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Westchester voters have written another chapter in the history of the Women's Rights Movement, electing a legislature with a majority of women for the first time in the county's history.

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Stroud said there are some key priorities she wants to address if she is elected to the legislature, particularly with pipelines.

«This year we have a lot to celebrate here in B.C. — with a record number of Indigenous people elected to our B.C. legislature, to all three parties.

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.

The PPA will help represent the state pediatric dentistry association in promoting children's oral health issues with the state legislature and other elected bodies, state regulatory agencies (including Medicaid and health departments), licensing bureaus, professional health and child welfare organizations, oral health coalitions, foundations, institutions of dental education, publicly - funded safety net programs, and the private sector benefits industry.

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.

A law can easily change with a single legislative vote while a constitutional amendment requires approval by two separately elected Legislatures and then a public referendum, they say.

Now, the system has become semi-presidential with both a popularly elected president and a prime minister responsible to the legislature.

Working with the new majority in the Erie County legislature, I have been able to secure a new ethics law that increases transparency and reinforces public faith in the integrity of elected officials.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

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.»

First was Tom Buckel, a newly elected Democrat who returned to the legislature with intent to bring some civility and rigor to the body's discourse.

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.

The League, along with Citizen's Union, also wants the legislature to adopt a law that requires the same changes, just in case the constitutional amendment, which requires the approval of two consecutively elected legislatures, plus a public vote, does not ultimately pass.

Therefore County Executive - elect Curran should have the next 45 days to work with the legislature to be part of the solution.»

COMMENTS BY ILAN SCHOENBERGER WITH REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE ROCKLAND COUNTY LEGISLATURE I was a member of the Legislature when we redistricted County government to go from a legislature elected town - wide to single memberLEGISLATURE I was a member of the Legislature when we redistricted County government to go from a legislature elected town - wide to single memberLegislature when we redistricted County government to go from a legislature elected town - wide to single memberlegislature elected town - wide to single member districts.

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.

He voted with Republicans twice to elect his father John as legislature chairman.

The 2nd Senate District race offers a stark contrast in political experience, with the incumbent boasting 30 years at the legislature and his challenger running for her first elected office.

The guidelines, which largely match disclosure rules approved by the county legislature, require vendors to provide details about contributions to Nassau officials, any relationships with elected officials or county employees, the use of lobbyists and the firm's incorporation date.

3.45 pm: Over at CentreRight.com Douglas Carswell MP argues that politics will only be restored with radical reform of parliament and accountability structures: «If we want a legislature with fewer vacuous soundbites and which actually holds the executive to account, we need to elect MPs willing to be more than cheerleaders.»

Nebraska is a nonpartisan legislature — elected officials do not run with a party designation.

«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.»

It certainly makes sense that the county legislature wouldn't want to take up that and underwrite essentially a discriminatory trash fee, and I think it's fortunate that the administration, when they first read the legislature's resolution, completely caused unfounded fear with residents and other elected officials in city government saying it would cost the city of Albany $ 2 million.

On the other hand, Flanagan's group already has a bit of a resume, starting with the fact that they've managed to elect one of their very own to the legislature.

Other elected officials, like those in the legislature, no longer believe they have to go along with what the governor wants.

As for Nassau's Hub in Uniondale — the largest parcel of undeveloped property in the county — Curran said she would work with another Democrat, Hempstead Supervisor - elect Laura Gillen, and the Republican - run county legislature and town board to turn the property into a destination.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

With the demographic shift and the need to redraw district lines following the 2010 census, advocates believe they have the opportunity to create a new Latino district with a majority Dominican population, opening the door for a run by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who has already made history as the first Dominican - American elected to a state legislatWith the demographic shift and the need to redraw district lines following the 2010 census, advocates believe they have the opportunity to create a new Latino district with a majority Dominican population, opening the door for a run by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who has already made history as the first Dominican - American elected to a state legislatwith a majority Dominican population, opening the door for a run by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who has already made history as the first Dominican - American elected to a state legislature.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

In some agreements with a larger party enjoying a higher degree of success at the polls, the smaller party fields candidates under the banner of the larger party, with the elected members of the smaller party sitting with the elected members of the larger party in the cabinet or legislature.

He explained that he allowed the petition to sail through and that the state parliament under his watch elected to look into the petition not to gag Oloyede's freedom of expression in accordance with sections 128 and 129 of the Constitution, which empowered the legislature to investigate any public petition forwarded to the House.

Rather than share power with the opposition, Hugo Chávez castrates the newly elected legislature

We need to elect leaders into the state legislature who appreciate our value as an institution and are willing to shower us with more state funds.

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 legislatuWith 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 legislatuwith emboldened Republican legislatures.

But with Republicans controlling the state legislature, Bill Owens, the first Republican governor elected in Colorado in 30 years, made it clear that he intended to sign a voucher bill into law during the 2003 legislative session.

There are few things more difficult than changing a position from elected to appointed, but we encourage the legislature to continue the education reforms of the past four years, and move forward with proposals this year to switch to a uniform system that includes all elected school board members, whose election coincides with the presidential election, and all appointed superintendents.

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.)

So they put several clauses in our State Constitution specifically to take power AWAY from the legislature and put it in the hands of independently elected people with the hope that they would force the legislature to fund our schools.

ALEC tries to shortcircuit all that nasty legislative stuff and put elected state officials directly in touch with corporations and other like - minded lobbyists and politicians to meet outside of the legislature and make things happen.

The United States was founded as a constitutional republic with an elected legislature and executive, not a dictatorship.

The ruling effectively dissolved the elected legislature... and allows the court to write laws itself...» Faced with widespread outrage, both domestic and international, the court, at the request of Maduro, backed down a few days later and reversed its ruling.

In addition to the institutional or parliamentary purists and those who feared the sort of innovation associated with the American Supreme Court, there were still other premiers who simply felt that duly elected legislatures were better positioned than appointed judges when it came to the matter of protecting individual and community rights.

At the Supreme Court level, nine states used the gubernatorial appointment process with some form of confirmation of candidates by the legislature or another elected body, according to the Brennan Center.

Indeed, we have not figured out that the absence of lawyers elected to Parliament and provincial legislatures in recent years has much to do with the fact that law and judiciary are not representative of electors.

«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.

With the disparate provincial legislatures being responsible for standards within our industry, it makes one wonder how it is that transitory elected officials (who often come and go as the case may be from election to election) with short - term agendas (aimed at the next election) are the people who set standards for a business environment so critical to the long - term economic well - being of our national sociWith the disparate provincial legislatures being responsible for standards within our industry, it makes one wonder how it is that transitory elected officials (who often come and go as the case may be from election to election) with short - term agendas (aimed at the next election) are the people who set standards for a business environment so critical to the long - term economic well - being of our national sociwith short - term agendas (aimed at the next election) are the people who set standards for a business environment so critical to the long - term economic well - being of our national society.