Sentences with phrase «legislators before they voted»

That information was not provided to county legislators before they voted to approve the merger, he said.

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«What he's basically saying is legislators should not review the bills before they vote on them.

[122][123] The day before the convention, the state's four Roman Catholic bishops in a letter to legislators endorsed putting the issue to a popular vote:» [T] he marriage debate should not be reserved only to lawyers and lawmakers.

When asked about the senator's attendance this year, his campaign spokesman, Richie Fife, had a three - point response: Perkins attendance record before this year is laudable; the votes so far this year have taken place outside the budget negotiations, when a bulk of the chambers» real action occurs; and frankly, legislators in the minority don't have much power, thanks to the way the Republican - IDC coalition runs the chamber.

The proposed amendment to section 14 of Article 3 of the State Constitution would allow electronic distribution of a state legislative bill to satisfy the constitutional requirement that a bill be printed and on the desks of state legislators at least three days before the Legislature votes on it.

The report states that legislators have voted on those numbers against the advice of their own consultants, even increasing the 2012 projections before passing the final budget.

Lobbyists and lawmakers expect major issues to be combined into an omnibus bill called a «big ugly» to be voted on before legislators break for the year next week.

Such messages are supposed to only be used in the case of emergency as the three - day aging period is designed to give the public and legislators a chance to review a measure before it comes to a vote.

Sarah Anker (D - Mount Sinai) speaks about red light camera safety before the legislature voted on the bill she sponsored to begin a six - month study of the camera program at the Suffolk County legislators meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2017.

Following an outcry by Queens and city legislators about widespread voting problems during Primary Day, the city Board of Elections said it is taking extra precautions to educate the public about the new voting machines before the Nov. 2 election.

Legislators also would need to vote for a pay raise before December 31, if they hope to get one in the New Year.

«Before going to the voting booth next month, voters should review our ratings and consider how their legislators represented them.

Another question asked voters about the «probably double digit increase in the cost of the toll» on the bridge and the «jamming it through the Legislature before the July 4th holiday» assessing whether those conditions «make you more or less likely to vote to vote for Governor Cuomo and the state legislators who support it?»

The A.F.L. - C.I.O., the Conservative Party, the Sierra Club, the National Abortion Rights Action League, legislators of both parties and Change New York, the anti-tax group, were united against the measure,» wrote Richard Perez - Pena, for the New York Times, on November 5, 1997, just before the con con vote that year.

Malloy and Democratic Senate President Martin Looney want legislators to vote on the mini-budget before the fiscal year ends Friday.

The 39 - page SAFE Act was enacted at the onset of the 2013 legislative session pursuant to the governor's «message of necessity,» which allowed it to come to a vote before most legislators had a chance to read or digest it.

That possibility remains for former county Democratic Party chair and incumbent county legislator John Parete of Boiceville, who holds a slim 20 vote lead over Democratic challenger Kathy Nolan in the 22nd district, which includes Shandaken, Olive, Denning and Hardenburgh, with 217 absentee ballots on hand at the county board of elections and a possibility of more arriving before they can be opened beginning Wednesday, November 15.

ALBANY — With the first bills printed, legislators huddled again Thursday morning to review details of the state budget, trying to resolve last - minute differences before voting begins this afternoon.

Legislators received the sexual harassment language just hours before the anticipated vote, buried in nearly 100 additional pages of a larger budget bill,» the women said in a joint statement.

De Blasio had proposed a cap on new permits for the popular car services, but backed down the day before a scheduled council vote in the face of industry pressure and wavering support from legislators.

However, on Monday, the Department of City Planning pulled the application, just before a City Council subcommittee was set to vote on it, because of a disagreement with legislators.

If the commission does not vote to raise pay for legislators before Dec. 31, it will not happen until 2020 at the earliest.

Legislators say the mayor's office convinced many of the city's Assembly members to oppose the measure, which was ultimately pulled just before a scheduled Codes Committee vote.

If legislators return before Jan. 1, they could conceivably also vote themselves a pay increase that would take effect in 2013.

It was critical for the legislators to be briefed by the Budget Director, Commissioners and their staff before taking any votes on the budget they presented.

Legislators are pushing toward a June 21 adjournment, and the New York State Association of Counties and the District Attorney's Association of New York are urging a vote on the bill before then.

The governor had presented lawmakers with a $ 3.2 billion budget reduction plan, which legislators had said before the vote that they would not approve because it entailed mid-year cuts to schools.

«I'll tell you what I'm disturbed about, and that is the process of bringing legislators back — both sides of the aisle, the Senate and the Assembly — without an agreed - upon work agenda,» Sen. Jim Tedisco, R - Glenville, said before voting no.

She said she believed the raise should have been voted on before Election Day, but said legislators wanted to wait until a contract with CSEA was finalized.

Lawmakers didn't receive the 702 - page budget until 11:48 p.m., Stec said — just four hours before the vote, and before legislators had a chance to read it.

We need to see a list before Election Day of the Suffolk County legislators who voted to raid the clean water funds.

WHEREAS, it is our understanding that many State Legislators had less than an hour to read the legislation, which contained approximately twenty - five thousand words, before being forced to vote on it; and

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Before voting on a final 2015 budget, Onondaga County legislators added thousands of dollars for library computers, the St. Patrick's Day parade, mosquito spraying and other pet projects to be named later.

«I want to thank all of the legislators who supported the measure and ensured it was brought to a vote before the close of this year's legislative session, which ended this morning.

Tedisco told POLITICO he worked closely with the group in crafting his legislation, and would require all spending projects to be lined out on legislators» desks — either in a budget bill or a spending resolution — for 72 hours before they could be voted on.

There will be plenty of time for me and the other 10 legislators to air our opinions before we cast our votes on the new lease.

The language: «The proposed amendment to Section 14 of Article 3 of the State Constitution would allow electronic distribution of a state legislative bill to satisfy the constitutional requirement that a bill be printed and on the desks of state legislators at least three days before the Legislature votes on it.

Legislators are expected to convene before the end of the year to vote on the budget.

He went on to explain to Chairman Wolfe that actually his own behavior had some aspects of which he was complaining were coming from Ed Day saying that he was an independent legislator and referring obliquely to Chairman Wolfe's own arrogance stated he «would like not to have others decide for me what I need before I can vote on something».

It is my hope that legislators will take the time to find out the actual facts behind the governance structure of public education and the advantages Utah has with an elected and independent State Board of Education before they vote on any of these proposals.

Before these important floor votes, your legislators need to hear from you.

Last week, legislators announced a new tentative plan, but refused to unveil the details until hours before the House was expected to vote on it.

Boston, MA — Animal welfare organizations including the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) and the MSPCA - Angell have united behind House Bill (H.) 4244 and have issued a call to action to Massachusetts residents to contact legislators to move the pending legislation to the house floor for a vote before the legislative session ends on July 31.

And yet as I've observed before, if a few thousand bucks is enough to buy a vote, then the real scandal isn't that legislators can be bought, but that they can be bought so cheaply.