelle is the measure's sponsor, and said in a statement that he would continue to push until the scheduled end of the legislative session next week.

A round of applause in a hall of activists does not necessarily translate to a majority of votes in the wider selectorate that will choose Labour's next leader.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says the additional district is likely to be included in new legislative district maps that he says will be released within the next few weeks.

The request came in response to a controversial vote last week by the Republicans, who hold a narrow, 32 - 30, majority, to prohibit Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy from casting a tie - breaking vote to pick a new majority leader if the Democrats win any special elections during the next two years, thereby producing a 31 - 31 split.

That fallback proposal is known as McConnell / Reid, a procedurally complicated measure - worked out by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - to raise the debt ceiling in stages between now and the end of next year.

In saying the Wisconsin Legislature must take up right - to - work legislation next year, the state Senate's majority leader Thursday brought up the possibility of exemptions meant to preserve construction unions» role in training workerIn saying the Wisconsin Legislature must take up right - to - work legislation next year, the state Senate's majority leader Thursday brought up the possibility of exemptions meant to preserve construction unions» role in training workerin training workers.

Embattled Senate Republicans have crafted a secret plan to delay the seating of two new Democrats next month so they can elect their own majority leader in early January, The Post has learned.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous on whether Sen. Roy McDonald will run on the Independence Party line in November — with Cuomo's «full support»: «There have been a lot of conversations... In the next 24 hours things will sort out.&raquin November — with Cuomo's «full support»: «There have been a lot of conversations... In the next 24 hours things will sort out.&raquIn the next 24 hours things will sort out.»

The stakes of this coming election are the highest they've been for U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is in line to become the leader of the Senate Democrats and potentially the majority leader next year.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan scuttled plans for a much - rumored special session in Albany next week.

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan, who along with his GOP members has released three different bills, said he supports the concept and believes something can get done in the next few days before the session is scheduled to end.

The majority leader said that there was money for mass - transit capital improvements, and then in the very next breath said there was also money for bridges and highways, which, he said, are in a state of disrepair.

Saltsman has both Huckabee and former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (Tenn.) on his side in the RNC race but it remains to be seen whether he can catapult himself into the top tier over the next month or so.

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Koch responded by saying that he likes the majority leader personally, but feels he has been «dishonorable» in retreating from his written NY Uprising pledge to support reform that will impact the next round of redistricting.

Democrats will have a numerical majority in the chamber next year, but the mainline conference will not be included in the rotating Senate presidency, which is being shared by IDC leader Jeff Klein and GOP chief Dean Skelos.