Sentences with phrase «said state assembly member»

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Racine Mayor Cory Mason, who helped pass the compact through the Wisconsin Legislature as a Democratic member of the state assembly, said he believes the application meets the compact standards.

Democratic state Sen. Bob Hertzberg and Democratic State Assembly member Marc Levine have both introduced legislation that would require social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to identify automated accounts — essentially, a sort of sticker that says, «I'm a bot.&rstate Sen. Bob Hertzberg and Democratic State Assembly member Marc Levine have both introduced legislation that would require social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to identify automated accounts — essentially, a sort of sticker that says, «I'm a bot.&rState Assembly member Marc Levine have both introduced legislation that would require social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to identify automated accounts — essentially, a sort of sticker that says, «I'm a bot.»

A former aide to a California legislator sued the state Senate on Thursday, alleging it failed to accommodate her emotional disabilities following what she said was a sexual assault by an Assembly staff member, and instead wrongly fired her for «pre-textual minor» work performance issues.

To be sure, Sunday Assembly members in the United States say they've long wanted to join atheist congregations.

(Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has said furloughing state workers would be an illegal breech of their contract, told me yesterday that the bill arrived after his members had already gaveled out for the day).

Legislation that would require members of the Regional Economic Development Councils to disclose their finances is «no different» than the transparency requirements state lawmakers have approved for themselves in recent years, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said on Wednesday.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

«One of the longest - serving members of the Assembly, Helene has made immeasurable contributions to the residents of New York state,» said Heastie in a press release.

«Our members endorsed Luis Sepulveda because of his history of standing up for his community in the Bronx, for immigrants and for all working families in our state during his time in the State Assembly,» said 32BJ President Hector Figustate during his time in the State Assembly,» said 32BJ President Hector FiguState Assembly,» said 32BJ President Hector Figueroa.

«This MTA payroll tax is the final nail in the coffin of a state that is trending vociferously into a downward spiral,» said Assembly Member Greg Ball, the Republican and self - avowed Tea Partier running for the seat.

A member of the Bauchi state House of Assembly representing Lere / Bula constituency, Hon. Aminu Tukur says the All Progressives Congress, APC, under Governor Mohammed Abudullahi Abubakar is forcing the House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to dump the party for another ahead of the 2019 elections.

Kaveny said Paterson does not yet have commitments from members of the Assembly and state Senate to introduce the legislation.

Tony served as Assembly member beginning in 1978 but finally resigned in 2009 after pleading guilty to a single count of fraud, saying he had wrongly advanced the interests of a consulting client in connection with state business, according to a report in the New York Times.

Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz, Chair of the Assembly Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee said, «The alarming rise in heroin and opiate abuse we're seeing in New York State demands the kind of collaborative and multi-level response we're delivering today.

Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (D - Upper West Side), who sponsored the Child Victims Act in the State Assembly, said insurance companies should stop looking at her legislation through the lens of profit margin.

Grechen Shirley said she and other members of activist groups known as «pop ups» had worked for Democrat Christine Pellegrino's successful state Assembly election, which Schaffer sat out, and planned fundraisers for Democratic county legislative candidates.

I urge Governor Cuomo to be the champion of reform that we so desperately need, and I'm proud to join Senator Squadron, Assembly Member Kavanagh, and my other colleagues in calling for the Governor to make LLC reform a line in the sand in his Executive Budget,» said State Senator Liz Krueger.

«It really just seems to look like a red state grab from blue states,» said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Democrat, «and I'd say Republican members of Congress here in New York should be outraged this becomes a red state - versus - blue state power play.»

He said, regardless, Cuomo should have to answer as to why he appointed Hoyt to a state job with a six - figure salary, when he had previously had inappropriate relations with an intern as a member of the Assembly.

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.

(When the Assembly Democrats» member on the Legislative Task Force for Redistricting was asked by New York Post state editor Fred Dicker last week if he'd heard any complaints about the process so far from his colleagues, task - force member Jack McEneny said, simply, «No.»)

Syracuse - area state legislators - Senators John DeFrancisco and Dave Valesky, and Assembly members Sam Roberts and Bill Magnarelli - have agreed to support Miner's task force, the mayor said.

She speculated that she faced no Democratic challengers for Wright's seat - which is centered in Harlem and represents almost exclusively Democrats - because of a number of factors, including the trips Assembly members must make to Albany, the last - minute nature of the opening, and what she said was insufficient pay for state legislators.

Members of both the Senate Republican and Assembly Democratic conferences have said in recent weeks that they opposed making a state aid increase contingent on the enactment of Cuomo's education reform proposals.

ALBANY — Members of the state Assembly had been told to prepare for a return to the Capitol on Friday for a session to take up legislation regarding mayoral control of schools and local tax extenders, members said, only to have the plans canceled several hoursMembers of the state Assembly had been told to prepare for a return to the Capitol on Friday for a session to take up legislation regarding mayoral control of schools and local tax extenders, members said, only to have the plans canceled several hoursmembers said, only to have the plans canceled several hours later.

While Gottfried, an Assembly Democratic Majority member, said he is comfortable with the concept of such a harm - reduction model, state Sen. George Amedore, R - Rotterdam, expressed vehement opposition.

Although the state constitution says the legislature appoints a successor when the attorney general's post is vacant, in reality the Democrats who lead the Assembly make the decision, because with over one hundred members, they have the largest faction in both houses.

Paulin said that negotiations over high - profile legislation, such as the state budget, was largely done by the speaker's office, with members typically learning about the fate of the chamber's priorities after the Assembly leader had finalized deals with the state Senate and Governor's office.

Mr. Mancuso said, however, being a member of the Democratic Party, which dominates the State Assembly, will allow him to accomplish more.

It helps her though that she's gotten some support, she said, with endorsements from Upper East Side / Midtown East Assembly Member Dan Quart, Assembly Member Ron Kim of Flushing and State Senator George Latimer of Westchester.

ALBANY — Several Democratic Assembly members and a top Republican state senator say they still want to see new policies to address sexual harassment in the state budget, even though there are concerns about the negotiation process and disagreements over how best to tackle the issue.

The Rivers state House of Assembly has said it is investigating the comments made by member representing Ahaoda - East constituency 1, Martins Mannah, against the Speaker of...

Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal said, «Today represents a watershed moment for animal protection in New York State now that my bill A.740 - A, also known as the «puppy mill bill,» has become law.

Nicole Malliotakis, a member of the New York State Assembly who represents Oakwood Beach and Ocean Beach, which are participating in the buyout program, said many of her constituents are actively seeking buyouts in part because they don't know how and when other types of help will come.

He said leaders of the party, including state, local government and ward executives as well as National Assembly and State Assembly members met at Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri, to deliberate on isstate, local government and ward executives as well as National Assembly and State Assembly members met at Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri, to deliberate on isState Assembly members met at Imo International Convention Centre, Owerri, to deliberate on issues.

The said meeting, called by the Kogi state Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, had in attendance Senator Smart Adeyemi, Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Mathew Kolawole and other memstate Deputy Governor, Elder Simon Achuba, had in attendance Senator Smart Adeyemi, Speaker Kogi State House of Assembly, Mathew Kolawole and other memState House of Assembly, Mathew Kolawole and other members.

Claims by the Secretary of State for Wales that the current devolution settlement does not need major changes are misguided and could help to entrench an unsatisfactory system in place where the courts become the final arbiter of laws rather than the electorate, the Welsh Liberal Democrats Assembly Member, Peter Black has said.

«Outsiders think that Assembly members stood by Shelly for so many years because they are hacks,» one former state elected official says.

Kolb said he's helped raise $ 18 million for the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee during his eight years as minority leader, and would make his case directly to party committee members around the state.

The threat, from more than a dozen members of the Legislature's Black, Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caucus, comes as the Assembly's Democrats have decided to boost the state's Tuition Assistance Program by $ 25 million to provide Dream Act» funding, sources said.

«The comptroller was in the New York State legislature and sat in that Assembly, as did members of the western delegation for many, many years, where New York and upstate and Buffalo hemorrhaged jobs,» he said.

«It's eviscerating our bill,» said Lorrie Smith, legislative director for Assembly Member James Brennan, the lockbox's sponsor along with State Senator Marty Golden.

One of the Senators of the APC, Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna State succinctly put the matter when he said that this administration uses deodorant to fight corruption when it comes to some APC members and President Buhari's kitchen Cabinet and insecticides when it involves members of the opposition and those in the National Assembly.

Cuomo said he wants to meet fortnightly with Democrats in the state Assembly, after a breakfast meeting at the mansion yesterday turned contentious, members said.

«A lot of our members in both houses on both sides of the aisle feel that he is usurping the independent role of not only the New York State Assembly but the New York State Senate,» Flanagan said in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz said: «We served together as members of the New York State assembly.

This is a huge victory for The Bronx, and I commend Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for brokering this deal and saving our bookstore,» said Stephen Kaufman, chairman of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation and a former New York State Assembly Member.

McEneny said LATFOR members still haven't decided whether there will be one uber - redistricting bill with the Senate, Assembly and House lines, or two bills separating the state and congressional maps.

Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.

«It is our hope that FERC reconsiders its position and respects the wishes of Governor Cuomo, New York State Senators, Assembly members and residents by immediately stopping construction of the dangerous AIM pipeline,» Galef said in a prepared statement about the letter.