Sentences with phrase «as the legislature before»

«I'm hopeful we can get something done for other statewide elected officials as well as the legislature before the end of the session.»

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Christians do not vote to kill babies before, during and after they are born as Obama did 3 times while in the Illinois legislature.

«Before we even got behind a lot of policy changes, what we did was we went around the country and just visited prisons and visited state legislatures and visited with district attorneys and police officers and survivors of crime, all these folks who have a stake in the system right now, and we tried to listen and amplify voices that may not have been heard as much,» he explains.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Const.tution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

According to a June 17th poll by the Siena Research Institute, a plurality of New Yorkers — 44 percent — wanted the state legislature to address corruption as a number one priority before the end of the session, including voters across every region, party and demographic group.

As for the veto, yes, the president can veto any bill passed by both houses of the legislature before it has become law (the president can not veto an existing law), but the veto can be overruled by a 2/3 majority vote by both the House and Senate.

There's just about a week and a half left before the budget deadline, and Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds over a number of issues, including whether ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.

The Cuomo Administration is making a final push as it calls on the state legislature to approve the Enough is Enough bill before the end of the session on June 17th.

The bill was amended on the day before it passed the legislature, so that parties not recognized by the FEC as national committees need a petition of 1 % of the number of registered voters.

So no one can come before the county legislature... on a very important subject... I find it very interesting they decided not to come and they used that as an excuse.»

Before the legislature adjourned, Harriet Cornell was elected to continue as chairwoman of the legislature, beginning her eighth term.

As the state legislature gets ready to interview candidates to fill the sudden vacancy in the state Attorney General's office, they should probably think long and hard before replacing the new woman in charge, Barbara Underwood.

After serving as mayor for the past 10 years and winning five elections to the state legislature before that, Jarjura said the latest campaign was «one of the ugliest» of his career.

«In summary, the constitutional procedure for preparing the appropriation bill is that each arm of government (the executive, legislature and the judiciary) lays before the national assembly its estimates of revenue and expenditure for each financial year after which it is appropriated, harmonized as a bill and presented to the president for his assent.»

«Constitution requests each arm of government (the executive, legislature and the judiciary) to lay before the national assembly its estimates of revenue and expenditure for each financial year after which it is appropriated, harmonised as a bill and presented to the president for his assent,» the letter read.

As Connecticut health advocate, Kevin Lembo testifies before the state legislature's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee in Hartford, Conn in 2009.

The state legislature was preparing to end their 2012 session Thursday evening as lawmakers had promised, but they did not manage to finish everything on their list before they left.

For an amendment to be placed before the voters as a referendum, a state constitutional convention, a joint meeting of both houses of the legislature sitting as one body, in each of two successive two - year legislative sessions, must provide the required number of votes.

Degnan has made replacing the bus terminal a priority of his since he was nominated to the Port's chairmanship in 2014 — two years before the New Jersey legislature confirmed his son, New Jersey's former State Commission of Investigation director, as state comptroller.

He often spoke before the legislature as Comptroller, I would hope he is willing to hold same standard as Executive.

«I'm hopeful we can get something done for other statewide elected officials as well as the legislature, before the end of the session,» Klein said recently.

The union announced last week that it is suspending its political endorsements and contributions as a direct consequence of the governor's political deal with the legislature that put politics before people.

As per state requests, the resolution also requires the county executive to submit his annual draft budget to the state comptroller for review and suggestions before sending it back for review by the legislature for their own alterations consistent with comptroller recommendations.

The state legislature ended their 2012 session Thursday evening as lawmakers had promised, but they did not manage to finish everything on their list before they left.

There's just about a week and a half left before the budget deadline, and Governor Cuomo and lawmakers remain at odds over a number of issues, including whether ethics disclosure rules should apply to Governor Cuomo as well as the legislature.

Before we get into picks and guesses, the question should be raised as to how much the legislature, in this era of executive dominance, really matters.

Terry Bernardo, chairwoman of the county legislature for two years, sat quietly rereading her acceptance speech as the convention wound down toward adjournment before goading her nominators into acting.

In addition, all families with dependent children will be getting at $ 350 tax rebate check, shortly before Election Day 2014, as part of deal the governor made with the legislature.

Will Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature do the right thing or will he waffle and delay as he has done before?

She's lived in Endicott her whole life, and worked at IBM as a nurse during the 1970s before becoming the town's representative on the county legislature.

Ron argues that now is a good opportunity for the legislature to earn the community's trust and address the issue before the trial for the bid - rigging scandal as the legislative session ends.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

Governor Cuomo, and one of the Co-Leaders of the State Senate have already taken some preemptive action before the legislature's scheduled return to the Capitol, following federal bribery charges against a State Senator and an Assemblyman, as well as other officials.

As for his own future plans, Hawkins said, «All I know is that in the coming months I will be meeting with our campaign supporters around the state to help local organizing and I will be speaking out on the issues before the legislature.

McCann said he hopeful the state legislature will offer some relief as they hammer out the budget before the March 31 deadline.

As had been anticipated, Nixon did veto the map, sending it back to the legislature on Saturday, April 30, 2011; in his veto, the Governor said the map inadequately represented Missourians and that he hoped the legislature would have something for him before they adjourned over the summer.

In coming weeks, said Osborne, educators and parents need to continue to apply pressure to the governor's office and the legislature as budget details continue to be hammered out before the March 31 deadline.

«When we present a matter before the legislature it is for them to consider and as they have considered, more information is needed and that information they are entitled to it and we would provide.»

Before he was an independent, he had been in the legislature for ten years as a Democrat.

Although it is rare that a Private Member's Bill, such as this proposed amendment to the University of Ottawa Act, makes it through the many stages required before becoming law, putting the question on the floor of the legislature forces an open debate on the issue, in full view of the public and the press.

• Serve as an advocate for the online industry before the U.S. Congress, State Legislatures, foreign governemtns, etc..

Speaking before the Rotary Club of Greeley, an agricultural center about an hour north of Denver, the plainspoken Democratic Governor scribbles feverishly on a sketch pad as he describes the financial morass of the public schools, a mess he contends was caused by the legislature.

«The Common Core national math standards are not «internationally benchmarked,»... not world class and competitive with the best... and not «second to none» (though advertised as such when announced),» testified Hoover Institution researcher Williamson Evers before the Ohio legislature.

RH: You've noted before that school choice tends to fare far better in legislatures than it does when put before the voters as a ballot initiative.

It includes questions placed on ballots through a citizen - initiative process as well as measures that legislatures have put before voters in statewide referendums.

We thank the House — especially Representative Tom Quigley — for their leadership on school choice issues, and look forward to working with the Chamber as the legislature moves forward with efforts to provide Pennsylvanian's with more educational options than they have ever had before.»

Moreover, mobilizing audiences quickly and effectively requires a combination of tried - and - true traditional communications tactics — in - person lobbying and testifying before the state legislature, writing state and local officials, community events, media outreach, op - eds, letters to the editor, handouts, etc. — with other strategies such as:

Just a few weeks ago, Comer came before the legislature's Appropriations Committee saying that she was representing «Jumoke Academy and its charter management organization FUSE, as its Chief Operating Officer...»