Sentences with phrase «woman legislative leader»

«It's hard to understand Governor Cuomo's reasons for excluding the only woman legislative leader from a seat at the decision - making table.

The state's first and only woman legislative leader was also surprised by the cost of settlements.

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Senator Scott Wiener and legislative co-authors join supporters to make announcement at San Francisco - based business Stitch Fix, whose CEO has been a leader in supporting women in the workplace.

Stewart - Cousins has been the leader of the Senate Democrats since 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in the state Legislature.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who would become the first black woman to lead a legislative majority, praised Mayer in a statement.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins would make history as the first black woman to be a legislative leader in ALeader Andrea Stewart - Cousins would make history as the first black woman to be a legislative leader in Aleader in Albany.

Stewart - Cousins, a Yonkers Democrat, was first elected leader of the conference in 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in state government history.

A group of women have signed onto a letter vouching for Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein as a «gentleman and a decent human being» as he faces an allegation of forcibly kissing a then legislative staffer in 2015.

Good Government Groups to Cuomo and Legislative Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance Leaders: Pass Reform Before Budget Deadline Several good - government groups, including the New York Public Interest Research Group, Common Cause, Citizen Action, the League of Women Voters, and the Brennan Center, gathered in Albany on Tuesday to encourage state leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance leaders to enact comprehensive campaign finance reform.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who ousted Sen. John Sampson last December, is the first woman in Albany history to lead a legislative conference.

Leader Stewart - Cousins, who has served in the Senate since 2007, is the first woman to head a legislative conference in Albany.

Andrea Stewart - Cousins is the first woman to head a legislative conference in the state legislature and the first black female Senate minority leader (now that a group of breakaway Democrats has disbanded).

The legislation would create a 13 - person commission consisting of appointees of Albany's legislative leaders and the presidents of the League of Women Voters of New York State and the Susan B. Anthony Museum and House.

These are some of the Democrats already moving: Mr. Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Mr. Skelos» Senate seat; Mr. Kavanagh, the leader of the reform caucus that emerged during the speaker's race; Mr. Perry, the chairman of the powerful Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; Mr. Mosley, who took on his seat from now - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and almost got the Caucus nod Mr. Perry did; Marcos Crespo, new Bronx Democratic chairman and close friend of Mr. Heastie; Mr. Blake, a former Obama staffer from the resurgent Bronx; and Ms. Rozic, who at the time of her election was the youngest woman ever elected to the Assembly.

Wilson, with the League of Women Voters, says that measure alone is far from enough to reverse a wave of corruption that's led to charges against the two former legislative leaders and nine of Governor Cuomo's former associates.

Barbara Bartoletti, with the League of Women Voters says so far the only individual with any influence on curbing corruption in Albany is U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who successfully prosecuted the legislative leaders as well as several other lesser lawmakers.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

Both Nixon and Molinaro are highlighting women's rights as an issue, and they criticize the Governor's private budget meetings with three male legislative leaders, where the state's new sexual harassment policies were also decided.

Both Nixon and Molinaro are highlighting women's rights as an issue, and they criticize the governor's private budget meetings with three male legislative leaders, where the state's new sexual harassment policies also were decided.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

A coalition of women lawmakers, union leaders and good - government advocates are pushing the legislative leaders and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to back sweeping changes to the state's voting laws.

Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos told reporters this morning that his conference was firmly opposed to the womens reproductive health act, an expansion of abortion rights that is at the centerpiece of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's equality for women legislative package.

For decades, the final details and compromises in New York's annual budget have been decided by the so - called «three men in the room,» or the leaders of the two legislative houses and the governor, but with workplace sexual harassment at the forefront this year, it seems that at least one woman will be included in parts of the closed - door

Since she's the first woman legislative conference leader — and African American, to boot — he will be hard - pressed to leave her out in the cold when negotiations on top issues and the budget get underway next year, the way Democrats complained he often did with Sampson and his Assembly counterpart, Assembly Minority Leader Brianleader — and African American, to boot — he will be hard - pressed to leave her out in the cold when negotiations on top issues and the budget get underway next year, the way Democrats complained he often did with Sampson and his Assembly counterpart, Assembly Minority Leader BrianLeader Brian Kolb.

So on Wednesday, Citizens Union, Reinvent Albany, Common Cause NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, and the New York Public Interest Research Group sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and the two new legislative leaders, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, urging them to come together to enact comprehensive and significant reforms in five ethics categories.

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, which supports the measure, along with the League of Women Voters, says it's the best opportunity in decades to help fix a broken system that allows nearly unlimited gerrymandering by legislative leaders to benefit parties in power.

Pointing to the recent nationwide focus on sexual harassment and her own experiences in Albany, Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins — the first woman to head a state legislative conference in New York — says «it's clear that we have reached a turning point.»

But under the radar this year, as lawmakers tussled over issues like rent regulations, mayoral control of city schools and the ouster of the legislative leaders of both houses, all but one of the Women's Equality Act bills quietly passed the Legislature.

Legislative meetings in Albany are only part of the push to get GENDA over the finish line — an effort in which ESPA, Housing Works, and the New York Civil Liberties Union play prime roles among a broad coalition of labor, faith, women's, business, and law enforcement leaders.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey supporters, staff, and volunteers will join legislative leaders for a press conference at the State House in Trenton to underscore how critical these funds are to women's health.