Sentences with phrase «by the state legislature at»

On Friday afternoon, the governor's office released 259 individual vetoes for the appropriation budget bills, which were passed by the state legislature at the end of March.

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If the «wall of separation» is lowered, we are told, our schools may be returned to the days of prayers prescribed by state legislatures; evolution may be banished from the classroom and replaced by «creation science»; and religious minorities may be at the mercy of intolerant majorities.

Wills's contention that Madison was a proponent of legislative supremacy among the branches is unconvincing given that it was the overweening power granted legislatures by the state constitutions that Madison and other Federalists sought to avoid at the federal level in the Constitution.

The Florida state legislature — at least the key committees controlled by Democrats — refused in a special session called by the governor to consider abortion restrictions.

Then, in December 1959, the state legislature, influenced by Democratic backers from the big cities, legalized betting at harness tracks.

The two best countries to see this are Switzerland, which has referendum voting at the Federal Level and The United States, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 sStates, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 statesstates.

There is in fact a petition drive directed at state legislatures by politically conservative groups who are particularly interested in adopting a «balanced budget» amendment.

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

Gerrymandering, which can be traced back to at least 1788, has resulted in 69 of 99 state legislatures and both houses in 35 states to be controlled by Republicans in a country in which both parties are pretty evenly represented, with Democrats slightly ahead.

At the time of the 2000 redistricting cycle, both chambers of the state legislature were controlled by Democrats; a Republican held the governorship.

The actual wording of the change to article 1 section 9 of the state's constitution is to allow «casino gambling at no more than seven facilities as authorized and prescribed by the legislature».

I expect to be at the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony seeing three Democratic Connecticut state senators receive plaudits for breaking ranks with their party on Sept. 15 to support the Republican budget proposal passed by the legislature.

He is also a senior fellow at the Homeland Security Policy Institute at George Washington University and co-chairman of a homeland security task force organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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.

Recently at the Business Council of New York State's annual meeting, business leaders conceded that the $ 15 an hour minimum wage phase in is likely to be approved by the legislature, and they said they were seeking sweeteners in the legislation to mitigate its effects including new business tax cuts and a youth employment fund.

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.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the city's plan to build a pre-K school at the New York Hall of Science, which was approved by the state legislature in June 2017 and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo last night: «The city received the necessary -LSB-...]

The state constitution appears to say the governor must address the State of State to the Legislature: «The governor shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.&rstate constitution appears to say the governor must address the State of State to the Legislature: «The governor shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.&rState of State to the Legislature: «The governor shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.&rState to the Legislature: «The governor shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.&rstate, and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.»

It requires action by both the federal Congress and at least three - fourths of the state legislatures after that.

@JimThio not a referendum, but a constitutional amendment, which requires a 2/3 super-majority vote in both houses of congress and ratification by at least 3/4 of state legislatures.

Elections are run at the state level, so a state - gerrymandered election could alter that balance of power in the state legislature, which would effect things like voter - suppression measures, enactment and enforcement of campaign finance regulations, and the ability of elections to be monitored and for rules to be enforced by non-partisan (or partisan) entities.

Then last week, Assembly Speaker Silver issued a statement asserting that the legislature's redistricting commission, LATFOR, will count state prisoners at the former residences as required by a 2010 law.

At the same time, the embattled governor acknowledged his fate rests in the hands of the state legislature, which by many accounts is set to begin the impeachment process when it re-convenes in January, pending the outcome of a state ethics panel investigation into Sanford's travel expenses.

Cell phones, smart phones, and other personal electronic devices are free from arbitrary police snooping in California — at least for the time being, thanks to actions taken by the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown.

Tea Parties and State Legislatures is a research project facilitated by Ballotpedia's staff to investigate the extent to which political engagement in 2010 that can generally be defined as part of the «Tea Party» movement is making itself felt at the level of state legislative elections in State Legislatures is a research project facilitated by Ballotpedia's staff to investigate the extent to which political engagement in 2010 that can generally be defined as part of the «Tea Party» movement is making itself felt at the level of state legislative elections in state legislative elections in 2010.

When he was told by a reporter that the firm does indeed have several clients with business before the state, Flanagan talked of past attempts by the legislature at fuller disclosure, that have yet to be completed.

Malloy said a failure by the legislature and Teamsters Local 1150 to approve the deal would put thousands of well - payingmanufacturing jobs across the state at risk.

When Governor Cuomo's tax commissioner authorized 62 members of the Inspector General's staff to look at state employees tax returns, in the context of an investigation, it was viewed with suspicion by members of the state legislature.

The scheme provided SILVER with two different streams of unlawful income: (i) approximately $ 700,000 in kickbacks SILVER received by steering two real estate developers with business before the state legislature to a law firm with which he was associated, and (ii) more than $ 3 million in asbestos client referral fees SILVER received by, among other official acts, awarding $ 500,000 in state grants to a university research center of a physician who referred patients made ill by asbestos to SILVER at Weitz & Luxenberg.

Also, at the time the income tax was invented, the only way to form a new corporation in many states and countries was by an enactment of the legislature and it was harder to form a corporation than it is today even where legislative approval was not required to form one.

But state Rep. Arthur O'Neill, the longest - serving House Republican, who started at the legislature in 1988, said missing a key budget deadline is a major mistake by the General Assembly.

Speaking at a forum organised by the Nigerian Bar Association on Monday, the former Lagos State governor, said the legislature lacked the power to unilaterally increase national budget.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the city's plan to build a pre-K school at the New York Hall of Science, which was approved by the state legislature in June 2017 and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo last night:

He has been conducting a study looking at claims made by Governor Cuomo and the legislature about the benefits New Yorkers could reap by permitting up to seven new gambling casinos in New York State.

Twenty - three states offer some form of rebates, tax credits or other financial incentives aimed at enticing consumers to buy electric vehicles, according to a 2017 tally taken by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Earlier this month, the state legislature of Hawaii introduced several bills aimed at preventing gamers from being exploited by such in - game purchases.

She was adept at maneuvers on the tricky three - way territory occupied by the union, the city, and the legislature upstate in Albany, which is often unsympathetic to the state's southern metropolis.

The first - term Democrat took aim in his Jan. 12 speech at proposals backed by some in the Republican - led legislature, including a proposed freeze on property taxes and a «taxpayers» bill of rights» modeled on a provision in Colorado's state constitution.

Taken together, these recent developments confirm that public education is an area of virtually complete state power (although now subject to greater federal intervention) that can be reshaped by state legislatures in either a centralizing or decentralizing direction or in both directions at once.

Those pension formulas, devised by state legislatures, generally encourage teachers who are seeking to maximize their lifetime pension payouts to retire in their mid-50s — effectively penalizing them for teaching longer than that, argues an article appearing in the Winter 2008 issue of the magazine Education Next, published by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Our leaders have worked at this in a bipartisan manner, joined by the legislature, state board of education, department of public instruction, universities and colleges, and educators throughout the K - 12 system.

Rejection by the House of the finance - reform bill left lawmakers and educators at the mercy of an impatient state supreme court, which has threatened to halt state aid to schools if the legislature did not deliver dramatic changes in its $ 14 - billion funding system by April 1.

But as reported in yesterday's CT Mirror, «The state's top attorneys Monday asked a Superior Court judge to dismiss the [CCJEF v. Rell] case and give the education reforms passed by the legislature last year «at least three years» to be implemented.»

A Look Ahead At The 2016 Session January 4, 2016 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge During the past four years, the state legislature adopted a number of student - centered education reforms designed to provide accountability, transparency, and most importantly, new education options for families.

Of course, the legislature had to be forced into creating the BEP by the state Supreme Court back in 1992 because the system of school funding at the time was ruled inequitable and thus, unconstitutional.

The claim that charter schools achieve superior test results as a result of effort, choice, accountability, educational program, governance structure, or some other reason, is frequently cited by charter school lobbyists at the legislature and the CT State Department of Education.

Now that the NEA and AFT can count on Schwarzenegger's successor (and once - and - future governor) Jerry Brown and the state legislature to be at their proverbial beck - and - call (and the AFT now assured of a majority on L.A. Unified's board), Supt. John Deasy has had to roll back efforts to expand choice and has had to hope on lawsuits by reformers to give him the edge in revamping the district's woeful teacher evaluation system.

Teacher salaries are highly variable across the state and are set at the district level, not by the governor or the state legislature.

In between, I've been certified and recertified by the Board, served as a candidate support provider, presented at NBPTS conferences and advocated for the Board and NBCTs in the halls of Congress and my state legislature.

As the Rhode Island legislature debated $ 1.5 million in spending for two charter schools, Duncan said June 22 at a charter school conference in Washington: «We are fighting this on a state - by - state battle, that's the battleground.