Not exact matches
On Wednesday, Heastie wrote that the committee had revised its initial
ruling and directed that McLaughlin receive a letter of admonition, saying that he
violated the
chamber's policies against sexual harassment, and stop publicly naming his accuser.
«Equally, it is very distasteful and uncharitable for any senator to stand on the floor of the hallowed
chamber and ask his colleague to
violate the Constitution by cross-carpeting from his own party to join the
ruling party.
Democrats in the Senate persuaded the
chamber's parliamentarian that several minor provisions in the House bill
violated Senate
rules, forcing the House into an embarrassing second vote.
In the suit, they argue that the bill was only able to pass because state officials
violated Open Meeting Laws, the senate suspended
rules to prevent people from speaking, lobbyists and public advocates were denied access to the Senate
chamber, and the Governor unjustifiably issued a message of necessity on the bill.
«Mr. Agata should have recused himself in early February, at the very latest, when it became publicly known that JCOPE's own
rules had been blatantly
violated inside the governor's
chambers in 2014 while he was there — but he didn't.