Sentences with phrase «top state republicans»

Blaney has helped pull in dough for Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but is best known for her fund - raising for top state Republicans.

The forum comes amid comments by top state Republicans questioning humanity's role in climate change.

But if you drill down deeper, many top state Republicans remain uncomfortable with «the wall», as well as Trump's varying statements on restricting immigration, including banning immigrants from Muslim countries.

ALBANY — Two former top state Republican officials say Gov. Cuomo is vulnerable, but argued the GOP will need a «viable moderate, centrist candidate» to defeat him.

Not exact matches

Against all odds, the volunteers knew what was about to happen: Republican nominee Donald Trump was going to become president - elect, Pennsylvania would be the state that put him over the top, and their county played a monumental role in doing so.

In the case of Dr. Roger Marshall, a Kansas Republican who defeated Representative Tim Huelskamp in the state's primary, support from medical profession colleagues helped him over the top.

Republican Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is president of the state Senate, listed what he called a «Women's Privacy Act» as one of his top 10 priorities when the legislature reconvenes in January.

The governor's race in Florida allows us to compare two governors against our Top States rankings: Republican Rick Scott, who is seeking a second term, and Republican - turned - Democrat Charlie Crist, who is seeking to win the office back.

For better or worse, this year's study hands a big talking point to the campaign of Top State Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia, a Republican touting his economic record in his bid for a second term.

Republicans in South Carolina also were voting on Saturday in the state - by - state contest to pick nominees for the Nov. 8 election, with opinion polls showing front - runner Donald Trump trying to solidify his spot at the top of the pack and rivals Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio fighting for a second - place finish.

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States with Republican governors have dominated our rankings over the years, with Republican governors landing in the top five...

Republicans often complain that the United States has the rich world's highest corporate tax rate, topping out at 35 percent, which they argue drives business investment and jobs overseas.

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Since Falwell began supporting Republicans in Virginia, Democrats have won the state «s top offices twice and recaptured the congressional district that includes Lynchburg, Falwell «s home town, when that district formerly had been Republican for three decades.

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan's campaign hit back at the state Democratic Party and its LGBT allies following their slam on the Republican AG hopeful for his opposition to same - sex marriage and attempt to cast this as a deal - breaker for anyone seeking to be New York's top attorney.

One of the top - ranking Republicans in the state Senate on Thursday endorsed Sen. John DeFrancisco's bid for governor: Senate Finance Chairwoman Cathy Young.

The state Democratic Party teamed up today with LGBT leaders and openly gay elected officials to slam Republican AG candidate Dan Donovan for his opposition to same - sex marriage, saying his position calls into question his ability to serve as the state's top attorney.

Speaking of those Paladino considers Republicans In Name Only, he continued to criticize the State Senate's top Republican, Dean Skelos.

Also set to appear at the event is John Cahill, a former top aide to Pataki and 2014 candidate for attorney general, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and Senate Republican Campaign Committee Chair Cathy Young.

The top Republican in the state Senate on Friday said his conference won't hold events at the Hilton Albany amid an ongoing labor dispute.

This time, using that old tactic of «divide and conquer» to pit the Hispanic community against the non-Hispanic community, especially the Republicans in the New York State Senate to secure the nomination of Miss Jenny Rivera, a «Puerto Rican,» to the State of New York's top Court, the Court of Appeals.»

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

Republicans still are sailing into political headwinds this year as they run to keep their last lever of power in state government with Donald Trump at the top of the presidential ticket.

Cuomo's new chief of staff, Maria Comella, a lifelong Republican and former top aide to NJ Gov. Chris Christie, has immediately become one of state government's highest paid staffers, pulling down $ 175,000 a year.

Even before the effort to «Draft Trump» was launched, Paladino threatened to challenge any GOP candidate on the Conservative line if they didn't call for the removal of the State Senate's top Republican, Dean Skelos, and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

An imbroglio over cash stipends for state senators with committee leadership positions veered into the legal weeds as attorneys for mainline Democrats and the Senate's top Republican offered differing opinions on the legality of the payments.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.

He blamed the state's top elected Republicans in the Senate and the Assembly for that atmosphere.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Marc Molinaro called on Cuomo to apply the «Vance Standard» to the employees of the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who allegedly suffered abuse from a top official — including two women who claim they were victims of reprisal by the agency itself.

DeRosa also made it clear (ahem, Senate Republicans) that Cuomo is sticking to his guns when it comes to ethics, saying: «The governor has stated repeatedly and clearly that ethics reform was a top priority and that he wouldn't sign a budget without ethics reform.

If you believe Cuomo, the top Republicans in New York's state and federal legislative delegations, the state's mayors and leaders of both business and labor, the recently passed tax overhaul hurts the high - tax state and could crimp its economy and real estate markets.

Repealing the payroll mobility tax, passed along strict party lines as part of the 2009 MTA funding package, is a top priority for many suburban State Senate candidates, especially Republicans.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Governor Cuomo and his top aide, Joe Percoco, now on trial for bribery, broke the state's public officers law.

In a state that's reliably blue at the presidential level, Democrats see a chance to take advantage of Donald Trump being at the top of the Republican ticket and the state's former senator, Hillary Clinton, heading the Democratic one.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna said today he will consider running for governor of New York in 2018, responding to the encouragement of at least a dozen top Republicans from across the state who approached him with the idea.

ALBANY — While unionized state workers are getting hit with three years of wage freezes, and Gov. Cuomo and his top aides are taking 5 percent wage cuts, state Senate Republicans are doling out pay hikes to most of their Capitol staffers, The Post has learned.

State Senate Democrats hope to take leadership of their house away from Republicans in the 2016 elections — and many believe the candidates at the top of the ticket will help them do that.

Top Democrat and Republican members of the Senate and Assembly are not attending Governor Cuomo's State of the State Address.

In an already crowded democratic primary to unseat Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino who is running for his third term, Could State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins be next to throw her hat in the ring for the County's Top Seat?

Smith — one of the state's top Democrats — was busted last year in a failed scheme to secure a spot on the Republican line for the mayoral race allegedly through the bribery of Halloran and two other GOP leaders.

Republican leaders have failed to secure their top - choice candidate in eight of the 10 Senate races in states that Trump won in 2016, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott has yet to commit to his expected run for Sen. Bill Nelson's seat.

Paladino, one of Trump's top political allies in New York state, had promised last week to unleash a series of attacks against Republican members of New York's congressional delegation who refuse to endorse Trump.

«My top priority is to help get New York's economy moving and bringing new jobs and industries to our state,» said Reyes,» Republicans understand that private sector experience like mine is invaluable with New York's current economic condition, and I urge every Republican voter to come out on Thursday, September 13th and help me win this critical election.»

Rep. John Katko has hired a top out - of - state Republican political operative — Capitol Franking Group of Kanas City, Mo. — at taxpayer expense to find out what's on the minds of Central New Yorkers.

No fewer than seven Democrats in NY - 24 are considering whether to challenge Republican Rep. John Katko, according to party officials who view the House seat as one of their top priorities in the state and nationally for the 2018 midterm elections.

A dispute between Bill O'Reilly, a top advisor to Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, and the leadership of the state Senate Republicans grew today after O'Reilly authored a critical Newsday column knocking the GOP conference as part of the problem over the last 3-1/2 years.

In an all - party primary, Republican state Assemblyman Katcho Achadijan would take the first - place spot with 24 percent, followed by Schneider with 16 percent, Carbajal with 11 percent and GOP businessman Justin Fareed with 10 percent, according to a poll paid for by Schneider's campaign and conducted by top Democratic pollster Celinda Lake.

That investigation has already resulted in the arrest of the state legislature's top Republican and top Democrat.

ALBANY, Dec. 26 — Governor - elect Eliot Spitzer today named State Senator Michael L. Balboni, a Nassau County Republican, to be his top homeland security official.