Sentences with phrase «state operations director»

Cuomo's aides were involved in developing the eventual policy that the PSC approved in August to subsidize the upstate nuclear plants and negotiated directly with the plant's owners, former state operations director Jim Malatras told the Syracuse Post-Standard.
Cuomo announced three men will work under state operations director Jim Malatras.
The list continued: former state operations director Howard Glaser; Andrew Kennedy, who wrapped up his years of service as deputy operations director and has already appeared as a witness.
In the afternoon, the Cuomo administration sent in a surprise witness — state operations director James Malatras, to field some lawmakers» inquiries in what was the first day of public hearings on Cuomo's budget.
He took over the role of state operations director from Howard Glaser in 2014.
Besides Lisa Percoco as a potential defense witness, lawyers Wednesday said they also plan to call Howard Glaser, another Cuomo confidante who was the governor's state operations director during part of the time Percoco was allegedly receiving bribes.
Cuomo last month named former state operations director Paul Francis, Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz and former city comptroller Bill Thompson to a panel that will consider casino placement.
It is utterly remarkable for Jim Malatras, who served as chief policy adviser and state operations director for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to claim that he repeatedly told lobbyist Todd Howe (who pleaded guilty to felony charges concerning bid - rigging) to send his emails to Malatras» official business account and not, as he did a dozen times in violation of state policy, to his private email («Public matters, private emails,» Dec. 31).
The governor's central staff has also seen significant turnover recently, with Jamie Rubin replacing Jim Malatras as state operations director and and Melissa DeRosa succeeding Bill Mulrow as secretary.
Her husband was Cuomo's longtime state operations director, and her defection to de Blasio helped energize the drama.
Cuomo's new state operations director, Cathy Calhoun, makes $ 183,040.
Might she instead become the next state operations director to replace the outgoing Howard Glaser?
• Ray Smith Leadership Award: Dr. Travis Miller, retired state operations director, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Dr. Ron Lacewell, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, assistant vice chancellor for federal relations.
Cuomo's state operations director Jim Malatras blasted Rockland County Executive Ed Day in a letter to the editor in the Journal News.
Howe even testified that former state operations director Howard Glaser, one of the most senior members of the governor's administration, was the person who told him not to register.
In the afternoon, the Cuomo administration sent in a surprise witness — state operations director James Malatras, to field some lawmakers» inquiries.
When Percoco indicated that Cuomo and state operations director Howard Glaser (whom he called «Herbert») might attend the meeting, Howe cheered, saying it could help elicit more «zitti,» or bribe payments.
When Bohrer got to Malatras, Howe said that the former state operations director was not only one of his private email correspondents, but was also the one who recommended an app called Wickr that auto - deletes text messages.
Jim Malatras, Cuomo's former state operations director and one of the dozens of administration officials listed as recipients, said in December that he had repeatedly told Howe to use his government account for official business.
Controversial New York Power Authority CEO Richard Kessel is believed to be just «weeks away» from resigning, following a hush - hush meeting this month with Gov. Cuomo's state operations director, Howard Glaser.
Last year, Cuomo's state operations director, Howard Glaser, left Albany to become the executive vice president of OTG.
Cuomo last month indicated his push for education policy changes in a letter from his state operations director, Jim Malatras, to the Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch and outgoing Education Commissioner John King.
The search committee includes the SUNY trustees, five SUNY college and university presidents and notable alumni, including TV personality Al Roker, state operations director Jim Malatras and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten.
Jim Malatras, Cuomo's former state operations director and one of the architects of his free college tuition plan, said the program would likely see «tweaks» in any number of areas before the final version is created.
Howe said the term became an in - house joke among former members of Mario Cuomo's administration — although Howard Glaser, an association of Howe and Percoco who rose to become Andrew Cuomo's state operations director, was called «Herbert» because of his Harvard degree.
Howe relayed the request to Percoco, and Percoco asked the state operations director at the time to help, the complaint says.
Howe testified the governor «was pretty upset with everyone» at a New York City meeting, including Percoco, Howe and Aiello as well as Howard Glaser, who at the time was Cuomo's state operations director.
«Great... stay on top of him if you can as I know HG is on the PSC about this,» Howe responded to O'Connor, referencing Howard Glaser, Cuomo's former state operations director.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's former state operations director and one of the architects of his free college tuition plan on Monday said the program would likely see «tweaks» in any number of areas before the final version is created.
He added Howard Glaser, Cuomo's state operations director, had spoken to agency chiefs Thursday about the potential layoffs and they are moving ahead, even while taking CSEA out of the mix for now.
«As catastrophic and extreme weather has become more routine, this facility is no longer viable in its current location,» Howard Glaser, Cuomo's state operations director, wrote in a memo to the Federal Emergency Management Agency late last week.
Glaser is Cuomo's former state operations director.
State operations director Jim Malatras cited federal Department of Education data, which put administrative overhead at CUNY at $ 4,634 per student, versus $ 3,804 at SUNY.
Over the last three months, top officials from Sands Las Vegas, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts have all told Howard Glaser, Gov. Cuomo's state operations director, or other top Cuomo aides that they're interested in replacing Genting.
The reason no one knew Peter was deeply involved other than Howard (Glaser, Cuomo's state operations director) was because over 3 years nothing went off track.»
While the cost shifts still exist in Cuomo's budget bills, the governor and state operations director Jim Malatras on Thursday promised that CUNY would remain whole.
Malatras, 39, recently stepped down as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state operations director to take over leadership of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.
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