Sentences with phrase «old state senate»

Earlier this week, Gov. David Paterson brokered the deal to convert the hospital — which is in his old State Senate district — into a clinic and nursing facility.

ALBANY — The chief of staff to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is considering a run for his boss» old state Senate seat, the Daily News has learned.

Among consideration are his old state Senate seat and the 19th congressional district post, currently occupied by Republican Chris Gibson, who recently announced he would not seek re-election in 2016.

Anthony Como for Serph's old State Senate Seat.

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The blue slip is a century - old Senate tradition in which senators can give or withhold their blessing for a judicial nominee from their state.

At 31 years old, I'm 3 classes away from my undergraduate, have run and lost a State Senate race, can debate Hayek and Keynes with economics Professors, debate Nietzsche and Schopenhauer with philosophy professors, and talk occupy politics with working class youth, unemployed workers and homeless bums on the streets of Atlanta.

United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

The Senate GOP's casino plan, which is still being drafted, protects the Seneca Nation of Indians» three casino investments in the region by honoring a decade - old compact between the state and tribe to keep new Las Vegas - style casinos from locating in a large portion of the region.

This time, using that old tactic of «divide and conquer» to pit the Hispanic community against the non-Hispanic community, especially the Republicans in the New York State Senate to secure the nomination of Miss Jenny Rivera, a «Puerto Rican,» to the State of New York's top Court, the Court of Appeals.»

Larkin, a 90 - year - old World War II veteran who whose state Senate career began in 1990, is expected today to announce he will not seek re-election to the chamber, making him the fifth Republican lawmaker to do so, sources on Wednesday said.

John Sampson, the 51 - year - old former leader of the Democratic conference in the state Senate, was sentenced on Wednesday afternoon to five years in prison for his corruption conviction in 2015.

(For the uninitiated, the Fort Orange Club, which is within about a block of the state Capitol, is a regular hangout of Senate Republicans — particularly those of the old school — while Prime is the preferred dinner / dinks locale for Klein and his fellow IDCers).

For Cuomo, a united Democratic Senate majority is a nightmare scenario: a centrist at heart, he belittled raising the minimum wage before it came back into vogue, ridiculed the idea of hiking taxes on wealthy people, and still won't comply with a ten - year - old court ruling to fork over state cash to underfunded city public schools.

To run for the Florida State Senate, candidates must be 21 years old, have lived in Florida for two years and live in the district they intend to serve.

Control of the Senate, too, would ease the way for Democratic bills currently blocked by the GOP, including ones to increase firearm restrictions, allow early voting, authorize state financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children, and extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to allow victims to sue for decades - old abuse.

Pending her confirmation by the New York State Senate, Ms. Crossdale will serve as Acting Director, where she will lead NYSOFAs efforts to improve access to cost - effective non-medical support services for older individuals to maximize their ability to age in their community and avoid higher levels of publicly - financed care.

Recall that last Friday, former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo and a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the appeal court, defected to the ruling APC.

This week, the State Senate passed Ian's law, a bill named for 37 - year - old Ian Pearl, who was dropped by his insurance company because his health problems cost too much.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan suggested he's open to moving 16 - and 17 - year - olds out of state prisons — one of several recommendations pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the age of criminal responsibility.

[Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan suggested he's open to moving 16 - and 17 - year - olds out of state prisons — one of several recommendations pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to raise the age of criminal responsibility.]

«As members of the New York State Senate, we are deeply offended by Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent assertion that the children in New York City are more deserving and more in need of early childhood education than the 4 and 5 - year - olds in the communities we represent,» three Republican state senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a stateState Senate, we are deeply offended by Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent assertion that the children in New York City are more deserving and more in need of early childhood education than the 4 and 5 - year - olds in the communities we represent,» three Republican state senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a statestate senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a statement.

The 67 - year - old father was New York's Senate leader, the state's most powerful Republican, when he was arrested in May on charges he illegally pressured companies to support his 33 - year - old son in return for support on legislation affecting their businesses.

33 year - old Lee Hyson will be a candidate for the Democratic Party in the race for the 57th New York State Senate District that encompasses... [Read more...]

INWOOD — Two former Borough Presidents threw their support behind opposing candidates in the State Senate District 31 race this week — opening up old wounds in a longstanding political battle.

«A state statute that was enacted long before I was first elected to the Senate allows state employees who are 65 or older to retire and also earn an income in a state position.

Before his administration was one year old, Mayor Bill de Blasio had begun fund - raising for Democratic candidates for the State Senate.

So when Rivera drew a challenger in the September 9 State Senate primary, the 84 - year - old lion of the US House of Representatives may have figured it was just old - fashioned political payback to support Rivera's foe.

It was Gustavo Rivera, a 34 - year - old part - time college professor and former political staffer who has never held elected office, and who is now running for the State Senate against a well - financed incumbent senator of his own party.

Skelos, the 68 - year - old former Senate Republican majority leader, was sentenced to seven years less in prison than former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a 72 - year - old Democrat, sentenced May 3 to 12 years in prison for pocketing about $ 4 million in kickbacks.

The age gap between Skoufis, at 28 the youngest member of the Assembly, and Larkin, at 88, the oldest member of the state Senate but seemingly ageless, might have set some kind of record.

WHITE PLAINS, NY - With a Resolution in the State Senate, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Leader, recognized 13 year old Jake Gallin of New Rochelle for being named as one of

With a Resolution in the State Senate, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Leader, recognized 13 year old Jake Gallin of New Rochelle for being named as one of

The Senate convened and began with some routine business, including honoring the state's oldest teacher.

The new pact ends the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference's 7 - year - old agreement, which helped guarantee GOP control of New York's state Senate.

Democrat John Mannion, a 49 - year - old biology teacher, will run for the 50th district state Senate seat that may soon be vacated by John DeFrancisco.

BerlinRosen Public Affairs, the eight - year - old consulting firm founded by two former state Senate staffers, Valerie Berlin and Jonathan Rosen, has been quietly shepherding de Blasio's career for years.

As Chairwoman of the Schenectady County Legislature, she led the economic revival and reform of Schenectady County by taking on the good old boys, and now she has the chance to replace one in the State Senate.

State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Democrat, and former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore are in a rematch for New York's newest state Senate district, and they're relitigating some old argumState Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Democrat, and former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore are in a rematch for New York's newest state Senate district, and they're relitigating some old argumstate Senate district, and they're relitigating some old arguments.

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 1, 1839; and the Assembly adjourned on May 6, the Senate on May 7.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) prepares to lead roughly 700 LGBT advocates to the State Capitol in Albany for the group's annual Equality and Justice Day lobbying effort on April 30, supporters of a decade - old transgender civil rights measure are stepping up the push to secure Senate passage this -LSB-...]

Some old rivals are facing off for New York's newest state Senate district — again.

The Real RJ Button — which purports to be written by an old campaign button for former City Councilman Robert Jackson who now vehemently opposes his run for state Senate — has been live - tweeting a string of anti-Jackson messages out into the world.

Two endorsements made yesterday in state Senate races proved - yet again - that old adage about the game of politics and the strange bedfellows its players choose as they seek to achieve, maintain or consolidate power.

Democratic Queens Councilman Rory Lancman, who spent six years in the State Senate and has been advocating to expand legal protections for 16 - and 17 - year - olds in the city, said race is a huge factor in the debate.

Relations between the billionaire mayor and the state's senior senator — and its sole remaining Democratic powerbroker — have curdled in the heat of policy disagreements and Schumer's backing of Kirsten Gillibrand for Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat.

Monday night, Newton won endorsement for his old Senate seat at a Democratic convention in Bridgeport, defeating two current Democratic legislators from that city: the incumbent senator, Edwin Gomes, and state Rep. Andres Ayala Jr., both of whom received enough delegate support to force an Aug. 14 primary.

Now in one of state government's most powerful positions, the 47 - year - old Heastie will work alongside Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — the proverbial «three men in a room» — to lead budget negotiations, set committee assignments and direct the flow of legislastate government's most powerful positions, the 47 - year - old Heastie will work alongside Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — the proverbial «three men in a room» — to lead budget negotiations, set committee assignments and direct the flow of legislaState Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — the proverbial «three men in a room» — to lead budget negotiations, set committee assignments and direct the flow of legislation.

ALBANY — Pointing to a pair of old convictions for election fraud, State Senate Republicans are opening a new line of attack on Democrats as they attempt to regain the chamber majority in November: They're fraudsters.

She said she believes her lawsuit is the first to challenge the state's decades - old process of allowing the governor, Senate majority leader and Assembly speaker to negotiate a budget behind closed doors.

The former DMV commissioner and Broome county executive had transferred more than $ 140,000 from an old campaign account into her Senate effort, while raising about $ 20,000 since this summer, a filing at the state Board of Elections show.