Sentences with phrase «controlled legislature»

But the real genesis of the current crisis, Howard proposed, can be found in that August 2011 decision by a Republican - controlled legislature to solve a fiscal shortfall by cutting the family - planning budget by two - thirds.

In the wake of the Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have been hailed for their grass - roots movement that passed comprehensive gun reform in Florida's Republican - controlled legislature and spawned school walkouts earlier this month with more than 1 million students participating across the country.

That conditional phrase was repeated several times, leaving the impression that she was not convinced that Indiana's Republican - controlled legislature was sincerely interested in having the poor (presumably, Democratic voters) take a genuine part in elections.

But the 2016 election saw a new progressive majority emerge on the North Carolina Supreme Court, prompting the Republican - controlled legislature to hatch a scheme to add two seats to the court and have the lame - duck Republican Gov. Pat McCrory fill the seats.

Opponents claim it is a political move by the Republican controlled legislature to avoid giving the Democratic governor the power to fill interim vacancies set to occur as several members of the court are forced into mandatory retirement in the next few years.

As I noted here, opponents claim the bill is a political move by the Republican controlled legislature to avoid giving the Democratic governor the power to fill interim vacancies set to occur as several members of the court are forced into mandatory retirement in the next few years.

With a Republican - controlled legislature, there is a good chance that most or all of his proposals will take effect in 2017.

The Republican - controlled legislature fought tooth and nail to repeal its cap - and - trade commitment.

But under a government - mismanaged deregulation of utilities in the 1990s, the Democrat - controlled legislature demanded the public utilities commission implement a «Long Term Procurement Process.»

New Hampshire's Republican - controlled legislature has taken a principled conservative stand in voting to repeal the...

Since 2011, funding for higher education and financial aid has been drastically cut under the policies of Gov. Walker and the Republican - controlled legislature.

MPS advocates tend not to favor mandates from the Republican - controlled legislature that created OSPP.

The GOP - controlled legislature has proposed that the previous cap of $ 4,800 on voucher programs be removed, which will siphon off millions more dollars from public schools.

Though the program started small — Hogan has since called for lawmakers to double its scope over the next few years — it was a surprising move for a Democratic - controlled legislature.

In response, Maryland's Democratic - controlled legislature has been working with teachers unions and education advocates on legislation that would shape the direction of the state's accountability plan, effectively limiting how much Hogan's appointees could decide on their own.

Last year, Maryland lawmakers approved a $ 5 million private - school voucher program as part of the state's $ 42 billion operating budget — a surprising move for a Democratic - controlled legislature.

How far Hogan will go in fighting the Democratic - controlled legislature over school reform remains an open question.

But unlike many states, Maryland has seen a power struggle develop between the Republican governor and the Democratic - controlled legislature over who has final say over local control of the schools.

Whereas in Wisconsin, a right - wing, Republican - controlled legislature passed Walker's proposals and made Wisconsin ground - zero for the corporate education reform effort to destroy teachers, the teaching profession and teacher unions.

The Connecticut General Assembly is returning to Hartford for a special session to pass the statutory language needed to implement the state budget that the Democratic controlled legislature passed earlier this month.

That law passed in state with a Democrat - controlled legislature and Democratic governor.

The only thing more incredible than Governor Dannel Malloy's decision to appoint Erik Clemons to the State Board of Education is the fact that Connecticut's Democratic controlled legislature appears ready to rubber - stamp Malloy's nominee despite the «Substantial Conflict of Interest» that should prevent him from serving on the Board.

But the new Republican - controlled legislature is likely to eliminate that limit completely.

California's union - controlled legislature passed a law they termed «CRONEY» (Civic Reporting Openness in Negotiations Efficiency Act), which mandates government agencies with COIN ordinances make public all negotiations with private vendors involving contracts over $ 250,000.

Education Week reported: «Over the objections of teachers» unions and many Democrats, Louisiana's Republican governor and GOP - controlled legislature have crafted one of the most exhaustive education overhauls of any state in the country, through measures that will dramatically expand families» access to public money to cover the costs of both private school tuition and individual courses offered by a menu of providers.»

But, Foley's right - wing radicalism will be checked by the Democrat - controlled legislature.

So far, Ducey and the Republican - controlled legislature haven't budged to the group's demands.

Republicans controlled the legislature and Governor's Mansion.

Those efforts, along with push by then - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democrat - controlled legislature to gain a share of federal Race to the Top funding, led to the passage of the nation's first Parent Trigger law.

Meanwhile, Republicans in the GOP - controlled legislature brag about raising teacher salaries each of the past five years.

That left the pricey problem up to the Republican - controlled legislature, which is now at an impasse over the issue.

The plan requires lawmakers» approval, but support for limited bans on «social promotion» has been strong for years in the Republican - controlled legislature.

Gov. James E. Doyle reshaped the state's biennial budget for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 by vetoing 139 items from the spending bill passed by the Republican - controlled legislature in 2005.

As he began his second year as governor, Schwarzenegger struck a more confrontational pose with the Democrats who controlled the legislature.

Wilson and the Democrat - controlled legislature believed California schools were in such bad shape that they could not wait for the sensible sequential process of developing a distinctive California test based on California's curriculum standards.

The Governor favors such vouchers, but he would prefer an unequivocal show of support on the issue from the Republican - controlled legislature before committing himself to a session devoted to the voucher plan and other education proposals, observers said.

Finance: Mr. Barbour, a Republican, called for making education funding a legislative priority, and urged the Democratic - controlled legislature to reconsider an education package he proposed...

Some school districts in Oklahoma may close the fiscal year next week with significant shortfalls because of a power struggle between Republican Gov. Frank Keating and the Democrat - controlled legislature.

The bill passed by 2 - 1 margins in both houses of the Republican controlled legislature.

Using her Jan. 10 speech to issue a broad call to action rather than concrete measures, Gov. Sebelius, a first - term Democrat, told the Republican - controlled legislature that «we must...

Even though he made an unusual prime - time television appeal for his education budget, Idaho's Democratic governor was dealt a heavy political blow last week when the Republican - controlled legislature again approved a spending plan identical to one he had vetoed only days earlier.

Now there's a battle underway as the Republican - controlled legislature tries to stop the state's largest city from increasing its hourly wages.

Their analysis of data from other states revealed a partisan gerrymander in Maryland perpetrated by the Democrat - controlled legislature to freeze out its conservative rivals.

With the Republican - controlled legislature's approved maps held up by lawsuits mostly concerned with the Voting Rights Act and minority population growth, Texas» legislative redistricting process remained heavily contentious into 2012, leaving the state to use a set of interim maps released in February by a San Antonio federal court.

House Republican leader Larry Cafero of Norwalk said he is not sure if the Democratic - controlled legislature will move in lock - step to approve Malloy's agenda in the same way that it did in 2011.

The revised budget includes $ 16 million in new mortgage recording fees and tax map verification fees that the Republican - controlled legislature approved last week.

With support from the Senate president pro tem, the House speaker and both majority leaders in the Democratic - controlled legislature, the chances of action by the General Assembly this year are virtually guaranteed.

«I do not think that kind of reform would ever get enacted without a Republican - controlled legislature.

Boughton counters that Malloy and the Democratic - controlled legislature have left the state in a «significant, catastrophic in some ways, financial hole.»

Mr. Christie's proposed budget keeps spending low and avoided a showdown with the Democratic - controlled legislature over the state's school funding formula.