Sentences with phrase «other legislative leaders»

Along with other legislative leaders, Speaker Vos is now saying that more money will be put into K - 12 education.

John J. Flanagan, the Senate majority leader, after a meeting with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and other legislative leaders in Albany on Tuesday.

In 2010, the late presiding officer Peter Schmitt, a Republican from Massapequa, proposed salary hikes for himself and other legislative leaders shortly after the GOP won back control of the chamber.

In an interview with WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, Stewart - Cousins said Monday morning she is yet to be contacted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office about a sit - down meeting on the issue with the other legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

«Senator Flanagan met this morning with the governor and other legislative leaders, and talks centered around a potential compromise that would bring resolution to the budget,» he said.

He must do the ethical thing and cancel this fundraiser, not rely on Mr. Silver or the other legislative leaders to raise campaign funds.»

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says he still needs to consult with the other legislative leaders before he can set a date to vote on a replacement for former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends December 31.

The minimum wage increase is part of a broader budget deal struck at the 11th hour by Mr. Cuomo and other legislative leaders.

Cuomo said he's waiting to hear the response from the other legislative leaders — particularly Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who only recently backed off his insistence that he would not accept the «watering down» of the 2 percent hard cap Cuomo proposals — and the Senate passed — earlier this year.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, also made an appearance on the second floor of the state Capitol, but was not in the meeting with Cuomo or the other legislative leaders.

«It's under discussion but the Senate is not going to be taking that bill up,» Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, said after a meeting with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other legislative leaders.

The Assembly Speaker says he needs to consult with the other legislative leaders first.

Speaking of budget negotiations, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (a former State Senator) launched a petition on Sunday to put additional pressure on the governor and other legislative leaders to include Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in budget negotiations.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he still needs to consult with the other legislative leaders before he can set a date to vote on a replacement for former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends Dec. 31.

The Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus today will call on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to include Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins in the closed - door budget talks with the other legislative leaders.

The other legislative leaders all said they won't be attending.

House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D - Hamden, agreed, saying that he had accompanied Cafero and other legislative leaders to a briefing on guns Tuesday at the state police headquarters in Middletown.

Spitzer picked up the phone and called Bruno, Silver, and the two other legislative leaders, Malcolm Smith, Democratic leader of the Senate, and James Tedisco, Republican leader of the Assembly, to a meeting that morning at 11 a.m. «It's now that people will put their hearts on the table or not.

The offices for the three other legislative leaders — Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Senate Republican leader Tom Kean Jr. and Assembly Republican leader Jon Bramnick — all confirmed they had received copies of the proposal and it was «under review.»

«Senator Flanagan met this morning with the governor and other legislative leaders, and talks centered around a potential compromise that would bring resolution to the budget,» said Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif.

«I think I've made it pretty clear that we think charter schools should be an integral part of any discussion on mayoral control,» Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) said after meeting with Cuomo and other legislative leaders.

And neither he, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, or any of the other legislative leaders, mentioned the issue as they outlined their legislative priorities.