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  NYSE Group, Inc. > About NYSE Group > News & Events > NYSE Calendar New York State Senators Serphin R. Maltese, Frank ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Senator Frank Padavan, 11th Senatorial District, was recently appointed as Vice President Pro Tempore of the New York State Senate is the culmination of 30 years of experience, hard work and dedication to the people he represents and all New Yorkers.
Senator Martin J. Golden was elected to represent the 22nd Senate District on November 5, 2002.
Senator Golden is the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee.
www.nyse.com /events/1094119346958.html   (242 words)

  
 Immigration City - April 3, 2006 - The New York Sun
The judiciary committee last week voted out a bill that would hire tens of thousands of new border agents while also increasing opportunities for new immigrants to enter legally and offering those who are already here illegally a chance to pay a fine to move out of the shadows and on with their lives.
New York's senators have expressed support for real reform - Senator Schumer voted in favor of the committee's bill - but because they have chimed in on the debate relatively recently, their constituents will be keeping an especially close eye on Mr.
New York is too dependent on immigration to countenance anti-immigrant measures masquerading as reforms.
www.nysun.com /article/30243   (1017 words)

  
 GayCityNews - Ryan White Finally Reauthorized   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton had complained that the need index was inherently unfair since it penalizes states that have relatively generous Medicaid and other public benefit programs for those living with AIDS and therefore have less unmet needs as defined by SONI.
The region's senators were brought around by a "hold-harmless" provision added to the measure that assures states that they will not receive less than 95 percent of their current funding in future appropriations.
Though New York State's program is very well funded, due to the strength of advocacy in Albany, which foots a portion of the total cost, those in a number of other states are facing critical shortfalls, some resorting to waiting lists.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=17592566&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=590556&rfi=6   (563 words)

  
 The Gentleman From New York
Clinton was pleased to take that advice and had traveled to the rustic southern tier of New York State in search of the photo opportunity that might establish her in the voters' minds as a serious candidate for the whole state, and not just New York City.
A phone call had alerted her to the fact that the AP wire was carrying a story that Carl McCall, comptroller of New York State, was 'not ruling out' a run for the Senate against her husband.
He wondered whether the senator and the senator's wife, both bred to politics before this circus atmosphere had taken hold, fully understood how nasty and angry the media were getting now that they were feeling bounced by a major story without warning.
partners.nytimes.com /books/first/h/hodgson-newyork.html   (7818 words)

  
 Our Private Legislatures - The Center for Public Integrity
Senate rules state that every member must vote unless he or she is excused by the Senate or has a "direct personal or pecuniary interest" in the matter.
Gluchowski said a senator with a conflict of interest would not participate in debate, although he or she only requests to be excused after it is over.
When a senator is granted recusal, the Journal notes that he or she "abstained," which implies a conflict of interest.
www.publicintegrity.org /oi/iys.aspx?st=NY   (702 words)

  
 List of New York State Senators
The New York State Senate has 62 members each elected to two-year terms.
President of the Senate: Mary Donohue, Lieutenant Governor of New York
Senate Minority Leader: Sen. David Paterson of New York (D-30)
www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_new_york_state_senators.html   (85 words)

  
 New York's Senators Jockey for Influence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
But one notable person did not get an invitation: the junior senator from New York, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has also taken a keen interest in making her mark on homeland security matters and who was in town that day.
Political analysts say New York is served well by having two aggressive senators, particularly now when the state needs all the help it can get from Washington.
For now, their aides say that New York is fortunate to have two senators as driven as they are, particularly in these uncertain times.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/859686/posts   (1777 words)

  
 Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator for New York: Senators Clinton and Snowe Introduce Legislation to help Kinship Care ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Washington, DC – Today, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) and Olympia Snowe (ME) introduced The Kinship Caregiver Support Act to provide assistance to the growing number of American families in which children are being raised by their grandparents or relatives other than their parents.
In New York alone, nearly 300,000 children live in grandparent-headed households – a total of 6.3% of all children in New York State.
Senator Clinton praised the grandparents and other relatives who take on this challenge despite facing poverty and other burdens.
clinton.senate.gov /news/statements/details.cfm?id=234254   (957 words)

  
 Syracuse Online: Central New York Opinion
For New York's interests to be represented adequately, at least one of those senators must be a member of the majority party.
New Yorkers must consider their prospects for able representation in the Senate for the next six years.
The New York Times reported Friday that many of the "Stop Hillary" efforts haven't even been able to make expenses, let alone provide any money to oppose her.
www.syracuse.com /opinion/editorials/opinioneditorialps.ssf?/opinion/stories/editorialsps/20001029_ehsenat.html   (591 words)

  
 WELCOME TO THE NEW YORK STATE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE WEBSITE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Senator Schumer is working hard for the people of New York, which he has always done and will continue to do," said Schumer spokesman Phil Singer.
In New York, political observers see this as the first salvo in a battle that will widen beyond Schumer to include the 2004 presidential election.
On Friday, his office announced the senator and the White House had reached agreement on Bush's choices to fill two vacancies on the Southern District of New York Trial Court and one on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, also in New York.
www.nygop.org /news/March_3_2003_ATU.html   (1272 words)

  
 Stephanie Cannon's blog | Jonathan Tasini For New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New York's senators, Chuck Schumer and Hillary Clinton, both oppose the measure, but Clinton is offering a compromise bill that was also expected to come up today to make flag desecration illegal without rewriting the Constitution.
Prognosticators said it offered a way out for senators who don't want to be tarred as unpatriotic, but advocates on both sides doubted it would pass muster with the courts, which have found previous flag-desecration laws unconstitutional.
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) -- Senator Hillary Clinton is the latest politician set to swing through Blaine County, as she travels the country building a war chest for a 2006 Senate bid.
www.tasinifornewyork.org /blog/71?page=11   (798 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 40 senators pay visit to ground zero   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NEW YORK (AP) — A delegation of 40 U.S. senators visited New York for a first-hand look Thursday at the devastation left by the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, and pledged to help the city recover and rebuild.
Lott was joined by Majority Leader Tom Daschle, New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer and other senators in a visit to ground zero, where the Trade Center's twin towers collapsed in the attack Sept. 11.
The delegation came to New York by train before heading to lower Manhattan for a tour of the twisted steel and fractured concrete.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2001/09/20/senators.htm   (266 words)

  
 New York City District Council of Carpenters Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He served as a representative in the New York State Assembly from 1974-1980, moved on to become a member of the federal House of Representatives in 1980, and held the role of Congressman until 1998, when he successfully ran for election as one of two New York State Senators.
Senator Schumer has been instrumental in winning workplace safety protections to prevent crippling repetitive strain injuries to workers as well as lifting restrictions on collecting member pensions.
During the well-attended breakfast, Senator Schumer spoke about his hopes for the economic recovery and large-scale rebuilding of New York City and especially Downtown; he also thanked those members who have been able to give their time and energy to aid the clean-up efforts at Ground Zero.
www.nycdistrictcouncil.com /news_articles/apr02_schumer.htm   (339 words)

  
 New York Senators and the White House - The Empire Zone - N.Y. / Region - New York Times Blog
Aaron Burr had been a senator from New York and was defeated for re-election when he ran for president in 1800.
William L. Marcy, senator from 1831 to 1833, and then governor until 1835, was a Democratic candidate in 1852.
And Elihu Root, senator from 1909 to 1915 and a secretary of war and secretary of state before then, was a Republican presidential contender in 1916.
empirezone.blogs.nytimes.com /2007/01/24/new-york-senators-and-the-white-house   (762 words)

  
 New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library - Powered By Bloglines
Senators bluntly challenged State Bar President Mark H. Alcott's premise that the elective system is an inherently inferior way to choose judges, and questioned whether a merit selection system that mandates judicial diversity, as the bar's proposal does, is still strictly a merit system.
Senator George H. Winner Jr., R-Elmira, said there is no escaping the fact that under the bar's proposal pure merit would sometimes be trumped by race and gender.
Lopez Torres, decided last year by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held that New York's method for selecting candidates for Supreme Court is unconstitutional because it leaves all the power to designate candidates in the hands of political operatives.
www.bloglines.com /blog/PLL?id=3569   (882 words)

  
 Oswego Daily News - Oswego, New York - Senators Announce Help For Flood-Affected Farms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
NEW YORK - Senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton have announced that United States Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has allocated a total of $2,259,000 in Emergency Conservation Program funding for 16 New York State counties that were affected by recent flooding.
In a letter to Secretary Johanns dated July 12, the senators called on the USDA to make adequate funding available for existing programs that are critical for helping farmers and communities recover from the flooding event, including the Emergency Conservation Program.
New York farmers play a vital role in the state's economy and I am pleased that they will receive the critical assistance they need to get back on their feet,” Senator Clinton said.
oswegodailynews.com /index.php/oswego/news/community/senators_announce_help_for_flood_affected_farms   (270 words)

  
 Vermont And New York Senators Introduce "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act Of 2002"
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vermont and New York Senators today introduced legislation to authorize $55 million over the next five years to protect and enhance the environmental integrity and social and economic benefits of the Lake Champlain basin.
Jeffords, the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said, "This legislation builds on more than 10 years of success in planning for, and working to protect the environmental and economic health of Lake Champlain.
Senator Moynihan was - and I'm sure still is -- a great advocate of Lake Champlain and the Champlain Valley; whether it was the rich heritage and history of the area, or the environmental quality of the Lake and basin.
leahy.senate.gov /press/200209/091202.html   (452 words)

  
 What! Chuckie, Hillary Pick Judges?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
New York's two senators — Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton — are Democrats, which puts them in a different party from Bush.
As New York's only major Republican official elected statewide, he is in position to recommend federal judges and prosecutors.
He has already announced as dean of the New York congressional delegation (that means Senate as well as House of Representatives) he is taking over responsibility for coordinating all the state’s federal appointments.
www.newsmax.com /archives/articles/2001/2/19/111254.shtml   (1128 words)

  
 New York for Feingold
Contact Senator Schumer and let him know you don't understand why he doesn't support censure, and you definintly don't understand why he doesn't even have the cajones to show up and ask a few questions about it.
I am inclined to believe that it is." Bloomberg News and The Washington Times both reported that Leahy was therefore supporting the censure resolution, although he has not yet signed on as a cosponsor.
I'm calling out all New Yorkers, based on their civic pride, to make sure that the New York meetup is bigger then the New Jersey...
newyorkfeingold.blogspot.com   (2180 words)

  
 Siena Research Institute - April 10, 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Loudonville, New York – Job approval rating for New York’s Junior Senator Hillary Clinton reached 51% in March 2002 despite a significant drop in support among state Republicans.
Senator Clinton’s rating was up 2 points to 51% in March.
The SRI survey was conducted during the month of March 2002 by random telephone calls to 648 New York State residents over the age of 18.  It has a margin of error of +/- 3.8%.
www.siena.edu /sri/results/2002/02_April_10_NYS_Schumer_Clinton.htm   (444 words)

  
 Victory for New York in Federal Transportation Bill
New York’s senators are also to be applauded, they are tremendously effective, and New York transportation will benefit because of it.
Senator Charles Schumer and Senator Hillary Clinton announced earlier this week the inclusion of $340 million for the LIRR’s East Side Access and $25 million for the Second Avenue subway, in the Senate’s version of the FY 2006 Transportation Appropriations bill as reported out of Senate Committee.
Once the bill becomes law, these two major New York City infrastructure projects would receive federal funds "for final design and construction for fiscal years 2004 through 2009." The six year authorization bill is retroactive to 2004, because the prior legislation had authorized funds through 2003.
www.house.gov /maloney/press/109th/20050728Transportation.htm   (1774 words)

  
 New York
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New York, University of the State of - New York, University of the State of, chartered 1784.
New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra - New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, dating from 1842, the oldest symphony orchestra in the...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108252.html   (727 words)

  
 People For the American Way - New York   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
At one point, Senator Tom Kean, who lost his election bid to the U.S. Senate to Bob Menendez could be seen in the back laughing, talking and eating and not paying attention to some of the speakers.
Senator Nia Gill, an African-American legislator, who as recently as last week was on the fence on marriage equality, made the valid point that no church would be forced to conduct a same sex civil union ceremony and that the whole bill on civil unions is a farce, why not just call it marriage.
On Wednesday, following a New York Times editorial that excoriated him for the voter intimidation effort, Spano reversed his initial support for the voter purge and said that he would send a letter to the Board of Elections asking the Board not to send police officers to voters' homes before the election.
www.pfaw.org /go/NewYork   (3080 words)

  
 NEWSWATCH 50 || WWTI Watertown - 7-20 11:30 AM News Update - New York's Senators Seek Careful Check of Supreme Court ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Akwesasne Mohawk Territory straddles the borders of Quebec, Ontario and upstate New York.
In the new mix of the Big East, a poll of its media members says Syracuse and its new football head coach should finish fourth in the conference this season.
On Monday, July 18, 2005, the New York State Department of Health Bureau of Controlled Substances contacted the New York State Police at Schroon Lake regarding an investigation being conducted by their department in the criminal possession and sale of prescription medication.
www.newswatch50.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=DCC4DF04-1C88-4A5A-8F50-1F76131EC9B7   (3287 words)

  
 Senators Schumer and Clinton Urge Action to
Protect New Yorkers from Electricity Price Spikes
  (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Senators noted that FERC waited nearly 18 months before acting effectively to mitigate the crisis on the West Coast and stated that New York cannot afford to suffer through the same delays.
In the letter, the Senators expressed their concern that, although last summer was one of the region's coolest, New York still experienced price spikes of more than 40 percent above average.
The Senators wrote, "New York, like California, is in need of further generation capacity to ensure that its newly deregulated market operates competitively, New York City remains susceptible to the exercise of market power, particularly at times of peak demand and/or during extreme weather conditions, such as thunderstorms or extended heat waves.
clinton.senate.gov /~clinton/news/2001/06/2001626531.html   (456 words)

  
 The New York State JCI Senate - Latest News
she was sworn in as the 77th President of the New York State Jaycees.
The New York State JCI Senate met in Oneonta on Friday, Jan. 12.
The spring meeting of the New York State JCI Senate will be held on Friday, Apr. 20 at 9 p.m.
www.newyorkjcisenate.org /news.html   (722 words)

  
 News 10 Now | 24 Hour Local News | ALL NEWS
New York's senators were in Syracuse Monday honoring a man they followed.
Exciting new projects are what bring creative, new people to this wonderful region we know and love called Central New York," said New York Senator Charles Schumer.
He was elected to the Senate in 1976.
news10now.com /content/all_news/?ArID=38738&SecID=83   (196 words)

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