Sentences with phrase «houses of the state legislature»

A campaign spokesman said that the incumbent had clearly won a third term in the upper house of the state legislature.

The initial measure was sponsored in the lower house of the state legislature by Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a longtime Bloomberg ally in many circumstances, but who diverges with City Hall on this piece of policy.

In 2009, both houses of the state legislature held a combined 12 hearings on mayoral control renewal, and in 2016, just the Senate is holding two hearings.

The chances of it passing EITHER house of the state legislature are zero anyway.

Left - leaning healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU has endorsed Brooklyn GOP State Senator Martin Golden for re-election — in spite of a vow earlier this year to work exclusively toward helping the Democrats win control of the upper house of the state legislature.

11 out of 150 members of the New York State Assembly (the lower house of the state legislature) represent districts wholly within the Bronx.

Politically speaking, Illinois is about as blue as it gets, with dominant Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

Paladino has said Astorino will not receive his support unless he calls for the removal of the current GOP leadership in both houses of the state legislature.

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.

Led by members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) and municipal employee union DC 37, which represents thousands of public hospital workers, the group rallied at Harlem Hospital and called on Cuomo to approve the bill, which was passed by both houses of the state legislature.

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.

Under a constitutional amendment approved in separate sessions by both houses of the state legislature, Senate and Assembly redistricting based on the 2020 census would be conducted by an independent 10 - member commission.

This commonsense legislation already has broad lawmaker support, having passed both houses of the state legislature in two consecutive sessions.

Both houses of the state legislature released their version of a state budget, and negotiating with

Both houses of the state legislature released their version of a state budget, and negotiating with the Governor's office is next, to come up with a final spending plan.

As part of his open - ended campaign to reform state government, Cuomo proposed to create an independent entity to conduct the redrawing of legislative and congressional lines, a process that happens every 10 years and which has historically been controlled by the unbelievably conflicted majority parties in each house of the state legislature.

Anderson also cited the importance of «a powerful, dynamic voice in one of the houses of state legislature — like we have now with Markey — who has a strong partnership with grassroots groups.»

A bipartisan bill in both houses of the state legislature aims to change that.

Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders from each house of the state legislature decided Thursday evening that

Governor Andrew Cuomo and leaders from each house of the state legislature decided Thursday evening that they agree on enough to say they made the April first deadline for the state budget.

During the primary, Mr. Cuomo's longshot challenger Zephyr Teachout called the Women's Equality line «a sham party,» pointing to reports that the governor had colluded with the State Senate's breakaway Independent Democratic Conference to allow the GOP to continue to control the upper house of the state legislature — which led to the failed effort to pass the complete Women's Equality Agenda.

California Democrats may claim a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, but an Orange County Republican lawmaker topped the list of gift recipients in 2012.

In 2012, though not a single Libertarian candidate won election to either upper or lower house of any state legislature, two came quite close.

S7722, which was pushed by the Catholic school system and Orthodox Jewish communities, passed through both houses of the state legislature, -LSB-...]

She also pointed to reports that Mr. Cuomo colluded with the Republicans and the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference to allow the GOP to continue to control the upper house of the state legislature — and thus block the Women's Equality Agenda from passing.

Mr. Reynoso similarly argued that the former Department of Education administrator was the best suited to take on major progressive causes in the upper house of the state legislature.

Democrats may have won every statewide office, re-won every U.S. House seat, and kept majorities in both houses of the state legislature in the last election.

Instead, he appears content to leave more than one million people — many living in poorer, minority communities — without representatives in one of the two houses of the state legislature.

Both houses of the state legislature have approved a constitutional amendment allowing judges to strip the felonious officials of their taxpayer - funded retirement benefits

Democrats currently hold the majority in both houses of the state legislature, all of the statewide elected offices, both Senate seats, and 38 of the state's 53 House seats.

On the table for final county legislature approval that night was a sales - tax extension law that had been vetted by both houses of the state legislature, the state Department of Taxation and Finance, and signed, sealed and delivered by the governor.

Both houses of the state legislature have veto - proof dem majorities.

Dems contorlled all statewide office and both house of the state legislature from 1974 through early 1990's.

Members of both houses of the state legislature have faced residency questions, including State Senators Kevin de Leon, Mimi Walters, Jim Nielsen, and Ted Gaines.

Democrats took both houses of the state legislature and picked up a senate and house seat in 2004, all while Bush was winning election.

The scholarship proposal will have to be introduced as a bill, approved by both houses of the state legislature and accounted for in the state budget passed by April 1.

The group is advocating for a plan passed this afternoon by both houses of the state legislature.

S7722, which was pushed by the Catholic school system and Orthodox Jewish communities, passed through both houses of the state legislature, surviving a loss of support from some legislators.

The hundreds of thousands of dollars in last - minute campaign funds secured Quirk - Silva's election and helped Democrats gain their first super-majority in both houses of the state legislature since 1883.

The legislative auditor is nominated by the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee of both houses of the state legislature.

This legislation has now passed both houses of the state legislature and will be delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo for his consideration.

Regardless of that powerful message, sent by prosecutors, and the many other indictments and convictions of legislators on corruption charges, both houses of the state legislature have yet to make good on ethics reforms agreed to in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget.

In addition, the Republican Party gained control of both houses of the state legislature.

Oregon voters appeared last week to have passed a constitutional amendment that would require a three - fifths vote of both houses of the state legislature to approve tax increases.

Working with other public health and cancer - awarenessorganizations, the group had helped moveSenate Bill 484 through both houses of the state legislature.

But now, with Republicans in control of both houses of the state legislature, McDonnell can actually pass some meaningful reforms.

Both houses of the state legislature recently passed Senate Bill 310, and [as of press time] it awaits signature by Gov. John Kasich to become law.

The Act, which has passed both houses of the state legislature, requires that major permits and projects funded through various state programs consider the impacts of our changing climate — sea level rise, storm surge and flooding — in the planning process.