Sentences with phrase «upstate race»

In the uncompetitive upstate races sure they support Republicans but not many others.

Aides to the mayor, in aiding Democratic candidates, directed large - dollar contributions to county Democratic committees in upstate races, which then turned around and transferred the money to individual candidates.

Several fear the mayor's could hurt in key suburban and upstate races.

Sugarman's memo paints a picture of a coordinated effort by the mayor and his allies — dubbed interchangeably as «Team de Blasio» and «Team Coordinated» — to deliberately circumvent legal campaign donation limits in three upstate races in what turned out to be an unsuccessful effort to help Democrats win control of the state Senate in 2014.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio helped raise funds for upstate races, giving Tkaczyk a lift (and later facing scrutiny over alleged violations of campaign finance laws).

Nevertheless, the spending on behalf of Republicans reaped dividends as the GOP swept three key upstate races, all of which the independent expenditure committees concerted heavily on.

The bulk of their donations in New York State are going to fund ads and campaign literature in a handful of upstate races and benefit the Republicans.

Of course, there's the battle for control of the state Senate — a fight that very well could hinge on a handful of upstate races, some of which are so close that they might go into overtime, and perhaps could end up in court.

Cuomo last year backed a handful of Democrats running in suburban and upstate races.

Not exact matches

As predicted here for several days leading up to the Watkins Glen race, rain has delayed today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series action in upstate New York.

Medical record review, upstate New York, all women of «Hispanic ethnicity» (mainly Puerto Rican)(n = 235) or «Black race» (n = 263) Healthy mothers who attempted to breastfeed with healthy single, term infant

This is Koch's first campaign - like upstate swing since his failed 1982 gubernatorial bid during which his anti-upstate statements are now widely viwed as having cost him the primary race against Mario Cuomo.

Romney isn't the only former presidential contender weighing in on upstate congressional races this week.

We'll also be monitoring the dozen Assembly races across upstate New York and a handful of other interesting primaries including the Albany County DA's race and the Democratic primary challenges to Senators Neil Breslin and Tim Kennedy.

But the state is hosting several key races for the House of Representatives in several upstate regions and on Long Island.

State Sen. John Bonacic, Racing and Wagering Committee Chair, accelerated his push to legalize sports betting in New York by introducing a bill that would allow it, but only at upstate casinos, which hinges on how the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit to overturn the federal ban on sports betting.

Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci is still in the race, according to Tony Casale, a former assemblyman, who is advising the upstate lawmaker on his nascent (and longshot) statewide run.

The committees collection and distribution of money factor into a growing criminal case against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, and upstate Senate races in 2014.

But state Republican Chairman Ed Cox said the race will be a referendum on Cuomo, and said persistent problems with the New York City subways, uneven economic recovery in upstate areas and ongoing corruption trials involving Cuomo's close confidants are all working in the GOP's favor.

King recently expressed extreme frustration with the teachers union and school administrators in several large cities downstate and upstate, over what he said was a failure to come up with a teacher evaluation plan by a December 31 deadline, to meet requirements for the federal Race to the Top grant awards.

Niagara Falls Republican Angelo J. Morinello ousted him from his 145th District Assembly seat in the most expensive Assembly race in upstate history, with more than $ 2 million spent by the candidates, the parties and outside groups.

In late December, the state's education commissioner froze some of the state's $ 700 million dollars in Race to the Top grants, saying some schools, including in New York City and several upstate cities, had not complied with the teacher evaluation requirements.

New York Rep. John Katko holds a significant lead over his Democratic opponent and is actually outperforming Hillary Clinton in his upstate House race, according to a new poll.

Senate Democrats hope to play offense in a number of key races in upstate New York and the Long Island suburbs in an effort to regain control of the chamber.

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday released a series of robocalls in battleground districts throughout the country, including the upstate House races for the 21st and 22nd districts.

Also upstate, Democrats expect a competitive race in the district held by Republican George Amedore, who narrowly lost his first run for Senate in 2012 against Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk.

Recognizing that a statewide race can not be won on upstate alone, the Paladino campaign is preparing to refocus its efforts on NYC and its suburbs.

To be sure, Trump's poll slide won't necessarily impact upstate congressional races.

This comes on the heels of Gillibrand releasing two ads of her own — one tailored for upstate that focuses on the economy, the other for the NYC market that focused on transparency and ethics — in her first public recognition that she's actually in a race this year.

Mr. DioGuardi eked out a narrow victory in a sleepy race — a sign, campaign analysts said, of the formidable odds facing Republicans as they try to unseat Ms. Gillibrand, an upstate Democrat who has made inroads with centrist voters.

The conversation highlighted the financial arrangements that make harness and thoroughbred racing possible in New York and examined the future competition for gambling dollars across upstate.

«It's an important race upstate and certainly statewide.»

Carl Paladino and his wife Cathy sat for an interview with upstate WKBW - TV, an ABC affiliate, earlier today, a day after the three - minute «prowess» video, for their first joint interview of the race.

The race for the last upstate casino license has just one runner — a blunt - talking real estate tycoon trying his luck for a second time in New York.

The Republicans have a problem in that without throwing a bone to their own base upstate that regards Skelos only a step or two behind Cuomo on the «personification of evil» scale, they risk that base vote staying home in close races next year or, even worse, primaries against the senators who voted for Flanagan last week.

A majority of New York City residents, suburbanites and upstate dwellers, as well a large swath of voters across all age groups, races and religions showed support for the initiative.

Part of the problem for some of the races is Cuomo's unpopularity in upstate districts, especially in the areas where Democrats Terry Gipson and Cecilia Tkaczyk are running for re-election against Sue Serino and George Amedore respectively.

«I entered the 23rd Congressional District race for the good of our nation and to represent the common sense beliefs and values of the voters of upstate New York.

Lipton, who grew up upstate, wrote: «Jen Metzger, who lost to a Republican the last time around, handily won her race for Council by hundreds of votes yesterday, showing what a difference the WFP can make.

Some supporters of casino gambling worry that turnout for the downstate races will dwarf the more low key local races upstate.

Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA), the state's LGBT lobby group, and out gay Chelsea Democratic Senator Thomas K. Duane, the measure's lead sponsor, both reiterated their confidence in the wake of an election in which a Republican marriage equality supporter was forced from an upstate congressional race and voters in Maine narrowly opted to repeal the gay marriage law there.»

«If there's going to be more than one casino in the metropolitan area, then we should not deprive the upstate communities,» Bonacic said in a panel discussion at the Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming Law that attracted about 100 lawyers, lobbyists and others tied to the racing and gambling indRacing & Gaming Law that attracted about 100 lawyers, lobbyists and others tied to the racing and gambling indracing and gambling industry.

The 29th District seat of former Rep. Eric Massa (D) had been held by two Republicans before Massa and was considered by both parties to be a shoo - in for the GOP, but other Democratic - held upstate seats such as the 20th District (Rep. Scott Murphy), the 24th District (Arcuri) and the 25th District (Rep. Dan Maffei's race, which remains too close to call) had only recently shifted toward the Democrats.

In the county of Albany in upstate New York the hottest race is for district attorney.

The Republican - primary contenders — one - time gubernatorial candidate John Faso of upstate Kinderhook and Dutchess County businessman Andrew Heaney — have also said they are prepared to make BDS a major issue in a race against Teachout.

Kessel's role at the powerful upstate - focused Power Authority is under intense scrutiny from state Inspector General Ellen Biben in the wake of revelations that Kessel — a former head of the Long Island Power Authority who is believed to be eyeing a race for Nassau County executive — «donated» hundreds of thousands of dollars of NYPA funds to Long Island - based not - for - profit organizations.

If DeFrancisco jumps into the race, he will join two other upstate Republicans vying for the nomination.

Recent polls have shown that while Trump is losing badly in New York to Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republicans have been buoyed by the fact he's been doing well on Long Island and upstate, where key competitive Senate races are taking place.

But numbers whiz Nate Silver has cautioned against reading too far into whatever the results of this extremely close contest turn out to be, noting upstate NY congressional races have proven to be rather quirky in the past.

The race in the upstate Twentieth Congressional District between incumbent Republican John Sweeney and his antiwar opponent, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, will likely fit squarely into the rout category come November 7.