Sentences with word «legislature»

The state legislature draws state legislative district lines with the assistance of an advisory commission.

It held that the power to change statutes of limitations periods rests in the hands of legislature and not judiciary.

She was first elected to the county legislature in 2013, but will not seek a third two - year term this fall as she runs for county executive.

He settled into the state legislature for what seemed like the long haul.

As a result, we have seen the state legislature pass legislation which greatly affects the field of Athletic Training.

For example, I tried uploading written testimony I had submitted to the state legislature on pending bills, and then tried entering queries related to the subjects of those bills.

I will make sure your county legislature does its job and keeps promises it makes to you.

However, in 2013 the state legislature approved civil unions for same - sex couples.

She's said he she's been in the county legislature as long as I have longer than I have.

That is, unless a county legislature votes to prohibit ride - sharing, it would be legal.

State - level voters would have grounds to fire the governor or legislature at the next election and to vote for higher or lower education taxes in the next referendum.

But it now lets more outside money into state races — which is very bad — because of changes by the Democratic - controlled legislature in 2013.

The third he would have surely touted as an important accomplishment had the agenda made it through legislature.

Depending on who's talking, the state legislature last month either concluded one of its best sessions or one of its worst.

Prior to the election, the PCs held a huge majority in provincial legislature and were high in public polls.

«The state legislature also needs to follow through and pass state reform,» he added.

And he says changing to a full time legislature with no outside income, will be a hard sell.

Last week the county legislature made some difficult ones.

The state legislature failed to bring up the bill when they passed the state budget in special session last week.

But all our state legislature gives a crap about is banning chocolate milk.

To help finance the tax breaks, the governor and legislature agreed to extend an income tax surcharge on millionaires for three more years, which brings in around $ 2 billion a year.

The state legislature wants to stop local governments from banning fracking in their communities.

He also said the state legislature needed to take a more comprehensive look at the problem, to see if other communities may be facing similar challenges.

This freshman county legislator nominated himself for legislature chairman 10 minutes after he was sworn in.

But this year was different because there was a fight between a Republican governor and a Democratic legislature over school funding.

The members of the state legislature who I met with welcomed a new idea for creating a teacher tenure system.

The 2016 session marked the fifth consecutive year that the state legislature adopted student - centered education reforms designed to provide accountability, transparency, and most importantly new education options for families.

Of course, these three issues are very different and each of them present their own unique challenges regardless of which legislature and which governor you're dealing with.

You'll hear how his run for State legislature created name recognition and how he got to know the owners by knocking on doors.

His Republican legislature passed the legislation under his sponsorship.

Our duty to engage in advocacy efforts goes beyond the 140 days the state legislature meets.

I have directly approached my elected members of parliament and the provincial legislature about access to justice issues.

A resolution in the county legislature calling for a repeal of parts of the state law was passed last month.

A part - time legislature comes in and out, and chooses issues they want to be very active on and which they don't.

The governor and legislature recently agreed to delay the effects of the Common Core tests on students for two more years.

There's only one problem with this plan: the new legislature next year might not be as supportive of educational choice as the present one.

He says when the governor and legislature acted to renew the tax on millionaires, they also cut taxes for the middle class.

The state legislature considered similar legislation this year, but rejected it.

I later I got an internship working with the state legislature during college.

That they may end up moving into other races in a year when several state legislature seats are up.

First, we should look at the experience of other countries where a green party or equivalent has entered the national legislature for the first time.

The state legislature included the provision in their final budget package.

Now there's a battle underway as the Republican - controlled legislature tries to stop the state's largest city from increasing its hourly wages.

The bill stays until the Republican legislature changes, IMO.

The state legislature then passed a measure granting the additional funding.

The state's legislature provides three means of doing so.

The move — part of the administration's campaign against obesity — came after the state legislature rejected efforts to put a tax on the sugary beverage.