Sentences with phrase «friday voted on a measure»
Bill sponsors insisted they had the votes available for a Friday vote on the measure, but the effort has been met with stiff resistance from racino operators, who spent much the day personally lobbying lawmakers in the Senate.
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Several pro-life senators — including Oklahoma Baptist James Lankford, who argued that North Korea, China, and Vietnam are the only others nations to permit abortions that late — pushed for a Senate vote on the measure on Friday.
Park District Executive Director Barbara Heller said Friday that some board members were still considering placing an advisory referendum measure on the April 17 ballot and may reconsider the issue at a future meeting when all board members are present for a vote.
As the Capitol gears up for what is expected to be a very long night, opponents of same - sex marriage say a vote on the measure in the early hours of Friday morning is unacceptable.
The high - stakes scheduled vote on Friday afternoon came after Trump issued an ultimatum to House Republicans to either approve or reject the measure, according to the Washington Post.
The Saratoga Springs City Council is scheduled to vote Friday morning on a measure that would ban sales of guns and ammunition inside a downtown venue.
Washington (CNN)- The Maryland House of Delegates decided Friday not to vote on a bill that would legalize same - sex marriage, a sign that the measure did not have majority support within the overwhelmingly Democratic legislative body.
Gay rights advocates said they were prepared to accept the new language and were hopeful that Senate Republicans would vote on the measure Friday.
Supporters and opponents of same - sex marriage rallied on Friday after it was announced that the State Senate would vote on the measure in Albany.
The measure might come up for a vote in the House on Friday.
The House could vote on the measure Friday.
Votes on the measure are expected this week as early as Thursday afternoon, as failure to pass a spending bill by midnight Friday, March 23 would lead to a government shutdown.
As people across the world struggled to rationalise the UK's shock vote to leave the European Union (EU) on Friday, lawyers and industry experts stressed the importance of remaining calm and measured for the sake of clients, as the real impact of the vote unfolds.