Sentences with phrase «second legislative leader»

After major issues slipped off the negotiating table during budget talks and federal prosecutors charged Dean Skelos, the second legislative leader in six months, Cuomo's approval ratings sunk to a record low.

The second legislative leader to be convicted of corruption has now filed his retirement papers, and is eligible for an annual pension that could reach nearly six figures.

Not exact matches

Skelos is the second former legislative leader to win his case on appeal in the past two months, after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling revised the laws under which they were convicted.

The Republican Conference has been a consistent advocate for the Second Amendment, and under Leader Kolb has successfully initiated a «Sportsmen Outreach» that culminates in an annual event in Albany to raise legislative awareness of New Yorkers» Second Amendment rights.

Cuomo and legislative leaders have agreed to begin a second round of competition for the grants early next year.

The legislative leaders — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, GOP Leader Sen. Dean Skelos and IDC Leader Jeff Klein — emerged from the second closed - door meeting in as many days with Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday afternoon.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, also made an appearance on the second floor of the state Capitol, but was not in the meeting with Cuomo or the other legislative leaders.

ALBANY — Sen. Neil Breslin has been tapped as deputy leader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - Broleader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - BroLeader John Sampson, D - Brooklyn.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been steering clear of public events at the state Capitol recently, after a second major party legislative leader, the head of the Senate was forced to resign over corruption charges.

It is the second time in recent months that the conviction of a former legislative leader has been overturned on appeal.

The arrest of Skelos is the second this year alone of a legislative leader for corruption — a seemingly unprecedented situation for the Capitol.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, following a private leaders meeting earlier in the week with Cuomo, says the governor and legislative leaders worked out a game plan for the second half of the session.

Here's Gov. David Paterson after the second leaders meeting earlier today, expressing frustration with legislative leaders who keep insisting they are close to a budget deal and insisting he's really not kidding about that all - or - nothing June 28th deadline.

A second gun - related bill has been postponed in the Florida Senate in the wake of last week's mass shooting at a Parkland high school, as legislative leaders craft a multi-pronged response to the massacre and Gov. Rick Scott plans a series of workshops about school safety and ways to keep guns away from people struggling with mental illnesses.

There is no clear successor to Silver, who was just re-elected to a second two - year term as speaker and is the longest - serving legislative leader in Albany.

Dean Skelos» arrest marks the second major indictment of a leader of a legislative body following the case against Silver in January for using his powers as an elected official to elicit millions «in bribes and kickbacks» that he masked as legitimate income.

Looney said Republican and Democratic legislative leaders were to meet through the night to resolve the numbers for the second year of the two - year budget based on the tentative framework they had agreed to last week.

Now that's he reclaimed those legislative seats lost to laziness, Brulte is asking state party delegates to reelect him to a second two - year term as leader of the state's minority party.

The judge has said lawmakers could avoid the legal fight by passing it a second time, but legislative leaders have said they are confident it was done correctly the first time and it will prevail in court.

In both the House and the Senate, the minority whip is the second highest - ranking individual in the minority party (the party with the lesser number of legislators in a legislative body), outranked only by the minority leader.

The Liberal Democrat leader will next week publish a Commons Bill which will propose replacing the Lords with a largely elected second chamber — to the fury of many Tory MPs, who describe the move as «legislative vandalism».

Online charters are a significant issue in Pennsylvania's ongoing budget standoff between legislative leaders and the governor, as the state has the second - highest online enrollment in the country.

In an article entitled, «Former House Speaker lands job at teachers» union,» The CT Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas has confirmed the rumors that, «Christopher G. Donovan, the former speaker of the state House of Representatives, has been hired by the state's largest teachers» union — the second former legislative leader to land a job at the Connecticut Education Association this winter.»