Sentences with phrase «hands of legislators»

Get this book into the hands of legislators, law makers, philanthropists, people who have the money and power to change things permanently.

The resolution that passed Tuesday takes that decision out of the hands of legislators in the future.

Cuomo has insisted he wants the process of citing specific casino locations not in the hands of legislators, but vested in his own gaming commission.

But those were the drafts: Cuomo as well as legislative leaders acknowledged they are negotiating a set of fairer maps along with a constitutional amendment that would strip the redistricting pen from the hands of legislators.

Except for such energy - rich states as Alaska, Wyoming, and North Dakota, states across the country are confronting deteriorating budget conditions that have tied the hands of legislators and governors hoping to spare K - 12 education.

It was ballot - box budgeting at its worst, setting a narrow priority for state spending that would tie the hands of legislators, future governors, and educators, the very kind of «auto - pilot» spending Schwarzenegger would later decry.

Thankfully, that is no longer the case, and in modern democracies, church is separate from the state, the rule of law rests in the hands of legislators elected by citizens and judges chosen for their knowledge and prudence, rather...

Thankfully, that is no longer the case, and in modern democracies, church is separate from the state, the rule of law rests in the hands of legislators elected by citizens and judges chosen for their knowledge and prudence, rather than their adherence to dogma (in Canada anyway).

NAR is hoping the wetlands meeting, which was designed to let staff of key lawmakers know how the corps is interpreting the new process, will spur Congress to move the controversy out of the regulatory arena and into the hands of legislators.