New York City Council: Speaker Adrienne Adams May Replace Progressive Committee Chairs

“At least two progressive City Council members won’t be chairing the committees they led last session — or any committees at all — in a move that’s seen as retaliation by Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) for voting against the budget. City Council Member Tiffany Cabán [D-Astoria], who chaired the Committee on Women and Gender Equity, was told in a meeting with Adams that she won’t be leading any committees,” first reported Politico. “And City Council Member Chi Ossé [D-Bed-Stuy] won’t be chairing any committees either after leading for the last two years the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations… But nothing is set in stone yet, and assignments could shift before they are finalized, cautioned a person within the Speaker’s office, who was granted anonymity to discuss ongoing conversations.” “The City Council will confirm committee assignments at its stated meeting on Thursday, and preliminary conversations suggest there will be several changes in chair positions,” City & State reported too. LIBOR and NYSAR’s Government Affairs teams will continue to monitor these ongoing developments.