Sentences with phrase «elected governor and legislature»

She equates Wisconsin's democratically elected governor and legislature that lawfully ended collective bargaining for teachers with Egypt, where the government led by Hosni Mubarak was a dictatorship and directly controlled the only union in the country — the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF.)

Not exact matches

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.

Yes Mass elected three straight Republican Governors from 1990 - 2002 Weld, Cellucci, and Romney, but each was handicapped with no party representation in the legislature.

He noted that the state has elected a Republican US senator, Pat Toomey, and a Republican governor in recent years, as well as sent more Republicans to the state legislature.

But despite electing a Democratic governor and state legislature, we still can't pass the kind of progressive legislation seen in California, Massachusetts and other Democratic - controlled states.

The legislature and governor even took a step backward from the agreement, when they failed to follow through on a deal to take steps to deny pensions to elected officials convicted of felonies.

Our new Senate Republican majority is 32 - strong and we're ready to work with the Governor - elect and every member of the State legislature to do the people's business.»

Typically a colony was ruled by a governor appointed from London who controlled the executive administration and relied upon a locally elected legislature to vote taxes and make laws.

But when the legislature had a majority of the opposition, they would elect three or four senators and outvote the governor.

But that is a decision that should be made by elected officials — the governor and the legislature — not by unaccountable political appointees.

Greenberg says the numbers matter, because when a politician is falling in the polls, he loses political capital and other elected officials, like those in the legislature, no longer believe they have to go along with what the governor wants.

With public financing in the budget this year, the reform groups called on the elected officials to make sure it remains in the final budget agreement between the governor and legislature.

Malloy will be required to formally release a final budget next year before he leaves office, but then the newly elected governor will take over and release a budget that will be acted upon by the legislature.

«He is pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, and admitted to the media that he couldn't name one single Republican in the California legislature that he would work with if elected Governor.»

A group including several local elected officials known as the Rebuild New York Now coalition today called on the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo to address the issue in the next budget when the legislature reconvenes in January.

Article III, Section 7 of the State Constitution states: «No member of the legislature shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, receive any civil appointment from the governor, the governor and the senate, the legislature or from any city government, to an office which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time.»

A combination of state fiscal crises plus newly elected Republican legislatures and governors, has emboldened the legislatures in the traditionally union - friendly states of Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Rather than proceed with the second half of the suit, which rested on claims that charter schools had failed to comply with statutes and sponsorship contracts, their opponents withdrew it in December and instead appealed for regulatory help from a newly - elected Democratic governor and a legislature whose Republican majority had been reduced.

With an anti-Common Core governor - elect and an anti-Common Core state chief, Arizona is probably the most precarious state, but we should expect another round of bruising legislative fights this spring all over red America, particularly in states with emboldened Republican legislatures.

Bypass all elected officials on school boards and in state legislatures by making federal funds flow to the Governor and his appointees on workforce development boards.

First, we elected a governor and a state legislature that believed school funding was a top priority.

A private school voucher bill died in the Minnesota legislature in 1977, and Minnesota's Republican governor Al Quie, elected in 1979, was a vocal advocate for school choice.

Popularly elected governors, state legislatures, mayors, city councils, and school boards determine education budgets and appoint top school administrators.

In North Carolina, a reactionary governor and legislature were elected in 2012, and they passed bill after bill to destroy public education and to turn teachers into temporary workers.

For example, just two years after signing the compact, then - mayor Karl Dean, who's now running for governor of Tennessee, roamed the halls of the legislature pitching lawmakers on a bill to strip local elected school boards in Memphis and Nashville of our ability to reject charters, which drain resources from existing schools.

But Kasich is leaving office, and in November, a new legislature and governor will be elected.

Project Vote Smart - A Voter's Self Defense System Project Vote Smart is a national library of factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and candidates for public office — President, Governors, Congress and State Legislatures.

«We are excited to work with the legislature and with Governor - elect Murphy to ensure that access to reproductive health care doesn't depend on a person's income or zip code.

«As New Jersey elects a new governor and legislature this fall, it's important to remember the faces behind the data and recognize the incredible opportunity government leadership has in making real change for children,» Zalkind said.