Sentences with phrase «several council members questioned»

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Councilman Brad Lander, the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, also dodged several questions about whether a council member who is not pro-choice and pro-same-sex marriage should be a leading member of the caucus or a speaker candidate.

Several other politicians, including Fillmore Council Member David Franczyk and Comptroller Mark Schroeder, have also called the process into question.

The measure passed overwhelmingly, despite significant objections from several Council members, including some who questioned its legality.

On Monday, 42 local Democratic officials, including several New York City Council members, sent a letter questioning Cuomo's credentials as a progressive; hours later they were blasted as a bunch of nobodies by the governor's handpicked leader of the state Democratic Party.

At the hearing, several lawmakers questioned why Zemsky and others in the Cuomo administration resist additional oversight by the state comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, to approve some of the projects, and whether the Development Council board members should be subject to greater ethical disclosure rules.

At the hearing, several lawmakers questioned why Zemsky and others in the Cuomo administration resist additional oversight by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to approve some of the projects, and whether the Development Council board members should be subject to greater ethical disclosure rules.