Sentences with phrase «state legislative leaders»

Those comments were widely criticized by state legislative leaders of both parties as inappropriate.

Barbara Underwood being interviewed by State Legislative leaders for the position of Attorney General.

That means two former state legislative leaders who face potential retrial for crimes they are accused of committing during the first half of this decade would get to keep their pensions if convicted.

At just before 9 p.m. Friday night, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he had reached a deal with state legislative leaders on a $ 153 billion budget for the new fiscal year, which began one week ago.

Mulgrew said he accompanied some teachers from PROSE schools to visit state legislative leaders on Lobby Day.

It has been nine years since the last major effort by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg died in Albany after state legislative leaders refused to bring it to a vote.

Nine years ago, a congestion pricing effort led by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg died in Albany after state legislative leaders refused to bring it to a vote.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is among state legislative leaders who will not attend Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's State of the State addresses next week.

State legislative leaders also have said they are willing to look at ways to make it easier to open and operate charters.

Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy might be meeting with state legislative leaders in the coming days to discuss Connecticut's budget deficit.

The CSEA leader also expressed extreme concern that state legislative leaders seem ready to give -LSB-...]

Despite the string of arrests doing little to help Albany's reputation for corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the new state legislative leaders acknowledge there is little they can do to stem the arrests by passing new ethics and anti-corruption laws.

ALBANY — A top state legislative leader says Mayor de Blasio's plan to build 90 homeless shelters across the city over five years is «a terrible idea.»

Budget negotiations between Governor Malloy and state legislative leaders continue Wednesday afternoon.

On Monday, state legislative leaders took a wait and see approach on whether a little known board should approve $ 485.5 million in spending for the now - under investigation Buffalo Billion.

The ethics and campaign finance reforms were removed from the budget negotiations this month, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders agreeing to push the likely contentious talks to later in the session, which runs through June.

The coming retrials of former state legislative leaders Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos are being watched nationwide as test cases of federal prosecutors» ability to win public - corruption convictions under a new legal standard.

Kolb, 65, is the longest - tenured state legislative leader.

Breaking with one of Albany's most criticized practices, state legislative leaders earned little outside income in 2016, with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and IDC Leader Jeff Klein reporting none, and state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan receiving one legal referral fee worth less than $ 20,000.

Ah, Albany: What appeared to be the potential white smoke of a budget agreement Thursday morning melted away in more vows from state legislative leaders that an agreement was close, but not quite there yet.

Paterson was elected by the Democratic caucus of the Senate as Minority Leader on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest - ranking African American elected official in the history of New York State, unseating the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York state legislative leaders kicked off the New York - Israel Unity Delegation's tour of Israel on Wednesday with a press conference alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Lawmakers — as well as Cuomo — had been under pressure to approve some form of ethics and anti-corruption legislation in Albany after a parade of corruption arrests that engulfed the Capitol in recent years, including the convictions of the two former state legislative leaders last year, Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

A day of marathon meetings between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders yielded no white smoke on the state budget.

Aides to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top state legislative leaders spent the weekend finalizing several bills that would create a new state agency called the «Justice Center» to oversee public care for vulnerable citizens; to define cyberbullying; to create a state board to supervise thoroughbred racing; and to make viewing child pornography a crime.

On Monday Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy presented state legislative leaders with a detailed spending plan that he would implement if lawmakers fail to reach a budget agreement before the beginning of the next fiscal year on July 1.

Buffalo, NY — Governor David Paterson joined state legislative leaders and civic groups in Albany Wednesday for «Albany on the Record» — a public conference on state government reform.

He said, «Today, I am convinced State legislative leaders are too invested in the status quo and business as usual to bring genuine reform to Albany.»

State legislative leaders appear to generally oppose a ConCon, having easily sunk Governor Cuomo's initial budget proposal of $ 1 million to fund a state commission to prepare for a ConCon.

ALBANY - State legislative leaders admitted Wednesday they'd bow to Gov. Paterson's push for worker furloughs - rather than shut the government down in protest.

New York Times: Most Fundamental Reform Missing from State Budget Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislative leaders passed New York's 2014 - 15 budget last week without a comprehensive small donor public matching system — instead establishing a very limited pilot public financing program for the state comptroller's race in 2014.

The financially struggling del Lago Casino in the Finger Lakes region has asked state legislative leaders and the governor's office for assistance.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is attempting to influence closed - door budget negotiations between Republican and Democratic state legislative leaders.

The LPCiminelli executives are among nine individuals named in a criminal complaint filed last week by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the same New York City prosecutor whose previous public corruption probes have resulted in convictions of former state legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver.

State legislative leaders announced this after bipartisan budget negotiations with Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy on Tuesday.

With Cuomo and state legislative leaders negotiating a new state budget and discussing a potential wage hike, Norton said the Farm Bureau's position won't change.

He has the title of longest - serving state legislative leader in U.S. history.

State legislative leaders addressed them at the Convention Center and then they fanned out to lobby their local elected officials in their offices, sharing their first - hand accounts of what students and educators need to ensure a quality education for all.

North Carolina state legislative leaders proposed changes to corporate incentives on Thursday morning, May 17, 2018, as inquiries mount about tech giant Apple's interest in locating in RTP.

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is criticizing state legislative leaders for failing to reach a bipartisan budget agreement that could be presented to him on Friday.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A plan by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reduce local government costs with the overall goal to lower property taxes has been met with question marks by state legislative leaders.

CSEA Slams Gov. Cuomo, State Legislative Leaders for Putting Politics Before People Thursday March 15, 2012 at 07:59 am

Both Skelos, a Nassau County Republican, and Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, were powerful state legislative leaders, working with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to craft a state budget and top - tier legislation.

The CSEA leader also expressed extreme concern that state legislative leaders seem ready to give the governor a blank check on this latest misguided venture.

Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and state legislative leaders continue their elusive search for a state budget this week.

It has been nine years since the last major effort by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg died in Albany after state legislative leaders refused to bring it to a vote.

Nine years ago, a congestion pricing effort led by former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg died in Albany after state legislative leaders refused to bring it to a vote.

The special elections on Tuesday for the seats formerly held by Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver, the two state legislative leaders who were forced to depart Albany after being convicted on corruption charges last year, were supposed to be a test of how long a shadow corruption could cast on a race.

Meanwhile, state legislative leaders in Florida asked Tony Bennett, former state education commissioner, to withdraw from PARCC last month after determining that the new exams would double per - pupil testing costs.