Sentences with phrase «republicans over union»

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing the state government in a standoff with majority Republicans over union...

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Speaking to The Irish Times, Kenny said, «European leaders need to be over here talking to Republicans, Democrats and the administration about what membership of the European Union means and the relationship that it can have with as powerful an entity as the United States.»

They knew they would likely face an acrimonious battle of the kind they had seen over the last two years in the neighboring state of Wisconsin between Republican Governor Scott Walker and unions.

The Transit Workers Union and the Working Families Party is at odds over the push directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help flip Republican - held House seats in New York.

Unions have made noise about challenging Sen. John DeFrancisco, the deputy majority leader, over his vocal opposition to a minimum wage increase, though that could be tempered after all 31 Republicans backed the budget bill containing the hike.

Google searches spiked, politicians and the media took notice of the public interest, and income inequality took over political ground ranging from President Obama's State of the Union to the Republican presidential primary process.

The good - government group Citizens Union annonuced earlier today it was filing a formal comlpaint with Attorney General Eric Schniderman's office over the Republican - aligned Common Sense Principles for not registering with the Charities Bureau.

The opt - out effort this year has united different political strains: Republicans and conservatives are skeptical of Common Core as it pertains to a loss of local control for school districts, while the state's teachers union is encouraging the movement as well over concerns of how the results will impact performance evaluations.

I expect the legislative leaders and DiNapoli will express solidarity with the unions — particularly the state comptroller, who owes no small part of his victory over Republican Harry Wilson last year to the efforts on his behalf by organized labor.

The governor may have made the same ask of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who arguably owes his close 2010 win over Republican Harry Wilson to the unions and the GOTV effort they ran on his behalf.

Cincinnati, Ohio (CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry took sides Tuesday in the ongoing battle over organized labor in Ohio, coming down forcefully on the side of Republicans who want to drastically limit the collective bargaining ability of public sector unions.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Recall elections prompted by anger over lawmaker handling of a proposal to curb union rights let Wisconsin Democrats narrow the Republican majority in the state Senate, but not capture control, and...

The comptroller also has close ties to unions and organized labor, whose turnout in 2010 helped push DiNapoli over Republican Harry Wilson.

Loeb's donations to Gov. Cuomo and other New York Democrats and Republicans have come under scrutiny since last week because of a since - deleted Facebook post accusing Stewart - Cousins, who is black, of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood» by supporting public teacher unions over charter schools.

In part due to fights over charter schools, unions have spent significantly more helping Democrats than Republicans in the past couple of Senate elections, the largest partisan battleground in the state, but as recently as 2012, the reverse was true.

The super PAC's spending comes as the state Republican Committee has complained to the Board of Elections over the PAC's spending, alleging an illegal degree of coordination between the labor union and the independent expenditure committee — a claim that's denied by NYSUT.

Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti is calling for an apology from the president of the New York State United Teachers union on Monday following bipartisan outrage over a mailer that depicts a victim of domestic violence.

Throughout his early career as a real estate developer in New York City, Republican 2016 frontrunner Donald Trump routinely gave large campaign contributions to politicians who held sway over his projects and he worked with mob - controlled companies and unions to build them.

Why is it that Republican leadership has Soviet Union length early voting lines in minority neighborhoods all over USA?

A report released Monday by the good - government group Citizens Union argued the current system for redistricting, dominated by the Democratic majority in the Assembly and Republicans who control the Senate, has led to less - competitive elections, reduced voter turnout and, over the past four election cycles, a 96 percent re-election rate for incumbents — who are returned to office by an average margin of victory of 61 percentage points.

The governor had previously reached an accord with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on the framework for an ethics package, but as the Times Union reported, Republicans balked over the composition of the JCOPE.

The Times Union reported Wednesday members of the Republican - controlled Senate were briefed on the outlines of a bill, but a rift emerged between the Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo over how to ensure a proposed Joint Commission on Public Ethics will be made bipartisan.

Those unions, especially SEIU 1199, began supporting Republican candidates with dollars and field support and the Republicans rolled over like beagles for a tummy scratch.

Cuomo has worked well with the Republicans, and will have a much easier time threading a coming debate over state income tax policy if they are around to neutralize liberal, union - backed Democrats who dominate the state Assembly.

They defeated Republican incumbents Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke in recall elections this summer that were prompted by anger over a Republican - backed law to curb union rights.

The union recently endorsed the third party candidate in the race over Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Rob Astorino.

De Blasio - allied union leaders and elected officials sent out over a dozen statements pouncing on Dean Skelos after the Senate Republican Leader told reporters Monday he would not allow a vote on de Blasio's proposed tax hike to fund his pre-K program.

As demonstrated by the recent debate in Washington over the debt ceiling, the United States will decline if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise, Brown said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CNN's «State of the Union.»

In another private room, at The Capital Grille on 42nd Street, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Rep. Joe Crowley, state party leaders and about 10 of New York's most powerful union heads spoke for more than an hour about taking back congressional seats held in New York by Republicans as well as taking over the State Senate to sweep its hold of state government.

TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A week ago, Wisconsin Republicans thought they'd won the fight over the state's polarizing union rights bill.

First, she confirmed the Times Union's Tuesday story that deputy conference leader Sen. Michael Gianaris, D - Queens, and Senate Democratic staffers met with the Albany County district attorney's office last week to discuss an ongoing controversy over several committee leadership stipends being diverted to certain IDC and Republican senators.

Cuomo sided with the majority of Senate Republicans during the 2011 - 12 budget contretemps when it came to extending the surcharge as a way of closing the $ 10 billion deficit over union and liberal lawmakers» objections.

Public employee unions tried to upend Rauner in the Republican primary over his criticism of «government union bosses» controlling a «corrupt» system with lawmakers and came close in a late push backing then - state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a heavily intoxicated student in Albany who died over the weekend and New York State Senate Republicans working with senate Democrats.

Miller sent a letter Monday to Walker and the Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald asking for an in - person meeting «as soon as possible to resume negotiations» on how to resolve the impasse over the union bill.

During nearly two and a half hours of questioning, several Republican legislators asked whether the tax money — a projected $ 530 million a year — would be used to help the city resolve open labor contracts with over 100 unions.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- No resolution appeared imminent Monday to the stalemate over union rights in Wisconsin, leaving Senate Republicans resigned to forge ahead with less - controversial business such as tax breaks for dairy farmers and...

The police unions created the super PAC after frequent clashes with former Republican County Executive Steve Levy over police pay and other issues.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Democrat widely viewed as a union favorite emerged Wednesday to challenge Gov. Scott Walker, a day after petition circulators spurred by anger over the Republican's moves against organized labor said they submitted more than enough signatures to force a recall election.

«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.»

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But Mr. McBride, a Democrat, won over the union, whose leaders voted to endorse him over former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, a Democrat too, and Gov. Jeb Bush, a Republican.

Over the past couple of months, Mr. Clinton's Republican challenger, Bob Dole, has accused teachers» unions of being barriers to school improvement and to school reform.

Republicans were split over Common Core, Democrats divided over teachers unions.

Even though over 40 percent of union households vote Republican, over 90 percent of union largess goes to Democrats and liberal causes.

Over the protests of its traditional Democratic allies and some of its own members, the New Jersey Education Association has endorsed Sweeney's Republican rival, who voted for President Donald Trump and has supported the deeply unpopular Christie, who once said a national teachers union deserved a «punch in the face.»

While Republicans are aiming to weaken teachers unions through such policies as private - school vouchers and legal battles over dues collection, the unions are colliding with Democrats who are challenging bedrock labor rights, such as seniority and teacher tenure.

In one fell swoop, she plays the «poor teacher» card, blames legislators who try to help kids to escape their failing public schools (which her union rules over) and Republicans.

Education Week reported: «Over the objections of teachers» unions and many Democrats, Louisiana's Republican governor and GOP - controlled legislature have crafted one of the most exhaustive education overhauls of any state in the country, through measures that will dramatically expand families» access to public money to cover the costs of both private school tuition and individual courses offered by a menu of providers.»

If you believe the line from the state teachers union that the reform proposal it released last week has nothing to do with state government being taken over by Republicans last November, then, as they say, there's this bridge I'd like to sell you.