Sentences with phrase «prominent state senator»

At the same time, a prominent state senator has established a «whole - school» climate improvement program.

A prominent state senator recently claimed that religious groups may try to oust state lawmakers who won't support a controversial education tax credit.

One prominent State Senator is voluntarily giving up his work as a lawyer.

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One of the prominent Aspirants for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress In Ekiti State Senator Babafemi Ojudu has withdrawn from the Primaries.

In a little more than a year, Schneiderman, the lone holdout, had been transformed from a lowly state senator to a nationally prominent progressive standard - bearer, broadly seen as pushing Obama and the Democrats to take on Wall Street.

Mr. Soto, a state senator regarded as a rising star in Florida, is running to replace Congressman Alan Grayson, a prominent progressive making a bid to fill the shoes of Republican Marco Rubio, a presidential candidate.

ALBANY — The State Senate may not extend mayoral control of New York City schools, let alone make it permanent, according to a prominent Republican senator.

The newspaper had listed some prominent personalities contained in the current list to include, the owner of telecommunication giant, Globacom, Mike Adenuga; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sadiq Sani Bello and the late Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, Chairman of Arik Airlines, Joseph Arumemi - Johnson and his wife, Mary, as well as two serving senators, Andy Uba from Anambra, Ibrahim Gobir, Sokoto among others.

Prominent members of the committee include the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and erstwhile Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Timi Alaibe, Chief T.K.O Okorotie, former Minister of Science and Technology, Mr T.T Isoun; Senator John Kojo Byran Biafa, Mr Anderson Seimokumo, former chairman of the PDP in the state, Mr Fred Agbedi, among others.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A prominent New York state senator pleaded not guilty on Monday to embezzlement and other charges alleging he brazenly tried to sabotage a federal fraud investigation of his law practice by seeking inside information from an employee of the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

Other prominent northern leaders at the event are a former governor of Niger State, Dr. Babangida Aliyu; Senator Bala Mande and Senator Solomon Ewuga.

(CNN)- Two of the nation's prominent tea party groups will merge for a Wisconsin bus tour in support of six Republican state senators facing recall elections.

State Senator Jeffrey Klein, a prominent endorser of Mayor Bill de Blasio — and who is now running for re-election — isn't wild about...

«Sen. Kaminsky has received broad support for his campaign, including from prominent business leaders who believe he will help implement pro-growth policies to improve both the Long Island and New York State economies,» said Evan Thies, a spokesman for the senator.

Other candidates include Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney; Eric R. Dinallo, former superintendent of the State Insurance Department; and two prominent legislators, Senator Eric T. Schneiderman of Manhattan and the Bronx; and Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky of Westchester.

In 2016, he lost a contentious Democratic primary for his retiring mentor Charles Rangel's congressional seat to rival Adriano Espaillat, then a state Senator, and now he is facing blowback for accepting a job at a prominent lobbying firm following his years as a state legislator.

By making himself the lone prominent New York Democrat to not reflexively endorse Ms. Clinton — Senators Charles Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand and Gov. Andrew Cuomo all did — Mr. de Blasio is inhabiting a space that was long unoccupied in the Empire State.

State Senator Jeffrey Klein, a prominent endorser of Mayor Bill de Blasio — and who is now running for re-election — isn't wild about the notion of repealing a 1971 law balancing control of New York City's rent regulation between Gotham and Albany.

By now, Andrew had gone out of his way as governor to alienate the four most prominent other politicians in the state: Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and CHarles Schumer, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

A former New York State senator pleaded guilty on Wednesday to falsifying evidence in an attempt to cover up the theft of taxpayer money from a nonprofit agency that she founded, ending a prominent corruption case that included charges in federal and state coState senator pleaded guilty on Wednesday to falsifying evidence in an attempt to cover up the theft of taxpayer money from a nonprofit agency that she founded, ending a prominent corruption case that included charges in federal and state costate courts.

PIJAC President and CEO Mike Bober appeared on a prominent New Jersey radio show to discuss how the responsible pet industry is being targeted by a Democratic state Senator running for governor.