Sentences with phrase «of black lawmakers»

The City Council opened its stated meeting Thursday with parallel protests over recent police killings of African - Americans, protests that sharply illustrated the different styles of a pair of black lawmakers from Brooklyn, both of whom insiders say aspire to lead the body after next year.

His departure is the end of an era for the Assembly and of a generation of black lawmakers and officials that included Charlie Rangel, Percy Sutton, David Dinkins and Basil Paterson.

For Richmond, it was unsurprising that Trump would have a problem with the protesting players, as he had not seemed to care at all for the concerns of black lawmakers.

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Maryland Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins, who introduced a bill there, said that the series, especially articles looking at why black mothers are at greatest risk of dying and nearly dying, inspired her and her fellow lawmakers.

Lawmakers and advocates expressed concern Friday that Sessions could sideline or undo the Obama administration's civil rights efforts, which have included investigations of police departments for unconstitutional practices and lawsuits meant to protect the rights of transgender individuals and black voters.

In short, states where courts have ruled on same - sex marriage are «black hole» states where few or no specific religious protections are given, according to Robin Fretwell Wilson, a University of Illinois law professor who leads a group of legal scholars that advise lawmakers on religious exemptions.

A range of outstanding issues remain: Lawmakers in the black and Puerto Rican caucus met privately to air their concerns with a measure designed to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18 that some feel leans too heavily on criminal courts.

Cuomo hosted the event at the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators caucus weekend, an annual Albany gathering of lawmakers that draws honorees and activists.

In New York state, 59 out of the 213 lawmakers in the state legislature are women — 15 black women in the state Assembly and three black women in the state Senate.

Long a center of African - American political power, the district is now majority Latino, but the black Mr. Rangel held off two furious challenges from a Latino lawmaker and could sway the race in 2016 if he endorses Mr. Wright.

The New York Times reported this morning a meeting earlier this year between Cuomo and Stewart - Cousins led to the governor criticizing Senate Democrats for not understanding suburban voters, leading Stewart - Cousins to accuse him of only seeing her as a black woman and not a Westchester lawmaker.

Mr. Loeb's comment also directly hit on the long - simmering racial tensions in Albany, where Mr. Klein's group has helped block Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the black lawmaker whom Mr. Loeb attacked in his Facebook post, from ascending to the post of majority leader.

He has the backing of two - thirds of black aldermen in Chicago and nearly half of African - American state lawmakers.

But it's also possible that the regularity of indictments in New York's political system, which have disproportionately come against black and Latino lawmakers, has deterred some black and Latino members from holding second jobs.

When the Legislature voted on this fiscal year's budget, many lawmakers in the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus admonished opponents of the bill for blocking their push to fund the legislation.

Black lawmakers, in fact, brought in a touch more, with the Legislature's 30 African - Americans earning an average of $ 92,001, compared to $ 91,466 for 152 lawmakers of primarily European descent and $ 88,906 for the 21 Latino members.

In a statement due to be released later today and first obtained by Capital Tonight, the caucus of Assembly and Senate lawmakers it's an «injustice» that Stewart - Cousins, the first black woman to lead a legislative conference in Albany, to not be included in the talks.

The statement comes after the elevation of Carl Heastie to the speaker's post, who is the first black lawmaker to hold the position following former Speaker Sheldon Silver's arrest on corruption charges.

Led by Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, black lawmakers and civil rights advocates urged a Senate committee to reject the nomination of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, a Republican, to be attorney general because of what they called his record of hostility to civil rights.

ALBANY — The tensions between the Jewish and black and Hispanic communities in Rockland County's troubled East Ramapo school district were mirrored Thursday in the state Assembly, where lawmakers debated and ultimately approved by an unusually low margin a bill establishing state oversight of the public schools.

Lawmakers say Paterson may be confronted by black - caucus members of the Senate and Assembly.

After eight years of the nation's first African - American president, black lawmakers were in for an adjustment no matter who won the White House.

Ever since Skelos and Klein announced their plans for a coalition a week ago, the Senate has been roiled by criticism from mainline Democrats — especially black and Hispanic lawmakers — who charge that they are being boxed out of power.

Says the lawmaker: «Folks are less concerned that you have a black governor for the sake of a black governor.

«If Cuomo prevails, it would be a classic definition of a Pyrrhic victory,» says one black Democratic lawmaker.

The Manhattan lawmaker has a number of heavyweight labor unions on his side to help get out the vote and has styled himself as the liberal go - to candidate for black, Latino and gay voters.

Long seen as a top rival to Mr. Wright, Mr. Heastie commands unity from his bloc of 10 Bronx lawmakers (11 including himself) and can credibly grow his support among the black and Latino members in the five boroughs since he is African - American.

The support of the Black Leadership Action Coalition, a political fund - raising arm of Lewis» left - leaning Black Institute, is a major boost for the former lawmaker in the race to succeed Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland in Queens.

In 2012, taking advantage of new district lines that had extended the district beyond Rangel's native Harlem and into the Bronx, and an influx of immigrants and gentrifiers into what was once the capital of black America, Adriano Espaillat, a hard - charging Dominican state lawmaker, came within a thousand votes of beating Rangel in the Democratic primary.

And they're trying to enlist him to recruit the backing of other black lawmakers in Albany and Congress, as well as the Reverend Al Sharpton.

George Latimer, Democratic nominee for County Executive, (center) and Mount Vernon lawmakers criticized incumbent Rob Astorino for dangerous cuts to the county's Department of Health and health and family services Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 [Black Westchester]

Alan Van Capelle, the head of the Empire State Pride Agenda, says he was heartened by words uttered today Ruth Hassell - Thompson, a black lawmaker from the Bronx and Westchester who spoke movingly about the painful ordeals faced by her gay brother, and other minority members.

Many here, particularly the quarter of the population that is black, view the ethics charges as an attempt by scandal - tainted lawmakers to shift attention away from themselves and toward Rangel.

A powerful group of state lawmakers is drafting new legislation to help black and Hispanic students gain entry to the city's top public schools, the Daily News has learned.

A powerful group of state lawmakers is helping black and Hispanic students gain entry to top city schools with $ 2 million in new state funding, the Daily News has learned.

But Benjamin cautioned that members of the black and Latino caucus are very much opposed to the idea of untethering SUNY from the Legislature's control, in part due to a concern that tuitions would rise out of the reach of low and middle - income students, but also simply because lawmakers don't like the idea of giving up control of anything.

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Sheepish, charming, boyish, scary, this unelectable lawmaker is a piece of work, and watching other characters respond to him, particularly those in the black community, gives the film a very amusing edge.

Pro-school choice lawmakers adopted these charter - like requirements because some of us accountability hawks and advocacy groups like Howard Fuller's Black Alliance for Educational Options and, yes, Betsy DeVos's American Federation for Children pushed for them.,

The Florida lawmaker who led his state's House education committee has resigned his legislative seat in the wake of allegations that he used a racial slur to describe Miami - Dade County's black school superintendent and then threatened a fellow lawmaker who filed a complaint against him.

I recently joined several of my urban teacher colleagues, who are members of the Connecticut Education Association's Ethnic Minority Affairs Commission, and met with representatives of the Connecticut African - American Affairs Commission and state lawmakers who are members of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus.