Sentences with phrase «by governors and the legislature»

This year's state budget, which passed earlier this month, allocates money for criminal justice reform, but the details of that package have yet to be negotiated by the governor and the legislature.

«Any serious attempt by the Governor and the legislature to strengthen ethics laws must include a ban on outside income, an end to the LLC loophole, and greater transparency within the state's budget process.»

The School Board's Dave Albert says the tax cap, enacted by the governor and legislature three years ago, has played a role, but is not the only factor.

The court order was never fulfilled by governors and the legislature over the past decade.

Cuomo says he will be the lobbyist for the students, and he called for a new commission, appointed jointly by the governor and legislature, to reform the state's education system, demanding greater accountability.

She was the first chair of the state ethics commission when it was created by the governor and the legislature in 2011.

Antonacci has been comptroller for Onondaga County, which includes Syracuse, since 2007, and says he would use his skills as a certified public accountant and attorney to scrutinize state spending by the governor and the legislature, and speak out when he sees waste.

That discretionary funding program mainly funds road and bridge projects «identified» by the governor and legislature outside of the regular budget.

«87 percent say any mid-year cuts should be approved jointly by the governor and the legislature.

Schneiderman points out that the state comptroller was supposed to have monitored the economic development contracts, but was stripped of those powers by the governor and legislature back in 2011.

Cuomo says it would finance middle class tax cuts approved by the governor and legislature last year, and to help pay for a billion dollar increase in school aid.

He said, «I support legislation approved by governor and legislature last year — people who wish to marry should be able to.

That power was removed by the governor and the legislature several years ago.

The formula is driven by a base amount of aid per pupil, which is set annually by the governor and legislature.

The NEA and AFT thought that they could whip up outrage against moves by governors and legislatures in Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey and Florida to abolish collective bargaining and begin overhauling costly teacher pay systems.

The other nine members are appointed by the governor and the legislature.

Perhaps things could have been done differently by the Governor and the legislature to prevent the long - term consequences of living in a state in crisis.

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The changes were a surprise because they came soon after the consensus revenue estimates were released last week by the governor's budget office and the legislature's nonpartisan fiscal office.

Said the Chamber of Commerce head Hoan: «We are awaiting the details of the proposal by the governor and state legislature as they work towards restructuring our tax code to adapt to the loss of [that] deduction.

Perry has been getting ample good press lately, and below Pete adds two new favorable stories — one of which adds a new wrinkle by showing his formidable talents as a thrice elected, institutionally weak governor who can effectively deal with a largely simpatico Republican legislature.

Thanks to Governor Grasso and the legislature, Connecticut now has a new Gaming Policy Board that will be run by an executive director.

This coalition of advocates created the Local Farms - Healthy Kids Act, which was passed almost unanimously by the legislature and signed by the Governor in 2008.

The 2016 bill to license CPMs has passed the state legislature and been signed into law by the Governor.

«Transgender people are already protected by statute in Utah, which has a Republican governor and a large Republican majority in its legislature — why can't GENDA get passed in New York?»

Bills to reform the agency need to pass all four houses of the legislatures in both states, and be signed by both Governors.

When one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both houses of the state legislature, the state is governed by a state government trifecta.

In most states, redistricting is taken up by the state legislature and governor.

«By a 2 to 1 margin, New Yorkers think that the new ethics legislation passed at the end of session by the legislature and the governor will NOT reduce corruptioBy a 2 to 1 margin, New Yorkers think that the new ethics legislation passed at the end of session by the legislature and the governor will NOT reduce corruptioby the legislature and the governor will NOT reduce corruption.

The Governor's proclamation was in part a response to a resolution adopted by both houses of the legislature to support and celebrate aviation in New York.

In New York, the governor begins the budget process when he releases his executive budget, which is then modified and passed into law by the legislature.

Budget talks are stalled one day before a self - imposed deadline of March 30 by Governor Cuomo and the state legislature.

The legislation was built on bills previously pushed by Assembly member Amy Paulin, Senator Diane Savino and other members of the legislature, the governor's office said.

The largest Democratic congressional advantage was in Maryland, where redistricting was controlled by a Democratic governor and legislature.

It would prevent the governor from directly raiding the MTA — something that's only cost the agency $ 1.3 million — and make the legislature less likely to raid transit in its budgets by including a set of disclosure requirements to make it clear what the impact of each theft will be on riders.

We believe this is a big mistake and further undermine the credibility of an agency that has struggled to independently and effectively investigate and enforce violations of state ethics laws by the governor, legislature, state employees, and -LSB-...]

Questions during the post-speech «gaggle» included the cost of a special election, his reaction to a New York Republican Party 50 Shades of Grey parody of Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani's recent comments about Barack Obama, the expected Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election, state legislature financial disclosure forms, the refusal of Port Authority commissioners to accede to Cuomo and Chris Christie's request to resign, his planned trip to Cuba, congestion pricing, and UFT comments asserting that the governor has shortchanged New York City schools by $ 2.5 billion.

The Governor is right to stand up for parents and students on this issue, and I am calling on the state legislature to join us by passing it into law this year.»

Nebraska is a unique case in that the Governor of Nebraska is a Republican and the legislature, although technically nonpartisan, is controlled by a Republican majority.

The comptroller's office said it was withholding the rest of the money because ESD had failed to provide all the necessary information mandated by the governor and the state legislature.

Kurkoski says even though a moratorium passed by the legislature and signed by then Governor David Paterson has expired, the state still has a moratorium in place because the state's Department of Environmental Conservation can't issues permits until it finishes its environmental review.

But just how much sway Mann, and the presiding three - judge panel, will have over the process will depend in part on whether Governor Andrew Cuomo follows through on his original promise to veto the legislature's lines or instead reaches some sort of compromise with the legislature by which he signs off on their lines in exchange for promises of redistricting reform in the future.

Join me in using the online advocacy system offered by the New York Library Association to write to the governor and the legislature: nyla.org/advocacy.

It's from a fund known as the State and Municipal Facilities Program, set up in 2013 by Governor Cuomo and the legislature to fund capital projects.

Late last year, on the Saturday night between Christmas and New Year's Day, the governors vetoed reform legislation passed by both houses of both state legislatures, and they released a report outlining their own recommendations for reform.

In a statement, Christie — whose appointees were responsible for Bridgegate — urged «New Jersey's legislature to introduce and pass this bill as well so that we can finally meet the standard for reform laid out by Governor Cuomo and me last year.»

Disagreements that have roiled the state's education community in the wake of new teacher evaluation laws approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature as part of the budget were highlighted at a day long summit called by education officials.

Horner, with NYPIRG, says the governor and legislature should be able to both finish the budget by the required April 1 deadline, and reform ethics practices.

Governor Cuomo could not guarantee that public financing of campaigns would be in the final legislation that is ultimately agreed to by the legislature, though he says he considers public financing «very important,» and says that it will be an «integral piece» of his plan.

The controversial New York State ethics commission is in the midst of a review by a panel appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.