At the same time, the announcement was praised by local and
state elected officials as a way to combat the growing concern at Times Square.
Not exact matches
Prosecutors began to uncover a string of corruption scandals in 2014 and 2015, involving both private and
state - controlled companies, like Petrobras, the nation's oil and gas champion,
as well
as current and former
elected officials — namely, the former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
She has worked extensively with the executive branch,
as well
as elected officials in both houses and across the aisles of Congress,
State Government, and in the private sector.
That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out
as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and
elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend
state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.
In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and
state, and I feel that my actions
as a parishioner are different than my actions
as a public
official and that the people who
elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.
She currently is serving
as chairperson of East Texas Area Breastfeeding Coalition, and has actively lobbied her local and
state elected officials in support of breastfeeding legislation.
«The only thing we know Flanagan supports are double dipping
elected officials who voted for large increases in
state spending, installed Pedro Espada and Dean Skelos
as their leaders and gave
state grants to themselves and their families.»
It is also among four amendments Cuomo has proposed
as concurrent resolutions with the budget plan, including the adoption of same - day voter registration, limiting the outside of
state lawmakers and term limits for
elected officials.
The
state Democratic Party teamed up today with LGBT leaders and openly gay
elected officials to slam Republican AG candidate Dan Donovan for his opposition to same - sex marriage, saying his position calls into question his ability to serve
as the
state's top attorney.
But some
elected officials on both the city and
state level have criticized this approach
as a way to close public schools and open a charter school in its place.
«If you're going to write 90 checks like he did, then the odds that at least one of those New York
State elected officials hasn't been convicted of a crime over the past decade are about
as good the odds you pick a NCAA tournament bracket perfectly.»
And a governor,
as the
state's most prominent
elected official, can line up in - person meetings with hard - to - get political
officials and business executives.
The bill would require the release of the
state tax returns for all statewide
elected officials as well
as the president, himself a New York resident.
As the TU notes, the Public Officers Law clearly
states elected officials may not «articipate in any decision to hire, promote, discipline or discharge a relative for any compensated position at, for or within any
state agency, public authority or the Legislature.»
University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez traveled with Cuomo and various
elected and
state officials to Puerto Rico yesterday
as part of rebuilding efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
Also at 10:30 a.m.,
elected officials, wineries and Finger Lakes residents call on Cuomo to reject Circular enerG's trash incinerator proposal and urge legislators to pass bi-partisan bills that would support Home Rule in the
state expedited power plant siting process, known
as Article 10, LCA Room, (130), LOB, Albany.
A host of city and
state elected officials stood on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall with Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon on Tuesday
as she announced that she will seek re-election to represent the 52nd Assembly District for another two years.
Superdelegates are party insiders of all sorts — they include
state and national
elected officials,
as well
as Democratic National Committee members.
Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James, Congressmembers Jeffries and Maloney and 21 Democratic
Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committe
Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Commit
Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for
State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
as well
as 21 Democratic
elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committe
elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Commit
officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.
As an
elected official, Cuomo often travels around the
state to make speeches about issues that are important to him.
LCV,
as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our
state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds
elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and
elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.
The highlight each year is the mayor's performance, which serves
as a rebuttal of sorts to the reporters» show, which opens the night by skewering the mayor and other city and
state elected officials.
Former
state Sen. Hiram Monserrate showed up to two community events honoring the Ecuadorian community over the weekend
as tension and arguments erupted between himself and
elected officials and his Assembly primary opponent, Francisco Moya.
US citizens vote on the first Tuesday in November at the general election to
elect the various members of the Senate and the House of Representatives
as well
as state and local government
officials.
He has served
as an
elected official since 2006
as the South District Council Member in the City of Buffalo and in 2012 was
elected New York
State Assemblyman to represent the 142nd District (then the 145th district).
Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a five - pronged package in January that included these reforms
as part of his 2018
State of the State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society
State of the
State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society
State agenda, and the organizations were led to believe they would be part of the
state's finalized budget after months of discussions with elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society
state's finalized budget after months of discussions with
elected officials, a spokesman for the Legal Aid Society said.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced continued widespread support from federal,
state and county legislators
as well
as other former and current
elected officials, community and business leaders for current plans to build a new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee.
Among those present were Barrett's family, including his wife, Fran, who works in Cuomo's office
as interagency coordinator for nonprofit services, and a long list of
elected officials, including: Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney,
state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, Counsel to the Governor Alphonso David, Cuomo's Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and dozens of journalists.
The handful of
elected officials from the
state and city level have forcefully denounced the prospect of new bridge tolls
as Cuomo drafts a congestion pricing plan for New York City that would raise revenue for its mass transit network.
The news is significant, not only
as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the
state's most powerful
elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.
As lawmakers return for a post-budget legislative session push Tuesday, the
state Conservative Party reiterated its call for term limits of
elected officials.
Unlike many of his fellow Democratic
elected officials, New York's governor will assail the president's policies, but not the man himself — a strategy some see
as a nod to
state interests and re-election prospects.
So you can bounce between parties
as much
as you want in the United
States until you decide to run for office... than you better be prepared to part with the party only on pain of death or (worse of an
elected official) future political career.
The rally featured two citywide
elected officials, Scott Stringer and Tish James,
as well
as Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder,
State Senator Joe Addabbo, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Council Members Eric Ulrich and Vincent Gentile.
«
As both an
elected official and candidate for attorney general, I am proud to support this long overdue effort to reform
state government from top to bottom.»
«Nor could he, given the overwhelming evidence introduced at trial demonstrating that Silver approved funding, authorized legislation, and made other decisions in his
official capacity
as Speaker of the New York
State Assembly, and
as an
elected State Assemblyman, that benefited those from whom he received millions of dollars in personal payoffs.»
Albany, New York, May 24, 2016 — New York
State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and the New York
State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) joined Living Resources, Regan Development, The Community Preservation Corporation,
elected officials, and partners to announce the opening of Lion Heart Residences in Cohoes, a new $ 16.4 million 72 - unit development that offers affordable homes for working families,
as well
as apartments with support services for people with developmental disabilities.
Lancman and the New York Democratic Lawyers Council joined together with federal,
state and local elected officials to announce a mobilization effort to protect the vote in swing states as well as swing districts within New York S
state and local
elected officials to announce a mobilization effort to protect the vote in swing
states as well
as swing districts within New York
StateState.
In a letter to Tom Allon, the president of City &
State, Sen. Espaillat, joined by a number of other Latino
elected officials, demanded that Airbnb be dropped
as a SOMOS co-sponsor, claiming that the internet home - share middleman «exacerbates the housing crisis plaguing our communities... particularly the communities we represent.»
One
elected official who expressed reservations about the proposed Casa Duarte Cultural and Performing Arts Center
as far back
as 2003 said he didn't think the project would have stayed alive this long if not for the clout of local Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, who is now running for
state Senate.
ERIE COUNTY, NY — Today, Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz was joined by
elected officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens
as he delivered his 2013
State of the County address at the Albright - Knox Art Gallery.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (02/15/2013)(readMedia)-- Community Voices Heard and a number of allied organizations will host a public meeting in Poughkeepsie with federal and
state elected officials to discuss issues important to low - income residents of the Hudson Valley, including affordable housing, youth issues, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, safety net programs, job creation, instituting a Fair Elections system in the
state,
as well
as the federal and
state budget.
Broadly, the plan would seek to upend the current structure of
state government through a shortened legislative session
as well
as term limits on statewide
elected officials as well
as members of the Senate and Assembly.
When the lines for
state Senate and
state Assembly seats were unveiled last week, the drawn districts were widely criticized across the borough and viewed
as breaking up communities and gerrymandering the districts to suit
elected officials.
Jacobs goes on to note that
elected GOP
officials are signing on to support Democratic gubernatorial designee Andrew Cuomo
as he tours the
state in his RV.
Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and
state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an
elected official, such
as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution
as passed by the Legislature.
He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives,
as well
as a number of sitting Bronx
elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and
state.
The cap proposal has been criticized
as faulty and flawed by a number of New York City and
state elected officials, including city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from Brooklyn who is rumored to be mulling a run against de Blasio in 2017.
Democratic
elected officials aligned with the city and
state teachers unions see charters
as a thinly - veiled, well - moneyed effort to erode job protections for teachers.
Due to reporting requirements for the
state retirement system, the
state Comptroller's Office requires
elected officials to report the number of hours per day — a minimum of six hours —
as well
as the average number of days worked per month.