Sentences with phrase «for other legislatures»
I am proud of the work we are doing in the Senate, and I'm glad we're leading the way and setting a high standard for other legislatures to follow.»
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Proponents of the bill were hoping a passage by the legislature would have been a call to action for other states, as more than 20 others have considered passing their own Internet privacy bills.
Opponents of legal weed in Oregon say they would take their fight to the Oregon legislature, pushing for stricter laws designed to limit access to pot by children, among other efforts.
Similar scheduling measures for fast food, retail or other workers have been introduced in several states and are pending in Connecticut, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Texas, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Regulators in Missouri, Utah, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere have called for greater scrutiny of Google and others, citing antitrust concerns; some critics have suggested that our courts and legislatures need to go after tech firms in the same way the trustbusters broke up oil and railroad monopolies a century ago.
«Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man & his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legitimate powers of government reach actions only, & not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.»
Edmund Burke, who believed in the principle of «virtual representation» in other contexts, denied that it applied to the American colonies; he cited their distance, the size of their populations, and his trust in their own legislatures to take action on taxation necessary for the well - being of the empire.
Yet state legislatures seesaw as to whether these residents are liabilities or assets, as they do in regard to allocating training funds for psychologists, social workers and others, including clergy trainees.
Though legislatures push lotteries as a supplement for educational funds, often those lottery revenues end up being used as a substitute for other funds, with no additional money going to education.
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should «make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,» thus building a wall of separation between church and State.
Asked if the Twins» freedom to court other cities would help him petition the Pennsylvania legislature for a new park, Phillies owner Bill Giles told the Minneapolis Star Tribune, «Yes, you got it.»
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress
On the other hand, if the intention is to rely more on the legislature for policy making, presidents will appoint career politicians, including members of the Congress, to win their support.
Further, it is the intention of this legislature to provide for a waiver of the item pricing requirement for certain stores which maintain a very high degree of computer - assisted pricing accuracy and which provide certain other services to permit consumers to record and verify individual item prices.
In the November 2012 election, the Colorado Libertarian Party was the only party, other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, to place its own member - nominees for the legislature on the ballot in a majority of contests.
Additionally, Ryan called upon the legislature to enact other voting reforms to modernize elections in New York, make it easier to vote, and expand voting options for all New Yorkers to help boost low turnout rates.
Gillibrand cited Fried's plan to reduce the county executive's salary, shrink the size of the legislature, and reorganize government to make it more efficient, for her joining other New York leaders supporting David Fried's campaign, including: Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, Assemblyman James Skoufis, the Rockland County Corrections Officers, and the Spring Valley Police Benevolent Association, among others.
«And a number of other issues related to structural balance that we feel are important for the legislature and the public to be made aware of.»
Prior to the legislature's proposal for increased taxes, Vanderhoef had presented an austerity budget that called for the immediate sale of Summit Park as well as massive cuts in many other programs.
Rapp, a Republican, has been on the legislature representing the Liverpool area for 18 years — longer than any other legislator.
To be discussed at the hearings are the Rockland County Deficit Reduction Act (RCDRA), a law which will allocate money toward eliminating the deficit, the legislature's decision to override the tax cap for 2013 and other budget information.
NationBuilder co-founder Joe Green says that the company is having productive conversations about those features with Democrats in other types of organizations, like the caucus committees that seek to achieve majorities in state legislatures by bringing in support for key candidates.
Cahill has never seen a budget he couldn't vote for, other than the few years he spent in the county legislature where Republicans made budgets and tax increases he couldn't support.
In other action, Parete called the legislature into special session for Thursday at 7 p.m. to consider home - rule legislation to extend the 1 percent sales tax through 2015.
North Dakota is the only state in which there are no candidates on the November 2012 ballot for state legislature, other than the Democratic and Republican Party nominees.
Upon hitting the limit in one office or chamber, a legislator may run for election to the other chamber or leave the legislature.
First, we should look at the experience of other countries where a green party or equivalent has entered the national legislature for the first time.
He's proposed other ethics reforms — banning state lawmakers from taking outside income, for example — but these proposals tend to die once they hit the state legislature.
The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.
Senator Betty Little of Queensbury, who helped organize the forum, said the state legislature will create a task force to study tick - borne illness, and that she believes legislation should be passed to introduce more funding for disease research, and to require health insurance companies to cover treatments associated with symptoms of Lyme and other diseases.
The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC), which has been around since 2002 to help aid GOP candidates running for state legislatures and other state offices, is getting something of a makeover — bringing on former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie as its chairman and former National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Tom Reynolds (N.Y.) as its vice chairman.
New York state legislature leaders have been discussing whether to hold a special session this month and take up, among other issues, pay raises for lawmakers.
Cell phones, smart phones, and other personal electronic devices are free from arbitrary police snooping in California — at least for the time being, thanks to actions taken by the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown.
Nadaeu says her group and others are seeking greater protections for drinking water and public health before fracking could occur, and to that end, have been pressing the legislature to authorize a health impact study on fracking.
Ciampoli also alleged that Fitzpatrick paid a campaign staff person $ 2,500 for work she did on other campaigns that Fitzpatrick managed, including two judicial campaigns and some county legislature races.
Mangano submitted Syed's name to the county legislature for confirmation along with the appointment or reappointment of nine others to the commission.
That means there is no need for the legislature to vote on Syed or Mangano's other reappointments, he said.
Schwarz and Benjamin also wrote a letter, which is joined by more than 20 other prominent New Yorkers, urging candidates for the New York State legislature to make public financing a top priority next year.
Camp Anchor families and other special - needs advocates announced the lawsuit at a news conference Sunday morning outside Town Hall with Democratic supervisor candidate Laura Gillen, who previously volunteered at the camp, and attorney Jeff Gold, who is running for the county legislature as a Democrat.
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C - Halfmoon) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C,I - Jackson) today announced new transparency legislation to protect Mt. McGregor state correctional facility in Wilton and three others that are slated for closure by requiring the state legislature to debate and vote on any prison closure plan submitted by the governor.
The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.
«I'm hopeful we can get something done for other statewide elected officials as well as the legislature before the end of the session.»
The state legislature replaced one member of the State Board of Regents, but allowed three others to remain, in elections held for the state's top educational policy board.
But that committee was abolished after her most recent term, its responsibilities parceled out among other committees of the legislature and its recommendations dropped, including a Request for Proposals that Bartels had prepared to create incentives for solar projects in the county.
Aviation Commissioner Russell Stark wanted to thank Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr., and the Oneida County Board of Legislatures for their continued support because without it, this and the other achievements met this year would not have been possible.
«For some of you, many of them are harder than others because you have great commitment to some of the things that are represented by them, and we understand, but it's time for the county legislature to vote for the entity that is Rockland County, because if Rockland doesn't survive, no component of Rockland can.&raqFor some of you, many of them are harder than others because you have great commitment to some of the things that are represented by them, and we understand, but it's time for the county legislature to vote for the entity that is Rockland County, because if Rockland doesn't survive, no component of Rockland can.&raqfor the county legislature to vote for the entity that is Rockland County, because if Rockland doesn't survive, no component of Rockland can.&raqfor the entity that is Rockland County, because if Rockland doesn't survive, no component of Rockland can.»
«I'm hopeful we can get something done for other statewide elected officials as well as the legislature, before the end of the session,» Klein said recently.
Still others praised the legislature for opening up the process significantly more than 10 years ago.
What is left for the legislature to address is a number of items that Gov. Andrew Cuomo initially tied to passage of the budget but were dropped, including raising the minimum wage; the Dream Act, which would provide college aid to children of undocumented immigrants; and an education tax credit sought by the Catholic Church, among others.
In other state legislature - related ballot measure news, Nebraska and South Carolina lawmakers saw ballot proposals introduced recently about term limits for state legislators.