Sentences with phrase «final vote in the state»

(Calif.) A bill headed for a final vote in the state Senate addresses a problem many kids and parents would like to see resolved: Students not having enough time to eat lunch at school.

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In the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative stateIn the end, however, even a watered - down measure that would have tightened background checks failed to get to a final vote in the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein the Senate amid opposition from Republicans and Democrats in conservative statein conservative states.

They will vote on the bill on Tuesday, and if it passes, Rhode Island will be the nation's tenth state — and the final state in New England — to allow gay marriage...

His final competition was lackluster, too: Collin Klein, who was the effective leader of an effective Kansas State team, lost his inside track at the Troy Smith Memorial Vote for being the public face of an undefeated title contender, and Manti Te'o had to overcome decades of bias against defenders... and tackle totals that dropped in his senior season as the defense around him made it easier for him to do his job and easier for Notre Dame to win.

In the 41st Senate District, though the final vote count from the state Board of Elections isn't available yet, the WFP says it's likely its voters also provided a critical margin of victory for Democratic Senator - elect Terry Gipson over GOP Sen. Steve Saland.

Additionally, the analysis found 155,692 registered North Carolina voters whose first and last names, dates of birth and final four Social Security number digits match voters registered in other states but who most recently registered or voted elsewhere.

Tobin, who ran for California Secretary of State in 2010 — garnering more than 214,000 votes as the Libertarian nominee — had served as Ralph Nader's national ballot access coordinator during the 2008 presidential campaign, a year when the feisty consumer activist, seeking the brass ring for the final time, appeared on the ballot in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

«This morning, as our volunteer Neighborhood Team Leaders opened 5,117 get - out - the - vote (GOTV) staging locations in the battleground states that will decide this election, they began to execute the final phase of a ground game unlike any American politics has ever seen.

ALBANY — As the state Assembly finished action on the 2017 - 2018 budget Saturday evening, dozens of members — cooped up in Albany for at least 13 days — rushed out of the chamber before the final vote tally was announced.

As final voting was taking place on Thursday, Cuomo told reporters in Sullivan County he had called the state's GOP House delegation and got the same answer: They were voting for it because their party leaders told them to.

Still, the governor summoned reporters, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Republican leader John Flanagan to the Capitol's Red Room before the final votes took place to boast that the final legislative product was, in fact, «a very extensive package that, I think, makes the state a better state.»

While community boards vote to recommend approving or denying an establishment's bid to serve booze, the New York State Liquor Authority has the final word in deciding whether to grant a license.

The Veterans» Equality Act will now be negotiated for inclusion in the final state budget, which is expected to be voted on later this month to meet the April 1st deadline.

Legislative leaders in Albany say they hope to have final agreements on the state budget by evening, and print bills Tuesday night, to begin voting on Thursday.

The New York State Board of Regents at the last minute reversed course and decided not to hold a final vote on some changes to weaken implementation of the Common Core standards in New York.

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Dozens of protesters camped outside the Wisconsin state Assembly chamber on Thursday in anticipation of a final vote on explosive anti-union rights legislation that whisked through the Senate after Republicans outmaneuvered...

Both he and Peralta urged Gov. Cuomo to step up the pressure to secure the necessary votes in the Senate by pushing to include the DREAM Act in the final state budget due by the end of the month.

The New York State Senate voted 44 - 16 to make New York the final state to permit pro bouts, its latest such vote in supporters» six - year bid to make MMA legal in New York state — and the lucrative New York City maState Senate voted 44 - 16 to make New York the final state to permit pro bouts, its latest such vote in supporters» six - year bid to make MMA legal in New York state — and the lucrative New York City mastate to permit pro bouts, its latest such vote in supporters» six - year bid to make MMA legal in New York state — and the lucrative New York City mastate — and the lucrative New York City market.

This year, we have a real chance of making New York the 38th state with early voting, and we'll keep fighting to make sure this commonsense reform is included in the final budget.»

Toobin reported that DeLay left Washington and returned to Texas to oversee the project while final voting was underway in the state legislature, and that «several times during the long days of negotiating sessions, DeLay personally shuttled proposed maps among House and Senate offices in Austin.»

The state Board of Regents at the last minute reversed course and decided not to hold a final vote on some changes to weaken implementation of the Common Core standards in New York.

But he may also be serving his final Senate term, thanks to his failure to secure a majority vote in the primary earlier this month against state Sen. Chris McDaniel.

Democratic candidate John De Vito won a three - way primary last week in the 3rd State Senate District, but his one and only mailing to 4,800 votes was missing in action in the final days of the campaign.

Outnumbered more than two - to - one in the state Senate, Nebraska Democrats were unable to block the state's redistricting bill from passing its third and final vote.

The State Senate and Assembly both postponed votes that had been scheduled to cram key legislation into the final days of the lame - duck legislature, including a vote on $ 5 billion in potential tax credits to help lure Amazon to the sState Senate and Assembly both postponed votes that had been scheduled to cram key legislation into the final days of the lame - duck legislature, including a vote on $ 5 billion in potential tax credits to help lure Amazon to the statestate.

A bill that would boost salaries for New Jersey's judges, cabinet officials, county prosecutors and top legislative aides is up for a final vote Thursday in the state Senate and Assembly.

The $ 137.9 billion budget, which also slices business taxes and provides $ 300 million toward universal pre-kindergarten in New York City, came through late Friday and will go up for a final vote today, the last day of the state's financial year.

At the end of the final collation exercise held at the Commission's state headquarters in Awka, the Returning Officer, Professor Zana Apkagbu decalred the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) winner with 234,071 votes, followed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-- 98, 752, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-- 70,593 and the United Progressive Party (UPP)-- 7,746 votes.

Common Cause joins with over 30 organizations from across the state in urging the legislature to include funding for early voting in the final budget and bring New York's antiquated system of elections into the 21st century,» said Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause / NY.

This is not a reliable predictor of who will state sufficient preferences for their vote to transfer into the final round — especially in the unions where 41 % of those who express a first preference prefer Abbott, Balls or Burnham.

«It is expected the Board will vote on adopting a final version of the ESSA State plan in September,» NYSED wrote on their website.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who's vowed to lead a campaign against the state's Republican congressional representatives in the 2018 elections, has spent the final weeks of 2017 feuding with them over their votes on the federal tax overhaul bill.

Following her vote last month, the lawmaker said she would continue to work closely with her colleagues from other highly taxed states to ensure that the final tax reform package in Conference addresses those concerns.

Both Hoylman and the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) said the SOCE ban had the votes for passage and pointed to Long Island Republican Senator Jack Martins» decision to sign on as a co-sponsor in the final days of the session, which ended June 20.

The push showed in the final legislative tally (the bill passed unanimously in the state Senate and with two votes against it in the General Assembly).

Here is the story of a man whose first pivotal memory is as a young servant picking cotton at a farm in the South, helplessly watching his father being murdered in cold blood for daring to call out the owner for raping and beating his mother, and whose final scenes in the movie see him visiting the White House after voting for the first African American President of the United States.

We saw that most recently in the election of 2000, where the final votes were contested and there was some question about whether Al Gore would bring a legal case to contest the outcome over the vote tally in the state of Florida.

Even though residents of the nation's capital elect their own local leaders to oversee most city and state functions, the District has no vote in Congress, and final oversight remains the province of the president and Congress.

Following similar action in the House of Representatives, the United States Senate voted today to pass a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the final regulations issued by the previous administration regarding implementation of school accountability and improvement systems, data reporting, and consolidated state plans required by the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA.

A bill was up for final vote in the Senate, but now is unlikely to be posted, as state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D - Gloucester) was directly involved in the compromise talks.

Unfortunately, last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overturn important regulations made final in late 2016 that assure state accountability systems under the ESSA include key components advocated for by COPAA.

A fighter to the very end, the senior senator from Massachusetts spent his final week focused on the people of the Bay State and of the entire United States, lobbying to ensure that Massachusetts would have two votes in the U.S. Senate after his passing, fighting for the governor to have the right to appoint a temporary replacement for the Senate seat until a special election could be held.

The state's Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to allow charter schools and then sent the measure to the House, where a bill allowing them to operate in the Bluegrass State was given final apprstate's Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to allow charter schools and then sent the measure to the House, where a bill allowing them to operate in the Bluegrass State was given final apprState was given final approval.

The Connecticut Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) on Wednesday voted to preserve the role of state mastery tests in the educator evaluation and support system to inform goal - setting and professional development planning, but not as a measure used to calculate a final evaluation rating.

The state Board of Regents at the last minute reversed course and decided not to hold a final vote on some changes to weaken implementation of the Common Core standards in New York.

After the hearing they will finalize and vote on a preliminary budget (the final budget comes in October, after student counts and state aid are certified).

Parliamentary representatives will now negotiate with European Council ministers from member states, before a final version of the directive goes to all MEPs for a European Parliamentary vote later in the year.

The United States Export - Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) voted on Wednesday to seek a final review of a $ 900m loan for a controversial 3,960 MW coal - fired power plant in India, reports Pacific Environment, a San Francisco - based environmental group.

Schwarzenegger — who in all fairness has been a firm supporter of gay equality — points out that the people of California voted five years ago to prevent the state from recognizing same - sex marriages, so the courts or the people will have to make the final call now.

That being said, Trump's margin of victory in terms of the final vote counts in pivotal states was narrow, so information on the right 50 million people could have made a huge difference.