Sentences with phrase «legislative leaders in both parties»

A Bellone spokesman last week said that he had no details on how the county executive plans to proceed, but legislative leaders in both parties urged Bellone to undertake a national search, given the scandals that have rocked the police and sheriff's departments and now the district attorney «s office.

Not exact matches

Republican leaders have significant differences on what the party's policy agenda will entail for 2018 after securing a major legislative victory in overhauling the federal tax code with a law that included a blow to the Affordable Care Act.

Three weeks after being selected as leader of the governing Progressive Conservative Party, Premier Jim Prentice still does not have a seat in the Alberta Legislative Assembly.

Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean announced that if his party forms government on May 5, he would introduce an Accountability Act as the new government's first bill in the Legislative AsseParty leader Brian Jean announced that if his party forms government on May 5, he would introduce an Accountability Act as the new government's first bill in the Legislative Asseparty forms government on May 5, he would introduce an Accountability Act as the new government's first bill in the Legislative Assembly.

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers appeared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades, putting them on the cusp of their first significant legislative victory as leaders geared up to pass a $ 1.5 trillion tax cut along party lines and send it to President Trump by Christmas.

He also promised «an awful lot of people are going to get hurt in the process» if legislative leaders go along with the governor's idea of scrapping third party officials» power to hand - pick who runs on their ballot lines — a pledge that no doubt sent shivers up the spines of not a few Senate Republicans.

The labor - aligned Working Families Party in a statement Friday called on Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein to step aside from his leadership post as an investigation is conducted into an allegation that he forcibly kissed a former legislative staffer.

It's been known as «three men in a room,» because the governor and the two majority party legislative leaders hash out details in private in the governor's office.

Vulnerable House and Senate Democrats want their leaders to skip the party's controversial legislative agenda for next year to help save their seats in Congress.

In his State of the State speech, he's jokingly displayed a Photoshopped image of himself, and the two then - majority party legislative leaders — Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos — as ship captains, and, most recently, in sombreros, where the governor called the trio the «three amigos.&raquIn his State of the State speech, he's jokingly displayed a Photoshopped image of himself, and the two then - majority party legislative leaders — Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos — as ship captains, and, most recently, in sombreros, where the governor called the trio the «three amigos.&raquin sombreros, where the governor called the trio the «three amigos.»

In reality, it gets more complicated because the legislative leaders actually need to win a majority only from their own party.

In addition to the two majority party legislative leaders, Senate IDC leader Klein also has been included in the closed - door discussionIn addition to the two majority party legislative leaders, Senate IDC leader Klein also has been included in the closed - door discussionin the closed - door discussions.

House Republican leader Themis Klarides, the highest ranking female legislative leader in either party, applauded the effort.

All four major and minority party legislative leaders say they are not going to any of the speeches, even ones held in their home regions.

Most of the decisions on the budget were made by Cuomo and major party legislative leaders in closed door three - me - in - a-room leaders meetings.

«For decades the legislative leaders of both parties have had far too much power to thwart the will of the people and their elected representatives by holding bills in committee thereby preventing an up or down vote by the legislature.

Carl Paladino, the party's 2010 nominee for governor, has said he would seek the Conservative Party nomination if the GOP candidate didn't push for the ouster of legislative leaders in the Senate and Asseparty's 2010 nominee for governor, has said he would seek the Conservative Party nomination if the GOP candidate didn't push for the ouster of legislative leaders in the Senate and AsseParty nomination if the GOP candidate didn't push for the ouster of legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly.

For the first time in Republican history, most of the party's top legislative leaders came from former Confederate states, where resistance to minority and worker rights was an established tradition.

Traditionally, the council's minority leader makes their own speech to the council laying out legislative priorities and usually outlining an opposition viewpoint to the party in power.

Traditionally, Cuomo and majority party legislative leaders have scheduled three - men - in - a-room closed door leaders meetings, where minority party leaders are excluded.

In theory this could be interpreted to support an argument that a parliamentary party ought to have the power to elect their party leader directly, and indeed, at least historically, parliamentary system parties» leadership electoral procedures usually called for the party's legislative caucus to fill a leadership vacancy by electing a new leader directly by and from amongst themselves, and for the whole succession process to be completed within as short a time frame as practical.

Democratic legislative leaders on Wednesday were able to push through a two - year, $ 40.3 billion Democratic budget on the final night of the legislative session, despite opposition from some lawmakers in their own party, Republicans and some of the state's major employers.

Minority Democratic Senate Leader John Sampson was one of only two Senate Democrats to attend the bill signing ceremony, but he was not permitted to appear at the podium with Cuomo and the majority party legislative leaders, and had to sit in the audience instead.

Minority party leaders traditionally have been excluded from the meetings, which have become known around the Capitol as the «three men in a room» because they typically include the governor and two major party legislative leaders, who so far have all been male.

Their request is not new A «memorandum of understanding» that set aside $ 2 billion for the construction of supportive and affordable housing was agreed to in principle by the governor and legislative leaders last year, but all parties have yet to put their signatures on that MOU, meaning the bulk of the money hasn't been released.

Cuomo and the majority party legislative leaders stood at the podium to announce the end of the budget process, minority party leaders were invited to the event, but had to sit in the audience.

Carl Paladino, who led the GOP ticket in 2010, is threatening a third - party bid if Astorino doesn't denounce Republican legislative leaders who he feels have been too cozy with Cuomo.

In the past, governors and majority party legislative leaders often divided up the monies for capital projects among themselves, with no public input.

The groups are seeking major changes in the wake of the arrest and conviction of the two majority party legislative leaders, including banning or strictly limiting outside income, and closing loopholes in the campaign finance system that in some cases allow for unlimited contributions.

For the last several weeks, we legislative leaders — for the first time since I've been at the Capitol — put aside party labels, locked ourselves in a room and talked as leaders and friends about the direction of the state of Connecticut and how collectively we could orchestrate a budget that fulfilled our expectations for a new Connecticut.

«I think the budget that was passed in both chambers is a terrible budget for the state of Connecticut,» House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D - Berlin, said Thursday after emerging from closed - door talks with Malloy and legislative leaders from both parties.

In addition to the two majority party legislative leaders, Senate IDC Leader Klein has also been included in the closed door discussionIn addition to the two majority party legislative leaders, Senate IDC Leader Klein has also been included in the closed door discussionin the closed door discussions.

Ryan became a legislative district leader for the party after Bosworth was elected to the legislature in 2007.

In light of the ongoing follies we've seen in the New York State Senate, in particular, and the supreme arrogance of legislative leaders of both parties, in general, we're not certain that desire to abide by the will of the people is always present in the CapitoIn light of the ongoing follies we've seen in the New York State Senate, in particular, and the supreme arrogance of legislative leaders of both parties, in general, we're not certain that desire to abide by the will of the people is always present in the Capitoin the New York State Senate, in particular, and the supreme arrogance of legislative leaders of both parties, in general, we're not certain that desire to abide by the will of the people is always present in the Capitoin particular, and the supreme arrogance of legislative leaders of both parties, in general, we're not certain that desire to abide by the will of the people is always present in the Capitoin general, we're not certain that desire to abide by the will of the people is always present in the Capitoin the Capitol.

Minority party leaders have been traditionally excluded from the meetings, which have become known around the Capitol as the «three men in a room» because they typically include the governor and two major party legislative leaders, who so far have all been male.

It's been known as «hree men in a room,» because the governor and two majority party legislative leaders hash out details in private in the governor's office.

Rep. Robyn Porter, a Democrat from New Haven, criticized Malloy and top legislative leaders from both parties for declaring early in the budget process that tax increases for top earners were off the table.

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 leadeIn 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 leadein the minority party (the party with the lesser number of legislators in a legislative body), outranked only by the minority leadein a legislative body), outranked only by the minority leader.

The federal legislature (Congress), the legislatures in all states except for Nebraska, and many county and city legislative bodies are divided along party lines and have whips, as well as majority and minority leaders.

The measure was negotiated behind closed doors between Cuomo and majority party legislative leaders, and the bills were not in print until nearly midnight Thursday.

In that event, leaders of state political parties would submit a list of potential successors for each seat and legislative leaders would get to pick.

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, which supports the measure, says it's the best opportunity in decades to help fix a broken system that allows nearly unlimited gerrymandering by legislative leaders to benefit parties in power.

It's been known as three men in a room because the governor and two majority party legislative leaders hash out details in private in the governor's office.

Dick Dadey, with Citizens Union, which supports the measure, along with the League of Women Voters, says it's the best opportunity in decades to help fix a broken system that allows nearly unlimited gerrymandering by legislative leaders to benefit parties in power.

Cuomo promised to have a more open administration, but all key decisions have been made behind closed doors, often with only the consultation of the two majority party legislative leaders, a practice known as three men in a room.

On Monday, April 18th, Republican members of the Congressional delegation and key legislative Republicans sequestered themselves for a meeting in which resolving lingering difficulties over maps and making sure party leaders were on board were thought to be top agenda items.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

Steve Stallmer said corruption is prevelant in both parties, and would support term - limits on legislative leaders, and other measures.

Legislative leaders in Inslee's own party likely represent a more serious challenge for the governor.

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