Sentences with phrase «controlled state senate»

Indeed, three weeks ago the Democratically controlled State Senate did exactly that, in what Klein calls «a bend in history's arc caused by the Race.»

This bill passed the Republican - controlled State Senate and State Assembly with no Democratic votes in favor.

«The trailer industry is the winner of this,» groused state Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, a Wake County Democrat, last week as the Republican - controlled state Senate prepared to pass a just - revealed deal on class size.

Last year, he didn't put enough pressure on the Democratic majority that controlled the state senate to pass a proposed school choice bill; this led to the bill's defeat.

They came close to succeeding in 2016, when a bill passed the Republican - controlled state senate but died in the Democrat - dominated house.

Complicating the issue for the Republican governor (and the Republican - controlled state senate) was the reality that DeGrasse himself is a creature of the local Democratic Party machine.

Both of New Mexico's teachers unions and leaders in the Democratic - controlled state senate were openly critical of the pick.

Gottfried's bill has repeatedly passed the Democratic - controlled Assembly in recent years, but has never brought to a vote in the Republican - controlled state Senate and still faces significant opposition from the business community.

Though the first nine planks of Cuomo's 2013 Women's Equality Agenda eventually passed the Republican - controlled state Senate, the 10th plank dealing with abortion continues to be an issue the Senate won't touch.

While mayoral control is locked in intense political jockeying and electoral reforms are mostly dead on arrival due to opposition from the Republican - controlled state Senate, the de Blasio administration is somewhat optimistic about getting at least some of what it wants on the other three items: design - build, M / WBE contracting, and speed cameras.

«It seems the Republican - controlled State Senate cares more deeply about 421 - a, in terms of making sure that moves on for the development community.

But he said the Republican - controlled state Senate would not pass that.

The Republican - controlled State Senate opposes any increase in the minimum wage and influential business groups will lobby aggressively against the plan.

Meanwhile, his proposal has met with fierce resistance from the Republican - controlled State Senate.

DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, who is the Senate's deputy majority leader, said he thinks there's nothing that Gov. Andrew Cuomo could offer the Republican - controlled state Senate that would persuade senators to approve the $ 15 minimum wage.

Wallace's proposal, for instance, has no sponsor in the Republican - controlled State Senate.

Coalition members believe that they can get this law passed in Albany with a democratic - controlled state Senate, although that reality has been thrown into doubt by the unravelling of Malcolm Smith's deal with the Three Amigos.

Each year, he said, the bill passes in the Republican - controlled state Senate only to die in committee in the Democratic - majority Assembly.

Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo refuses to say whether he'd prefer to do business with a Republican or Democratic - controlled state Senate.

In his announcement, District Attorney Cyrus Vance stated that there wasn't enough evidence to prove that the mayor violated state election laws in his efforts to help Democrats take over the Republican - controlled state Senate.

Nicholas's Law never came up for a vote in the GOP - controlled state Senate, just as the SAFE Act repealer never came up for a vote in the Democratic - controlled Assembly.

The tax has to be passed in Albany, where there are hurdles in passing the tax in a Republican - controlled state senate.

The legislation now heads to the GOP - controlled state Senate, where it appears to be gaining momentum.

In a related event in Albany on Thursday, a parade of business and restaurant officials and owners testified before the Republican - controlled state Senate Labor Committee hearing on the recent Fast Food Wage Board convened by Cuomo, bashing it as largely one - sided political stunt designed to appease progressive advocates.

Governor Andrew Cuomo called for a higher minimum wage in January, but the Republican - controlled state Senate blocked the measure.

The Midterm elections, which gave Andrew Cuomo the keys to the governor's mansion and ushered in a new Republican - controlled State Senate, dominated much of the bandwidth, coining the catchphrase «The Rent is Too Damn High!»

ALBANY - Health advocates are launching a last ditch effort to get the GOP - controlled state Senate to approve tougher restrictions on the use of electronic cigarettes, The Daily News has learned.

Ortiz initially introduced his bill in 2013 but it has repeatedly stalled in committee and has not been introduced in the GOP - controlled state Senate.

The Republican - controlled State Senate passed the bill but it could face stiff opposition in the Democrat - controlled Assembly.

Albanese supports a proposed congestion pricing initiative, known as Move New York, to impose tolls on the three East River bridges to help fund the subways; while de Blasio called congestion pricing a «regressive tax» and stressed that his proposal for a millionaire's tax to fund subway repairs was a more viable alternative, even though his proposal has largely been shot down by the GOP - controlled state Senate and de Blasio sees it passing only once Democrats take control of that house of the Legislature in January 2019, which de Blasio said was soon.

The bills passed the Democrat - controlled State Assembly in June, but they remain in committee in the Republican - controlled state Senate.

The election of President Donald Trump enraged progressive activists who on a local level are targeting the Republican - controlled state Senate, which they see as the largest roadblock to major progressive legislation being passed in the state.

But there are concerns in the organization about the way Cuomo committed to the Working Families Party platform and promised to push for a Democrat - controlled State Senate, hoping to fend off a left - flank challenger.

He at one point explained that staffers do the bulk of the work, but noted that traditionally — including the two years when Democrats controlled the State Senate — majority parties negotiate the budget.

They were unable to pass «ANY» Progressive legislation when they controlled the State Senate, and now the won't «vote» for waterdown ones.

Mangano spokesman Brian Nevin declined to address the charges, but said that in 2006, Suozzi's administration got a grade of «F» for emergency preparedness from the GOP - controlled State Senate Homeland Security Committee.

Mr. Morelle, a close ally of Mr. Silver, and Mr. Farrell will head the Assembly's upcoming budget negotiations with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Republican - controlled State Senate, the Daily News also reported.

In an interview on NY1, the governor acknowledged that the legislative branch has the power to do so, but he warned that a split between the Democratic - controlled Assembly and GOP - controlled state Senate could pose a major roadblock.

The bill had passed the Republican - controlled state Senate, but stalled in the Democratic - controlled state House of Representatives.

His efforts this past week to get the bill through the Republican - controlled state Senate, the lone roadblock to passage, make good on an issue he ran on last year.

He also questioned Zalewski's loyalty to the party as a result of his employment with the Republican - controlled state Senate.

It's not immediately clear whether the resignation will translate into an electoral opportunity for Democrats, who controlled the State Senate in 2009 and 2010, but have been relegated to minority status after Republican gains and the G.O.P.'s alliance with the I.D.C..

It died in the Republican - controlled State Senate.

Instead, the Republican - controlled State Senate refused to renew Mr. de Blasio's authority unless he agreed to having more charter schools.

Palumbo: Says his opponent is running television ads «distorting my record» on the Women's Equality Act, which Mr. Palumbo voted against in the Assembly, and which did not have the support of the Republican - controlled state Senate.»

The governor's proposal is running into strong opposition in the Republican - controlled state Senate, but it is supported by leaders in the Democrat - controlled state Assembly.

The hearing, called by the Republican - controlled state Senate, was packed with angry mothers chiding bureaucrats, spokespeople from at least three branches of the Cuomo administration, a phalanx of television cameras and an activist in a bright blue wig and matching tight shorts calling himself SuperWaterMan.

Asked specifically whether he would support the microstamping legislation that has languished in the Republican - controlled state Senate, he hedged.

The Republican - controlled state Senate Wednesday put up a potential roadblock to a growing effort to speed up repairs at the city Housing Authority.

That provision is yet to be approved in the Republican - controlled state Senate.