Sentences with phrase «republicans take over the state»

-- More competitive congressional and state legislative races than at any point since Republicans took over the state in the mid-1990s.

Later, when Republicans take over the state, the union backs reforms but the grant money is long gone.

The State redistricted after the 2000 census giving safe seats to most of the congressional reps when the republicans took over the state house with lots of help from Tom's campaign $ $.

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Priebus reportedly told Trump that Pence and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whom Republican leaders were considering drafting to the ticket, were «ready to step in» to take over the campaign.

United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Ya know, as much of an idiot as Obama has proven himself to be over the last four years, a Republican with a good head on their shoulders could easily take the office next year... that being said... these Republican idiots that are currently throwing their hat in the ring for the presidency have forgoten the importance of separation of church and state.

It's time that the true Christians (especially in the Republican party) stand up to the Fundamentalist bigots who have taken over their party, and start to embrace the diversity that is now the reality of the modern United States.

Republicans already knew they would soon take over the majority, and the perception that the Obama administration was imposing a «nanny state» was already gaining popularity.

Washington Republicans and Donald Trump have taken away our state and local tax deductions, costing New Yorkers over $ 1.5 billion next year.

But Croci has been reportedly frustrated with the job of being a state senator and the compromises Republicans have taken in budget talks over the last several years.

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 Republican country executive also suggested the Legislature support him in refusing to send «one more penny» of the approximately $ 600,000 a week Chautauqua must send to Albany as of Jan. 1, 2012 unless the state «immediately» take over the counties» share of Medicaid costs, pass a law preventing the approval of future unfunded mandates and authorize counties to set their own sales tax rates.

State Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter CommisState Senate Democrats are accusing Julie Killian, the newly minted Republican choice in an upcoming key Westchester County state Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commisstate Senate race, as a «no - show» politician, saying she missed over half the meetings and skipped over 80percent of the votes taken while she was an appointed member of the Westchester County Charter Commission.

«Mr. Klein outlined a system in which the leaders of the Republican caucus and the Independent Democratic Conference would work together to run the Senate, with joint control over committee agendas, the bills that are taken up on the floor and state budget negotiations,» Tom Kaplan wrote.

Geoff Berman, executive director of the state Democratic Committee, called the GOP attacks an example of how «New York's Republican Party and their deep pocketed beltway allies have been taken over by their party's most extreme elements.»

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's acting tax commissioner took heat Tuesday from Democrats and Republicans in the state Legislature over delays in the STAR rebate program.

Last week, in an official statement as Gov. Cuomo's newly picked state Democratic chairman, former Gov. David Paterson blasted Astorino as representing «the far right [which] is taking over and terrorizing the Republican Party,» pledging, «We will stop the ultra-conservatives here and now.»

Referencing a tax Cuomo threatened if Faso and Collins are successful having the state take over the local costs of Medicaid, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Chris Martin said that «when Andrew Cuomo isn't pushing his $ 2.3 billion tax increase on counties, he's teaming up with Nancy Pelosi to collect checks from far - left special interest groups.

As terrible as the Senate GOP conference is on a long list of issues and despite it being something similar to a cult in how it forces it members to stay together on the most awful legislation, Republican control is still preferable to the Democrats taking over the state Senate.

If Mr. Kaminsky's small lead over Christopher T. McGrath, the Republican, holds up, the Democrats would take a numerical majority in the State Senate, which Republicans currently hold by the leanest of margins.

Mitt Romney took an early lead over Obama with more than half the races decided Tuesday, but the Republican challenger lost both his home and birth states and was trailing in key battleground states, according to unofficial returns and CNN projections.

With the battle over, the question now is whether the Republicans can form any sort of detente that will allow them to defend several Council seats against in the next city election, take on State Sens. Tony Avella and Joe Addabbo in 2012, and defend Bob Turner «s congressional seat.

In the area's two state Senate races — seats currently held by Republicans George Amedore and Hugh Farley — all of the candidates during interviews last week took swipes of some kind at the controversial education standards and state tests that drew an over 20 percent opt - out rate for the second straight year this spring.

because cuomo must have preferred having a wet - behind - ears wilson as his foil watching over his budgeting handiwork... and because wilson would have given him cover when he takes his hammer to the working people of this state during contract negotiations, and maybe because wilson also would have given cuomo the «well, he's a republican» excuse in the event that wilson actually landed any blows?

Attendees at this year's conference at the Condado Plaza Hilton Hotel have little reason to celebrate after the beating Democrats took on Tuesday, when Republicans took over the majority in the State Senate.

The furor over Clinton's use of a private email account and server during her time as secretary of state showed no signs of abating on Sunday — nearly a week after The New York Times's initial report — with Republicans taking to national TV talk shows to press the issue.

But for now, a more near - term goal for Democrats is taking over the state Senate, where the Republicans have a thin majority, but an alliance with the Independent Democratic Conference that could preserve their power.

«Over the last four election cycles, Republican efforts have been unsuccessful in stopping Democrats from winning these elections and taking control in key states,» said James Erp, who will run the AMP.

The contacts took place as Cambridge Analytica was building a roster of Republican clients in the United States — and harvesting the Facebook profiles of over 50 million users to develop tools to analyze voters» behavior.

Additionally, though the governor reluctantly supported the Democrats» effort to take over the State Senate this year, he has long cultivated close ties to the Republican delegation and to the IDC.

The lame - duck Legislature of 1964 met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany from December 15 to 31, 1964, to re-apportion the legislative districts for the election in November 1965, gerrymandering the districts according to the wishes of the Republican majority before the Democrats would take over the Legislature in January.

Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement Thursday that he's taking Texas to court over its voting laws is the latest battle between the White House and Lone Star State Republicans — and one that both sides are eager to have.

District Attorney Joel Abelove, a Republican who took over as district attorney in January, declined to pursue the case and denied his office received a referral from the state Labor Department.

The state's top elected Republican Saturday endorsed Ed Cox to take over the soon - to - be-vacant state GOP chairmanship.

So at the point at which the Democrats take over in Blue State New York, the Republicans are done, kaput, finis, the end.

-- CHALLENGING THE I.D.C.: Before Teachout took center stage, the biggest expected battle on primary night was a series of challenges to senators from the I.D.C., a five - member group that broke with their partymates to ally with Republicans in 2012, thereby denying Democrats control of the state's upper chamber over the last two years.

The latest missive from the Hudson Valley Republican mentions the left's new standard bearer — NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio — and raises the specter of the state Senate being taken over by like - minded downstate liberals.

Republican WNY Assemblyman Ray Walter tangled at length with the state's economic development czar, Howard Zemsky, over the level of credit taken by Cuomo in the Buffalo area's employment health.

State Sen. John Bonacic, the Republican who chairs the Senate's judiciary committee, took issue with language in the bill that would make an exemption in the state's grand jury secrecy laws to allow the special counsel to hand over usually confidential information to the governor «or his designee» as part of the recommendation for acState Sen. John Bonacic, the Republican who chairs the Senate's judiciary committee, took issue with language in the bill that would make an exemption in the state's grand jury secrecy laws to allow the special counsel to hand over usually confidential information to the governor «or his designee» as part of the recommendation for acstate's grand jury secrecy laws to allow the special counsel to hand over usually confidential information to the governor «or his designee» as part of the recommendation for action.

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 governstate 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 governState Senate to sweep its hold of state governstate government.

Many political operatives thought Senate Republicans might replace Larkin on the ballot as he's recently come under attack for taking two state pensions; writing a letter of support for Skelos during his trial; and controversy over a criminal investigation into the treasurer of his campaign committee.

Gov. Phil Murphy promised when he took over state government about a month ago from Republican Chris Christie that his administration would «resist» Trump, a Republican, at every turn.

Mr. Cuomo's Republican opponent, Mr. Astorino, has not shown that he is ready to take over such a large and diverse state.

California's 11th (Currently Democratic): Republican chances to take back this seat increased over the past month as former Rep. Richard Pombo (R) took himself out of the running and former state Assemblyman Dean Andal (R) formally announced his candidacy.

Last week, Cox, who took over as state party chairman in September, succeeded in recruiting Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive and ex-Democrat, to run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

She also revealed that donations to the Republican's state account are at their highest levels since Chairman Ed Cox took over in 2009.

Democratic state Senate candidate Sara Niccoli wasting little time on Tuesday taking Republican incumbent George Amedore to task over his opposition to banning outside income in the Legislature.

In his announcement, District Attorney Cyrus Vance stated that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the mayor violated state election laws in his efforts to help Democrats take over the Republican - controlled state Senate.

The Republican lawsuit over nominating petitions took an unexpected turn yesterday in state court in Albany, when Mr. Mahony was called to testify, and announced that he had moved to Connecticut.