Sentences with phrase «terms of legislative leaders»

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As expected, Assemblyman Brian Kolb was re-elected as minority leader by his expanded conference earlier today, netting his first full two - year term as head of Albany's smallest legislative conference.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says he still needs to consult with the other legislative leaders before he can set a date to vote on a replacement for former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends December 31.

Lerner said while she's disheartened that yet another legislator has been accused of corruption, she's relieved that state prosecutors under Schneiderman are taking on investigations now that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who achieved prison terms for both former legislative leaders, has been fired by President Donald Trump.

Tedisco said the Majority's plan does not contain provisions for pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, or giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for a vote and diminish the unbridled power that's been given to legislative leaders.

But under the terms of a 1990 law that converted the old spring borrowing into long - term bonds, the state can re-enter short - term credit markets only if the governor and legislative leaders first jointly certify the «emergency or extraordinary factors» that make it necessary.

«But through a bipartisan effort, rules changes were adopted that strengthened the committee process, increased transparency and disclosure to give the public greater insight into legislative proceedings, and placed term limits on the length of time legislative leaders and committee chairs can serve, among other reform initiatives.»

For only the third time in the history of the Connecticut General Assembly, a legislative leader intends to serve a third two - year term as speaker of the House of Representatives.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says he still needs to consult with the other New York legislative leaders before he can set a date to vote on a replacement for former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends December 31.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he still needs to consult with the other legislative leaders before he can set a date to vote on a replacement for former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to serve out the remainder of the term, which ends Dec. 31.

Terms of the pay plan were outlined in a letter from the Office of State Employment Relations delivered to legislative leaders Tuesday and obtained by The Associated Press.

Cuomo is seeking a number of reforms to address scandals that have led to prison terms for the two former legislative leaders who used their connections to illegally gain outside income.

Eight - year term limits for statewide elected leaders and legislators and a three - month legislative session would discourage the insider politics that has caused a «staggering» level of government corruption in Albany, he said.

Jenkins, a leader in Democratic politics for over 20 years, won his 16th District legislative seat for a third full term November 9, 2011 and was elected once again by his peers to become Chairman of The Board of Legislators and was sworn in on January 9, 2012.

Now that's he reclaimed those legislative seats lost to laziness, Brulte is asking state party delegates to reelect him to a second two - year term as leader of the state's minority party.

In Albany, leaders in the State Assembly said that the end of the legislative term on Wednesday rendered immediate action impractical.

On Monday evening, state Sen. Audrey Gibson won a narrow 8 - 7 vote of Senate Democrats to become Senate Democratic Leader Designate for the 2018 - 2020 legislative term.

Lerner says while she's disheartened that yet another legislator, Senator Ortt, has been accused of corruption, she's relieved that state prosecutors under Attorney General Schneiderman are taking on investigations, now that the U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara who achieved prison terms for both former legislative leaders, has been fired by President Trump.

The source believes Dean Skelos, who is currently serving his first term as Majority Leader of the Senate is the legislative colleague of a lifetime.

18) The commission decided to hold off on issuing new subpoenas until it was able to determine what the legislative leaders might agree to in terms of ethics reform.

In addition, we've already passed legislation to enact term limits for legislative leaders, and even made it part of our internal rules.

Caro anatomizes the genius for political strategy and tactics by which, in an institution that had made the seniority system all - powerful for a century and more, Johnson became Majority Leader after only a single term — the youngest and greatest Senate Leader in our history; how he manipulated the Senate's hallowed rules and customs and the weaknesses and strengths of his colleagues to change the «unchangeable» Senate from a loose confederation of sovereign senators to a whirring legislative machine under his own iron - fisted control.