Sentences with phrase «state elected officials believe»

Mr. McKenna stressed the proposed cuts aren't official and said local state elected officials believe some of the district's state aid will be restored.

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Adam believes it is this visibility which will force accountability and responsibility from elected officials charged with the fiscal decisions of local, city, state and federal government offices.

Molinaro, who has been highly critical of Cuomo, said that while he won't run for the state's highest office, he believes New York needs «new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned,» and he vowed to be an «ardent supporter» of whoever is ultimately tapped by the GOP.

Marijuana legalization in New York is getting lit with support from elected officials, and one state senator believes it could become reality by 2019.

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.

Gillibrand quickly endorsed Cuomo for reelection, despite the fact that she has spoken out against a group of breakaway Democrats in the state Senate in a power - sharing arrangement with the Senate GOP that some elected officials and left - wing activists believe has been encouraged by the governor.

Elected officials like Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have said they believe it does, but Hochul said ultimately the final decision is out of the state's hands.

But at a time of national insecurity concerning the fate of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid, and only a temporary solution in place for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), we believe it is critical for New York's elected officials to clearly share their thinking about the NYHA, one that has the support of 31 State Senators and has passed the Assembly during each of the past three years.

With the General Assembly returning to the Capitol to adopt legislation needed to implement next year's state budget, it would be nice to believe that Connecticut's elected officials won't fold under the pressure to back off the demand for transparency on the part of the privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools and their holding companies.