Sentences with phrase «yesterday by the state senate»

Embryonic stem cell research in Michigan would be regulated under bills passed yesterday by the state Senate.

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A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

The state Senate returned to Albany yesterday, about 24 hours after member of the Assembly finished passing the deal announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Friday night, and passed the 2017 - 18 spending plan.

Warren County District Attorney Kate Hogan will join the state Court of Claims as a judge following her confirmation by the state Senate yesterday.

Wabara, a ranking member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Board of Trustees, stated this yesterday when a delegation of the board led by its Chairman, Senator Walid Jibril, paid a solidarity visit to the PDP Senate Caucus at the National Assembly Complex.

The dramatic predawn raid on Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada's health - care empire by state and federal investigators yesterday will likely result in his indictment on multiple federal charges in as soon as a month, law - enforcement sources told The Post.

Yesterday, leaders from New York including Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced a unity visit reaffirming the State of New York's support in light of the continued threat of attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations.

The rallies come on the heel of yesterday's announcements by Senator Klein and Governor Andrew Cuomo on the future organization of the State Senate, in which the Independent Democratic Conference, which Koppell has railed against, will cease to maintain a separate conference from the Senate Democratic Conference.

Yesterday, Eric Ulrich's opponent in a Republican primary for State Senate in Queens, Juan Reyes, announced that he was endorsed by, among others, his former boss Bob Dole.

He was expelled from the state Senate for slashing his girlfriend and did time for mail fraud, but Hiram Monserrate was endorsed yesterday for his NYC Council run by activist Bertha Lewis.

Legislative Press Release by Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski The New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation yesterday that increases penalties for killing a police dog or police horse while on the line of duty.

The state Senate did its duty by New York's public - school children yesterday, passing a bill that would more than double the number of charter schools allowed to operate statewide — without the usual poison pills meant to strangle the wildly successful charter movement by stealth.

A bill introduced yesterday by Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. would require the automatic expulsion of any state lawmakers convicted of certain misdemeanor charges, according to a

Following the madhouse in yesterday's New York Senate and the apparent seizure of power by Senate Republicans, Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan van Capelle has issued a statement calling for a vote from the legislative body on marriage equality:

Following the madhouse in yesterday's New York Senate and the apparent seizure of power by Senate Republicans, Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan van Capelle has issued a statement calling for a vote from the legislative body on ma... Read

Topics included his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statement that he is not planning to approve a specific amount of pre-K funding set forth in the state senate proposed budget, how confident he is of pre-K funding, the status of his administration's review of the city's Sandy relief programs, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statements on mayoral control of the city school system and charter schools, the current status of site clearing and the investigation into the cause of the East Harlem building explosion, whether New Yorkers should be concerned about gas leaks, his reaction to a tweet yesterday by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito critical of Governor Cuomo's reaction to the East Harlem building explosion, how the church services he attended this morning for victims affected him personally and the relief efforts being led by his wife, Chirlane McCray, and the Mayor's Fund for NYC.

The most prominent bill has been sponsored by state Sen. Teresa Ruiz (D - Essex) on the Senate side, and Ruiz and the Assembly sponsor, Assemblyman Albert Coutinho (D - Essex), both said yesterday they were pressing ahead to have a bill ready for vote this month.

The Senate, however, decided to scrap hearing any House bills yesterday, a tactic frequently employed by lawmakers during the waning days of session as leaders jockey for leverage in negotiations over the state budget and other major issues.

SB 341 as amended and approved by the full Senate yesterday is the latest in a 20 year effort to get an intermediate appellate court in the state.