But he said Cuomo, as
the powerful governor of the state, could have tried harder.
Not exact matches
Two
of the most
powerful women in New York
state government — Secretary
of the
Governor Melissa DeRosa and LG Kathy Hochul — unveiled Cuomo's 30 - point plan to address issues ranging from child care and equal pay to contraception coverage and maternal depression.
ALBANY, N.Y., March 28 (Reuters)- The merger
of New York
state's banking and insurance departments might not create the
powerful agency first advertised, according to
Governor Andrew Cuomo's recent budget deal with legislative leaders.
The
state's
governor, arguably among the most
powerful in the country, has repeatedly been forced to the sidelines while others decide who will fill one
of the top posts in the executive branch.
«It's disappointing that
Governor Cuomo and some
state lawmakers — pushed by
powerful, labor - backed special interests — continue to pursue the use
of tax dollars to fund partisan political campaigns,» said the group's executive director, Brian Sampson.
I would certainly say that
Governor Cuomo has an enormous influence in the region, and actually the regional director
of Empire
State Development, Sam Hoyt, is very
powerful, no longer elected but might be more
powerful than he was as an Assembly member.
While other New York Democrats like Chuck SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerSchumer: GOP efforts to identify FBI informant «close to crossing a legal line» Patients deserve the «right to try» How the embassy move widens the partisan divide over Israel MORE lamented the loss
of Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney who held Albany's feet to the fire by convicting the
state's most
powerful leaders, the
governor had reason to remain silent.
He became immersed in the political life
of New York's sleepy capital city, acting more like a small -
state governor than one
of the most
powerful elected officials in the nation.
Governor Andrew Cuomo may be the most
powerful politician in the
State of New York, but that doesn't mean he can't embarrass his kids just like the rest
of us.
The former
state Assembly speaker — who was recently convicted on federal corruption charges involving $ 4 million in kickbacks — was one
of the three most
powerful men in Albany, along with the
governor and Senate majority leader.
The father and son are accused
of using Dean Skelos» influence as one
of the three most
powerful elected officials in the
state — alongside the Assembly speaker and
governor — to pressure companies into giving Adam jobs for which he either wasn't qualified or just didn't do.
Silver, 74, is on trial for the second time in three years on charges that he sold his office as one
of the three most
powerful politicians in the
state — along with the Senate majority leader and
governor — in exchange for $ 4 million in illegal kickbacks.
Governor Sule Lamido, one
of the rebellious
powerful state governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party refuted his cross-carpeting to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) following unresolved differences with the hierarchy
of the party on December 26.
The
governor is also expected push for a tougher teacher evaluation system by linking some, if not all,
of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid while also overhauling the
state pension system — two moves that will put him on a collision course with
powerful labor unions.
Before I close let me use this very auspicious moment to on behalf
of my colleagues in the National Assembly from across party lines congratulate His Excellency, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the executive
Governor of the
State of osun for attaining this milestone, my prayer for you is very simple but even in its simplicity it is very
powerful and that is, May the best days
of your past be the worst days
of your future.
The call for the investigation in the
state's Medicaid program comes as the Senate GOP is showing signs that it is growing weary
of its relationship with the popular and
powerful governor.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — the two most
powerful Democrats in Albany — escalated their feud over a proposed salary bump for
state legislators tonight in a pair of dueling press releases, which found Heastie accusing the governor of holding the State Legislature hostage and of disseminating misinforma
state legislators tonight in a pair
of dueling press releases, which found Heastie accusing the
governor of holding the
State Legislature hostage and of disseminating misinforma
State Legislature hostage and
of disseminating misinformation.
The
Governor made Ethics reform his top priority following the latest arrest
of yet another
powerful state lawmaker, former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is currently facing Federal Corruption charges.
Prosecutors, though, say evidence will show that Percoco was still a
powerful force within the
governor's office during that period and that he exerted that influence to help those paying him by getting the Empire
State Development agency to reverse a decision regarding use
of union labor that greatly benefited the Syracuse developer.
The
state Commission
of Correction — one
of those obscure but potentially
powerful administrative bodies that march to the
governor's drummers — last week barred the transfer
of upstate inmates to Rikers Island.
A
powerful governor now owes him a future favor and already promised that he would work to usher in a Democratic majority in the
State Senate, a necessity for Mr. de Blasio to eventually cement all
of his liberal priorities, many Albany observers argue.
The
State's second most
powerful Democrat, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, was among the warm up acts for
Governor Cuomo's address before a meeting
of the
State Democratic Party.
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 legisla
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 legisla
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 legislation.
Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul
of the way elections are run in New York
State are desperately needed, but
Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two
of the three most
powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs
of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.
Five days after
Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his
State of the
State address, the corruption trial
of his former close aide Joe Percoco is scheduled to begin — kicking off a year
of fraud and bribery trials featuring once
powerful men in Albany and shining a light on economic development spending.
Most children aspire to be astronauts or athletes, but growing up in Albany, Melissa DeRosa dreamed
of being the secretary to the
governor of New York — the most
powerful unelected position in
state government.
The
powerful position meant Mr. Silver was one
of Albany's «three men in a room» — along with the
governor and the senate leader — who set the
state budget and hammer out deals behind closed doors.
The two are considered
powerful statewide leaders and along with the
Governor of New York control most
of the agenda
of state business in New York.
Assemblyman Sheldon Silver — one
of the most
powerful men in Albany for two decades and a constant in shaping
state policy under five
governors — was found guilty Monday
of selling his office for legal fees, capping a trial that cast new light on the capital's lax ethics laws and handing federal prosecutors a big win in a case that had lacked a smoking gun.
It has been many years since New York
State had a governor with the vision, judgment and authority that it needs now to turn Albany's budget from obesity, to resist powerful interests, to plot a course out of an ethical netherworld in which state the government has become a national embarrass
State had a
governor with the vision, judgment and authority that it needs now to turn Albany's budget from obesity, to resist
powerful interests, to plot a course out
of an ethical netherworld in which
state the government has become a national embarrass
state the government has become a national embarrassment.
Sheldon Silver is one
of the three most
powerful officials in
state government, along with the
governor and Senate majority leader.
Okonjo - Iweala accused Edo
State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole «and other
powerful and corrupt interests»,
of sponsoring a campaign
of falsehood against her.
NEW YORK, NY (08/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Meaningful job creation programs, increasing the minimum wage, strong support for affordable housing, and an overhaul
of the way elections are run in New York
State are desperately needed, but
Governor Cuomo and Senator Skelos, two
of the three most
powerful politicians in Albany, have refused to respond to the needs
of low - income New Yorkers and their communities.
Since 2005, REBNY and the 37 companies represented on its
powerful Board
of Governors have contributed $ 43.9 million to
state and local candidates, committees, and PACs, according to a July report from Common Cause New York, a nonprofit that tracks connections between money and politics.
Percoco, Cuomo's once -
powerful deputy secretary and one
of his closest friends, is being investigated by Bharara over money he received from
state contractors while running the
governor's re-election campaign in 2014.
What are you going to do when I tell the people that you were the prime mover
of Andrew's gay marriage bill so he could pound his chest as the most
powerful governor the
state has ever known and you could have access as a lobby for the big buck clients you extort.
Gov. Cuomo's chief
of staff, Melissa DeRosa, on Monday became the
state's first female secretary to the
governor, the administration's top and most
powerful staff position.
«I know that people are frustrated that it hasn't happened yet and I know that the
governor is the head
of the Democratic Party in New York
State and obviously therefore a
powerful figure and so it seems like we haven't gotten this solved and I understand that frustration,» he said.
God has done His best for him by bringing him all the way from the village
of Otuoke, Bayelsa
State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy governor and then governor of Bayelsa State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 y
State, when he even had no shoes to become deputy
governor and then
governor of Bayelsa
State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 y
State and miraculously lifted higher to become Vice President and then head
of state and President of the most powerful black nation on earth within 15 y
state and President
of the most
powerful black nation on earth within 15 years.
Bruce Babbitt, who as
governor signed Arizona's 1980 groundwater act and later served as U.S. Secretary
of the Interior, attributes the
state's retreat on groundwater conservation to the
powerful agriculture and development lobbies.
When those efforts failed, largely due to the
state's
powerful business lobby, the
governor issued an executive order to pull the
state out
of a consortium
of states using a Common Core - aligned test.
Of course, if the
governor had not peevishly insisted in the first place on holding teachers» feet to the fire on test scores while simultaneously making watershed changes in their practice, New York would likely never have experienced the immune response we have seen — particularly among affluent parents in the
state's politically
powerful suburbs.
Another factor that likely explains Florida's different scenario is the repeated claim by
state education leaders, newspapers, and some members
of the public that many charter schools in the
state are engaged in profiteering and private enrichment, with support from
powerful political allies in the
state legislature and
governor's office.
Some educators have begun questioning if the National Collegiate Athletic Association has gone into the business
of mandating curricula, while one
state's
governor is mobilizing his counterparts to confront the
powerful group that decides who can compete in intercollegiate sports and even, perhaps, who gets to go to college.
The union bosses» counter-offensive would normally involve Sheldon Silver — their bought - and - paid for speaker
of the New York
State Assembly and perhaps the most
powerful legislator in Albany — to eviscerate any reforms being pushed by the
governor.
In the past three posts
of my series on California charters (here, here and here), I highlighted some
of the serious problems that exist in a
state with weak governing laws, a
powerful lobby propped up by billionaires, and a
governor who consistently vetoes bills aimed at charter reform.
Unfortunately, in the
Governor's first full day in office, he chose to stand with the
state's most
powerful interest group that spent millions to elect him, rather than the parents and children
of California.»
Now Townsend, a two - time Maryland lieutenant
governor, offers readers a combination
of touching memoir and
powerful commentary about the
state of American politics and religion in her new...
New York
State Capitol, Albany A Message from the Alliance
of New York
State Arts Organizations New York
State Artists: We need to send a
powerful message to Albany before January 13, 2009, describing the impact
of the
Governor's proposed cut
of $ 7 million to the New York
State Council on the Arts» 2008 - 09 budget.
Although Gov. Jerry Brown isn't involved in decisions on the five proposed coal facilities, he could lend his influence to the debate as
governor of the most economically
powerful state in the country and the national leader on clean energy and climate policy.