Sentences with phrase «legislative body with»

In a legislative body with record levels of polarization, the science committee is even more polarized along partisan lines than the House as a whole.

Under the Consensus plan, a merger would establish a new legislative body with 29 districts and four at - large representatives.

The group has proposed that the governments be combined into one legislative body with 33 legislators.

Consensus has proposed that the governments be combined into one legislative body with 33 legislators.

The group has proposed the city and county governments be combined into one legislative body with 33 legislators.

Should it be a grown - up legislative body with the power to challenge the Commons (rather as the US Senate can challenge the decisions of the House of Representatives)?

If you want a legislative body with multiple parties, you need to have proportional representation.

McCormick assists government and legislative bodies with the development of domestic relations policies and statutes.

Not exact matches

On January 30, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu told the legislative body that the committee would «investigate the viability of bitcoin as a form of investment» and «come up with recommendations on how to control its uses and trade.»

For those who do not know, the European Commission is the executive body of the EU, in charge with legislative initiative, budget management and control over other EU institutions.

The American democratic procedures that have shaped the practice of Presbyterian polity were developed for ongoing legislative and judicial bodies, not for a one - week - and - done meeting of persons unfamiliar with both the matters at hand and each other.

That clause has a long history of interpretation that I shall not review here, but it certainly does not mean and has never meant the American state has no interest in or concern for religion, or churches either, for that matter, and it certainly does not me and politics have nothing to do with each other.8 To the extent the «wall of separation» image leads to those conclusions it distorts the entire history of the American understanding of religion and leads to such absurd conclusions as that religious congregations should have no tax exemption and legislative bodies should not be opened with prayer.

«That this House has no confidence in the ability of the Football Association (FA) to comply fully with its duties as a governing body, as the current governance structures of the FA make it impossible for the organisation to reform itself; and calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the governance of the FA.»

To safeguard and advance the interests of its members by presenting the profession's viewpoints, concerns, and other important information to the media and to appropriate legislative, administrative, regulatory, and private sector bodies, and by developing a working relationship with appropriate governmental and private sector not - for - profit and for - profit entities.

Speaking on Peace FM's Entertainment Review on Saturday concerning his issue with Parliament, Blakk Rasta said after he apologised to the legislative body for his alleged claims that about 80 % of them use marijuana, he was asked if he will continue talking about the leaf.

That's going to mean changes for legislative body of government that, along with the Assembly, makes laws and approves the budget for New York state.

On the Government's redraft of the Customs Code, Alan McLintock, Chair of CIOT's Indirect Taxes Sub-committee, said: «The Government's stated aim with the Brexit legislative process is to take a snapshot of the body of EU law and ensure that, wherever possible, the same rules and laws will apply in the UK the day after Brexit as they did before.

Astorino is due to meet with a variety of Mexican officials, including the governor of the state Of Puebla and he will be addressing the Puebla legislative body.

The two legislative bodies, the State Assembly and State Senate, have offered weak proposals that literally have nothing to do with each other.

Clearly there are legislative bodies in the world with more than 15 or 35 members.

Gov. David Paterson said the Senate «disgusts» him, but will bring the legislative body back together again tomorrow — with the added spice of forcing it to consider a same - sex marriage bill.

However, the difficulty of getting things done with larger legislative bodies is obvious.

«The difficulty of getting things done with larger legislative bodies» is not obvious to me at all.

Even if Mr. Gianaris and his team succeed, questions remain over how Ms. Stewart - Cousins will adjust to the powers and responsibilities of the majority leader role, where it will fall upon her to appoint committee chairs and set the legislative agenda for the body with Mr. Klein.

Seggos and Hutton were at the press conference with Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney, who announced legislative action he is taking to ensure the Department of Defense pays for the remediation of PFOS contamination at Stewart Air National Guard Base and halts PFOS - laden discharges from the base into area water bodies, including the city's main drinking water source, Washington Lake.

The legislative body begins a new year with some new members, and their computer access still in the hands of the courts.

[How else can anyone explain how so many in the most dysfunctional legislative body in the nation continue to be re-elected with such huge majorities?]

How else can anyone explain how so many in the most dysfunctional legislative body in the nation continue to be re-elected with such huge majorities?

«Having been in Albany for just over a year now, I know first hand how much we've been able to accomplish as a Legislative body in partner with the governor,» he said.

The Council's Finance Committee is highly influential, with oversight of the city budget — making the committee's chairmanship one of the most sought - after positions in the legislative body.

Press Release: The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR), the body charged with redrawing district lines, released its proposed maps last week.

Ms. Mark - Viverito is launching the initiative along with her colleagues in the City Council — and Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, the Council's finance chair, pointed to the leadership roles women of color are playing in the legislative body.

The legislative body would be composed of 29 districts and four at - large representatives, with each representative carrying one vote.

Eliminate the stratified oversight bodies and establish a single, independent ethics commission with robust enforcement powers to investigate and prosecute violations that members of either the executive and legislative branches commit.»

Meanwhile, the Senate continues to undermine itself: With only one day left (Monday) in the legislative session for this summer, Republicans continue to reject any power - sharing deal with Democrats unless sketchy businessman, turncoat politician, and non-district resident Pedro Espada remains president of the bWith only one day left (Monday) in the legislative session for this summer, Republicans continue to reject any power - sharing deal with Democrats unless sketchy businessman, turncoat politician, and non-district resident Pedro Espada remains president of the bwith Democrats unless sketchy businessman, turncoat politician, and non-district resident Pedro Espada remains president of the body.

The approval of the deal was met with several oppositions but eventually received endorsement by the legislative body.

The new law also requires 501 (C)(4) groups to disclose to the Attorney General any communications, whether written, broadcast or otherwise, having to do with legislation, votes on legislation, pending legislation, government action on rules, regulations or the decisions of any legislative or executive administrative body.

He added, «But I think most New Yorkers know that we can actually have a strong legislative body that can be led, that can act together, with more principles of reform and inclusion.»

In both the House and the Senate, the minority whip is the second highest - ranking individual in the minority party (the party with the lesser number of legislators in a legislative body), outranked only by the minority leader.

While that may change in 2006 and for a considerable stretch in the future, Ohio is one of a handful of states in the Union with no statewide elected Democrats, without a majority of Democratic Congressional members and without control of either State Legislative body (and for a full decade).

Both state legislative bodies will eventually meet with representatives from Cuomo's office to iron out the discrepancies between each party's budget proposal, and only afterward will the seniors really know if their center will close.

Legislative committees, specifically assigned to various areas, do the research, with assistance from the executive branch, debate often - conflicting points of view at public sessions, and typically offer consensus recommendations to the full body.

«I know that my fellow members will work with me in the City Council to create more inclusive legislative body where every member's voice is heard and validated,» she said in the release.

Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito introduced a plan last week designed to overhaul the legislative body's rules, which was generally met with approval from the 51 members.

Bloomberg has long angered state legislative Democrats with what they see as an imperial, arrogant manner that reveals a disdain for having to come hat - in - hand to a body he does not respect.

The City Council ended up approving the bill in September, with Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito proclaiming that it was «not going to sit by as a legislative body and watch workers die.»

Democrats currently hold a numerical majority in the legislative body, but Republicans maintain control because Felder has decided to caucus with the GOP for the rest of the legislative session.

«If you make a recommendation today,» Reiter said, «then we've lost any chance of still trying to reach some kind of agreement and giving the Legislature the chance to come back before the end of the year and do what I believe would be the right thing for them to do, which is to recognize the needs of their members, of their respective house members, to recognize the need to do away with outside salaries, or at least cap them substantially as other legislative bodies have done, for exactly the same reasons.»

VanBlarcum said that he had when he discussed the issue with Cahill last year, the assemblyman expressed doubt that the bill would make it past the legislative body's anti-gun caucus.

Denno defends the debates the Common Council has had with the mayor's office, suggesting the legislative body performs a kind of checks and balance role to curb the power of the executive branch.