Sentences with phrase «in most state legislatures»

Accordingly, states could hold an election, but in most the state legislature chose the electors.

Not exact matches

At a moment when the Republican Party has reclaimed power in the House, has taken control of most state legislatures, and is set to begin the process of choosing its next presidential nominee, the Christian Right is playing an increasingly influential role in the party.

Where Gibson is private, McLain, 49, holds the most public of jobs in the 1990s: He hosts a radio call - in show in Detroit, discoursing during morning drive time on everything from the state legislature to the state of the world.

Or the fact that my state's Agriculture Secretary, Sid Miller (once voted the second most - conservative member in the Texas legislature — no easy feat), managed to vault himself onto the national stage just by attacking a (nonexistent) ban on birthday cupcakes in Texas schools.

The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures.

The two best countries to see this are Switzerland, which has referendum voting at the Federal Level and The United States, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 sStates, which has some system of referendum voting at the state level (The most common being referral voting, where the legislature can opt to pass a law by citizen vote, which is available in all 50 statesstates.

Absolutely not, because in most states it is up to the state legislature to draw district boundaries.

With a divided legislature in 2017, some of the most controversial proposals did not get passed despite the majority leaders supporting them including legalizing marijuana and installing tolls on state highways.

For all the liberal victories 1199 has racked up in New York, there's the inescapable fact that most of them, and probably a lot more, would have been possible with a fully Democratic state legislature.

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

Despite the fact that the state has voted for Republicans in every presidential election from 1980 until 2008 the governorship (until 2012), legislature (until 2010), as well as most statewide offices, it remains in Democratic control.

In the early 19th century, most states did not hold popular elections for presidential electors and the legislature just chose them directly; as time went on, more and more states changed to doing popular vote for them, but as recently as 1876, the Colorado legislature appointed its electors rather than hold an election because it was newly admitted and didn't have the time to do so.

Government watch dog groups say the arrest of one of the two most powerful men in the New York legislature on fraud and corruption charges highlights the need for better state laws against wrong doing.

Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves said Nassau's contracting process «is the most transparent in the state» as the legislature moved to drop the threshold for legislative approval of personal service contracts from the current $ 25,000 to $ 1,000.

[19] Since 1984, New York State has only passed a budget on time once, in 2005, leading Paterson to call for an «end to the dysfunction in Albany» in his speech, echoing a 56 - page study from the nonpartisan New York University School of Law's Brennan Center for Justice, which referred to the legislature as «the least deliberative and most dysfunctional in the nation.»

His bid to shift to the other chamber of the state legislature was only possible with the blessing of Congressman Joe Crowley, the Queens political boss; his campaign is backed by the unions — including the UFT, SEIU 1199, and 32BJ — who have the most clout in Albany; and Peralta's campaign strategist is from the Parkside Group, a firm that is amassing a list of Senate electoral clients nearly as long as its list of corporate lobbying clients.

Ethics in government and conflicts of interest in the legislature have been among the most persistent issues facing New York State for generations.

«The budget agreement assumes $ 481 million in «savings» from the unnecessary layoff of state employees making the legislature complicit in a reckless and irresponsible plan that is both impractical and nasty while eroding state services at a time when they are needed most.

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session.

«As with most complex matters, there can be a lot of answers that are not inconsistent with each other, but overlapping, and different folks will focus on different things,» said New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who advocated greater investment in state legislatures and state - level politics.

In most states, the congressional lines will be drawn by the state legislature and approved by the governor after the reallocation of seats based on population shifts as documented in the 2010 censuIn most states, the congressional lines will be drawn by the state legislature and approved by the governor after the reallocation of seats based on population shifts as documented in the 2010 censuin the 2010 census.

But in most parts of the state, there are no primaries for the state legislature, so the next chance to vote for or against assemblymembers and senators is November 8.

[5] In a letter to his supporters, Ball stated that the job of reforming Albany had not been completed, saying, «From property tax reform to corruption in government, the job I set to do in 2006 is still incomplete, and it can only be accomplished by continuing to tackle our nation's most dysfunctional legislature.&raquIn a letter to his supporters, Ball stated that the job of reforming Albany had not been completed, saying, «From property tax reform to corruption in government, the job I set to do in 2006 is still incomplete, and it can only be accomplished by continuing to tackle our nation's most dysfunctional legislature.&raquin government, the job I set to do in 2006 is still incomplete, and it can only be accomplished by continuing to tackle our nation's most dysfunctional legislature.&raquin 2006 is still incomplete, and it can only be accomplished by continuing to tackle our nation's most dysfunctional legislature.»

Even though the public's view of the legislature is rising, following two on time budgets in a row, and lack of noticeable dysfunction that in the past earned the state legislature a bad reputation, most New Yorkers still don't think lawmakers deserve a pay raise.

«To end the false empowerment of the Republican Party in our state legislature, we have to target what this group of Senators cares about most: the support of Democratic registrants who vote in local primaries,» an outline of the proposal says.

The state legislature wrapped up their session last weekend with a flurry of legislation, capping off what Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed was the most productive in modern state history.

But most Republicans in the legislature want the governor to resign and several are ready to begin the impeachment process, even as the results of a state Ethics Commission investigation into the governor's travel expenses are still pending.

Casino expansion is among the most controversial issues in the state legislature this session.

«Not only do I want the Bronx and voters in the 33rd district to have a Senate Senator they can be proud of, but I want New York State to have the best, most accountable legislature in the country,» said Nunez in a statement released by New Roosevelt.

The formation of the new committee represents Walker's most significant step to date in a process that is expected to result in a declaration of candidacy later this year, once he and the legislature have gone through the budget process in his state.

Even though the public's view of the legislature is rising, following two on time budgets in a row, and a lack of noticeable dysfunction that in the past earned the state legislature a bad reputation, most New Yorkers still don't think lawmakers deserve a pay raise.

In a landmark year for corruption in the state legislature, 2015 saw the arrest and conviction of two of the most powerful political leaders in New YorIn a landmark year for corruption in the state legislature, 2015 saw the arrest and conviction of two of the most powerful political leaders in New Yorin the state legislature, 2015 saw the arrest and conviction of two of the most powerful political leaders in New Yorin New York.

Greenberg: «Now, interestingly, despite the fact that it was the State Education Department and the Board of Regents that have implemented the Common Core and have been pushing for its implementation, when Siena asked voters «who do you trust most to set education policy in New York, is it the governor, the legislature, the state education department, or the Board of Regents?&rState Education Department and the Board of Regents that have implemented the Common Core and have been pushing for its implementation, when Siena asked voters «who do you trust most to set education policy in New York, is it the governor, the legislature, the state education department, or the Board of Regents?&rstate education department, or the Board of Regents?»

While state legislative sessions in most states are longer and more active in odd years, almost all state legislatures meet in even - numbered years as well.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says many of his key agenda items are still in play in the legislature, even though he's been spending most of his time lately promoting tax free business zones at some state college campuses.

After all, the Brennan Center for Justice once famously called New York home to the most dysfunctional legislature in the United States.

Spitzer also attacked Stringer over his time as a state assemblyman, when he was part of «the most dysfunctional state legislature in the country.»

«I think it's probably the most family - friendly budget I've ever seen in my years in the state legislature,» Klein said.

Democrats have a greater opportunity to gain seats in 2016 due to their position as the minority party in most of the nation's state legislatures.

Sex education has come a long way from 1975 when nearly half of state legislatures voted to restrict or abolish it compared to today when most adolescents in the U.S. receive some form of sex education between sixth and 12th grade.

With the agenda established, key statutes passed by the state legislature and Executive, and the funding secured, and most importantly the Board of Regents putting the crucial regulations in place, the key elements of the reform plans are now present.

Furthermore, teacher unions that vehemently oppose vouchers are a powerful force within most state legislatures, almost assuring rejection in most places.

But the more significant political battles will be fought in the state legislatures, where most education policy is made.

So intense has the legislative interest been that the National Conference of State Legislatures cites early - childhood education and child care as the «most significant new areas of legislative activity in education in 1985.»

A veteran of the sharp - elbowed politics of New York's infamously dysfunctional state legislature (called the worst in the nation by the Brennan Center for Justice in 2004), Carroll assembled a team of equally determined and savvy colleagues, most of whom had honed their political skills in those same tough trenches.

The plan, which one state education department official called «the most comprehensive teacher - accountability plan in the country,» is the result of an 18 - month study conducted by the state education department with $ 35,000 appropriated by the state legislature in 1980.

After years of easy - to - spot trends, the most recent surge of school - finance activity in state courts and legislatures finds some states retrenching while others confront fresh legal challenges.

School districts, including most charter schools, have no choice but to pay the rates set by the state legislature, even if they'd prefer to spend precious resources on higher teacher salaries, hiring more teachers, or making other critical investments in school services.

Florida's first Republican - led legislature in more than a century finished its work this month after addressing much of what ails education, but largely bypassing the state's most pressing school problem — crowded classrooms.

A settlement between the state and New York City would be difficult enough by itself, sources in the state capital have said, but the lingering possibility that most other school districts outside the city would be able to use the case as a precedent for their own adequacy lawsuits made it impossible for the legislature to cough up the money without a fight.