Sentences with phrase «upstate senate»

Senate Republicans publicly reject that tax, but senators privately note that few millionaires live in districts represented by upstate Senate Republicans, who make up a majority of the GOP conference.

But with lawmakers upset in the first place, the transfer could remain as a hot - button political issue, especially if upstate Senate Republicans decide to hold back something the governor wants as part of a bargaining process.

The U.S. Attorney and Manhattan DA are investigating whether the office of New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio knowingly violated campaign contribution laws by funneling donations for some upstate Senate races through county committees, which can accept donations 10 times higher than the limits on an individual Senate candidate.

Why — people may ask — are upstate Senate Republicans so devoted to the charter schools outside their districts?

In fact, New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, funded by such swell people as hedge fund manager Paul Singer, the man currently doing his best to murder Argentina's economy, is spending more than three times zombie ACORN's entire budget in just one sleepy upstate Senate district.

In fact, one such group, funded in part by the hedge funder currently trying to murder Argentina for fun and profit, is spending more than three times the poors entire budget in just one sleepy upstate Senate district.

Sugarman had previously investigated a coordinated effort by de Blasio and his team to raise money for upstate Senate Democrats by taking advantage of significantly higher donation limits allowed for county committees.

This is all about positioning Bill DiBlasio to be the «bogeyman» in this November's upstate Senate races.

Since the issues of rent control and property tax cap are tied together as a all or nothing quid pro quo, if the Senate Republicans rail to get behind that compromise deal the upstate Senate Republicans may not survive the voter wrath following the huge property tax hikes coming via local governments.

Democratic incumbents in key upstate Senate districts all trail their Republican challengers by double digit percentage points in a trio of Siena College polls released this morning.

Funke, who represents the 55th Senate district, unseated Democratic former Sen. Ted O'Brien in November, one of three GOP gains in upstate Senate races the firmly put the chamber under Republican control.

The current upstate Senate Dems (like Breslin) just keep going with the Conference leader Sampson (from NYC, of course).

The latest filings with the state Board of Elections show the independent expenditure committee backed by New York City landlords has spent $ 323,782 on key upstate Senate races.

Think about it — wealthy NYC real estate owners / developers have found that if they give huge amounts of money to upstate Senate campaigns they can assure those Senators will look after their interests (i.e. - screw renters) while these Senators regularly run for office telling the upstate rubes to be afraid of NYC political domination.

«I don't think Andrew Cuomo is the asset in some upstate Senate districts that he would be in some downstate Senate districts were he is viewed very favorably,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.

Multiple federal and state probes are examining whether donors to the mayor's nonprofit received anything in return for their donation and if de Blasio and his team violated election and campaign finance laws by funneling money to upstate senate candidates.

MIDTOWN — Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is being «singled out» by a federal probe into his efforts to raise money for upstate senate candidates in 2014 and that a «double standard» was being applied around election laws he's accused of violating.

A January 2016 memo from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.

The investigation launched after the state Board of Elections accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates using county committees to avoid donation limits.

Neither the county officials nor Mr. de Blasio, who held fund - raisers in September and October of 2014 in New York City on behalf of upstate Senate Democrats, has been accused of any wrongdoing.

What we need are people who know how to connect with working class, conservative leaning upstate senate districts.

That shift benefits downstate, largely Democratic districts, at the expense of upstate senate seats held by GOP members, where the inmates were used to bolster population numbers in the primarily rural districts.

A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

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.

The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

Not exact matches

The vote exposed an upstate - downstate rift in the normally unified conference in the state Senate.

At the time, Flanagan's victory exposed upstate - downstate fault lines within the GOP conference in the Senate, which had been rocked by the indictment of ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

UPDATE: Not sure how I missed this: The Senate Democrats have sent a whopping $ 353,000 to Aubertine's campaign, which indicates just how much danger this upstate marginal is actually in.

This means that in LATFOR's proposal the average upstate voter will have almost 8 % less voting power in the Senate than the downstate voter.

The WFP says it played a key role in several upstate Democratic state Senate victories, including Senator - elect Ted O'Brien's big win over Republican Assemblyman Sean Hanna.

Koch is embarking on upstate tour next week to celebrate lawmakers and challengers deemed «heroes» of reform for their willingness to sign his pledges and slam the «enemies» who, like Silver and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson, declined to do so.

«During his 25 - year tenure in the Senate, he has been a tireless advocate for initiatives aimed at spurring job growth and economic opportunity in every corner of New York, but particularly upstate which has been his lifelong home.

De Blasio played a key role in the Senate Republicans» successful campaign to re-take the majority this fall, raising campaign cash for the Democrats and providing fodder for the GOP's exploitation of the upstate - downstate divide.

De Blasio sought to help Democrats take full control of the state Senate last year, only to have three upstate incumbents lose to Republican challengers last fall.

Despite Astorino's loss to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, Senate Republicans swept three upstate districts in the Hudson Valley and in the Rochester area.

* Correction — average upstate voter will have almost 8 % MORE voting power in the Senate than the average downstate voter.

According to the WFP, the growth came mainly in upstate, where the party was involved in a concerted effort to help the Democrats win back the state Senate.

The statement of support comes, though, after some liberals grumbled at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to flip Republican - held seats in the House of Representatives in upstate New York and Long Island, arguing the effort should be focused on the state Senate.

The Senate Republicans, with all their faults, have respect for upstate because a much greater proportion of their caucus comes from there, and without that safety net, everything north of Westchester would be in ruins.

Senate Republicans hold a narrow majority in the chamber, while Democrats expect to do well in suburban and upstate swing districts with Hillary Clinton atop the party's ticket this year.

Sen. David Valesky has joined his upstate Democratic colleague, Sen. Neil Breslin, in calling for embattled Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. to voluntarily step down from his leadership position.

The Senate Republicans, who have steadfastly refused to approve the DREAM Act in their chamber, employed that same approach in the last election cycle with considerable success — especially in upstate and Long Island districts.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan called the compromise on the state's minimum wage — increasing on different timetables in New York City, the suburbs and upstate over varying phase ins — a far better arrangement than what was initially proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

It's not clear why, exactly, the resolution was set aside, with some insisting the resolution was tabled over concerns from upstate committee members that the money would be spent on downstate legislative campaigns, others sympathetic to Senate Democrats pointing to those on the committee who are allies of the governor.

Senate Republicans in the final budget agreement were able to secure elements of their original one - house budget resolution on key issues ranging from education aid to upstate transportation, a source familiar with the talks said.

The former upstate congresswoman was subsequently tapped by former Gov. David Paterson to serve out the remainder of Hillary Clinton's US Senate term after she became President Obama's secretarty of state.

At the time, Flanagan was viewed skeptically by upstate Republican leaders, who backed taking a harder line against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo with DeFrancisco, a pugnacious lawmaker and then the Senate Finance committee chairman.

Senate Republicans were divided over whether to back the minimum wage increase, which hikes the pay floor to $ 15 in New York city and the suburbs and to $ 12.50 upstate, with future increases tied to an economic analysis.

The hope for Senate Republicans in part is that a unified Senate Democratic conference could help pull the chamber toward the New York City center of power, diluting upstate lawmakers» influence (it's worth noting that Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic leader, is from a suburban district, not New York City.

«Voters in this upstate district would also be most susceptible to the argument that Democrat reunification and a Democrat Majority in the Senate (and therefore give downstate control of the entire state government) would lead to NYC getting everything at the expense of upstate and Central New York,» the source said.