Sentences with phrase «as the legislature continued»

As the legislature continued its consideration of redistricting plans, Vermont residents had the opportunity to comment on several Senate plans on February 15, 2012.

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As your representative in the Alberta legislature, I will continue to advocate for Alberta's economy and resources.

As the creationists continue to press differently nuanced bills in 20 or so state legislatures, we can expect social pressure to continue to bear on the evolutionism issue.

Most importantly, church assemblies should reclaim their role as representative assemblies chosen to deliberate thoughtfully on significant matters of Christian faith and life, rather than continuing to act as legislatures that reduce everything to stark alternatives and then make hurried decisions by forced choice majority voting.

The new arrangement was designed as an experimental trial run whose consequences were to be evaluated after no fewer than nine and no more than 12 years, at which point the legislature had to decide whether to continue, alter or abolish the program.

As this matter plays out, we will preserve the status quo and continue to engage with the New York legislature, as we are in dozens of states around the country.&raquAs this matter plays out, we will preserve the status quo and continue to engage with the New York legislature, as we are in dozens of states around the country.&raquas we are in dozens of states around the country.»

Reyes noted that «Until a career in the state legislature is seen as a public service, instead of a license to steal, we will continue to be plagued by political corruption.»

«We look forward to continuing to work with the governor and the legislature on implementing the comprehensive recommendations as outlined in the FixNYC plan to ensure New Yorkers have access to a spectrum of affordable, reliable and convenient transportation options,» Campbell Matthews, a Lyft spokesman, said in a statement.

As for possibility of providing more sunlight when it comes to the budget, Peters said: «We continue to engage the legislature towards a variety of ethics reform proposals.»

But that hasn't stopped the governor and state legislature from continuing the Albany tradition of using M.T.A. money as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations.

The county legislature's Democratic Minority Leader Cindy Kaleh says the budget «perpetuates the illusion that taxes are flat...» She says county taxpayers continue to see their tax bills «creep higher as the county collects more revenue and fees...»

«He fought to uphold the law and bring justice to those who break it as a former federal prosecutor, and he's continued that commitment by fighting for stronger ethics laws in the state legislature.

Before the legislature adjourned, Harriet Cornell was elected to continue as chairwoman of the legislature, beginning her eighth term.

The mayor's strong hand in the legislature was in danger of being weakened as the furor over charters continued, with pro-charter TV ads beating up on de Blasio.

This essentially prevents a deadlock from being taken to the people, as well as permitting a legislature that has lost the confidence of the people to continue until the next scheduled election.

Look for this cat - and - mouse game to continue on multiple fronts as the legislature attempts to rebalance power with the executive.

Legislative Minority Leader Dave Donaldson stated that «Karen continued to dedicate herself to the legislature and the county as a whole right to the very end, and was always such a pleasure to be around.»

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Ghali Na'aba on Monday said described the continued friction between the executive and legislature as...

«He fought to uphold the law and bring justice to those who break it as a former federal prosecutor, and he's continued that commitment by fighting for stronger ethics laws in the state legislature,» Cuomo said.

We will continue to push the governor and legislature to reduce the reliance on costly consultants as a way for the state to address future financial crises.»

Regent's Chancellor Emeritus Robert Bennett echoed King saying the state will continue to tweak the standards as necessary and advise the legislature about changes to the teacher evaluation law.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, quoted the Senate President as also saying that the legislature would continue to «work to ensure that people can freely practice their religion without fear.»

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- As the New York State legislature prepares for the state budget vote, cries for ridesharing to come to Buffalo continue.

«And as long as we have useful tools who purport to be Republicans, like Dean Skelos, Bob Turner, and a swath of other who are not willing to stand up for principles, but who would rather knuckle under to the most extreme demands of far - left Democrats, Public Service Unions and well - funded special interests in exchange for job security, and who could not lead a one - car funeral on an abandoned stretch of the Thruway, idiots like me — Andrew Cuomo — will continue to roll over the legislature, the taxpayers, the bondholders, and the rest of New York's victims with nary so much as an objection.»

Mr. Cuomo went on to characterize the move as a marker that state lawmakers are entering election season, while endorsing the concept of a bipartisan legislature continuing.

She seemingly believes that her designation as a Democrat with the support of the Ramapo political machine is all she needs to continue to occupy a seat in the county legislature.

In coming weeks, said Osborne, educators and parents need to continue to apply pressure to the governor's office and the legislature as budget details continue to be hammered out before the March 31 deadline.

Online, or digital, learning is continuing to grow, and as it does so, state legislatures are increasingly taking notice.

Under the banner «Never Again», these courageous young people organised high - profile rallies and protests, and then stood witness in the gallery as their state legislature continued to vote against control of assault weapons and high - capacity magazines.

We look forward to working with the legislature to make sure that charter schools continue to gain the same funding and program opportunities as all other public schools in the state.»

School finance continues to be a top priority for the Association as we work proactively at the legislature and with the Governor.

A year later, as schools continue to languish, the state's legislature enters into a secret $ 250,000 agreement to revamp its school funding formula with a New Jersey - based nonprofit known as EdBuild.

The department overseeing the product line continues to market the device to new customers such as the American Association of Law Libraries or visiting with the folks at the National Conference of State Legislatures.

We support direct low income cash rebates and we encourage the legislature to consult directly with representatives of low - income and disproportionately impacted communities and integrate their ideas into these proposals as they continue to develop them.

Ultimately, if consumers, regulators, legislatures, shareholders, or the public at large disapprove sufficiently of an activity, it may become impossible for a firm to remain in business, or at least to continue business as usual.

As governors, legislature, and local governments continue to grapple with these important issues, this blog will serve as a reliable source for information on the law, policy and legislation developed to address infrastructure - related concerns.&raquAs governors, legislature, and local governments continue to grapple with these important issues, this blog will serve as a reliable source for information on the law, policy and legislation developed to address infrastructure - related concerns.&raquas a reliable source for information on the law, policy and legislation developed to address infrastructure - related concerns.»

Notably, however, even the dissenting judges recognized that the «historical common law right to strike is a fundamental component of our legal system insofar as it reflects the idea that employees have no obligation to continue to work under conditions they consider to be unsatisfactory: no legislature can force an individual or a group into servitude».

As search engines are the primary source of information for every single one of us in Canada today, the questions of how we deal with private information online will continue to be a pressing challenge for policy makers, legislatures, and courts in the years to come.

US lawmakers continue to wrestle with how to approach cryptocurrencies, as a federal judge says the likes of bitcoin can be treated as commodities by the CFTC, FinCEN says money transmitter rules apply to ICOs, and Wyoming's state legislature clears a bill exempting some crypto assets from securities laws.

However, recently the regulations in Wyoming have been going through an overhaul as the five bills continue to make progress in the legislature.

The broker's listing agreement expired in February 2006, yet he continued to represent the owners and remain in contact with the National Guard and the governor as the appropriations bill worked its way through the legislature.

This will continue to be a big issue as the legislature heads towards an August recess.