Sentences with phrase «state voters oppose»

New York State voters oppose fracking, 45 to 41 percent, in a Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday morning, while more than a third say Cuomo is «dragging his feet» on a decision.

ALBANY — A majority of New York State voters oppose Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan for building the country's largest convention center at the Aqueduct racetrack in Queens, according to a poll released on Monday.

Not exact matches

Also on Thursday, Quinnipiac University released a new poll showing that 71 % of American voters — including 55 % of Republican voters — say they oppose the government enforcing federal laws banning marijuana in states that have already legalized the drug for either medical or recreational purposes.

Opinion polls showed that voters had opposed privatization at the outset (as did the press and many Conservative back benchers), but the Conservatives pointed out that Tony Blair rode to victory in part by abandoning «Clause Four» of the Labour Party's 1904 constitution, advocating state control over the means of production, distribution and exchange.

I assume that under the existing system, the focus is on swing states, which contain moderate voters, which means convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to vote for the other candidate instead, or convincing moderate supporters of one candidate to get out and vote for them, or convincing moderate supporters of the opposing candidate to stay at home on election day.

If either of them were to stay in power for 16 or 20 years (and Obama was popular enough that he might have done so) large numbers of the opposition would find themselves shut out from power and subject to punitive laws and regulations (consider the IRS targeting of conservative groups under Obama or recent Trump's voter fraud investigations of states that opposed him).

Forty - three percent of voters surveyed by Siena trust their local government most or all of the time to «do what's right,» as opposed to a 28 percent level of trust for state or federal governments.

A Quinnipiac University Poll published Thursday found that state voters were still not sold on congestion pricing — 49 percent polled opposed the idea, while 43 percent support it.

Some cautioned, however, that the places a gun control debate would not help Democratic Senate chances are places like Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas and Arizona — heavily Republican states where voters oppose measures to gun access or anything to do with Obama, for that matter.

Laura Ladd Bierman, executive director of the state's League of Women Voters chapter, said her organization opposed the convention 20 years ago due to unhappiness with the delegate selection process.

Cuomo supports the Dream Act, and he said he would continue to push for it (Changes of the measure passing took a double - whammy hit in March when the state Senate narrowly defeated the bill and a Siena College poll showed most voters oppose the measure).

The Siena Research Institute Poll released Thursday morning found 59 % of state voters support Cuomo's campaign for the higher wage and only 38 % of voters oppose it.

New York State voters may not have short memories, but fewer members of the electorate, compared with those seven months ago, are now opposed to a Spitzer political comeback.

Meanwhile, according to today's Siena poll, Nearly three - quarters of voters say they are «concerned» about the safety of New York's nuclear power plants and a majority opposes building new nuclear power plants in the state.

Established media, state radio and tv and the political class had only a walk - on role in forcing the referendum which they collectively opposed: it was the victory by UKIP in a national election (the 2014) European Elections), social media, youtube and the spreading of the message even when it was kept away from the voters by the elite that did the job.

Also in the poll, Suffolk voters overwhelmingly opposed holding a state constitutional convention, 64 percent to 23 percent, with 13 percent answering that they were undecided or had no opinion.

n Voters are divided on Governor David Paterson's state worker furlough plan with 47 percent supporting it and 49 percent opposing it.

According to a Quinnipiac University survey released Monday morning, 50 % of Buckeye State voters back the move, with 44 % opposed to making same - sex marriage legal.

Fourteen months after the passage of the SAFE Act, 63 percent of registered New York state voters say they support the SAFE Act, compared to just 32 percent who oppose it, according to a Siena College poll released March 24, 2014.

In June, the League of Women Voters of New York State became the first prominent interest group to abate its position on a convention, saying it would no longer automatically oppose one if the delegate selection process wasn't reformed beforehand.

While the state Democratic Party is neutral on the ballot measure and its standard - bearer and two U.S. senators are all opposed, Chairman John Burton gave a one - word answer to the San Francisco Chronicle back in April when asked at the party's convention what will bring out young, first - time Barack Obama voters again: «pot.»

[66] A poll done by Arizona State University researchers found that 81 percent of registered Latino voters in the state opposed SB State University researchers found that 81 percent of registered Latino voters in the state opposed SB state opposed SB 1070.

[65] Rasmussen also found that Brewer's approval ratings as governor had shot up, going from 40 percent of likely voters before the signing to 56 percent after, and that her margin over prospective Democratic gubernatorial opponent, State Attorney General Terry Goddard (who opposes the law) had widened.

«In fact, the League of Women Voters in New York State has said it has found no groups opposed to the proposal.»

A similarly wide majority of voters, 60 percent to 29 percent, believe that holding a convention will be too costly and a waste of time, as opposed to a once - a-generation chance to remake state government.

The Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York said Thursday it opposed the coming referendum, which will go before voters next month.

But State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., a Democrat from Queens who has voted against the bill in the past but said he was undecided this time, said, «We've gotten about 400 calls and e-mails from voters in the last two weeks, the vast majority of them opposed to the bill.»

Dare Thompson, president of the New York state League of Women Voters, said the organization opposes term limits, which she said «takes power away from voters.&Voters, said the organization opposes term limits, which she said «takes power away from voters.&voters.»

Nearly three - quarters of the 44 who opposed the bill either are on House Republicans» target list or are running for statewide office in a conservative leaning state in 2010 — a classic bifurcation between those who are on the ballot in a midterm election and a president who doesn't stand in front of voters for another three plus years.

In the final days of state budget talks, the state Senate appears opposed to two hotly debated issues: «The DREAM Act has the support of 53 percent of voters, compared to 42 percent who oppose it.

But Democrats seeking the state Cabinet post oppose Bondi's handling of the legal battle and support a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters in November, would automatically restore voting rights to felons who have served their sentences.

A 2014 Quinnipiac University poll found that a vast majority of New York State voters (82 percent) oppose a pay raise for state legislaState voters (82 percent) oppose a pay raise for state legislastate legislators.

And both EdNext (60/26) and PDK (59/37) find voters strongly oppose letting parents opt their children out of state assessments.

The measures, both strongly opposed by the state's teachers» unions, would be put before voters this fall if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calls a special election, a decision he is expected to make as early as this week.

But the new law is likely to be referred to voters in November, as a result of a petition drive backed by the state teachers union, which opposes charter schools.

The usual suspects opposed I - 1240: teachers» unions; statewide associations representing school boards, principals, and superintendents; the state PTA; the League of Women Voters; the state labor council, and so on.

California voters also largely opposed the state's tenure laws for public school teachers, according to the poll.

More than half, 52 percent, of voters agreed that paying teachers more for exceeding performance standards would improve the quality of the state's public schools, as opposed to 21 percent who said it would make things worse.

When asked about testing high school students, 55 percent of voters said California should test students in all subjects, as opposed to 34 percent who said the state should test students in math and English but let teachers evaluate their students in other subjects.

Something every Civil Rights Activist group should have opposed, because state governor gave birth to Jim Crow, and continues to grow voter suppression laws.

If such a measure is placed before voters, I asked Pechthalt, wouldn't it look bad to oppose a bill that wouldn't end seniority, wouldn't end tenure — just merely extend the probationary period to three years, which is how long it takes in most states anyway?

Voters of that state overwhelmingly rejected the idea with more than 60 % of voters opposing the expansion of charter scVoters of that state overwhelmingly rejected the idea with more than 60 % of voters opposing the expansion of charter scvoters opposing the expansion of charter schools.

A recent survey reveals that Florida voters strongly oppose trophy hunting of Florida's recovering black bear population, and support efforts to crack down on puppy mills and stop forcing greyhound tracks to offer excessive amounts of live greyhound racing — three pressing animal welfare issues in the state.

Voters oppose reopening black bear hunting by a three - to - one margin, a proposal that could follow the potential removal of black bears from the state's threatened species list this year.

The Humane Society of the United States is joining forces with Missouri's Food for America and other family farmers and concerned citizens in urging Missouri voters to oppose Constitutional Amendment 1, misleadingly named the «Right to Farm» measure.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: More than half of voters oppose a Trump administration plan to expand offshore drilling, while two - thirds support states» rights to request exemptions, according to a recent survey.

It also found that 48 percent of Rhode Island voters did not know whether their own state legislator supported or opposed a person making their own decision on abortion.

Polls in Ohio and Texas show that the majority of both states» voters oppose these attacks on women's health.