Sentences with phrase «top state politicians»

There has been an unusual focus on upstate New York among top state politicians from the downstate area in recent weeks.

There's been an unusual focus on upstate New York among top state politicians from the downstate area in recent weeks.

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I recently edited an article on the top 10 traits of a toxic leader and was immediately struck by how similar the characteristics were to those of successful state and national politicians.

So let's add that to the Zika virus, the open sewer of a harbour where the sailors and triathletes will compete, the street crime that has already made a victim of an Australian para-athlete and the financial and political chaos that includes a president facing impeachment, many other politicians facing indictments and the declaration of a «state of public calamity» in Rio de Janeiro, with a top state official adding that it is on the verge of «social collapse.»

The unanimous vote by the California Air Resources Board has the support of a number of top politicians in the state, including Gov. Jerry Brown and several mayors, all of whom have pledged to resist the President's potentially damaging environmental policies, the New York Times reports.

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

I understand the reality of the situation quite well and it is as was stated at the top of this thread: all politicians are corrupt.

The Yankees are among the top lobbyists in the state, a distinction that hasn't been without trouble for some politicians, including former Gov. David Paterson who landed in hot water for taking World Series tickets from the team.

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.

At a rally in Harlem, many of the state's top African - American politicians, chanting «Andrea, Andrea,» voiced their support for the current leader of Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, to become the majority leader of the Senate.

Loeb is a major campaign donor to the state's top politicians.

Kink said his group plans to continue to keep pressure on the state's top politicians to return the Loeb donations and will «bird - dog» Cuomo and other elected officials at public events this fall.

Politicians on two New York state ethics committees raked in nearly a quarter of a million dollars from companies controlled by Glenwood Management — the developer at the center of corruption trials that ended in convictions for two of Albany's top power brokers.

And there's always the possibility that Silver — whose lengthy tenure, Ent - ish demeanor and top - down reign over his house made him into a caricature of a corrupt state politician — could be acquitted at a new trial.

It's unclear whether the convictions of two of the state's top politicians will lead to any meaningful ethics reform in Albany.

He became a pop - culture as well as a legal star during his nearly eight years in office — not just by convicting Wall Street fraudsters, international arms dealers, and two of New York state's top - three politicians, but by doing it with a flair for the headline - stoking phrase.

The latest tit - for - tat between the state's top Democratic politicians involves the 421 - a program, which is set to expire on June 15, and has put Cuomo in the unusual position of attacking de Blasio from the left.

Others are: the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in the state, Alhaji Ajibola Basiru, Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Kolapo Alimi, Chairman of the APC in the state, Prince Gboyega Famodun, top government functionaries, Osogbo sons and daughters, politicians among others.

Politicians on two New York state ethics committees raked in more than a quarter of a million dollars from companies controlled by Glenwood Management — the developer at the center of corruption trials that ended in convictions for two of Albany's top power brokers.

«Investigations by the EFCC showed that the two politicians conveyed the money from the bank in a bullion van to the residence of a top politician in Edo State.

A new poll finds most New Yorkers do not think giving the state's top politicians a pay raise is a good idea right now.

The state's top politicians agree.

New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox and the state's top elected Republican, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, oppose holding a constitutional convention, citing concerns the process will be dominated by liberal politicians.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara delivered a keynote address yesterday before some of the city's top politicians, where he was presented with City & State's «Newsmaker of the Decade» award and praised the media for putting issues in the spotlight — like the Buffalo Billion corruption case he brought last week involving some of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aides.

The station is a hub for North Jersey commuters working in the city, and for that state's politicians — Murphy included — replacing it is a top - tier priority.

Alan and Lee talk about recent polling data showing what New Yorker's think about the state's top politicians.

Updated, 7:25 p.m. Gov. Eliot Spitzer was deeply involved in his administration's effort last year to discredit the state's top Republican politician, Joseph L. Bruno, and may have been «not truthful» when he was interviewed by investigators about the matter, according to a highly critical report released this afternoon by the Albany district attorney, P. David Soares.

(CNN)- New polls of New York state voters suggest that two of the state's top politicians are headed in different directions.

Lasher, who has been running since April, is a first - time candidate but is known as an expert political strategist and has deep political connections to many top city and state politicians, such as Schneiderman and city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Also a top politician and close associate to the state governor who did not want his name mentioned in print for security reasons confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri.

A day after Police Commissioner Bill Bratton guessed that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has «never taken a punch in his life,» the top cop says he's not afraid of the politician — but is afraid of what he'll do if elected president of the United States.

So, we're very pleased to be part of this coalition, and very excited about the leadership that is coming from below and very hopeful that as Jim has said, politicians from the top will take notice, and I call on President Bush — right here, right now — to make this initiative part and parcel of this year's State of the Union Address and at the top of his agenda, and that of the Congress in 2006.

The simmering controversy sheds light on the vast influence of the Koch political machine, which spans from the top conservative think tanks, Republican politicians, a small army of contracted lobbyists, and Tea Party front groups in nearly every state.

The Heartland Institute is endorsed by some of the top scholars, thinkers, and politicians in the world — including many members of congress and state elected officials and the leaders of other conservative and libertarian think tanks such as Americans for Tax Reform's Grover Norquist, The Leadership Institute's Morton Blackwell, The Heritage Foundation's Jim DeMint, and many more.

Four of the world's top climate change scientists sent a letter to politicians and environmental groups stating «realistically, they [renewable energy sources] can not on their own solve the world's energy problems.»

So, he is free to switch at will from the scientist to the politician, and on top of that he states that it's not important if politicians lie?

US Politicians Speak in Favor of Cryptocurrency Regulations Reuters claims «several top American lawmakers» have said they want «new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight» on cryptocurrencies in the United States.