Sentences with phrase «control over legislation»

In Albany, majority parties have substantial control over legislation and process.

If the Democrats reach a deal with Klein to bring his faction back into the party, expect it to include some sort of fancy title that gives him some control over legislation, or at the very least fractures the influence currently vested in the leader position.

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The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed, saying it violates the Second Amendment by raising the age to buy guns from 18 to 21.

Democratic legislators, who are far outnumbered in the House and Senate and wield no power over which legislation gets considered, tried repeatedly over three committee hearings on Monday and Tuesday to amend the gun control bills to include an assault weapons ban and other, more stringent policies.

The PBO believes that Parliament is losing control over its fiduciary responsibilities, as set out in the Constitution, by approving legislation without knowing the full impact such legislation will have on the budgetary projections

Taylor Swift — who famously took on Apple Music, too — is among hundreds of artists and labels who are petitioning to Congress to update the legislation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow them to be paid properly and have more control over the way their music is used on the website.

With nagging questions over the leadership of the Buffalo Public School District, and some suggesting full mayoral control is the answer, a Buffalo - area state senator has drafted compromise legislation that would give the mayor «input.»

Cuomo has over the years pushed Congress repeatedly to take up gun control legislation after New York approved a sweeping package of measures in 2013 known as the SAFE Act, which remains controversial with gun owners, especially in upstate New York.

The NRA, infuriated over Cuomo's Safe Act, which is billed as the toughest gun - control legislation in the nation, is preparing to give the Cuomo / Hochul ticket a negative rating while backing Astorino.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

«I'd say over the next couple of weeks we'll be doing more pieces of legislation around gun control.»

Not just New Labour's overwhelming desire to amass all sorts of information about the individual and New Labour's managerial model of how to govern but also, in particular, a steady shift away from «justice» and towards «control»: towards the arbitrary, unconstrained use of power through the regular invocation of states of exception (terror legislation and Iceland is in this category); the creation of catch - all legislation whose operational interpretation is at the whim of the police (photography, questioning individual police officers); government attempts to constrain the judiciary through tick - the - box sentencing guidelines, and at an individual level examples such as David Milliband's quite disgraceful prevarication over torture allegations.

«The legislation is therefore a step forward in achieving and maintaining local, democratic control over this significant town asset for the benefit of all members of the community.»

As terrible as the Senate GOP conference is on a long list of issues and despite it being something similar to a cult in how it forces it members to stay together on the most awful legislation, Republican control is still preferable to the Democrats taking over the state Senate.

Meanwhile, the piece of legislation that could have the greatest impact on rent that is being backed by advocates would change the requirements for serving on the Rent Guidelines Board — the group that sets the rates for rent - controlled apartments and give the City Council approval over the Mayor's appointments to the body.

They may not get to shape the final legislation, but they are typically rewarded with earmarks — known as member items in Albany parlance — and informal control over some state contracts.

Democrats in the state Senate tried to force a vote on gun control legislation Wednesday, to put Republicans on the spot over some GOP senators» resistance to the bills.

But David Bloomfield, a professor of education at C.U.N.Y. and Brooklyn College, says the new charter legislation doesn't mean de Blasio's control over the city's schools will necessarily be further diminished.

Yegeri also explained the DA's desire for state officials also enact legislation stripping pension, retirement benefits and control over campaign funds from elected officials convicted of a crime, expelled from office, or resign due to a crime committed during their service.

Ed Miliband supports giving back more control to national parliaments, and for the UK this must include control over social legislation like working hours and agency workers.

Booker joined Murphy last summer during a high - profile filibuster over Republicans» unwillingness to hold votes in the Senate on gun control legislation.

A month after former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's conviction on corruption charges, Assembly Republicans on Tuesday tried a parliamentary maneuver to weaken Albany's rules that assure absolute control by the Democratic majority party over legislation.

In 2016, in exchange for granting Mayor Bill de Blasio an extension of mayoral control over schools, the Republicans in the State Senate, to whom Ms. Moskowitz has close ties, inserted broad language in the legislation giving SUNY the power to promulgate regulations for the schools it oversees.

Skelos's approach to deal making with Cuomo, as well as a five - member bloc of Democrats in the Independent Democratic Conference, angered grassroots conservative voters in New York, who were especially upset over the gun control legislation passing the chamber.

Further votes are due later today when MPs return to debate the final stages of the legislation, which aims to create a network of self - governing trust schools with control over their own assets, staff and admissions.

NYRA would be returned to private hands, though with a tiny leash from the state government that has controlled its operations over the past four years, according to legislation proposed June 8 by Cuomo.

«This administration has worked tirelessly to defend exploited and disadvantaged New Yorkers, provide minors with the rights and protections that they deserve, and ensure that women are empowered to have control over their own lives, and with this legislation, we continue to help protect those who can not protect themselves,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Cuomo also defended his timing on when he introduced legislation, including a bill that would grant him more control over the MTA, which had been introduced a day before the session ended.

The Republican - controlled Senate twice has scuttled legislation to bar individuals on the U.S. terrorist watch list from purchasing guns, but Sen. Chuck Schumer insisted the battle is not over.

DEVELOPING: SENATOR STILL TRYING TO FIND VOTES FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS... Behind - the - scenes dealing over reviving stalled gun control legislation will get a push next week when Sen. Joe Manchin, a strong proponent of expanding background checks, plans to meet individually with lawmakers, a Senate source tells CNN.

As well as presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation.

In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also its chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments.

He offered himself up for national TV interviews after a mass shooting at an Oregon community college, challenging his fellow Democrats (before walking it back) to threaten a government shutdown over gun control legislation.

Business interests will predominantly support Republican candidates, seeing a GOP - controlled Senate as a firewall against legislation that favors workers over employers and tenants over landlords.

Pataki also put forth legislation that would lend mayors in New York's five largest cities greater control over their education systems.

At Monday's meeting of the state Board of Regents, Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and her staff reiterated a point they have advanced over the past week — that bipartisan repeal legislation recently approved by the Democratic - controlled state Assembly could have the unintended result of generating more tests.

During debate over the gun control legislation approved in the State senate and Assembly, the issue of mentally ill people using guns to kill others came up a number of times, particularly among legislators who are opposed to restricting access to assault weapons and other guns.

Skelos further tried to insert legislation into the state budget to position AbTech to win future contracts and held sway over the developer by controlling rent control and other legislation important to the industry, investigators said.

The hiring comes as the bill remains stalled in the Republican - controlled Senate amid opposition from scouting organizations and the Catholic Church over the legislation's impact.

Legislation meant to give lawmakers more control over the cost of road projects is moving forward without a provision that would have let officials use an alternative to the design - bid - build system of awarding contracts.

The New York State Arms Collector's Association has been holding the show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center for over 30 years, but this year they agreed to even tighter controls on weapons sales in the wake of the new legislation.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republicans in the Senate remain at an impasse over gun control legislation — just days before the governor's State of the State address.

The board and state Education Department generally have control over education decisions in the state, but recent legislation regarding the teacher evaluation system has caused a flurry of controversy.

The newest quarterly reports include contributions from April 20 to June 30 and include the dates of a dramatic two - day Democratic protest in Congress over Republicans» unwillingness to vote on gun control legislation.

Still, the Republicans maintain control over the chamber: Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder continues to caucus with the 31 members of the GOP, giving them the required 32 votes to control legislation.

(CNN)-- A key player in negotiations over potential gun control legislation said on Tuesday a planned GOP filibuster of the bill won't occur if Democrats allow Republicans to bring amendments up for a vote.

This upshot was an initial media blackout on an hours - long sit - in protest by Democratic lawmakers over gun control legislation, which had coalesced on social media around the hashtag #NoBillNoBreak.

The key difference between the Assembly legislation, the Senate's bill and Cuomo's plan is that the Assembly legislation gives local municipalities more control over regulating ride - hailing services, Cahill said.

While disapproving of the legislation on July 8, the governor said it ran afoul of Article IX of the New York State Constitution by giving «counties control over local annexation petitions that would not impact a county's boundaries.»