On Tuesday, he is scheduled to make his first lobbying trip, to the state Capitol, where he will meet with lawmakers and hold a news conference with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and others in support of campaign finance legislation.
Earlier this month, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson came out in support of legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, and using that tax revenue to help pay for the subway fixes.
Unlikely Ally; Uncertain Future Perhaps one of the biggest surprises this year was to see Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford come out in support of in-state tuition for undocumented students.
According to a separate AP story, Quinn was disappointed by Madigan's position on the program, particularly as the House Speaker has previously voted in support of ending the program.
In Jobar, a working-class Sunni Muslim area adjacent to Abbasin Square, mosque speakers chanted "God is Greatest" in support of opposition fighters who attacked roadblocks in the neighborhood, activists said.
I was proud to stand with the Speaker and my Democratic colleagues in support of this historic legislation.
A spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, who came out in support of the order on Friday, maintained the ban did not amount to a religious test.
Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke out Tuesday in support of President Obama's "back-to-school speech" delivered to school children across the country.
On that very day, Mr. Levy and Ninfa Segarra, the president of the Board of Education, joined Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, the City Council speaker, Peter F. Vallone, and others at City Hall in support of a proposed law that would make such reporting failures a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and a one-year jail sentence.
