Sentences with phrase «governors and legislatures in»

The NEA and AFT thought that they could whip up outrage against moves by governors and legislatures in Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey and Florida to abolish collective bargaining and begin overhauling costly teacher pay systems.

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.

However, he emphasized that constituents must keep the pressure on the governor and the legislature in the coming months in order to get it passed.

She was the first chair of the state ethics commission when it was created by the governor and the legislature in 2011.

Not exact matches

As the 2016 fiscal year comes to a close, first - term Governor John Bel Edwards and the state legislature have been in crisis mode, struggling to close a fiscal 2017 budget gap that could run as high $ 800 million — and that is after $ 485 million in emergency spending cuts this year.

In this guest blog from Minnesota businessman Dirk Bak, he contends the state's governor and legislature want to destroy the business climate.

Illinois's solar market under the Future Energy Jobs Act is just getting started, but a business group is calling for the next governor and state legislature to provide less restriction and more action in community and distributed solar programs.

Given a similar wave in November's mid-terms, with the GOP now controlling two - thirds of state legislatures and 31 governors» offices, 2015 appears just as promising to pro-life groups.

We have the most rednecked legislature in the country and the most moronic governor you can imagine.

According to the second conception, there is a moral law to which the people themselves owe allegiance and which governors, legislatures and courts are bound to obey even in opposition to the popular will.

He criticized the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. the Board of Education, and in 1956, at the invitation of the governor, he addressed a joint session of South Carolina's legislature to support the concept of separate but equal for churches as well as for the public schools of the land.

This coalition of advocates created the Local Farms - Healthy Kids Act, which was passed almost unanimously by the legislature and signed by the Governor in 2008.

Yes Mass elected three straight Republican Governors from 1990 - 2002 Weld, Cellucci, and Romney, but each was handicapped with no party representation in the legislature.

«Transgender people are already protected by statute in Utah, which has a Republican governor and a large Republican majority in its legislature — why can't GENDA get passed in New York?»

Starting in 2018, Maine will become the first state to use instant - runoff voting for elections for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislature.

Bills to reform the agency need to pass all four houses of the legislatures in both states, and be signed by both Governors.

Polly Trottenberg, the city's Department of Transportation commissioner and an MTA board member has pledged to press the governor and state legislature to reinstate the $ 65 million, and said that she will be «working with our allies up in Albany to see if we can reverse these cuts, which we really have a great concern about.»

When one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both houses of the state legislature, the state is governed by a state government trifecta.

StateWatch Guru Mike Poulopoulos, who has more than a decade of experience at the Capitol, explains how the governor calls these sessions, outlines possible responses from the legislature, and forecasts the potential agenda for the extraordinary session in 2017.

In state government elections, the Democratic Party lost one governor's office and gained control of two state legislatures.

The legislature and governor approved it in the state's 2000 - 01 budget.

In most states, redistricting is taken up by the state legislature and governor.

Governor Cuomo and the legislature agreed in June to allow up to four new resort style gambling casinos upstate.

Albany, New York — In a move that veteran lawmakers called «unprecedented», Governor Andrew Cuomo sent his Lieutenant Governor, Robert Duffy, to defend his proposed school aid cuts to a joint hearing of the legislature's education and fiscal committees.

Both chambers in the legislature have passed it, and it's time for the Governor to do the right thing: sign the bill!»

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel's executive vice president, congratulated the Governor and the legislature for «their recognition, even in these challenging times, that including rabbinical colleges in the state TAP program — just as they are included in the federal Pell program — is a matter of simple equity.»

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.

But this is a measure that will live or die depending on the 213 citizens in the legislature and the governor's mansion.

He noted that the state has elected a Republican US senator, Pat Toomey, and a Republican governor in recent years, as well as sent more Republicans to the state legislature.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday ordered a 10 percent cut in personal service contracts to shrink a yawning deficit, even as he and the legislature agreed on a higher revenue estimate.

The Governor's proclamation was in part a response to a resolution adopted by both houses of the legislature to support and celebrate aviation in New York.

In New York, the governor begins the budget process when he releases his executive budget, which is then modified and passed into law by the legislature.

It says, essentially, that the governor's budget office can move money around in state agencies to consolidate business services, like information technology and other functions, without the permission of the legislature.

Donald Trump, left, and Carl Paladino, who ran for governor of New York as a Republican in 2010, speak during a gun rights rally at the Empire State Plaza in April 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Paladino told New York's Republican members of Congress and the state legislature on Monday, March 14, 2016, that they should endorse Trump to salvage their «pathetic careers» in government.

The largest Democratic congressional advantage was in Maryland, where redistricting was controlled by a Democratic governor and legislature.

Horner: Time for Cuomo and Legislature to Take Real Action on Reform Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, in a commentary piece for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio, demanded that Governor Cuomo and the legislature take real action on campaign finance reform.

The plan also argues the legislature should support controversial elements in the governor's budget proposal, including his plan to let the MTA unilaterally carve out special districts within New York City (without city approval) and claim the property taxes from those districts.

A one paragraph clause in Governor Cuomo's budget has caused some concern among state lawmakers over the separation of powers between the governor and the legiGovernor Cuomo's budget has caused some concern among state lawmakers over the separation of powers between the governor and the legigovernor and the legislature.

The governor is likely to get push back from many in the legislature, who are close to education interests like the teachers unions and local school leaders.

And it appears that this time, Cuomo might be listening: Though the governor has yet to make any public remarks on the matter, both the Times's Emma Fitzsimmons and NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in JanuaAnd it appears that this time, Cuomo might be listening: Though the governor has yet to make any public remarks on the matter, both the Times's Emma Fitzsimmons and NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in Januaand NY1's Zack Fink reported via Twitter that Cuomo is looking at how to implement some form of congestion pricing in the city, with the proposal to (potentially) be discussed when the New York State legislature reconvenes for its next session in January.

But despite electing a Democratic governor and state legislature, we still can't pass the kind of progressive legislation seen in California, Massachusetts and other Democratic - controlled states.

It would prevent the governor from directly raiding the MTA — something that's only cost the agency $ 1.3 million — and make the legislature less likely to raid transit in its budgets by including a set of disclosure requirements to make it clear what the impact of each theft will be on riders.

It's a cute idea, but one with a purpose: The Riders Alliance is collecting these terrible commute stories in order to present them to the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo in an effort to get lawmakers to take the deterioration of the subway system more seriously.

New York's governor and legislature are touting progress in higher education funding in the just - passed state budget.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election lawin Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election lawIn his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

In state government elections, the Democratic Party lost 8 governors» offices and lost control of 10 state legislatures.

Governor Cuomo's Fix NYC panel is poised to unveil its plan for congestion pricing in Manhattan to the state legislature today, and the New York Times has gotten an early look at the proposal.

«Clearly, we are fortunate to have this process in place for now and in the future, rather than having to go hat - in - hand to the legislature and the Governor for years on end without a rational or logical way to achieve our ends.

In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicIn light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicin how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.

Following the refusal of the Senators to bring the bill to the floor and the subsequent lack of legislation addressing corruption — a priority for Governor Cuomo — the governor announced that he would launch a Moreland Commission to investigate potential corruption in the legiGovernor Cuomo — the governor announced that he would launch a Moreland Commission to investigate potential corruption in the legigovernor announced that he would launch a Moreland Commission to investigate potential corruption in the legislature.