Sentences with phrase «next speaker of the assembly»

The assembly is very interesting that has been a sleeper I think we're going to win enough seats there, maybe 10 or more that would give us more than 50 seats and the ability to uphold the governor's veto, and be a player in the selection of the next speaker of the assembly.

A coalition of reform Assembly Democrats unveiled their membership and priorities ahead of a February 10 vote to determine the next speaker of the Assembly.

If Assemblyman Carl Heastie, a front - runner in the backroom contest to succeed Sheldon Silver, is crowned the next speaker of the Assembly, the oft - dismissed Bronx will become a new center of power in New York State.

Not exact matches

Over the next months, the former speaker of the state Assembly, former leader of the state Senate, the former president of the State University of New York's newest college campus and a longtime and influential political operative in Western New York will stand accused of wrongdoing ranging from bribery to extortion to fraud to illegal campaign contributions to rigged bids.

Despite the laughable idea of a leader of a conference of five negotiating the state budget with the governor and assembly speaker, Klein will want the same privilege next year.

«I think that, first of all, the speaker actually should provide a public explanation now, before we get into next year, regarding outside income, political donations and disclosure requirements,» said Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua).

Carl E. Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who is the Assembly speaker, said that children should not have to worry about the «sobriety of the people sitting next to them.»

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 MonroeAssembly, 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 Monroeassembly speaker after he pulled himself out of contention, and the status of the Democratic party in Monroe County.

Silver also got the Assembly to honor Taub with an official resolution that the speaker presented during a May 2011 event in Manhattan and the next year helped one of Taub's relatives land a job at a nonprofit that got millions of public funds from Silver, court papers say.

Silver's ouster sent all 150 members of the Assembly into hyper - drive to find a replacement — and here's why you should care: You want the next speaker to be a man of impeccable ethics, unimpeachably honest.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Embattled New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver has agreed to step down by Monday of next week, in the wake of federal corruption charges.

Carl Heastie, the Bronx Democrat in line to become the next speaker of the state Assembly, outlined a trio of ethics rules changes on Monday for the chamber he hopes to lead.

«Next year, we absolutely have to deal with what to do on income taxes,» said Mr. Heastie, the Bronx Democrat who serves as speaker of the New York State Assembly.

The retrial will cap off a corruption trifecta in the Manhattan federal court next year — with the Skelos retrial following the scheduled trial of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos former aide Joe Percoco in January, and the retrial of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver in April.

Annually on or before November fifteenth, the governor, temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the comptroller shall cause their respective appropriate personnel to meet and such meeting shall be open to the public for the purpose of jointly reviewing available financial information to facilitate timely adoption of a budget for the next fiscal year.

The Bronx Democrat on the verge of becoming the next Assembly speaker paid his baby mama $ 2,500 from his campaign treasury — raising ethical concerns following disgraced Sheldon Silver's corruption...

But next year is an election year for both the governor and the legislature, and aside from Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, none of the so - called three men in a room have expressed support for the measure.

There is plenty of campaigning going on within the state Assembly from members hoping to become the next speaker.

Manhattan federal prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a retrial of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Spring on corruption charges for the spring of 2018, a request that could lead to three back - to - back - to - back Albany corruption trials next year.

The Assembly's current rules say that if there is a vacancy in the office of speaker, the majority leader shall have the powers of speaker until the chamber's next meeting.