Sentences with phrase «responsibility of any legislative leader»

Maio, who seldom speaks on any subject outside of law enforcement, seems more comfortable counting noses on votes, the most fundamental responsibility of any legislative leader.

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This is a complete abdication of responsibility by our legislative leaders.

The top legislative leaders in the state Senate and Assembly confirmed Wednesday a two - tiered court system would be in place for a potential agreement on raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in an interview Monday said raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York is a priority for his eight - member conference in the 2017 legislative session.

Speaking at a Harlem rally yesterday, Cuomo said legislative leaders wanted to «give up on» a plan to raise New York's age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 after budget negotiations bogged down.

Armed with a full understanding of how this scandal came to be, rank - and - file legislators (and the people who elect them) can make informed choices on the various issues that radiate from this scandal, such as assigning responsibility, choosing legislative leaders, and making annual budget appropriations to pay off the debt.

Those three men were the governor and the two Legislative Leaders Senator Joseph Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver.If legislation was being negotiated, it was basically the responsibility of these three men to find out which issues need to be brought to their respective parties and negotiated on for a vote.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

Even if Mr. Gianaris and his team succeed, questions remain over how Ms. Stewart - Cousins will adjust to the powers and responsibilities of the majority leader role, where it will fall upon her to appoint committee chairs and set the legislative agenda for the body with Mr. Klein.

At the same time, Cuomo took a similarly veiled hit directed at Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, telling the crowd that the legislative leaders in Albany gave up on raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.

Also at 11 a.m., Leaders of the Raise the Age NY campaign stand with public safety officials and urge legislators to prioritize legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York, LCA Pressroom, Room 130, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Leaders of each legislative conference spoke quickly about their priorities — raising the age of criminal responsibility for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, authorizing ride - hailing for Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb, reforming workers» compensation insurance for Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — before answering questions from the leader Brian Kolb, reforming workers» compensation insurance for Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — before answering questions from the Leader John Flanagan — before answering questions from the press.

The budget was adopted a little over a week into the new fiscal year, which begins April 1, after compromises were reached among legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo on contentious issues such as raising the age of adult criminal responsibility, education aid, a college tuition affordability program, the allocation of large sums of affordable housing monies, and more.

Even in states where system change has not been prominent in legislative initiatives, it has begun to seep into the working assumptions of SEA leaders who are tasked with responsibility for translating legislation into action.

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