Sentences with phrase «of appointees of the governor»

The state Attorney General's Office argued the pay raise commission, which is made up of appointees of the governor, legislative leaders, and the state's chief judge, is legal and that the case should be dismissed.

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With Jerome Powell about to take over as chairman and most of the seven - member Fed board of governors to be new appointees, the tendency will be toward safe decisions and away from anything likely to unsettle Wall Street, said David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff.

«As Governor, I will review the qualifications and record of all senior officers of the MTA individually and direct my appointees to work to retain or remove leadership according to their performance.»

She's an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo (approved by the Assembly and Senate) and the leak has raised questions over whether the investigation is motivated by the governor's rivarly with the mayor.

After seven years as governor, Andrew Cuomo has rewritten the disclaimer language on his campaign website that describes which of his appointees are banned from donating to his campaign, potentially opening the door for more appointees to contribute.

JCOPE is composed of appointees by the legislative leaders of the Assembly and Senate as well as the governor.

You're allowing somebody to treat an appointee of the governor in a very disrespectful way.»

The old Commission on Public Integrity remained in a state of limbo until December 12th, when the governor and legislative leaders announced their appointees to the new commission.

This position is duplicative of the Office of General Services (OGS) chief procurement officer, who chairs the New York State Procurement Council, which has representatives from the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), the Executive Chamber and allows for eight legislative appointees, in addition to another by the Governor.

Other critics charge the 11 - member commission, which would have appointees from the governor and leaders of the state Legislature, would discourage prosecutors from pursuing cases of public corruption.

Barry Sample, the governor's former deputy director of state operations, is the newest Cuomo appointee to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, according to the ethics and lobbying watchdog's website.

The governor's appointees include Health Commissioner Howard Zucker and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos.

Sure, Ms. Bruno wasn't qualified for the job, but neither are a LOT of appointees of EVERY governor, in my opinion.

A Cuomo spokesman said the governor's office «as a matter of policy» already conducts such background checks on appointees.

In his remarks at the occasion held at the Lagos House Ikeja, Governor Ambode reminded the new appointees that his government places a high premium on the rule of law and we will not do anything to directly or indirectly interfere in their affairs.

Actually, there's a legislation - free way to achieve the same result: Mayor de Blasio — who has said of Cuomo, «He's in charge and he should just own up to it» — can leave no doubt that that's the case by instructing all four of his MTA appointees to support whatever the governor wants.

DiFiore, a formerly - Republican prosecutor and former appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is the governor's pick to lead the state's Court of Appeals, Cuomo said Tuesday morning in Harlem.

Ms. Reiter said the governor's appointees would support a meaningful raise only if the Legislature — which is not due back in the capital until early January — held a special session before the end of this year to pass legislation that would «address the public's concern and opposition by making the position effectively full - time and limiting outside income.»

The New York State Investigations Commission (a somewhat obscure entity headed by appointees of former Governor Pataki, Senator Joe Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver) is investigating earlier investigations of Troopergate.

The governor, who was at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was accompanying by some of his security aides and other political appointees, was received by INEC staff and the administrator of Okene Local Government Council, Engr.

That led the Assembly's appointee, Roman Hedges, to accuse the governor of acting like a controlling monarch.

The board, known as the PACB, consists of one appointee each by the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader and once killed then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's dream of a West Side stadium.

The governor could remove any New York appointees «at his or her discretion without the advice or consent of the [S] enate,» something now required, and then could fill those vacancies «whether the [S] enate is or is not in session.»

After seven years as governor of New York, Andrew M. Cuomo has rewritten the disclaimer language on his campaign website that describes which of his appointees are banned from donating to his campaign, potentially opening the door for more appointees to contribute.

The governor also has accepted $ 1.3 million from the spouses, children and businesses of appointees, state records show.

In 2011, he served as an appointee of Governor Cuomo to the Judicial Compensation Commission.

An ally of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to be confirmed this week as New York's top judge, with the governor's appointees now closing in on complete control of the state's highest court.

The Public Authorities Control Board, made up of one appointee each from the Governor and legislative leaders, would have the ability to veto individual affordable housing projects.

Janet DiFiore, a formerly - Republican prosecutor and former appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is the governor's pick to lead the state's Court of Appeals, Cuomo said Tuesday morning in Harlem.

Hiring pricey political appointees to work for the Executive Chamber — but paying them through other entities — has allowed Cuomo and prior governors to increase the size of their staffs while escaping criticism for inflating the Executive Chamber budget.

A number of the governor and judiciary's appointees to a commission that will ultimately decide whether to approve a pay raise and for how much said on Thursday they will not support the first legislative raise since 1999 unless the lawmakers make their case to the panel.

The commission is made up of appointees from the governor, the Legislature and the judiciary.

Only 8 percent of voters said they trusted the often - maligned Joint Commission on Public Ethics, a lobbying and ethics regulator which has appointees of the governor and legislative leaders.

«Oversight of the Executive Branch should not be done by the Executive Branch,» said Reinvent Albany Executive Director John Kaehny, referring to a university whose board is controlled by the governor being investigated by an office headed by a Cuomo appointee.

The state's governor would have two appointees, while the leaders of the Senate and the Assembly would have one each.

At the Kaduna meeting, it was learnt that Emir Sanusi accepted his «faults» after the five governors reminded him that he was an appointee of the governor and his palace was being funded with public funds approved by the Ggovernor and his palace was being funded with public funds approved by the GovernorGovernor.

He said the Emir was behaving as if he was independent of the State Government whereas he is an appointee of the Government who is answerable to a Commissioner, not even to the Governor.

The new proposal is far longer and offers precise definitions for a public official as including state and local elected officials, judges, political appointees of the governor as well board members who sit on entities such as public benefit corporations or authorities.

Defying Gov. Andrew Cuomo, lawmakers gave final approval to legislation that would return NYRA to private control after a four - year period in which the organization's board of directors was dominated by appointees of the governor.

«A situation where the governor and his cotterie of largely unproductive political appointees display ostentatious wealth while civil servants wallow in naked penury, is condemnable, to say the least.»

If a political appointee earns $ 100k per year and works for 4 years, then leaves when there is a new governor or party in power, that person walks away with $ 64000, of which they put in $ 32000.

While the administration appears to have backed off part of the Port Authority proposal — saying bill language that would have enhanced the governor's powers over appointees reflected earlier thinking on the subject — the idea of an inspector general for the authority is still alive, much to AG Eric Schneiderman's dismay.

Its structure has been criticized, because appointees of the governor, Assembly Democrats and Senate Republicans have the ability to block enforcement actions from proceeding.

Wildstein testified that it was his «understanding» from his former superior Bill Baroni — a Christie appointee now facing federal charges — that that the New York and New Jersey governors colluded to blame the shut down of lanes headed into Fort Lee on a fraudulent «traffic study.»

The ethics panel is run by appointees of Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senate leaders, and Silver, the Assembly speaker.

But this «resolution» doesn't take into consideration the fact that Paterson's lieutenant - governor appointee, Dick Ravitch, will be president of the Senate if his nomination passes legal muster.

Cuomo convinced members of the independent board that oversees horse racing in New York to agree to a restructuring that will give the governor the majority of appointees on a new, slimmed down board.

An upstate woman has stepped forward to reveal she is the sex - harass accuser who prompted the resignation last month of a high - ranking Gov. Cuomo appointee — and to accuse the governor of repeatedly ignoring his pal's «horrific acts.»

It would consist of six appointees each by the governor and legislative leaders.

This unexpected deviation — the governor's appointees led the commission to adjourn without recommending a salary increase — provided the impetus for a special session Cuomo, grappling with the indictment of members of his inner circle, hoped could leverage reform measures against a pay raise.