Sentences with phrase «governor and legislature last»

He said, «I support legislation approved by governor and legislature last year — people who wish to marry should be able to.

Cuomo says it would finance middle class tax cuts approved by the governor and legislature last year, and to help pay for a billion dollar increase in school aid.

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The changes were a surprise because they came soon after the consensus revenue estimates were released last week by the governor's budget office and the legislature's nonpartisan fiscal office.

The last I heard, that situation has more or less resolved itself for now, but Kentucky's legislature and its new governor (a vocal supporter of Ms. Davis's cause) should address the problem more systematically.

After three months of discussions and posturing, Governor Cuomo and the legislature finalized a state budget late last week.

Governor Cuomo, who's failed to achieve a number of progressive items over the last two years, including public campaign finance reform and a Women's Equality Act, told the Democratic Rural Conference that he'll try to get them passed in the state legislature in the next eight weeks, before the session ends in June.

Late last year, on the Saturday night between Christmas and New Year's Day, the governors vetoed reform legislation passed by both houses of both state legislatures, and they released a report outlining their own recommendations for reform.

In a statement, Christie — whose appointees were responsible for Bridgegate — urged «New Jersey's legislature to introduce and pass this bill as well so that we can finally meet the standard for reform laid out by Governor Cuomo and me last year.»

Without getting into the details, Mayor de Blasio last night revealed that he and Governor Cuomo spoke after the state legislature passed a budget that put a leash around the city.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the city's plan to build a pre-K school at the New York Hall of Science, which was approved by the state legislature in June 2017 and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo last night: «The city received the necessary -LSB-...]

The governor convinced the legislature to enact a 2 percent per year property tax cap in 2011, and last year he began a complicated system that led, in some cases, to a property tax freeze.

Last night, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle posted 14 minutes of audio from Governor Andrew Cuomo's interview with their editorial board, the same discussion where he outlined a clear alternative to vetoing the legislature's redistricting proposal.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the leadership of the state legislature added insult to injury last night, neutering the transit lockbox bill even after they put hundreds of millions in dedicated transit revenue at risk.

«As a state legislature, and in coordination with the Governor, we must fight for real, lasting tax reform because it is painfully obvious that middle America is paying the bills while the super wealthy benefit from loopholes and the 40 % on the lower spectrum pay nothing at all.»

Acquario says the 2 % property tax cap approved last year by Governor Cuomo and the legislature is contributing to counties» fiscal squeeze.

«We in New York are one of the last in nation in voter turnout because our legislature and Governor has refused to pass laws that break down barriers to voting.

The governor wants the reform package he put forth last year passed, and the legislature's position then and now is to resist the need for reform.»

Late last night, the governor and legislature reached a deal on redistricting that essentially allows the State Senate's and Assembly's partisan majorities to put in place gerrymandered lines for the next decade, and creates the framework for a constitutional amendment to govern future redistrictings that creates a bipartisan commission to submit lines to the legislature for approval.

The union announced last week that it is suspending its political endorsements and contributions as a direct consequence of the governor's political deal with the legislature that put politics before people.

Local government leaders have been warning that the 2 % property tax cap imposed by Governor Cuomo and the legislature last year will severely squeeze their finances, and that key programs and workers will have to be cut.

2) The governor and the Senate Republicans (who pledged during last year's campaign, before they were in the majority, to back independent redistricting) can both refuse to yield, indefinitely, in which case the process will likely end up in court, and out of the hands of the legislature.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the city's plan to build a pre-K school at the New York Hall of Science, which was approved by the state legislature in June 2017 and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo last night:

The panel, appointed last spring after the legislature rejected a similar plan proposed by Gov. John H. Sununu, last week submitted its report to the Governor and House and Senate leaders.

The Wisconsin legislature adjourned this summer after rejecting all school «choice» proposals that came before it — including a last - minute compromise version for the Milwaukee schools that was endorsed by the governor and the city's mayor and school superintendent.

The Governors of Connecticut, Illinois, and Pennsylvania proposed last week that their legislatures approve initiatives designed to produce substantial improvement in the performance of schools.

State legislatures and governors have passed and signed into law 36 new programs over the last six years, and more than 30 bills currently are under consideration by states.

In the most recent state budget passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor last week, North Carolina lawmakers eliminated a provision — which exists in many states — that granted automatic pay raises to public school teachers who completed master's degrees.

The California legislature, with the enthusiastic support of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, passed a bill last summer that seemed to grant the dynamic mayor significant new powers over the sprawling Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the nation's second - largest, with 873 schools spread across 700 square miles and 27 cities.

After months of rancorous debate between fundamentalist Christians and Mr. Clinton's allies, the legislature last month approved the Governor's health - department budget — including 10 new school - based health clinics that will be allowed to distribute contraceptives.

The education reform bill, passed last year by the state legislature with overwhelming support and signed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, grows high - performing public school options, provides fairer funding for public charter school students, and creates a Commissioner's Network to turnaround our state's chronically failing schools.

The last couple of decades of Republican control of our state legislature and governor's mansion has seen nothing but punitive measures aimed squarely at the majority - Democratic teachers.

Last Thursday, however, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature passed a bill that will provide valuable information to parents, yet shield teachers from public humiliation: Parents will be able to request and receive information on their children's current teachers, and the public will be able to see teacher evaluations with teachers» names removed.

Over the last three years, PCY has launched numerous statewide campaigns that — despite generating resounding support from cities, school districts, and law enforcement agencies from across the state — have yet to secure the full backing of the legislature, the governor, and labor.

Last year, the Kansas legislature adopted a similar process by statute for court of appeals judges, eliminating the nominating commission and giving the governor full discretion in choosing these judges, with senate sign - off.

MINNESOTA GOVERNOR»S «VETO TRIPLE - PLAY» Though voters last year sent new, reform - minded majorities to both bodies of the state legislature, Gov. Mark Dayton, a loyal servant of the plaintiffs» bar, vetoed bills that would have limited property owners» liability for trespassers» injuries, lowered the prejudgment interest rate and allowed defendants in auto - accident cases to adduce evidence as to whether plaintiffs were wearing their seatbelts.

FACT: The Texas rule to exclude Planned Parenthood from WHP comes after budget cuts passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Perry last year have dramatically reduced the state's family planning program by more than two - thirds.