Sentences with phrase «top state legislative»

The Green Party of New York State announced its four top state legislative priorities for 2018: enact a statewide single payer universal health care program, enact a Green New Deal to promote full employment and accelerate the transition to 100 % clean energy, provide $ 40 billion or more in funding for mass transit in NYC and statewide, and enact a statewide ban on plastic bags.

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.»

Officials from the New York Farm Bureau discussed the group's top state legislative priorities and its response to the governor's executive budget during a conference call this morning.

Not exact matches

In November, one of the state's most senior politicians published his top 10 priorities for the next legislative session.

The top legislative leaders in the state Senate and Assembly confirmed Wednesday a two - tiered court system would be in place for a potential agreement on raising the age of criminal responsibility in New York to 18.

Overhauling New York's criminal defense system for the poor should be a top priority for state lawmakers and Cuomo during the current legislative session, New York State Bar Association President David Miranda state lawmakers and Cuomo during the current legislative session, New York State Bar Association President David Miranda State Bar Association President David Miranda said.

The state's top legislative leaders on Monday insisted the swirling corruption investigations would not derail the remainder of the legislative session, listing a package of top priorities they would like to tackle in the remaining scheduled days in Albany, including tackling heroin addiction.

Top state lawmakers delivered their opening remarks to begin their 2018 legislative session yesterday, laying out priorities that Capitol observers have expected.

Unlike the top legislative leaders in both the Senate and Assembly, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco is not condemning a proposal to end the state and local deduction as backed by President Donald Trump's administration.

As you'll see in our highlight reel, the speeches displayed much of what Team Cuomo has going for it; four years in office with some significant legislative accomplishments, nearly universal support from elected Democrats and their political organizations, enormous amounts of state money spent over the past four years which, whether well spent or not produces support from recipients, and a powerful speaker at the top of the ticket.

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.

A left - leaning group is asking the state's top politicians to give back donations from a hedge fund manager who made racially charged comments against New York's only black female legislative leader.

The New York State Senate was identified by Ballotpedia as one of the top 20 legislative chambers to watch in 2014.

Of the 87 chambers with elections in 2014, Ballotpedia staff identified the top 20 state legislative chambers to watch.

The Colorado State Senate had been identified by Ballotpedia as one of the top 20 legislative chambers to watch in 2014.

Tedisco and Boyle also announced that June 7th will be the 6th annual New York State Animal Advocacy Day which will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Well of the Legislative Office Building in Albany, and that «Kirby and Quigley's Law» will be one of the days top legislative priorities if it does not pass the AssembLegislative Office Building in Albany, and that «Kirby and Quigley's Law» will be one of the days top legislative priorities if it does not pass the Assemblegislative priorities if it does not pass the Assembly by then.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly, a coalition of organizations, including the New York Housing Conference and New York State Association for Affordable Housing are urging a reconsideration of the provision.

For the first time in Republican history, most of the party's top legislative leaders came from former Confederate states, where resistance to minority and worker rights was an established tradition.

Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, stated, «The governor has discussed the extraordinary session with the legislative leaders.»

In the state, there are no doing business (pay to play) restrictions, and millions of dollars of political donations to the governor and top legislative leaders are made using LLCs.

The public doesn't much care about the details of the legislative infighting — but it increasingly identifies state government's top figure with Albany's recurring corruption mess.

Looming large at the Capitol is U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who successfully prosecuted the state's top two legislative leaders last year.

New Jersey's teachers union has made a surprising endorsement in November's election, supporting a Republican challenger to Trenton's top Democrat in what has become the most expensive legislative contest in state history.

Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals are expected to swarm the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

Looming in the background is Preet Bharara, the former United States attorney for the Southern District of New York whose tenure included multiple investigations of state officials for corruption, indicting a top aide to Mr. Cuomo and the top two legislative leaders in Albany.

Later, Lasher would work as an aide to Congressman Jerrold Nadler, co-found SKDKnickerbocker — one of the state's top lobbying / consulting firms — and serve as director of state legislative affairs for the man who bested Green, Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The state's top legislative leaders met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo for about an hour on Thursday morning as the legislative session winds down.

The state's top legislative leaders also decried Cuomo's proposal, which they say does an end - run around the Legislature.

Advocates for the public financing of political campaigns on Tuesday released letters sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Assembly and senate urging them to include a public financing program in the state budget.

A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo sat with the top legislative leaders to announce a framework, end - of - session agreement «in concept,» state lawmakers took those caveats to heart.

A real - estate executive who received immunity to become a witness in the federal corruption trials of both of the state's former legislative leaders — Glenwood Management VP and counsel Charles Dorego — is also the top «bundler» for NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Good - government watchdogs on Monday continued to criticize Cuomo and the top legislative leaders for keeping ethics reforms out of the state budget this month.

The Environmental Advocates of New York this week called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Assembly and Senate to set aside $ 20 million in the state budget for electric vehicles.

At 10 a.m., the New York Farm Bureau outlines its top state priorities for the 2016 legislative session during a conference call with reporters.

The Cuomo administration is «hopeful» that the state can implement a successor program to the 421 - a tax break during this year's legislative session, according to the governor's top aide, Bill Mulrow.

Yee opposed the top - two system during his time in the California State Senate and Senator Padilla said his office was looking into legislative solutions.

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz of Berlin, far right, and other top legislative leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on the two - year state budget, but the full details were not immediately released.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo — the state's top beneficiary of LLC donations — has said that closing the loophole will be a priority during the 2016 legislative session.

This year, however, many of the top priorities for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders were included in the state budget passed in April — leaving a relatively short list of items for June.

ALBANY, NY (03/04/2015)(readMedia)-- ALBANY, NY - Six hundred county and town highway superintendents, public works commissioners and other highway industry professionals swarmed the halls of the Capitol and Legislative Office Building in Albany March 3rd & 4th to urge the Governor and state lawmakers to make the maintenance and repair of local roads and bridges a top priority in the state budget.

They pointed to the impending glut of corruption cases that former New York officials will appear in during the next six months — two of Cuomo's former top aides will be tried, former legislative leaders Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver will each reappear in a courthouse after their prior convictions were overturned on technicalities, and former state Sen. George Maziarz stands accused of hiding the destination of his campaign funds several years ago.

The final stretch of the New York state legislative session began as more accusations arose about potential wrongdoing by top legislative leaders.

A Siena College Poll released Tuesday morning shows voters in New York State still believe government corruption is still the top issue facing lawmakers in Albany as they wrap up this year's legislative session.

SYRACUSE — A top legislative leader reiterated that there's still no agreement on a special session that would include a pay hike for state lawmakers, even after a weekend of negotiations.

Of course in Albany, nothing is linked until everything is at the end, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo may not want to end a tumultuous session that saw two of the state's top legislative leaders in handcuffs end with a whimper.

Monday, the upstate Siena College Research Institute reported that nearly 90 percent of New Yorkers believe the state is fundamentally corrupt — but only 18 percent think doing something about it should be a top priority in the just - convened 2016 legislative session.

If elected, Tillett said her top three priorities would be lowering fees and regulations on small businesses, moving the budget process to the beginning of the legislative session and having all state departments defend their budgets and justify their existence.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller, and federal charges including bribery and bid rigging against nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, Joe

After contentious stalks, state leaders agreed to raise the age to 18, up from 16, that youths can be charged as adults — a top priority for legislative Democrats.