The arrest of Skelos is the second this year
alone of a legislative leader for corruption — a seemingly unprecedented situation for the Capitol.
Not exact matches
Wilson, with the League
of Women Voters, says that measure
alone is far from enough to reverse a wave
of corruption that's led to charges against the two former
legislative leaders and nine
of Governor Cuomo's former associates.
Tom, even though our neighboring state
of Massachusetts has recently legalized recreational marijuana, Connecticut
legislative leaders didn't believe they had the votes to pass a stand -
alone marijuana legalization bill.
The group
of mostly Republican
leaders, along with stand -
alone Democrat Michael Kearns, says the
legislative process in Albany is at a standstill while corruption charges loom over one
of the state's most powerful
leaders.
While public education spending is at historic levels and is already the largest portion
of our state budget — about 55 percent overall (K - 12, community colleges, and IHL) and around 40 percent for K - 12
alone —
legislative leaders have begun preparing to «fully fund» the Mississippi Adequate Education Program formula should Initiative 42 pass.