Sentences with phrase «narrow majority pro-corbyn»

«While the worst of the foreclosure problem is in the rearview mirror for a narrow majority of counties, others are still working through rising levels of foreclosure activity, inventory and distressed sales as they continue to clear the wreckage left behind by a bursting housing bubble.»

On opinions he finds noteworthy, he cited cases in which he crafted a narrow majority to enhance the role of juries in criminal sentencing.

The results for the EU Referendum are out and the people of Britain have voted by a narrow majority to leave the EU.

This narrow majority disguises dramatic differences between different regions: Scotland, Northern Ireland and large parts of London voted to Remain whereas substantial sections of Wales and most of England voted to Leave.

A narrow majority of defined - contribution - plan advisers and consultants say managed accounts provide less benefit to participants than target - date funds, according to a survey by Pacific Investment Management Co..

This slim spread of 47 basis point difference in returns is reflected in the underperformance of large cap core funds against the benchmark by a narrow majority (57.74 %).

L.A. School Board Targets Garcia With Term - Limits Vote A narrow majority of Los Angeles Board of Education members voted Tuesday to set a limit of two consecutive years for the school board presidency.

By a narrow majority, 5 — 4, the Court agreed.

ALBANY — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, huddling with state legislators in and near the Capitol as he campaigns across the state, said his fellow Republicans would lose their narrow majority in the state Senate if Donald Trump or Ted Cruz lead the Republican ticket in November.

But it was not until 2009 that Mr. Espada became known throughout the state, when he took part in a coup against the party leadership shortly after the Democrats gained a narrow majority in the Senate.

In October 1974 Labour won a narrow majority, there was record inflation, high unemployment, massive Conservative Local Election & By Election victories followed by the Winter of Discontent and yet while Labour lost, their total vote was very similar to that of the 1974 General Elections and it was more down to increased turnout for the Conservatives and collapse of the Liberals.

The first count and three subsequent recounts on the night of the election had given Davidson a narrow majority, but after the ballot boxes were locked away overnight, two more recounts gave victory to the Conservative.

The remarks, though hardly scorching, registered as a pointed message from the laconic Senate leader, who has strained all year to wrangle his narrow majority.

That year, Republicans managed to win a narrow majority in the chamber without the help of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference.

ALBANY — As they cling to a narrow majority, the state Senate Republicans could soon be losing another member.

Cuomo has proposed the creation of an independent entity to draw up the blueprint, but his legislation has been blocked in the Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority.

Despite the narrow majority won by the GOP last November, Skelos has allowed Klein to remain a player in the talks — though it's unclear how much power he holds.

Republicans might even be embarrassed if they were to return with a narrow majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

ICM asked voters how settled they were in their current voting intention to establish how far voters will drift back towards their traditional affiliations and found a narrow majority of 51 % saying they were now «very certain» that their mind was made up.

Most independent analysts see Democrats poised to make gains between 5 - 10 seats, a number that would leave Republicans with a narrow majority.

Before Monday night's meeting, upstate Republicans were critical of keeping Skelos as the leader and face of the Republican majority that enjoys a narrow majority over Democrats.

During a public hearing in Buffalo, a Democratic state senator had said the newly created seat — which will exist because the Republicans wish to maximize their odds of hanging onto their narrow majority — should be located in the part of the state where the biggest population growth has been.

Republican state senator Michael Nozzolio played the upstate - downstate card to defend the idea of a 63rd State Senate seat, the creation of which is central to a Republican - backed redistricting scheme that would likely allow them to hang onto their narrow majority in that chamber.

A meeting of May's Brexit inner cabinet on Wednesday broke up without agreement but apparently with a narrow majority against her preferred option.

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners.»

He knew he had a problem with black and Latino city legislators, who were bristling from Cuomo's previous cuts to education and Medicaid, so he included $ 62 million for inner - city jobs programs; he held a much stronger hand with Senate Republicans who might object to tax increases on the wealthy — if they weren't so scared of Cuomo's redistricting them out of their narrow majority.

As long as the GOP hangs onto its narrow majority, the $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage proposal is highly unlikely to pass.

«While by 11 points Republicans support allowing teachers to be armed, Democrats, independents and downstaters overwhelmingly oppose it, as do a majority of upstaters and a narrow majority of gun owners,» Greenberg said.

The Republicans, who maintain a narrow majority in the Senate, have generally worked well with Cuomo — which hasn't sat well with conservatives.

With a narrow majority in that chamber, Republicans may struggle to pass a bill without any support from Democrats.

The Democrats have a narrow majority (32 - 31) in the chamber, but a breakaway independent Democratic caucus has been siding with Republicans on critical votes.

Democrats hold a narrow majority in the House; Republicans want to flip that in November and gain at least one seat in the Senate, which is currently divided 18 - 18.

Even a narrow majority of Republicans want to wait for a new governor to make the pick.

Ed Balls will succeed Gordon Brown and Labour will win a narrow majority in 2019 although probably with fewer votes than the Conservatives.

A narrow majority of Lib Dem members (53 %) expect the coalition to last the entire length of the Parliament.

A narrow majority of the court has been friendly to the EPA's ability to regulate carbon dioxide.

At the same time, a narrow majority of folks say they're at least somewhat, or even very confident, that Governor Cuomo can solve the subway slide.

I do believe Cameron will be the Prime Minister next year, albeit with a narrow majority.

Republicans maintain a narrow majority in the chamber through their alliance with Felder.

The Hudson Valley district is due to be one of several battleground districts next year as Senate Republicans hold on to a narrow majority in the chamber.

Republicans in Nassau County last week backed attorney Chris McGrath to hold the seat for the party, which holds a narrow majority in the Senate.

More importantly, the money can be spread out to Flanagan's conference members and Republican candidates running in key swing districts in order to bolster Republican chances of keeping their narrow majority intact.

The ruling gives Senate Republicans, who face electoral headwinds this cycle given the presidential election and their narrow majority in the chamber, one less district to defend this November.

His move toward launching a campaign comes as Senate Republicans fight to maintain a narrow majority in the chamber ahead of a presidential election year, which typically brings out more Democratic voters in a blue state like New York.

Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the state Senate and are fending off Democratic challenges on Long Island and in the Hudson Valley.

The union has indicated it would support Republicans in their bid to keep control of the state Senate, an outcome that is in question given their narrow majority and that a presidential election cycle brings more Democrats out to the polls, aiding down - ballot races.

Cuomo is referring to the two years in which Senate Democrats held a narrow majority, marred by a Republican - launched coup of the chamber that paralyzed activity in Albany for a month as well as late budgets.

But Cuomo insisted he wants a Democratic majority — even one with a narrow majority — to control the chamber.

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

The Republicans» narrow majority is now dependent on a coalition that includes a conservative Democrat and the four - member Independent Democratic Conference.