Sentences with phrase «from other legislatures»
If not, what makes the U.S. Congress different from other legislatures that special assurances are required of it?
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Other state legislatures, from Michigan to Massachusetts, are considering similar measures.
In a TV interview, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio embraced a Democratic bill in the Florida legislature to allow courts to temporarily prevent people from having guns if they are determined to be a threat to themselves or others.
The issues addressed, far from being ignored or neglected by others, are endlessly debated in legislatures, government bureaucracies, think tanks, universities, and public forums beyond number.
The metaphor is Adam Smith's, who went on to observe in The Theory of Moral Sentiments that «the pieces upon the chess - board have no other principle of motion besides that which the hand impresses upon them,» whereas «in the great chess - board of human society, every single piece has a principle of motion of its own, altogether different from that with the legislature might choose to impress upon it.»
An individual legislator's score may fluctuate from year to year, subject to the nature of the issues before the legislature, political dynamics, or absences due to illnesses or personal commitments, among other variables.
A coalition of labor unions, religious groups, and others are urging Governor Cuomo and the legislature to close what they say are loopholes in the law that protect large corporations from paying their fair share of taxes.
Cuomo and the legislature will be moving on to other issues when the legislature returns from a two week break on April 15th.
His bid to shift to the other chamber of the state legislature was only possible with the blessing of Congressman Joe Crowley, the Queens political boss; his campaign is backed by the unions — including the UFT, SEIU 1199, and 32BJ — who have the most clout in Albany; and Peralta's campaign strategist is from the Parkside Group, a firm that is amassing a list of Senate electoral clients nearly as long as its list of corporate lobbying clients.
The administration has since then conducted all manner of public works projects — bridges, buildings, renovations and the like — with nary a word from the legislature other than its rubber stamp on the results.
Not matter what others do, Erie County will do its part to protect our children from the hidden risk that is lead poisoning and I call on the legislature to approve this new funding by the end of this month so we may strengthen our efforts to eliminate lead from our area's homes.
Uber and other ride sharing services are gearing up to win permission from the state legislature to operate in areas outside New York City.
heldon Silver may have had just one vote, but a «no» from him carried more weight than any other politician in the state legislature.
And I don't think that enough states allow it to actually get there alone (without help from the legislatures in other states).
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 proposal was so toxic in the legislature last year that the state Senate voted unanimously to block the state Department of Transportation from spending $ 300,000 to join a federal study of the issue with four other states.
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.
Malloy wanted to hold the line, and Looney and other Democratic lawmakers were happy to oblige as long as they had their property tax reform plan — so the tax became the main rollback from the legislature's June 3 budget.
This blanket ban has spread from the UK to other Westminster system countries and to France and Ireland, and explains why cross-national studies show them as having exceptionally un-powerful legislature when it comes to influencing or shaping budgets.
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.
Hudson Valley Congressmen Chris Gibson, a Republican, and Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat, have teamed up to urge Governor Cuomo to sign legislation the state legislature passed in June that would essentially expand treatment options for patients suffering from Lyme and other tick - borne illnesses.
That decision prompted intense criticism from Democratic and Republican leaders in the state legislature, who said pay raises should be considered on their own terms instead of tied to other issues.
While county lawmakers appear unlikely to scrap the current system entirely, the legislature's Social Services Committee is working on a deal that, supporters say, would protect Kingston and other municipalities from escalating Safety Net costs.
Cuomo also said he is leaning toward calling a special election to replace Silver, who was automatically expelled from the legislature when he was convicted, in addition to filling two other legislative vacancies on April 19, the date of the presidential primary.
Communications from county officials and others oftentimes do not request any specific action and are sent to the legislature to provide information or opinions on issues of concern to the legislative body.
In April, Borough President Katz urged the city to seek the necessary approval from the state legislature pursuant to the Public Trust Doctrine, which establishes that parks and other natural resources should be preserved for public enjoyment and that alienation of parkland must be authorized by the New York State legislature.
The work of the legislature involves taking action on communications from the County Executive and other elected county officials, the various county departments and agencies, other governments, the public, and the legislators themselves.
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.
Those present included my colleague on the county legislature, Lynn Marinelli; Supervisor Tony Caruana, Councilman Dan Crangle and Highway Superintendent Bill Swanson from the town; Mayor Patrick Mang and Clerk / Treasurer Kathleen Johnson from the village; a number of representatives from the county's public works department; and several other local government officials interested in improving service to town residents.
This constitution brought together leaders from each occupation and institution like the lawyers, doctors, the different religious bodies, drives, teachers, amongst others to help gathered and write laws which could govern every aspect the country, forming the legislature to the executive down to the judiciary arm of government.
This constitution brought together leaders from each occupation and institution like the lawyers, doctors, the different religious bodies, drives, teachers, amongst others to help gathered and write laws which could govern every aspect the country, forming the legislature to the executive down to...
The Assembly had met in secret to approve a loan request of N3bn from the executive to buy cars for the legislature and other political office holders.
In the November 2016 statement, Cuomo vowed, «I will order my campaign and my party not to accept campaign contributions from companies once a Request for Proposals has been announced, and for six months following the conclusion for the winner,» adding, «I believe the other state offices and the legislature should do the same and will propose such a law.»
Their analysis of data from other states revealed a partisan gerrymander in Maryland perpetrated by the Democrat - controlled legislature to freeze out its conservative rivals.
Now, I'm not that fluent in the nuances of Indiana legislature, but isn't there some statute or other technical jargon alluding to conflict of interest that would bar a son from representing his father in a murder - manslaughter trial?
However, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Republican lawmakers in Arizona, Indiana, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Vermont have joined Democratic counterparts from a handful of other states in launching measures that oppose provisions of the two - year - old NCLB law.
Maryland would have been the first state in the country to take over schools for NCLB restructuring, but Grasmick's efforts met with intense political opposition from Baltimore's mayor and other political leaders, and the state legislature passed a bill blocking the takeover.
But the Republican governor, who is prohibited by law from running for a third term, also asked the legislature to concentrate on issues other than just school facilities — a topic that has dominated the legislature since a 2002 Arkansas Supreme Court decision ordered the state to improve student achievement and the conditions of schools.
It is difficult to find other areas of public policy where there is such a clear and immediate path from new research to the courts, to legislatures, and to policy deliberations.
It's putting enormous pressure on governors and legislatures in Red states to retreat from their support of the Core, including Jindal, and «there will probably be others before this is over,» he adds.
The Governor favors such vouchers, but he would prefer an unequivocal show of support on the issue from the Republican - controlled legislature before committing himself to a session devoted to the voucher plan and other education proposals, observers said.
Both Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his predecessor, David A. Paterson, dealt with the problem of rising pension costs by pushing systematic changes through the legislature, including hikes in the amounts of money that teachers and other pension plan participants must contribute from their paychecks.
As a result of this type of support from Congress, state legislatures, and philanthropic organizations, a steadily increasing number of principals will be affected by compensation systems that offer additional compensation based on student achievement, professional knowledge and skills, and service in high - poverty and other hard - to - staff schools.
Other schools can gain insights about democracy from the approach that Kentucky's legislature took to decentralize school governance and ensure representative voices on School - Based Decision - Making (SBDM) Councils.
By calling on a colleague from the University of Michigan and other likeminded educators, the MDE's K - 12 Language Arts coordinator initiated a scenario that virtually assured the opposite of the result - oriented changes intended by the legislature.
What really happened here is that the legislature and the Governor finally agreed to take money from a number of accounts that had been set aside for other purposes.
Although not generally mandated by legislatures to consider an animal's well - being or treat the animal differently from other property that must be fairly divided after a breakup, a handful of cases have acknowledged that people have a special relationship with their companion animals that sets them apart from other types of property.
There are other factors, of course: state legislatures that can't spare the money from already stretched budgets, or won't spare it due to interests in traditional energy markets, or constituencies that haven't pulled together to demand a shift towards clean energy.
-- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the Federal Power Act, a State legislature or regulatory authority may set the rates for a sale of electric energy by a facility generating electric energy from renewable energy sources pursuant to a State - approved production incentive program under which the facility voluntarily sells electric energy.
The legislatures have mandated that utilities must either offer a certain percentage of solar energy (increasing over the years) or purchase credits from others (businesses and home owners) who install panels.