Sentences with phrase «position as a legislator»

Oswego County District Attorney Greg Oakes says his office is focused on the criminal prosecution of the case, and has no influence regarding Doyle's position as a legislator.

Both former leaders of the Legislature are facing jail time for illegally monetizing their positions as legislators for personal gain.

Not exact matches

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's administration has hired a compliance chief to improve accountability in the county's contracting system — even as some county legislators argued that the position couldn't be independent.

As decolonization accelerated, the colonial government instituted a policy of «Northernisation'to promote (mostly Muslim) administrators, legislators, and judges to leadership positions.

As supporters and opponents go head - to - head with their positions on the Horse - Carriage Ban, lobbyists will be targeting City Council Members with a full on assault to sway their votes, but there's one legislator who could not be bought.

Mohr, a former county legislator, is currently town prosecutor in Holland and has served in that position in Marilla and Wales, as well.

In District 2, incumbent Chris Allen, the Democratic and Working Families candidate, has served as a county legislator for two consecutive terms, serves as the Deputy Chair for the Public Health and Social Services Committee, and holds positions on the Economic Tourism and Development Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

ALBANY — A slew of Cuomo - allied upstate business leaders lobbied legislators on Wednesday for more economic development funding, but continued to take no position on whether it should funneled through a competition as Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed.

The 2017 budget, which was passed by the Board of Legislators on Monday by a slim margin of 10 - 7, and modifies a previous budget submitted to the legislative chamber by Astorino last month, will retain the county executive's proposed flat tax rate, but will also add four additional engineering positions to the county's depleted Department of Public Works roster, in addition to injecting $ 1 million to the county's Title XX child care program as a result of legislators» Legislators on Monday by a slim margin of 10 - 7, and modifies a previous budget submitted to the legislative chamber by Astorino last month, will retain the county executive's proposed flat tax rate, but will also add four additional engineering positions to the county's depleted Department of Public Works roster, in addition to injecting $ 1 million to the county's Title XX child care program as a result of legislators» legislators» amendments.

Outsiders have suggested reforms, such as changing the number of votes one person can cast (currently, each voter casts three votes for three positions to be filled in their senate district) and prohibiting incumbent legislators from serving or, at the very least, banning them from increasing their pensions by doubling their salary for a year.

This managerial approach worked in her current job and prior positions as a state legislator and town clerk.

The alderman - at - large Democratic primary race was also clinched by another Noble, Steve's uncle James, an incumbent who beat outgoing county legislator Jeanette Provenzano, for the position, which doubles as city council president.

«I do believe that the commission's point is right, they need to hear from everyone — including the legislators — as to what their position is and do they believe they deserve a raise and why.»

«Having regard to the settled position of the law as expoused by our courts in not less than five cases wherein the suspension of legislators by legislative houses was annulled and set aside, the Senate should withdraw the appeal filed against the judgment of the Federal High Court in the case of Senator Omo - Agege.

Legislators are paid a part - time salary of $ 79,500 a year, but committee and leadership positions as well as the per - diem payment for work in Albany pushes most salaries to more than $ 100,000 a year.

Denenberg — who did not resign from his current position as a Nassau County legislator — implied the lawsuit was political in nature.

Fried's position is that as a geographically small county with a population of 300,000, Rockland does not need the same number of legislators as much larger and more populous counties.

While it wouldn't have impacted Civil Service positions, or legislators and their relatives who are employed currently, lawmakers blasted it as discriminatory, too restrictive and / or unnecessary due to the county's «strong» Code of Ethics already in place.

Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli, D - Syracuse: No «I support eliminating all outside income for State Legislators as part of a full - time Legislature but paying a salary that is commensurate with the full - time nature of the position, and similar to salaries paid to those elected in other branches of our state government.»

This is the same legislator who resigned his position last month as majority leader to more fully devote himself to the troubled East Ramapo school district where he will travel to the corrupt government in Albany and oppose the appointment of a veto - proof monitor.

Earlier this week, more than 300 UC scientists criticized the proposed cuts to UC in a letter to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and 25 legislators, arguing that UC risks losing its position as a premier public university and its ability to train the science and technology workforce needed to spur economic growth.

By the same token, selecting Senator Johnston as a speaker does not mean that my colleagues and I agree with every position he has espoused, either personally or as a legislator.

Some have suggested that we rescind his invitation to speak because of some of the positions he has taken as a legislator, though this group notes that they applaud other policies Senator Johnston has championed.

Johnson sees the portrayal by Patrick and others of a dysfunctional public school system as a rhetorical ploy to advance narrow private interests, and he hopes that the Senate can keep the bill from coming to a vote where legislators can be pressured into a «for us or against us» position on school choice.

While FFF works to expand Jeb Bush's school reform agenda in Florida and other states, JMI issues positions and talking points to legislators and represents Florida as a member of the State Policy Network.

Currently, puppy producers are claiming that last year's passage of breeder regulations «will shut us down» and their position as victims has been heard by a few Legislators.

During law school Jeremy was a Student Ambassador and held numerous chair positions while acting as a legislator for the Student Bar Association.

Besides, national legislators must respect EU law even when they act in exercise of an exclusive competence of the State, so as not to adopt measures capable of compromising the protection of legal positions ruled on at the EU level.

As Chair, George brought a bipartisan, transparent approach to the position, decreasing property taxes for all three years he was chair, while also helping pass legislation creating the Human Rights Commission, establishing Smoke Free Workplace Laws, passing the Waste Haulers Law, and establishing the first cable TV coverage of Board of Legislators meetings.