Sentences with phrase «first unanimous vote»

Legislators say it was the first unanimous vote in at least 15 years.

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The unanimous vote by the financial review commission, which was created as part of the city's federal court - approved debt adjustment plan, enables Detroit's elected officials to enact budgets and enter into contracts without first obtaining the board's approval.

Butler was second with 66 points, and the defending champion Bluejays were a unanimous choice to repeat with the other nine first place votes.

Lackawanna lawmakers by a unanimous vote returned Abdulsalam Noman to the seat he vacated at the end of 2017 after a series of court challenges that eventually ousted Mohamed Albanna from the First Ward seat he had won in the November election.

A unanimous vote by the party's National Executive Committee on October 23 indefinitely suspended Mr. Afoko and made his first Vice Chair, Freddie Blay the acting chairman; a decision that been challenged by Mr Afoko and some party members.

Competing against 16 others, he won 48 % of the votes in the first round of that election, but was given a unanimous endorsement in the second round, making him the party's presidential candidate.

The first two votes were unanimous and the next pair were by approximately 90 percent consensus.

«We are certain that you are aware of the public approvals of the first tranche of the overall loan commitment, including the unanimous votes of the Empire State Development Board and the Public Authorities Control Board, in favor of funding the first $ 15 million of the state commitment loan,» he wrote.

«Just to be clear that the state Senate, almost in unanimous fashion, has voted to pass the first nine points of the Women's Equality Act twice now and I have been one of those who voted for it,» says Gipson.

Rocco - Petrella's first vote was part of the Cortlandville Town Board's unanimous approval of sales of $ 3 - million in bonds for the first stage at Gutchess Sports Park.

CIVIC CENTER — City Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito was elected the new Speaker of the New York City Council on Wednesday in a unanimous vote, making her the first Latina to achieve the post and putting to rest a sometimes bitter battle over the position.

a unanimous vote, the Oregon Board of Education has taken the first step toward requiring school districts to administer basic - skills tests to 3rd -, 5th -, and 8th - grade students and establishing an exit test for high - school students.

The new year started with the announcement that Michelle King had been chosen by a unanimous vote of the school board to be LA Unified's next superintendent, the first black female ever to lead the district and the first woman since 1929.

(2) propose resolutions of the stockholders of [VNDA] to amend the Bylaws to (i) provide that [VNDA]'s Annual Meetings of Stockholders for each year commencing in 2010 be held on April 30th or, if April 30th is not a business day, on the first business day following April 30th and (ii) provide that certain matters requiring the approval of [VNDA]'s Board of Directors require a unanimous vote for such approval; and

In September 2017, two more major cities banned the use of wild animals in circuses and traveling shows: A unanimous vote made Portland the first city in Maine to pass this legislation, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, prohibited the use of wild and exotic animal acts.

And a small First Nation in British Columbia stunned the world with a unanimous vote to reject more than a billion dollars to allow a liquefied natural gas terminal to be built on its traditional lands.