Sentences with phrase «key voting groups»

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The IDC has been pushing for votes on key liberal measures in the state Senate, narrowly controlled by Republicans, amid pressure from left - leaning groups to rejoin the Democratic mainline conference in the chamber.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, Democrats both, received scores of 100 from the group, which assessed votes on key environmental issues, including the Clean Water Bond Act, renewable energy, septic storage and bolstering solar panel technology.

Then, when Democrats still won a majority, he cut a backroom deal that allowed Republicans to take over the State Senate through the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- a group of breakaway Democrats who voted with the Republicans to hand them control, and with it, the power to block almost all of our key Democratic legislative priorities.

A coalition of liberal groups is releasing new polling to show that health care could be a key issue in the midterms, and that a vote for the Republican health care plan last year could come back to hurt GOP incumbents.

The key message which campaigners need to get across for this group is that the Tories want them to vote No.

The rank and file left leaning Lib Dem grouping has been weakened too much by haemorrhaging membership and the leaders payroll vote has already won out in other key conflicts over the NHS, tuition fees and secret courts.

This would intensify the already existing corporatist dynamic that exists within the EP, whereby the socialist group and the centre - right EPP group often stitch up agreements on appointments to key committees and votes on key pieces of legislation in backroom deals.

The group's Jeanette Galanis says targeted mailers have already been sent to constituents of key Senate Republicans, in hopes of persuading them to be the swing votes on the issue.

The Washington, D.C. - based group says they received almost 700 calls about voter issues today, including calls about a polling site that opened two hours late because the poll workers» keys to access voting materials did not work.

The group endorses candidates based on their voting record on key issues identified by its members such as health care, taxes, labor and regulatory issues.

However, a pressure group, calling itself Concerned NDC Footsoldiers in Ashanti Region, which is fronting for the former deputy minister, believes he holds the key to the party's chances of achieving the one million votes target in the upcoming elections.

The undercover reporter heard senior Momentum volunteer Sophie Nazemi joking that the group's campaign of exposing Ms Eagle's voting record would be cast as «low - key bullying».

The Washington, D.C. - based group said they received nearly 700 calls about voter issues Tuesday, including calls about a polling site that opened two hours late because the poll workers» keys to access voting materials did not work.

They have conducted focus groups in suburban areas of the Midwest, and are studying key voting blocs in California and New York, two states that could in theory furnish half the seats they need to take the House.

The Democratic governor says the bill doesn't include additional religious exemptions, key to attracting votes from Ball and others who want churches, religious groups and individuals opposed to gay marriage exempted from performing or hosting gay marriages.

The special voting exercise affords key individuals and groups who will be playing special roles on the Election Day on December 7, the opportunity to cast their vote ahead...

But the vote marks a key political maneuver for the small group of breakaway Democrats - including Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida - who have faced criticism for joining with Senate Republicans to run the chamber.

(Calif.) With a key committee vote set for today on legislation that would place a $ 9 billion, statewide school facilities bond on the November ballot, one group backing the proposal is already nearly a third of the way toward reaching its campaign finance goal of $ 1.6 million.

At Tuesday night's business meeting, the group of nine voted unanimously on several key items, chief among them are establishment of collaborative conferencing and resolution to oppose use of TCAP in 2016 - 17 teacher evaluations.

Therefore, I think the approval of the Finnish Fur Breeders» Association (as a key breeder group) is probably key, regardless of their voting position.

Yes, we all know that politicians pander to special interest groups in the hopes of picking up key votes.

Rep. David Lewis, a key figure in the redistricting saga, called a press conference recently to rail against a voting rights group that filed a lawsuit in state court, accusing it of partisan motivations.

As Jim Adair's excellent piece states: «A key part of the website will be a «rate your agent» section — similar to the Rate Your Realtor concept that was proposed as part of CREA's Futures Project, but voted down at the association's Annual General Meeting... Rogers held a series of focus groups to determine what consumers want from the new site, and found that many asked for a section where they could read reviews of sales reps» performance.

(Bloomberg)-- A key concession that helped clear Republican tax legislation for a Senate vote as early as Thursday is drawing sharp opposition from conservative groups and some lawmakers, signaling that GOP leaders still face challenges in achieving a major legislative victory before year's end.