Sentences with phrase «lawmakers in the state legislature»

In New York state, 59 out of the 213 lawmakers in the state legislature are women — 15 black women in the state Assembly and three black women in the state Senate.

Lawmakers in the state legislature said «not so fast.»

Lawmakers in state legislatures across the nation have proposed hundreds of bills this year relating to clean energy.

Not exact matches

With the successful passage of 401 (k)- style pension reform in Michigan's state legislature, Illinois lawmakers should examine their own growing pension crisis and pursue bolder reforms to stabilize the state's finances.

The issue is expected to be one of the first to surface in Alabama's state legislature as lawmakers there head back to session this week, and a colorful standoff is likely.

A one paragraph clause in Governor Cuomo's budget has caused some concern among state lawmakers over the separation of powers between the governor and the legislature.

It's a cute idea, but one with a purpose: The Riders Alliance is collecting these terrible commute stories in order to present them to the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo in an effort to get lawmakers to take the deterioration of the subway system more seriously.

Two weeks after lawmakers left Albany, New Yorkers still have their doubts when it comes to ethics reform in the state legislature.

During an interview on AM 710's «The John Gambling Show», Governor Paterson asked the state legislature to give him the power to implement the same FMAP contingency plan lawmakers agreed to back in the summer when they weren't sure if the state aid bill would pass.

Cuomo created the ethics commission under the state's Moreland Act a little over a year ago amidst rampant corruption rampant in the legislature, that included a string of indictments, resignations and jailings of lawmakers.

After a new wave of indictments against state lawmakers in the spring, Cuomo tried to convince the legislature to adopt public financing of campaigns, the closing of loopholes for large donors, and better policing of the laws.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multi billion dollar budget deficit.

The bill, to be considered by the full legislature on May 23, is similar to measures introduced by Nassau - based lawmakers in the state senate and assembly this year.

The endorsement of Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure by some former lawmakers is not going down well with critical stakeholders in the legislature.

Some Mohawk Valley lawmakers may create a bipartisan coalition in the New York state legislature.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.

The state legislature was closing in on an end - of - session deal that would strip convicted lawmakers of their pensions, extend mayoral control of New York City schools for one more year, and legalize daily fantasy sports gambling.

The state legislature has also put forth a constitutional amendment to change the redistricting process in 10 years so an independent commission would draw the lines instead of lawmakers.

Some Mohawk Valley lawmakers are trying to form a bipartisan alliance to more effectively advocate for their region in the state legislature.

Doing so would help them press upstate issues in a state legislature dominated by downstate lawmakers.

-- CU backed Gustavo Rivera over Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., saying the Bronx lawmaker has «has become a symbol for hubris, corruption and wrongdoing in the state legislature due to ongoing investigations by the attorney general and federal authorities and his leadership in bringing Senate business to a month - long halt last summer.»

«There is motion now in Republican - controlled legislatures to support an amendment,» said Jonah Minkoff - Zern, co-director of the Democracy Is For People campaign at Public Citizen, a nonprofit group that led a coalition of advocates calling on state lawmakers to support an amendment.

Anti-corruption is the dominant topic at the New York State legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate leState legislature for the second week in a row, following bribery charges against two state lawmakers, including a former Senate lestate lawmakers, including a former Senate leader.

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California Democrats may claim a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, but an Orange County Republican lawmaker topped the list of gift recipients in 2012.

Amid high tensions between Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers, the state legislature officially started its session for 2017 in Albany Wednesday.

An overnight session in the state legislature where pension reform and other items were approved has left public worker unions, and even some lawmakers, fuming.

Even though the public's view of the legislature is rising, following two on time budgets in a row, and lack of noticeable dysfunction that in the past earned the state legislature a bad reputation, most New Yorkers still don't think lawmakers deserve a pay raise.

After winning the primary with 33 percent of the votes, Alcantara became the first Dominican lawmaker in the State's legislature.

The state oversight board in control of Nassau's finances voted unanimously Thursday to reject the county's 2018 budget after lawmakers stripped out $ 60 million in fee hikes — setting up a showdown with the GOP - controlled county legislature.

Crespo explained that members of the state legislature would draft a letter for New York lawmakers based in Washington, D.C. to sign, reiterating the pardon request, and would use social media to gain support from elected officials from across the country.

Some top New York state lawmakers seem to be changing their minds over whether to call special elections for a growing number of vacancies in the legislature.

In other state legislature - related ballot measure news, Nebraska and South Carolina lawmakers saw ballot proposals introduced recently about term limits for state legislators.

Even though the public's view of the legislature is rising, following two on time budgets in a row, and a lack of noticeable dysfunction that in the past earned the state legislature a bad reputation, most New Yorkers still don't think lawmakers deserve a pay raise.

Legislator Ed Day proposed tabling the resolution until the legislature could meet with state lawmakers with the hopes of amending the state bill to require the comptroller to send an amended budget at least 15 days before adoption, a significantly longer amount of time than the 10 days outlined in the current bill.

The steady drum beat of scandal after scandal in the New York State legislature has led many to wonder whether lawmakers can focus on passing any major bills by the end of the session, which is fast approaching.

Monday was the first full day of session in the New York State legislature, and lawmakers have a lot to contend with, including a multibillion dollar budget deficit, as well as the beginning of an election year.

The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled against state lawmakers in the Congressional map, ordering the legislature to redraw eight districts which they say favor a political party or the incumbent.

The Council's «Tough Budget Choices» radio ad began playing in the Albany media market this morning, calling on lawmakers and the Governor to reduce spending in the state budget by making the same kind of difficult budget choices that legislatures in other states have done.

Legislators, in an all night session, took the first step to change the state's constitution to require lawmakers convicted of a felony to forfeit their pensions, in answer to public outcry over dozens of Senators and Assembly members, including the two former leaders of the legislature keeping healthy pensions even though many have been sentenced to prison.

--------------------------------------- State lawmakers have been chosen to work on Conference Committees to negotiate the differences in the budgets from both houses of the legislature, Local Assemblyman Pete Lopez said that after former leaders Silver & Skelos were convicted of corruption, that lawmakers would tighten up ethics governing their own behaviors, but they've proposed very little:

The National Conference of State Legislatures says lawmakers in Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, North Dakota, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin and West Virginia are paperless to some extent.

However, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Republican lawmakers in Arizona, Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Vermont have joined Democratic counterparts from a handful of other states in launching measures that oppose provisions of the two - year - old NCLB law.

Local school officials, in turn, are admonishing members of the legislature for the shortfall, while lawmakers are blaming the state school board, and school board members are pointing to faulty data.

A proposal to create a new teacher training system for the state died in the Kentucky legislature last month as lawmakers cleared the decks to deal with thorny budget and health - care \ reform issues.

Gov. Ed Herschler of Wyoming in his opening address to the legislature has asked lawmakers not to subject the state department of education to cuts over the next biennium any deeper than the 6 - percent reduction he recommended in his budget.

Dominguez, deputy director of policy for the Rhode Island Senate, says the research stemmed from the work in education policy she has been doing with state lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State Legislatstate lawmakers at the Rhode Island General Assembly and through the National Conference of State LegislatState Legislatures.

In a year when most state legislatures struggled to find money for schools, Maryland's lawmakers set records for spending.

Arizona, California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Ohio lawmakers participated in the first «America's Legislators Back to School Day,» sponsored by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

In the most recent state budget passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor last week, North Carolina lawmakers eliminated a provision — which exists in many states — that granted automatic pay raises to public school teachers who completed master's degreeIn the most recent state budget passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor last week, North Carolina lawmakers eliminated a provision — which exists in many states — that granted automatic pay raises to public school teachers who completed master's degreein many states — that granted automatic pay raises to public school teachers who completed master's degrees.