Sentences with phrase «top elected officials»

The state's top elected officials largely will be absent.

Two senior Democrats said Cuomo — who was faulted just a few weeks ago at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia for failing to join other top elected officials in publicly backing a Democratic Senate takeover — has come to realize he was making a primary challenge to his re-election more likely.

Another party leader, well known to Cuomo and other top elected officials for many years, said convention events showed that things were so bad between the governor and the mayor that «an intervention» by New York's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, or by a group of senior Democrats, may be the only thing that could end their ongoing war.

Amidst a nationwide debate about a policy on immigration, President Donald Trump's recently blocked travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim nations has captured the interest of top elected officials in Westchester.

None of the sites have yet been classified as a federal Superfund site, though calls to do so have come from top elected officials.

New York's top elected officials on Monday announced an agreement had been reached to expand rail safety efforts around the state.

Some of New York's top elected officials gathered in Harlem for the National Action Network's annual MLK Day fourum.

Many top elected officials have already pulled out of the procession over Rivera's inclusion, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer, as have nearly all the major sponsors — including Goya Foods, AT&T, Corona, JetBlue, the Yankees and media outlets Univision and Telemundo.

Proposals from Erie County's Salary Review Commission for substantial pay raises for four of the county's top elected officials crashed and burned unanimously on the floor of the Legislature Thursday afternoon.

Cohn is well - liked and has a long track record of community involvement — and is best known for his annual fall breakfast at Junior's that draws top elected officials from every strata of the political world with the possible exception of the White House.

Cuomo also tops elected officials and the Legislature in New York when it comes to favorability, ahead of U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer at 59 percent and Kirsten Gillibrand at 51 percent.

Among the dozens of speeches delivered by some of the state's top elected officials throughout caucus weekend in Albany, it was difficult to find one in which the specter of Washington — and Trump, in particular — didn't loom large.

Lower Manhattan's top elected officials want the agency to conduct a risk assessment of the Chinatown street.

State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) will host New York's first summit on synthetic cannabinoids and convene top elected officials, health experts and city and state agency officials to discuss the K2 epidemic and gain insight into the frontlines of the battle against this dangerous substance.

Preet Bahrara, who was already investigating several top elected officials, including Sheldon Silver and his affiliation with the law firm of Weitz & Luxenberg that sent Cuomo and Co. into a tailspin.

It has been 18 years since four of Erie County's top elected officials received a pay hike.

While local officials were jubilant last week — both of Essex County's top elected officials endorsed the proposal — the potential impact on the county remained murky.

There are also a few top elected officials with a lower approval rating than the mayor: Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, whom the poll found only 29 percent of New Yorkers support (and 23 percent oppose), a new low for her as well.

While Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushes Democrats on the national stage to threaten a government shutdown over gun control, the state's top elected official in Congress disagrees such a tactic is needed.

Over those weeks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, O'Neill and a host of top elected officials and sponsors said they were ditching the June 11 parade because they objected to the inclusion of Lopez Rivera.

The announcement followed pledges by the state's two other top elected officials to divest themselves of political donations tied to Cuomo's graft - riddled «Buffalo Billion» revitalization project.

«The property tax cap enacted in 2011, with support from the LIA and the statewide business community, is working,» wrote Kevin Law, the Long Island Association's president and member of the state's casino siting board, in a letter to the state's top elected officials on June 18.

Some of New York's top elected officials gathered in Harlem for the National Action Network's annual MLK Day forum.

The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official.

The top elected officials in crucial midterm election states have added their voices to the chorus calling for a cautious approach on trade.

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¬ ∂ Rather than ponder the unlikely notion that such a populous, diverse and sophisticated state would choose a movie actor as its top elected official (imagine that!)

Rensselaer County Executive Kathleen Jimino will not seek a fifth term as the county's top elected official.

But while most of them are leaving behind safe seats, there's an upside: becoming their state's top elected official and departing from an unpopular Congress.

The broadsides against Cuomo are the culmination of an increasingly tenuous relationship between the state's top elected official and the more liberal Democrat who was elected with a wave of progressive support in the city.

Weinstein is a prolific Democratic donor, putting the top elected officials who have received contributions from him over the years in an awkward position of disavowing him.

Italian - American leaders vowed to fight «like never before» to prevent NYC from removing statues of Christopher Columbus, a day after a top elected official called for monuments honoring the explorer to be included in a city review.

He periodically visited cities around the state to give speeches about his agenda, but in between, days could pass without a single public appearance by the state's top elected official.

These barriers, and the subsequent victory of Donald Trump, a historically unpopular president, have spurred renewed interest from New York's top elected officials in modernizing the state's electoral system.

The endorsement, which Mahoney says was one of the hardest decisions she has ever made, creates yet another rift in the rocky relationship between the local Republican Party and its top elected official.

He has not indicated whether he will run for a third term as Westchester's top elected official.

Mangano's inaction, widely expected in political circles, likely means that his eight - year tenure as Nassau's top elected official will end Dec. 31 and ensures that former state Sen. Jack Martins will be the GOP county executive nominee without facing a primary.

The new executive, the top elected official in eastern Long Island, faces an estimated $ 135 million deficit and the prospect of laying off more than 700 county workers.

But one of its central characters is based on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (left), who made a name for himself with his relentless pursuit of public - corruption cases, taking down some of New York's top elected officials in the process.

«I stand here beside you today and every day to reaffirm our friendship, to let you know that as the county's top elected official, that not only are you welcome here, but that the contributions of our Muslim - American community are essential to us,» said Astorino, whose is up for re-election this year and unofficially has said he plans to seek a third term in office.

While it's unusual for the hand - picked leader of a state party to openly criticize the organiztion's top elected official, it's especially so for a Democrat to openly question Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

At 1 p.m., Real Affordability for All, top elected officials (like NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Tish James), union leaders, workers, and local residents, will call on de Blasio to make substantial changes to his housing plan to ensure real affordability and good union jobs for residents who live in neighborhoods that will be rezoned, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The group suggested in a letter sent to the state's top elected officials the money for the vehicles could come from the state's $ 2 billion windfall surplus from bank settlements.

The state Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, predicted that Democrats running for local office would benefit from the widespread popularity of the party's top elected official, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Howie Katz Dogged Fighter for Hate Crimes Protections During a career where he's held senior posts in LGBTQ and Jewish community groups and on staff for top elected officials — most prominently, Governor David Paterson — Howie Katz played the lead role in mobilizing community and political support for New York's hate crimes law.

uring a career where he's held senior posts in LGBTQ and Jewish community groups and on staff for top elected officials — most prominently, Governor David Paterson — Howie Katz played the lead role in mobilizing community and political support for New York's hate crimes law.

The surprise appearance was kept under wraps by her campaign — even to members of the Legislative Correspondents Association — and her attendance was remarkable given the absence of Cuomo in recent years at the event that draws many of the state's top elected officials.

Public Advocate Letitia James and Comptroller Scott Stringer, two of the top elected officials in New York City, agreed today that public urination should remain a criminal offense — breaking with their fellow Democrat, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Erie County's four top elected officials would receive raises ranging from 16 percent to 29 percent under a plan unveiled Tuesday by by a citizens review panel.