Sentences with phrase «lawmakers in the state»

The wind industry has been established in red states for far longer than solar and has a longer track record of support from Republican lawmakers in those states.

I say go ahead, as long as he and every other lawmaker in the state also start losing a fifth of their pay.

Lawmakers in his state often look to him for advice on family law policy and consult with him prior to acting on proposed legislation.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in a statement on Wednesday endorsed a unification of Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate.

Updated, 3:45 p.m. ALBANY — Three wavering Democratic lawmakers in the State Senate on Monday announced that they now support the legalization of same - sex marriage in New York, marking a potential turning point for the long - debated measure.

In an emotional tone, Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged lawmakers in his State of the State speech last month to approve paid family leave, noting that the United States is one of only three countries that does not offer workers paid family leave.

The governor's use of executive authority — especially during the budget process — has annoyed Democratic lawmakers in the state Assembly as well.

He said this shortly after lawmakers in the state House of Assembly voted against independent candidacy in the ongoing 1999 constitution amendment exercise.

The letter comes as lawmakers in the state Senate held a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss issues stemming from the floods.

So, too, will the students who walk out in protest Wednesday, if lawmakers in state legislatures across the country and Congress finally take some common - sense steps to reduce the too - easy access that allows mass murderers to get their hands on high - powered, rapid - fire weapons.

The criticism comes after lawmakers in the state House approved controversial House bills 779 and 800 last week before the legislature's crossover deadline.

After saying for weeks that he doubts his fellow Republicans would support full elimination of the state's prevailing wage laws, the top lawmaker in the state Assembly plans to allow a vote on at least a modified version of repeal.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R - Alaska) was another Republican lawmaker in a state with legalized marijuana to voice criticism of Sessions» legal marijuana decision.

Since Parkland, lawmakers in states across the nation have introduced legislation to deter threats of mass violence.

Texas legislators proceeded with the new plan «because it would maximize the number of Republican federal lawmakers in the state».

This announcement was met with skepticism by lawmakers in states like Texas who said they felt the decision was best left to local municipalities.

ALBANY - There are several key issues that still need to be addressed by lawmakers in the state capital.

Lawmakers in states like Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina are responding to their constituents and changing anti-consumer, anti-free market, and anti-American laws.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Amid sharp questioning from lawmakers in the state Assembly on Wednesday, the top economic official in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration staunchly defended development spending that has fallen under federal investigation.

This would include deductions for state and local tax payments, a change that could alienate support from lawmakers in states such as California and New York with higher state taxes.

Taxes could be assessed, and no doubt lawmakers in some states would slap a higher rate for lottery winnings than other income.

Before Fallin vetoed the legislation, we reported that lawmakers in the state passed a new bill that would make performing an abortion a felony.

The leading health committee lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly on Thursday called on Congress to re-approved the federal Child Health Insurance Program at the enhanced match rate before it expires at the end of the month.

But Klein has remained a key lawmaker in the state Senate and has been included in the budget talks with Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and the now - Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

A Mayer victory would give Democrats 32 enrolled lawmakers in the state Senate and, depending on what Sen. Simcha Felder does, a working majority in the chamber.

And it dates that far back because so many workers were being killed and maimed on construction sites that even in an age when that was the norm, lawmakers in the state at the time realized something had to be done about it.

The bill, to be considered by the full legislature on May 23, is similar to measures introduced by Nassau - based lawmakers in the state senate and assembly this year.

The spot in Arkansas highlights how Rep. Tom Cotton was the only lawmaker in the state's congressional delegation to vote against the Farm Bill.

The Empire State Pride Agenda endorsed Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti on Thursday, the last sitting GOP lawmaker in the state Senate who supported the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011.

It would be recalled that senator Mudashir Husein, a former lawmaker in the state, was disqualified from the Osun West senatorial seat by a 5 - man screening panel constituted by the APC, due to his failure to comply with certain electoral law and party's guidelines.

Malliotakis, a Staten Island lawmaker, is one of the younger lawmakers in the state Assembly and, like Rubio, is of Cuban heritage (in addition to having Greek heritage as well).

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and prosecutors at the Eastern District of New York are investigating how lawmakers in the state Senate are receiving stipends for jobs they don't have.

USA Today Network's Albany bureau takes a look at the top issues facing lawmakers in the state budget, including the millionaires tax extension and Cuomo's free tuition plan.

The city was ready to start imposing a nickel bag fee on shoppers as of Oct. 1, with the money kept by merchants, until lawmakers in the state Senate rebelled and passed a bill blocking the move.

After winning the primary with 33 percent of the votes, Alcantara became the first Dominican lawmaker in the State's legislature.

Treyger urged his fellow lawmakers in the state Senate and state Assembly to address the matter with new legislation as well.

THE BRONX — On the same day one of the most powerful lawmakers in the state was convicted of selling his office, Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake announced he was taking a job with an influential political consulting firm.

The Anambra State Chairman, Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria, (HERFON), Mr Henry Onyekwulu has charged lawmakers in the state to make laws that will enable government...

Colorado lawmakers in the state are also considering laws which will also allow for marijuana deliveries, meaning people won't even need to leave home to get their Jones on.

Despite huge protests at Michigan's state capitol building in Lansing, Republican lawmakers in the state made the union stronghold the 24th right - to - work state in the country.

Arizona's audit, then, should be instructive for lawmakers in states where the accounts are available to families (Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, and Tennessee) and for those considering adopting the idea, like Missouri, Delaware, Oklahoma, and Texas, to name a few.

After proposing bills each of the last seven years, pro-voucher lawmakers in that state thought that this would be their year.

And yet, lawmakers in every state continue to champion charter schools without demanding proper accountability, even as they drain scarce resources from traditional public schools.

Lawmakers in the state join their counterparts in Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Washington in cracking down on inhumane mass breeding facilities.

Both Uber and Lyft have been targeted by such legislation before, with lawmakers in some states showing concern over potential insurance gaps.

Democratic lawmakers in the state Assembly this weekend introduced a revised and more tightly proscribed version of a constitutional amendment that would strip pension and retiree benefits from public officials who are convicted of a crime.

Lawmakers in the state legislature said «not so fast.»

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the state House is behind a school safety bill that would add more law enforcement officers and social workers to schools.

David Canton, a technology lawyer with Harrison Pensa, notes that «lawmakers in the states of West Virginia and Delaware have already introduced bills to ban wearable computers while driving,» in his paper Wearable Computing: Legal Issues, presented during last October's Canadian IT Law Association conference.