Not exact matches
- New York City
Public Advocate Tish James
remains a candidate backed by some
Assembly Democrats.
The passage of a bill meant to spur donations aimed at benefiting private and
public schools
remains problematic for the Democratic - led
Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday told reporters.
The investment tax credit, which is aimed at encouraging donations to
public schools and non-profit scholarship programs for private schools,
remains a heavy lift for
Assembly Democrats, who already trying to calm the statewide teachers union for approving a variety of Cuomo's education reform proposals.
Recently convicted former
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's two
remaining appointees to the Joint Commission on
Public Ethics were reappointed to new five - year terms on Monday by his successor, Carl Heastie, though one will soon be «transitioning off,» a Heastie spokesman said.