Sentences with phrase «on legislative business»

Lawmakers receive a $ 172 per diem for each night spent in Albany or traveling in the state on legislative business.

Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. of Brooklyn is facing federal mail fraud charges related to allegations that he filed bogus travel vouchers and collected per diem payments for days the lawmaker falsely claimed he was in Albany on legislative business.

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The President issued a new call on Congress to pass an ambitious legislative agenda to help small businesses, but some wonder whether it's just hot air.

FanDuel and DraftKings agreed in March to halt their business in New York, banking on a legislative path to make the games legal after a months - long fight with the state's attorney general, Eric Schneiderman.

This step may not only apply to China itself but also Hong Kong — a Chinese special administrative region and autonomous territory, that has become a sanctuary for dozens of Blockchain - based and crypto - related businesses as it was independent of the legislative decisions on cryptocurrency made in China.

And yet the very practices of a democratic state, including such governmental business as legislative sessions and judicial proceedings, can not be carried out effectively if there are no restraints on the rights of people to disrupt them.

Ayesha Khan, legal director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, which represents Galloway and Stephens in the lawsuit, said in a statement that «legislative bodies should focus on serving the community and stay out of the business of promoting religion.»

Amy currently runs a consulting firm focused on assisting businesses, associations, nonprofits and advocacy groups with legal issues, legislative and regulatory research, obtaining grants, and market analysis and trends.

Competition Policy Review (Harper Review), Submission on Issues Paper (2014) Argued new approach needed for problems concerning small business community - not appropriate to make further reforms to the CCA for this purpose (better to address them through separate legislative regime).

The event kicks off with two days of educational programming consisting of multiple tracks on legislative and regulatory topics, business best practices, innovations and trends, with an eye to the programming needs of all company sizes and all industry participants.

Down in D.C., President Donald Trump this morning will then host a CEO town hall on the American business climate, and also make remarks at the 2017 North America's Building Trades Unions National Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton.

Put together with ever increasing legislative burdens heaped on business and it is not hard to see why Britain's competitive edge is slipping away.

Flanagan said business leaders should weigh in on the plan, which is expected to dominate the 2018 legislative session.

Also at 11 a.m., sanitation workers, NYC Councilman Antonio Reynoso and other elected officials call on the Council to regulate the private sanitation industry through legislative action, NYC Business Integrity Commission, 100 Church St., Manhattan.

On the one hand the reforms are subtle, but will actually make a significant improvement in the way legislative business gets done.

As The NYT reported today, the coalition of wealthy business types, which seemed strikingly similar to the Committee to Save New York when it was first announced earlier this year, are mobilizing an effort on removing money from politics with mailers in swing legislative districts.

When the legislative session ended on June 21, lawmakers left behind a lot of unfinished business, including a failure to act on ethics reform proposals in light of an economic development scandal in the Cuomo administration.

Based on the nationally recognized model used in Wisconsin that involved bringing stakeholders together to find efficiencies and cost savings within the Medicaid program, the team includes leaders from the healthcare industry, the Governor's office, the legislative bodies, and other business, labor, and consumer advocates.

When the state legislative session ended on June 21, lawmakers left behind a lot of unfinished business, including a failure to act on ethics reform proposals made in light of the economic development scandal in the Cuomo administration.

Major issues during the 2014 legislative session included improvements to the integration of environmental regulation, affordable healthcare, tourism funding, workforce training, a tax policy that would not increase taxes on businesses, and a labor policy to not increase costs to employers.

On the first few occasions they did so, they debated these raises as part of regular legislative business and many publicly defended the benefits of a generously compensated Legislature.

The governor says before state legislators ask him for a pay hike, as is expected once elections are finished, they will have to make progress on some unfinished business from the last legislative session first.

While Gregorius insisted on keeping much of his talk about current legislative business off the record, pending a vote and several candidate events that were taking place in West Hurley and Lake Hill last week, he did note hearing much from people about Irene - related problems, and voiced concerns about how the county's going to handle pass - downs from the federal and state governments hitting local property taxes.

A legislative hearing is planned for next week on Eversource's strongly criticized response to a major storm in late October that left tens of thousands of Connecticut residents and businesses without power for days.

«We just started our legislative session last week and all he is focused on is doing the people's business.»

Former Assemblymember Seminerio died in Federal Prison in January 2011 while serving a six - year sentence for his conviction on influence - peddling charges related to his operation of a private consulting business that used his legislative position to generate income.

«Many businesses on the East End, including in my North Fork legislative district, rely on public transportation to get workers to their jobs, especially during the summer season,» Mr. Krupski said in a press release issued this week.

Serino is among the 34 legislative candidates the group is backing this year after a vetting process based on questionnaires and conversations with local business leaders.

«The individuals receiving our PAC's endorsement today have demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the business climate of New York State,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «While we will never agree on every issue, each of the endorsed candidates recognizes the challenges facing our state and is prepared to face those challenges with legislative solutions that will improve the lives of all New business climate of New York State,» said Heather C. Briccetti, Esq., president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. «While we will never agree on every issue, each of the endorsed candidates recognizes the challenges facing our state and is prepared to face those challenges with legislative solutions that will improve the lives of all New Business Council of New York State, Inc. «While we will never agree on every issue, each of the endorsed candidates recognizes the challenges facing our state and is prepared to face those challenges with legislative solutions that will improve the lives of all New Yorkers.

The political action committee formed by the New York chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business on Monday endorsed 49 candidates for state legislative offices, including a dozen members of the Senate Republican conference.

At 11 a.m., the Assembly Governmental Operations, Veterans Affairs, and Small Business committees and the Subcommittee on Women Veterans hold a joint hearing on implementation of the Service - Disabled Veteran - Owned Business Act, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany.

Cuomo and legislative leaders last year agreed to repeal an annual wage notification requirement for businesses, an effort to crackdown on bad bosses that ended up as an exercise in busywork.

Also at 10 a.m., Assemblywomen Rodneyse Bichotte and Michele Titus and state Sen. James Sanders Jr. hold a press conference with the Minority and Women - Owned Business Enterprise Coalition on Article 15A, which is scheduled to expire in spring 2018, Legislative Office Building, Room 130, Albany.

«Our priority issues in the past two legislative sessions included business tax reform, controls on state spending, Wage Theft Act reform.»

Also at 10 a.m., the Assembly holds a hearing on small business online lending practices, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany.

Spano lists HVM on his disclosure forms with the Legislative Ethics Commission (documents from 2005 and 2006 are below) and then cut checks from the company to his rental business, 221 Ridge.

The panel was created by state lawmakers at the end of the 2015 legislative to analyze the impact of state tax policies on business and to develop strategies to promote economic growth.

ALBANY — Having secured a victory in the streets of New York City and over its mayor, the ride - sharing company Uber announced a legislative and public relations push on Tuesday to expand its business to taxi - and job - challenged cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Albany.

The Governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to reduce the MTA payroll tax on small businesses while maintaining the necessary funding for the MTA from other sources.

Let's see... We're No. 1 in property taxes nationwide; No. 1 in overall taxes; we're ranked as the state with the worst economic outlook in America by the American Legislative Exchange Council; we have the most corrupt state government in America, according to the University of Illinois; we're losing more citizens to other states than any other state; we're 48th in business climate, according to the Tax Foundation; we have the second - highest electric rates in the country; we rank as the worst state in America in which to retire, and the list goes on.

The truth: from 1987 thru 2002, Faso voted over 25,000 times in the Assembly and with excused absences for legislative business or family illnesses, was accounted for on 98.6 percent of Assembly votes.

Cuomo has spent the last several days unveiling his 2015 legislative proposals ranging from a new hike in the minimum wage to a small - business tax cut along with a «circuit - breaker» solution on property taxes.

The governor argues that the a review of the legislative record makes it «clear» that neither house has actually been in the 120 days worth of extraordinary sessions they are purporting to have called, noting the two chambers were virtually empty on those days, with no «session» lasting beyond a minute or two and no actual business taking place.

The governor and the legislative leaders have agreed to reduce the MTA payroll tax on small businesses while maintaining funding for the MTA from other sources.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday that he reached an agreement with legislative leaders to help businesses and residents affected by Saturday's bombing in Manhattan cover damages and injuries with insurance.

It was how the workers» movement and its small farmer allies were able to build movements to win the universal franchise, to organize labor unions and cooperatives, and to effectively compete in elections against the older top - down parties of the landed and business elites that were based on their legislative caucuses and wealthy sponsors rather than a formal membership with democratic rights in their party.

In that comment Mr. Krupski pokes fun at his life as a pumpkin farmer, and raises the question on whether he can run his family's Peconic agricultural business while simultaneously representing a legislative district that stretches from Fishers Island to Center Moriches.

If elected, Tillett said her top three priorities would be lowering fees and regulations on small businesses, moving the budget process to the beginning of the legislative session and having all state departments defend their budgets and justify their existence.

Republican Assemblyman Gary Finch, who represents a large portion of Cortland County, says the conviction of two legislative leaders last year has put the spotlight on the need for changes in the way Albany does business.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he'll move on to other legislative business.