Sentences with phrase «republican legislative leaders»

Republican legislative leaders in Illinois on Wednesday proposed a state takeover of Chicago Public Schools and permitting the troubled district to declare bankruptcy to get its finances in order, billing the controversial ideas as a «lifeline» and not «a state bailout.»

Republican legislative leaders have charged the Democratic governor with acknowledging deficit problems piecemeal in hopes of avoiding a deficit - mitigation plan directive.

In 2014, Republican legislative leaders claimed that their teacher pay plan would move North Carolina to 32nd nationally for teacher pay.

New Hampshire Assistant Attorney General Anne Edwards said her office won't defend the law, putting the executive branch at odds with Republican legislative leaders.

State Republican legislative leaders said they will phase in the smaller class sizes in kindergarten through third grade over the next four years instead of lowering them at once this fall.

Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative leaders are searching for a compromise to pass a tax bill, extra funding for schools and more.

The response from Republican legislative leaders was a promise of more raises - but also a campaign to correct what they call misinformation about their efforts.

What the Republican legislative leaders did then — and they along with McCrory have chosen to do since — is to cut taxes for the wealthy and big corporations rather than restore — let alone increase — funding for public education.

The Arizona Republic reports that Republican legislative leaders fast - tracked the proposal last week after more than a month of legislative inaction and weeks of vocal protests from teachers demanding higher wages.

Contrary to the claims of Republican legislative leaders, the newly adopted education budget cuts to have led to hundreds of teacher layoffs and thousands of lost jobs according to data released recently by the Department of Public Instruction.

Republican legislative leaders said if the situation between the superintendent and the State Board didn't improve, they'd consider stripping Ritz of her power to chair the Board — and they tried.

Then, in October, the rest of the State Board sent a letter to Republican legislative leaders asking for help calculating A-F letter grades, accusing the Department of Education of dragging its feet.

Republican legislative leaders are pointing to how they've increased education funding and are planning to give teachers this year an average 6.2 percent raise, the fifth straight year of raises.

Donald Trump would help, not hurt, the Republican legislative leaders build their majorities.

Republican legislative leaders trying to break an 18 - day impasse over the state budget are focusing on cutting borrowing for road projects by $ 800 million, while negotiations are still going on over how to spread those reductions across the state, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday.

He pointed to former Gov. Hugh L. Carey, a Democrat, who was able to push through a capital improvement program for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which operates the city's transit system, in 1981 only after conceding to a demand by Republican legislative leaders for an independent monitor.

Speaking to reporters, Malloy said he wants Democratic and Republican legislative leaders to come up with their own ideas to balance the budget.

Republican legislative leaders say their Democratic counterparts «didn't do their job» by proposing $ 570 million in spending cuts to cover Connecticut's projected $ 900 million deficit next fiscal year.

Walker and Republican legislative leaders have said they expect to win in court and do not plan to vote on the bill again.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne filed a lawsuit alleging Republican legislative leaders violated the state's open meetings law in the run - up to a vote on the plan.

The Democratic governor and Republican legislative leaders can't agree on how to fix Pennsylvania's big deficit.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday that if the courts have not ruled on the legality of the collective bargaining bill passed earlier this year by early June, it will be added...

Democratic and Republican legislative leaders in Connecticut announced on Wednesday that they had reached a bipartisan budget deal.

Part of Cuomo's remarkable reach is the result of design, and part the result of circumstance, including the conviction of the top Democratic and Republican legislative leaders.

Wisconsin's net budget surplus grew to nearly $ 1 billion, money that Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders are eyeing for income and property tax cuts.

Carl Paladino, who led the GOP ticket in 2010, is threatening a third - party bid if Astorino doesn't denounce Republican legislative leaders who he feels have been too cozy with Cuomo.

At issue is the fact that Governor Malloy was not part of the months - long closed - door meetings by the state's Democratic and Republican legislative leaders that produced the compromise budget.

She continues to struggle to balance the state's budget and Republican legislative leaders now seem ready to propose a temporary sales tax increase, which, like all tax increases, is political poison.

Speaking after a meeting with Democratic and Republican legislative leaders, Malloy says to also expect state employee layoffs.

Now you can see why Malloy resisted sitting down with Republican legislative leaders to discuss the state's ever - increasing budget deficit.

He says it's a good thing that Democratic and Republican legislative leaders are meeting to come up with a budget that might be more acceptable to him.

Democratic and Republican legislative leaders engaged in an acrimonious public meeting in the Capitol with Gov. David A. Paterson.

Republican legislative leaders in Connecticut once again urged Governor Dannel Malloy to sign the budget that cleared both chambers of the legislature earlier this month.

This comes as the state's Democratic and Republican legislative leaders continue to meet behind closed doors in an effort to reach a budget agreement that Malloy would be willing to sign.

Democratic and Republican legislative leaders say they are still working on trying to reach a budget deal before the June 30 deadline.

Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino on Wednesday sent an email blast to supporters and journalists a rather lengthy thesis on why it's time to knock the Republican legislative leaders out of office and nominate an appropriately conservative candidate to run against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year.

HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Democratic and Republican legislative leaders said Thursday they are open to tweaking the tax side of a budget that has alarmed several large Connecticut employers.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin's net budget surplus grew to nearly $ 1 billion, money that Gov. Scott Walker and Republican legislative leaders are eyeing for income and property tax cuts.

Republican legislative leaders had welcomed Hawk into the Republican Party, but the Marshall County Republican Party distrusts him because he was a Democrat until mid-2011.

Connecticut's Democratic and Republican legislative leaders released a rare bipartisan statement over the weekend saying that they had positive meetings with very serious negotiations and productive discussions.

Meanwhile, Republican legislative leaders promised to fight funding, arguing it should come exclusively from private investors, especially with the state's deepening budget troubles.

But he also said Paladino's push to oust Republican legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly won't be a factor in giving him the nomination.

State Senate President Michael Thibodeau and other Republican legislative leaders late Tuesday convened a closed - door meeting with LePage to discuss his future.

Huffington Post: Arlen Siegfreid, Kansas Lawmaker, Proposes Capitol Meditation Room Saying state legislators do not have space for private time during the workday, a Republican legislative leader in Kansas has proposed the creation of a chapel in the Capitol building.

Nassau's Republican legislative leader criticized the Democratic county executive for not taking steps to borrow...

That assertion was blasted immediately as bogus by a Republican legislative leader, who said he expects that a complaint will be filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission alleging that the state's clean - election laws are being violated.

Not exact matches

Leaders from the Republican and Democratic leadership are attempting to hash out a deal, focused on defense spending and other legislative priorities like the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program.

Republican leaders have scrambled to push through major tax changes and earn a legislative win ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Republican leaders have significant differences on what the party's policy agenda will entail for 2018 after securing a major legislative victory in overhauling the federal tax code with a law that included a blow to the Affordable Care Act.

Republican leaders in Florida have until March 9 to approve the new bills under the state's compressed legislative calender.