Sentences with phrase «giving majority control»

With the NYC subways and commuter trains in crisis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a bill to give himself majority control of the MTA board to tackle the problems.

NEW YORK — With public transportation facing new obstacles every day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a bill Tuesday to give himself majority control of the MTA board.

And he introduced a bill just 24 hours before the legislative session ended to give him majority control of the MTA board.

uniBank has confirmed to Citi News that it has gone into a transaction with four major shareholders of Agricultural Development Bank (adb) that has effectively given majority control of the state bank.

Not exact matches

Another thing that'll turn off an investor is to see that the entrepreneur has sold off the majority of his business before they've even had their first VC round (we all know that VCs are the ones we're supposed to give up our control to!).

Resource Equipment director Andrew Aitken has accepted Pump Services» $ 115.5 million takeover offer, giving the US - based firm majority control over the mining equipment provider.

Currently CFIUS reviews only transactions that give foreign parties majority control of a US company that develops, sells or licenses advanced technologies with potential military applications.

Iger crowed about «the quality of the assets» Disney is picking up in the deal, which includes Fox's film and TV studio, along with various cable networks and regional sports networks as well as Fox's stake in Hulu (giving Disney majority control of the streaming service).

The airline is set to be taken private by its majority shareholder, the state fund Khazanah Nasional, in a move to revamp its business — effectively giving the government full control.

The other side of that equation is its in - house fabrication capabilities, which give Electro Freeze strict control over the welding, machining and fabrication of the majority of its equipment's components.

You are more or less spot on mate, But, I am not of those that point any of the blame on the board or the majority share holder, if anything, Wenger has been given more control of the club since Kroenke took over!

Senate Democrats retained two open seats in a Tuesday special election, giving them a numeric 32 - member majority in the chamber, but Sen. Simcha Felder will continue to conference with Republicans, keeping the GOP in control.

The race could prove crucial for control of the chamber, given the narrow majority Republicans currently hold in the Senate.

The development puts Democrats in a numerical majority, but does not give them control of the chamber, given the alliance of Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder with the Senate GOP (Republicans have aligned themselves in the past with the five member Independent Democratic Conference).

«Voters in this upstate district would also be most susceptible to the argument that Democrat reunification and a Democrat Majority in the Senate (and therefore give downstate control of the entire state government) would lead to NYC getting everything at the expense of upstate and Central New York,» the source said.

Mayer's win gives Democrats a numerical one - seat majority in the state Legislature's upper chamber, but Republicans will cling to control after one Democrat — Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder — said he'd continue to caucus with the GOP.

The chamber is controlled by Republicans, but Democrats in the Senate were buoyed after a paper ballot count left their candidate in a Long Island Senate race with a 41 vote advantage, potentially giving them a 32 - person majority.

That gave them a straight majority without needing the help of the IDC to control the chamber.

Nevertheless, the Senate Republicans and Democrats exhausted their main campaign accounts, and slug fest resulted in no side emerging a clear winner in the sense that they have firm control over the chamber (Democrats have already won a majority of the seats giving them a numerical advantage and two races remain undecided).

This is no new arrangement, nor does the IDC relent when Democrats have a stronger majority in the Senate: in 2012, Democrats won a majority of seats in the State Senate, but the IDC broke away from the main Democratic conference to give Republicans control.

With one other non-IDC Democrat named Simcha Felder, these 9 Democratic State Senators chose to abandon their party for a «majority coalition» with the minority Republicans, giving them control over what bills come to a vote, who gets important committee posts, and makes it impossible for any progressive legislation to become law.

Gun rights groups claim a slim majority for their position in the Senate, given the two or three Democratic Senators representing rural districts who often vote against gun control — although there are also Republican Senators from urban districts who tend to waver.

* Note: Although Democrats had numerical majorities in both the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate, coalitions gave Republicans control of those chambers.

(Although the New York State Senate and Washington State Senate technically had Democratic majorities, in both states a coalition arrangement between several break - away Democrats and the minority Republicans gave the Republicans effective control of those chambers.)

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — is a group of turncoat NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but have a «majority coalition» with Republicans, giving them control of the Senate.

He became the eighth Democratic member of what is known as the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), a breakaway faction that caucuses with Republicans in the New York Senate, effectively giving the GOP a majority in a chamber that voters have all but decided should be in Democratic control.

However, given the reality that the Speaker still controls which bills come to the Floor for a debate and vote, all this provision does is quicken the kill calendar for many bills sponsored by Majority and Minority members.

The previous election ended 28 years of Labour control, giving the Conservatives an overall majority of two seats and control of the council.

Now they'll have to raise even more money to keep control of the largest town in the county, where Mr. Lesko's seat currently gives them a one - vote majority.

Even if the marriage of the 23 mainline Democrats and the eight members of the IDC were to occur, another Democratic senator, Simcha Felder of Brooklyn, would need to leave his current alliance with the Republican Conference to give Democrats the 32 - member bare majority needed to control the flow of legislation.

Those victories, however, were offset by the defeat of a GOP incumbent in the county legislature, giving Democrats majority control as of January 1.

But in addition to their cash advantage — expected, given Republicans hold a 32 - 30 majority and essentially control the flow of legislation — they have no debt.

That's because another Democrat, Senator Simcha Felder, sits with the Republicans, giving them the minimum 32 - seat majority they need to keep control of the chamber.

In 2012, Democrats won a majority of seats in the State Senate, but the IDC broke away from the main Democratic conference to give Republicans control of the Senate.

The bill introduced Friday night by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan would extend mayoral control, but give the governor's office more oversight in how city schools operate.

This could have given the Democrats control of the state government, with an overwhelming Democratic majority in the Assembly and a Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo.

And with the expected continuing Democratic majority in both houses, it is highly unlikely that a President Hillary would get into a «legislative pinch» regarding any bill to ban marriage equality by Constitutional amendment given that previous attempts were defeated even under Repug control.

And given the option, yesterday's Siena poll found voters preferred the idea of the majority coalition — a mix of Republicans and five independent Democrats who control the chamber.

He repeated an offer for one of the dictator's sons to negotiate a transitional government, however - a plan rebel forces have understandably rejected given that they already have control of the majority of the country.

Given their large majority in the Assembly, the process is virtually controlled by the Democratic conference in the chamber.

Republicans in general won a majority of the House seats, which in a parliamentary system would have given their choice control anyway.

Voters on Long Island will soon pick a replacement for a convicted former top lawmaker — ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — in a contest that could help give Democrats complete control over New York state government.

The Senate majority leader explains the intent behind a provision that the Senate inserted into the mayoral control bill is to give charter schools freedom from some state and city requirements.

If Democrats win both of the special elections on April 24, it would give them control of 31 seats in the Senate, one shy of the 32 needed for a majority.

Democrats won a 32 - 31 numerical majority in the 2016 elections, but the IDC and Felder again chose to align with Republicans, giving them effective control of the chamber.

Democrats on Tuesday won a key state Senate race that will give them the majority in their chamber — but they still won't actually control the state Senate.

Democrats won both special elections on April 24, giving them a 32 - 31 numerical majority with Republicans still in control of the chamber through their alliance with Felder.

Key legislative Democrats, with strong teachers - union backing, have sought to give the Regents, who are controlled by the Legislature's Democratic majority, sole control over charter schools.

That's because another Democrat, Sen. Simcha Felder, sits with the Republicans, giving them the minimum 32 - seat majority they need to keep control of the chamber.

However, the treatment that the Democratic majority in the Assembly gave to its Republican minority during the time of Republican Senate control... was worse!