Sentences with phrase «believes state lawmakers»

A GOP senator from Wake County tells his constituents that he believes state lawmakers will proffer «relief» when they return in March, according to an email obtained by Policy Watch.

The governor has said he wants to strike while the iron is hot, and believes state lawmakers are «receptive» to approving reforms in light of recent events.

Westchester County Executive and GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino believes state lawmakers should spend less time in Albany and less time in office, according to a 10 - point ethics reform plan he rolled out statewide.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino believes state lawmakers should spend less time in Albany and less time in office, period, according to a 10 - point ethics reform plan he rolled out statewide on Monday.

He believes state lawmakers should take notice at what they were able to do locally.

Reed noted, of course, raising taxes to make up for the lost revenue from the federal government is an option but he doesn't believe state lawmakers would do that to constituents already facing a heavy burden.

But state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, New York's chief bean counter, said during a CapTon interview last night that he doesn't believe state lawmakers will be forced to return to the Capitol prior to the January start of the 2018 session if Congress reaches a deal in the coming weeks on averting reductions to the Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and Children's Health Insurance Plan.

The Sienna Poll found that the 865 voters surveyed believe state lawmakers earn enough with their current $ 79,500 base salary.

The Siena College poll said 65 percent of likely voters believe state lawmakers «do what is best for themselves and their friends» and only 28 percent say «the state legislature is honest, hard - working and do what's best for constituents.»

Not exact matches

To the hoteliers who are pushing state lawmakers to tax and regulate home and room rentals, the target was clear: Airbnb, the multi-billion dollar corporation that they believe has been unfairly helped by its ability to operate outside the law.

Adding pressure to the state Legislature, the AQE released a report that shows how much they believe the state owes each of the 700 school districts in aid — and links it to each lawmaker's district.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli doesn't believe his push to re-assert the authority of his office over state contracting and procurements is a partisan issue, given the backing of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature.

Lawmakers on both the federal and state level have urged the EPA to continue with the project, given concerns there may be more contamination in the river than initially believed.

As lawmakers prepare to pass the third consecutive state budget with no new pork - barrel spending, Cuomo said yesterday he doesn't believe legislative «member items» should ever return.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants state lawmakers to pass a bill he believes would prevent more women from being murdered by people close to them.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN)- Both a republican and democratic state lawmaker we spoke with believe that Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood is the best option until the November election.

Lorigo said he believes the position is service and constituent - oriented and Kearns has proven as both a Buffalo Common Council member and a state lawmaker that his focus on the individuals he serves.

Despite Libous's conviction and the broader concerns about ethics in Albany following a string of high - profile arrests of state lawmakers, Akshar does not believe there needs to be a special session to consider new laws combating corruption.

He also said rather flatly during a CapTon interview that he didn't believe the plan would cut $ 2.85 billion — or even the revised $ 2.3 billion, for that matter — in the current year, as the administration has insisted, and is among the Democratic state lawmakers who have championed extending the millionaire's tax.

And not surprisingly, there is widespread opposition to a pay raise for state lawmakers: 63 percent of those polled do not believe the Senate and Assembly should receive their first salary increase since 1998.

«State lawmakers and city councils have specifically called for fingerprint background checks in any ridesharing bill because they believe upstate passengers should be just as safe as those downstate.»

A key state lawmaker said he expects no opposition over the nomination of Rowan D. Wilson to New York's highest court and believes the Port Washington, Long Island resident could be confirmed as soon as Monday.

Some lawmakers believe a lawsuit could claim that the higher number of failing city schools is in breach of state and federal law which denies each student a «sound basic education.»

In a «Dear legislator» letter to lawmakers, the state party's chairman, Michael R. Long, said Tuesday that he has had «enough of the make - believe commissions, studies and suggestions by good government people.»

In a recent Siena poll, 65 percent of voters said that they were never surprised when another state legislator in New York was indicted, and that they believed lawmakers «do what's best for them.»

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The governor says he still believes 99 percent of state lawmakers are honest, and believes the commission will vindicate them.

A Siena College Poll released Tuesday morning shows voters in New York State still believe government corruption is still the top issue facing lawmakers in Albany as they wrap up this year's legislative session.

Of those lawmakers, Collins is believed to be safest in next year's midterm elections, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to work to unseat the western New York Republican who had backed an effort to shift the burden of Medicaid spending from county governments to the state level.

Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, saw it differently: He believes Cuomo's message would become the party's message, and he would force lawmakers to sign on.

Connecticut Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy says he believes he can work well with the state's GOP lawmakers who've won enough seats to now have a rare 18 to 18 tie in the state Senate.

State lawmakers are using their power to restore an East Ramapo school board member whose position was taken away over a technicality that some people believe was done on purpose.

There's a vocal contingent of state and local lawmakers, including Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who believe that money should be used to fix crumbling upstate infrastructure.

There will be no net cuts to overall food stamp funding, said the lawmaker, who believes recipients will benefit from training opportunities in states with strong pre-existing programs like New York.

With just 10 session days left before state lawmakers are scheduled to vacate Albany — possibly for the rest of the year — Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes it's too late to introduce major legislative initiatives.

States and localities would be responsible for improving schools with low test scores, and they would still have to break out testing data to show how poor, minority and disabled students are performing — a provision in NCLB that the majority of lawmakers still believes is necessary.

Recent actions state lawmakers have taken, including passing new legislation to bring charter schools to the state, «could have been stopped if we had the current level of activism,» Dunn believes.

Her level of influence is well established, and after the Michigan law passed the state House of Representatives, a press release from DeVos's group, the Great Lakes Education Project, noted that lawmakers «were successful tonight in preserving choices and options for [students] and their families -LSB-...] Despite efforts by some of the elites and big city bosses who believe they know what is best for children.»

In response to a call to AFC's national headquarters to ask why they are interested in funding election campaigns for lawmakers in North Carolina, Matt Frendewey, communications director, said via email, «as the nation's voice for educational choice, AFC and its coalition partners in states such as North Carolina support candidates on a bipartisan basis who believe in strengthening education by giving parents more educational options for their children.»

The union does not believe that teacher evaluation will be an overriding issue at the polls in 2012, said Al Mance, the TEA's executive director, so much as the overall spate of what he terms «anti-teacher» legislation approved recently by state lawmakers.

Jewell countered this week that teachers aren't breaking any state labor laws, adding that educators believe lawmakers like Berger are «breaking their commitment» to the state's 1.5 million schoolchildren.

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