Sentences with phrase «state assembly»

A candidate seeking the office of state assembly member must file signatures from 1,000 registered voters.

The bill needs to be approved by at least one state assembly committee before it's put up to vote.

«Reform Jewish Voice of New York State (RJVNYS) is a strong supporter of Early Voting and urges the New York State Senate to join the Governor and New York State Assembly in including Early Voting, and the $ 7 million for implementation, in the final budget,» said Barbara Zaron of Reform Jewish Voice of New York State (RJVNYS).

In the special election last month to fill the vacancy in state Assembly District 107 left by Steven McLaughlin after his election to Rensselaer County executive, Republican Jacob Ashby narrowly edged out Cynthia Doran, a Democrat, by fewer than 300 votes.

Howard Master, who prosecuted the Manhattan U.S. attorney's case against longtime New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, is...

The state senator, who was joined at Tuesday's press conference by Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, also endorsed Carmen De La Rosa, Rodriguez's former chief of staff, who announced her run for State Assembly for the 72nd District in April.

Tom Schiliro, the Democratic candidate for the Second New York State Assembly District in the Nov. 4 election, will now also be the Independence Party candidate, if the results of Tuesday's primary hold up.

LOWER MANHATTAN — Less than two weeks ago, Alice Cancel won a close race for the former state Assembly seat of a once seemingly all powerful, now convicted, Sheldon Silver — but the campaign for the 65th Assembly District spot has only just begun.

This past spring, I co-sponsored key legislation that the New York State Assembly passed with strong bipartisan support that would close the LLC loophole (A.6975 - B).

AMC is the former State Assembly Member for Queens AD 26 (Bayside).

Kearns claims in a television ad that he wasn't shy about calling out Sheldon Silver, who served as State Assembly speaker for two decades before his conviction on federal corruption charges in 2015.

A little while later, Assistant US Attorneys Andrew Goldstein and Tatiana Martins, two of the prosecutors who secured corruption convictions of former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, also showed up at Berke's office.

I'm giving some financial support to Harry Reid's Republican opponent in Nevada — who is polling way ahead of Reid at the moment — and I intend to support a Republican candidate for California State Assembly from my district who has started his campaign with a very unequivocal statement of his desire to repeal AB32, California's own home - grown version of cap - and - trade.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- The New York State Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation this week which closes loopholes and provides additional measures which lawmakers said will reduce and prevent gun violence in the state.

Three California State Assembly seats in Southern California are up for grabs in a special primary election on Tuesday.

Roman Hedges, who was appointed by state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, said legislators should get a pay raise in proportion with the cost - of - living increase since 1999.

Mahoney began the meeting by welcoming members of New York State Assembly as well as other notable committee members.

On the Republican side, Cuomo is facing a challenge from state Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

Some of the Queens Democratic Party's heaviest hitters helped kick off the campaign of state Assembly candidate Phil Goldfeder at his Howard Beach campaign office last Thursday night.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo poses with state Assembly members at the Adirondack Challenge in Indian Lake on Sunday, July 16, 2017.

One of the ethics reforms agreed to in the state budget has still not been passed by State Assembly Democrats, and minority party Republicans say they are worried that the bill will be delayed, or watered down.

«I agree this has been unseemly over the last week or so,» said State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle.

The Democrat - controlled state Assembly approved the New York State Liberty Act, legislation providing increased safeguards to undocumented immigrants facing possible deportation.

The Democratic - controlled state Assembly on Monday introduced a budget bill that would prohibit the purchase of zero - emission credits mandated under the clean energy plan until leaders of the PSC and the New York Energy Research and Development Authority appear before a joint hearing of the Senate and Assembly to answer questions.

«Angelo Morinello is the only candidate for State Assembly who knows what it's like to stand up and be a leader for our community, not cave to the special interests in Albany,» said Bill Merrell.

ALBANY - ALBANY — Setting up a budget fight on education, the Democrat - led state Assembly said Thursday it opposed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's call for a tuition hike at state universities and favored boosting aid to K - 12 schools by $ 2.1 billion — more than double the increase the governor suggested.

Miller has been a member of the New York State Assembly since 2009, when he won a special election [3] held after the resignation of former Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio.

Bayside's Edward Braunstein said his seven years of work at state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's (D - Manhattan) office has given him insight into how Albany operates that would benefit him if he is elected to replace Assemblywoman Ann - Margaret Carrozza (D - Bayside) this fall.

That's when the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court voted 4 - 0 to declare Republican Tom Kirwan the winner in the 100th District State Assembly race — the last race in the country that remained undecided.

Malliotakis, his closest opponent, is a Republican state Assembly member from Staten Island.

Last year, the Democrat - led State Assembly passed the Child Victims Act, but it stalled in the Republican - led Senate when Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - Smithtown) decided not to bring the bill to a vote.

To read about the competitiveness of state Senate elections in 2018, click here, and to read about the competitiveness of state Assembly elections in 2018, click here.

For those of you keeping track of the scooter saga in San Francisco, Supervisor Aaron Peskin has filed a resolution in opposition of California State Assembly bill 2989.

In a statement released by the New York State Assembly last month, New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo required that all homes and businesses have working smoke detectors with 10 - year batteries.

Members of the State Senate left the Capitol at 11:54 p.m., with the Democrat - dominated state Assembly lingering another 20 minutes before adjourning until January 2016.

The move to take them down Wednesday came after State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver wrote a letter — signed by state Senator Daniel Squadron, Councilwoman Margaret Chin and Congressman Jerrold Nadler — on Monday asking the city «to remove the excessive number of barricades.»

«We're six weeks late on a budget,» Reuters reported Wisconsin State Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca telling fellow lawmakers.

Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic State Assembly speaker, was convicted of corruption in 2016, in a case brought by Preet Bharara's office.

Losing his first bid for elected office in 1976, Hayden in 1982 won a seat in the California state assembly representing Santa Monica, Malibu and part of the west side of Los Angeles.

ALBANY, NY (01/10/2013)(readMedia)-- New York Water Rangers partners joined with experts from across the state today at a New York State Assembly hearing on the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) proposed High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing («fracking») regulations and to call on Governor Cuomo to protect New York from the harmful effects of fracking.

He noted that there may be a second elected office vacancy nearby soon, as NY State Assembly Member Karim Camara is expected to resign his seat and join the Cuomo administration, and suggested that special elections filling those two vacancies should occur on the same day.

In 2016 the State Board of Regents and the Democratic - led state Assembly supported restarting the phase - in, but Governor Cuomo and Republicans in the state Senate did not support it.

The congressional oversight of the PFOA situation in Hoosick Falls comes as the Democratic - led state Assembly plans hearings on water quality issues in early September, assessing issues on both Long Island and in the Capital Region.

Scozzafava's record in the New York State Assembly included votes in favor of same - sex marriage, [53] and she had also received an award from a Planned Parenthood affiliate in 2008.

The Democratic - controlled state assembly held a public hearing on Thursday that included some heated exchanges.

«We are delighted that Judge Sharpe considered the opinions of the New York State Election Commissioner's Association, good government groups and the New York State Assembly when setting a date for the New York's non-presidential primary.

«I am delighted that the DOE is beginning to accelerate the process to remove these trailers from our city schools,» added State Assembly Education Committee Chair CATHERINE NOLAN in a statement.