Sentences with phrase «after state voters»

Rep. Roy Ragland, a Republican, said in an interview last week that he introduced the School Textbook Marriage Protection Act after state voters «overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution in November defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman.»

The bill was launched in the legislature almost immediately after state voters last month approved a new school - finance system.

Not exact matches

The chair of the county's GOP said he first realized there could be a big flip in the vote after the state's April primary, in which Trump attracted the vast majority of Luzerne County voters.

Teamsters President Jim Hoffa sounded resigned to the right - to - work measure's passage, in a statement released shortly after the vote, but promised a voter backlash like those seen in other Midwest states.

Naming her director was a part of Trump's strategy to win over the African American community in the U.S., especially after recent polls showed he had 0 % approval among black voters in Ohio and Pennsylvania — key states for the Republican nominee.

After routing Clinton in New Hampshire and finishing a strong second in Iowa, states with nearly all - white populations, Nevada's Democratic caucuses gave Sanders his first chance to prove he can win over black and Hispanic voters and compete nationally as the race moves to states with more diverse populations.

He mentioned some of the claims, including one that five busloads of black voters from Mississippi came into the state to vote, which he said was proven false after an investigation.

The party's anti-immigration and anti-European Union stance is resonating with voters amid a climate of fear of terrorism and social instability, especially after last month's attacks, for which the Islamic State terror group claimed responsibility.

Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPoll: Republican support for Kanye West grew after rapper expressed support for Trump Giuliani calls on Sessions and Rosenstein to shut down Mueller investigation Fox News» Ingraham calls out Giuliani for contradicting Trump on Stormy Daniels» payments: «That's a problem» MORE says only voter fraud can prevent him from winning the swing state of Pennsylvania this November.

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.

The vote will come early because the state constitution says that if legislators want to override a veto, they have to do it immediately after they return to session, but it will also mark a quick opportunity for Democrats to highlight the Republican governor's opposition to a policy they're betting voters will favor.

About eight months after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma swept through the Gulf Coast and the southeastern United States, fewer Republican voters are concerned about climate change, according to a recent Morning Consult / Politico poll.

In state after state, voters have chosen to liberalize drug laws regarding marijuana.

Worley's initial sermon was partly framed as a response to Obama's endorsement of same - sex marriage, which he made in a TV interview a day after North Carolina voters passed a state constitutional amendment banning legal recognition of such marriages and other types of gay unions.

But voters and computers aren't all that impressed with the their schedule, and after a closer - than - expected win over a mediocre Michigan team, there is doubt about whether Ohio State or a one - loss SEC champion would be more deserving of a title shot.

Hancock has stated that the voters will start from scratch for each poll, ignoring their past selections in order to avoid the heavy emphasis on preseason expectations in ranking teams after games have actually been played, so nothing about any edition of the Playoff selection committee top 25 should have an effect on later results.

Local confidence was soaring, thanks to the 2006 BCS upset by Florida over Ohio State after voters had agreed with Gators coach Urban Meyer's argument about tough SEC schedules trumping BCS No. 3 Michigan's «style points.»

«What the commission wants is to conduct a nationwide continuous voter registration after Ondo and Edo states governorship elections.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

If you support a traitor like Rump and you turn your back on the citizens of your state to provide tax cuts for the wealthy that virtually assure that after November the Pubs will be going after Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security as being too expensive you should be concerned about a negative response form voters.

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - MiAfter year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Miafter the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Miafter House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

Pollsters telephoned voters Jan. 12 - 16, days after Cuomo sketched out an election - year agenda that included tax relief and higher education spending in his annual State of the State address.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

State Republicans pushed for voter ID after regaining a majority in the New Hampshire House in 2010, following Democratic control of the chamber for the first time since 1911.

After all, the party won well over 40 % support at the last election, with a lot of it coming from older and white British voters, from Leavers, and from those with small - c Conservative values and a belief in a smaller, less active state.

«Prince» Anthony Weiner is in big trouble, the voters in his district are «MAD» at «Big Brother» Obama, Washington DC, etc, etc, and they see voting for the Republ - I - CAN as a way of sending a message «We are not going to take it anymore», plus I am sure there are many people who live outside the state and have seen the «PRINCE» in action on CNN < C - SPAN, etc and will be willing to send a check to him as a way of saying «BYE BYE WEINER» Before there was the «Oracle at Delphi» there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli VJ Machiavelli http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com No More Schumer, Pelosi, Rangel, Engel «After Four Years of Scandals it is time for the Lazio Team»

Tthe special elections on Long Island and in Lower Manhattan offer voters a chance to do the unprecedented: to replace, in the space of one day, two former members of New York State's ruling triumvirate, both of whom are scheduled to be sentenced in the coming weeks after being convicted on corruption charges.

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.

Once the campaign [that voters pay attention to] begins after Labor Day, New Yorkers from across the state will see what those that are close to the capital see day in and day out by Comptroller DiNapoli and he will not need to fund raise.

After he vowed to flip the chamber in favor of his fellow Democrats in exchange for the WFP endorsement, most voters say they would prefer that Gov. Andrew Cuomo not become involved in state Senate races, a Siena College poll released this morning found.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2015 State of the State address floated the idea of changing the law to make the voter's party enrollment change take effect three months after the application is received by the local board of elections.

Judge Janet DiFiore reconvened the panel after voters rejected the idea of a convention to recommended changes to the state constitution.

Mann was appointed yesterday after a three - judge panel denied a request from state lawmakers to dismiss a challenge to their proposed new district lines, which was filed by voters in Brooklyn.

After reviewing state board of elections filings, researchers determined that about 60 percent of eligible voters nationwide cast ballots, a marginal improvement from 2012.

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.

They discuss Koch's plans to reform Albany, his career in Empire State politics, his views on Iraq and Afghanistan, and whether voters can expect changes after the fall election.

The Democratic Party and the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will sue the state of Arizona over voter access to the polls after the state's presidential primary last month left thousands of residents waiting as long as five hours to vote.

New Jersey Could Become Second State to Pass Groundbreaking Voting Reform by Jennifer L. Clark After years of fierce voting rights battles in legislatures and courthouses, there is unmistakable momentum on the side of voters.

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

Larry Hogan provided a great roadmap for that,» said Chrys Kefalas, a Republican who announced his candidacy for Senate this week after several months of fundraising and meeting with voters across the Free State.

That after voters across New York went to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the top office in New York State — along with several other statewide, regional and local... [Read more...]

Less than two years after Governor Jerry Brown coaxed voters into approving a multi-billion dollar tax hike as a solution to the state's budget crisis, a plurality of Californians believe that...

After the defeats in the 1997 general election and 2001 general election, the Conservative Party began decisive moves towards becoming more centrist; the 2002 — 2003 party chairman and future Prime Minister, Theresa May, would later state that it had been perceived by voters as the «Nasty Party».

«Syracuse is playing in the Final Four in Houston, where voters overwhelmingly rejected a nearly identical bathroom ordinance that was also rejected by the state of North Carolina,» a spokesman for Gov. Pat McCrory said after the ban was announced.

DiNapoli also suggested a separate constitutional amendment to ban public authorities and other entities from issuing state - funded debt, allow bond acts to be considered by voters in the same year and require all state - funded debt to be issued by the state comptroller after it's approved by voters.

But public outrage, palpable after Silver's and Skelos» convictions, fueled the passage of the proposed amendment twice through the State Legislature in 2016 and 2017, as required, so it could be put before voters Nov. 7.

(Bloomberg's report notes 20 out of 25 states that require party affiliation to vote in primaries allow for changes within 30 days of Election Day; only New York requires voters to wait more than a year to vote in a party primary after changing party affiliations).

After voters approved an amendment to the state's constitution expanding casino gaming, lawmakers approved enabling legislation that set the first phase of casino construction to be north of New York City in regions where there is not an Indian - run casino.