Sentences with phrase «state voters approve»

New York State voters approve of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent decision to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, by a margin of 55 to 25 percent.

Only 13 % of New York State voters approve of the job the Assembly is doing while 47 % give the chamber poor marks.

And to make sure that the state's growing gambling industry remains on the straight and narrow, he envisions a Nevada - style state gambling commission that would regulate New York casino gambling, which he hopes lawmakers and state voters approve by late next year.

Assuming state voters approve gaming later this year, the Sullivan - Ulster County area could get up to two casinos.

The religious right experienced what CNN called a «nightmare scenario:» in three states voters approved same - sex marriage; anti-abortion candidates were defeated in red states; and Obama, whose opponent had the support of Billy Graham, won a second term.

New York State voters approved 92 percent of school district budgets on Tuesday, May 18, according to an analysis by the New York State School Boards Association.

Despite the stiff price tag, nearly 60 percent of state voters approved the stem cell bond, won over in part by the promise of medical miracles and partly by the prospect of a bio-tech economic boom.

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With it, the state could pay for most of a $ 25 million bond for affordable housing that voters may be asked to approve this fall.

Meanwhile, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada voters approved measures to legalize recreational marijuana in those states, while Arizona rejected a similar measure.

In 2016, Alabama voters approved adding right - to - work to its state constitution, shoring up a provision that has been on the books in Alabama for decades.

Early returns suggest a significant majority of voters in the State of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor stState of Washington have approved an initiative to privatize the state's remaining government liquor ststate's remaining government liquor stores.

While the states are technically breaking federal law, the DEA is not going to waste its resources on regulated marijuana industries that have been approved by local voters, Baer says.

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who is up for re-election in a state where 58 percent of voters approved of President Donald Trump during the first quarter, now finds himself 1 point underwater — 43 percent approve, 44 percent disapprove — after a net slide of 17 points from fourth quarter, the biggest decline of any senator during that period.

retained his spot atop the rankings after picking up 11 points from the previous quarter — 72 percent of registered voters in the Green Mountain State approve of his job performance.

Desperate for money after years of neglect by the state Legislature, Palm Beach County schools may ask voters in November to approve a new tax to boost teacher salaries and supplement school security and mental health care.

Voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., approved recreational pot use, joining Colorado and Washington state.

Due to a voter - approved initiative that has the two highest primary vote - getters appearing on the general election ballot regardless of party, some November races for major state offices are contests between a leftwing Democrat and a radical Democrat.

They parallel the provisions of many state constitutions in this country and popular initiatives such as the Cardinal Bernardin Amendment, recently approved in a referendum by over 80 percent of Cook County, Illinois, voters, to make health care a right.

That permanent injunction will allow the judge more time to consider the constitutional issues raised by State Question 755, which was approved by voters earlier this month.

When voters in Florida were approving a lottery, a survey found that the majority believed the lottery was going to pay the major portion of the state budget for education.

The current fight began in 2011, when New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved amending the state constitution to allow sports betting.

Streamlined sales pitches, voter confidence in the economy and the possibility of getting extra state money for voter - approved school construction projects all played a part, said Joe Kaczanowski, deputy superintendent in the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education.

Through it, the state can fund up to 75 percent of a project's costs if local voters approve a bond sale.

A plan to sell the piece of land — a sloped area that includes a maintenance shed, some grass and trees — was approved by voters in 2008 and then challenged in a 2009 lawsuit filed by local group La Grange Friends of the Parks, the documents state.

If approved by voters this fall, any elected official convicted of a felony crime related to their office will be stripped of their state pension.

An amendment to the state's constitution would take years to be approved: Two separately elected sessions of the Legislature would have to pass it and then be before voters in a referendum.

In 2004, 59 % of voters approved a state constitutional amendment that defined marriage as «the union of one man and one woman.»

Five Long Island school districts, all in Suffolk, are asking voters to approve an override of their state - imposed property tax caps — more than twice as many as last year, according to the state comptroller's office.

But in order for the new casinos to be built, the state's constitution has to be amended, and voters have to approve the change.

Nearly six in ten registered voters in New York State — 59 % — report they're dissatisfied with how Governor Paterson is handling the state's budget while just 30 % approve of how the governor is managing the state's financial affState — 59 % — report they're dissatisfied with how Governor Paterson is handling the state's budget while just 30 % approve of how the governor is managing the state's financial affstate's budget while just 30 % approve of how the governor is managing the state's financial affstate's financial affairs.

When voters in four U.S. states — Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon — approved recreational marijuana sales, part of the appeal was the promise of a new revenue source to buoy cash - strapped cities and states.

Kelly has a sky - high approval rating, with 66 percent of those polled stating they like the job he's doing, though there is a clear divide along race lines, with 78 of white voters saying they approve, versus just 51 percent of black voters.

But he softened his stand and called for the study of legalization in January after Massachusetts voters approved recreational pot and incoming New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned on making pot legal in his state.

Harris involves state legislative maps drawn by Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission, a voter - approved commission intended to limit partisanship in the map - drawing process.

If voters approve the measure, it will become an amendment to the state constitution.

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With no discussion and in less than two minutes, the state's Smart Schools Review Board approved the second round of funding allocations to 36 districts from the $ 2 billion Smart Schools bond act approved by voters in 2014.

A new Marist College poll finds 56 percent of registered voters in New York State approve of the job Governor Andrew Cuomo is doing in office.

Voters generally approve of the job their local state legislators are doing, but disapprove overall of the Legislature as a whole (29 - 58).

If the legislation passes the Republican - controlled Senate, where its chances are far from certain, it would then have to be approved by the Legislature again in 2019 before being put to voters as a state referendum.

Overall in New York State, voters approved 97.6 percent of school district budgets on Tuesday, according to the New York State School Boards Association.

During a special legislative session convened on October 23, 2017, the state legislature approved a bill delaying the implementation of RCV pending voter approval of a constitutional amendment to allow for the use of RCV.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, 10 states and the District of Columbia have approved automatic voter registration, and 32 states have introduced legislation to create automatic registration.

For most of the state's history, voters needed to approve every increase in lawmakers» salaries.

In 2016, Maine voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked - choice voting in both primary and general elections for United States Senators, United States Representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.

In 2016, Maine voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked - choice voting in elections for United States Senators, United States Representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.

On November 8, 2016, voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked - choice voting in both primary and general elections for United States Senators, United States Representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.

Automatic voter registration, approved in eight states and D.C., may also improve turnout via «two transformative, yet simple, changes,» the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan public policy institution based at New York University Law School, has written.

While a majority of voters approve of Governor Cuomo's job performance, the New York State Senate and Assembly do not fare as well.

Voters approved a change in the state's constitution that will require the legislature to appoint a commission to redraw state Senate, Assembly and congressional district lines after the 2020 census.