Sentences with phrase «legislature saved the state»

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Florida Supreme Court says legislature, governor had no right to save Terri Schiavo's life The Florida Supreme Court today ruled unanimously that the state legislature should not have given Gov. Jeb Bush the power to feed mentally disabled 40 - year - old Terri Schiavo against the wishes of husband, who wanted to starve her to death.

The state legislature is considering the Save New York Call Center Jobs Act, which would hold corporations like Verizon accountable for keeping jobs in New York.

The state senator said while the county legislature «needs to do their due diligence on this project,» they've been involved for quite some time and «any unnecessary delay does nothing but hurt Southern Tier families and prevents us from saving lives.»

«The legislature needs to roll back costly state mandates on local governments — and then help them consolidate, share services, downsize and realign their workforces to save taxpayer dollars.»

Connecticut comptroller Kevin Lembo is projecting the state's surplus has increased for the current fiscal year, and he's calling on the legislature to make a change in state law to allow more of that money to be saved for harder times.

They are aligned with an organization called the Committee to Save New York (CSNY) in pushing local officials to call on the state legislature to support Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed Tier VI Pension reform plan.

In fact, she says she'd rather see the legislature take a pay cut and convene for only three months out of the year, citing how much money it would save the state.

Efforts to help potential first - time home buyers save for down payments using special tax - favored accounts have been gaining traction in state legislatures.

Historically, Cuomo has not called special elections for state legislature seats, citing a need to save money.

Imagine if the legislature decided to abolish the death penalty, not as the culmination of an emotional debate about who we are as a society, but to save the few million bucks a year that the state pays to endlessly defend and prosecute death - row murderers.

The governor was reminded by a top aid that he and the legislature approved a new pension tier, so that future workers will receive fewer benefits, saving the state, as well as local governments, billions of dollars in costs in coming decades.

The only thing that can save this state is if the electorate wakes up and votes the career politicians out of the legislature.

In 2010, the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability estimated that Sunshine State taxpayers saved $ 32.6 million, which is approximately $ 1.44 in state education funding for every dollar lost in corporate income tax revenue due to credits for scholarship contributState taxpayers saved $ 32.6 million, which is approximately $ 1.44 in state education funding for every dollar lost in corporate income tax revenue due to credits for scholarship contributstate education funding for every dollar lost in corporate income tax revenue due to credits for scholarship contributions.

In Washington state, parents were vital to convincing the legislature to save charter schools after they were declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court.

In 2010, the Florida legislature's respected Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability estimated that the state of Florida saves $ 1.44 for every $ 1 in decreased tax revenue as a result of the STC law.

In 2010, the Florida legislature's nonpartisan Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) estimated that Sunshine State taxpayers saved $ 1.44 for every dollar of revenue reduced by the tax credits.

A recall petition was filed around the same time as the legislature was changing the law to save state senator Josh Newman's seat.

The State legislature has decided that the bulk of the Prop 39 money will go to school districts, who can now apply for the money in order to, say, install solar panels on schools in order to save on energy costs.

School choice is an increasingly popular issue in state legislatures nationwide as more and more states consider expanding educational options to help children get a better education, spur public school improvement, and save taxpayer dollars.

There are various constitutional ways the legislature could fix the funding issue through existing or new funding streams while still saving the state money.

That fickle hour has been dancing to legislatures» tunes ever since — albeit sometimes reluctantly, as when the United States fairly recently decided to prolong Daylight Saving Time until the first Sunday in November and, after grumbling, Canada shuffled into step.

Family Planning Advocates of New Jersey introduces an initiative entitled Spend a Little, Save a Lot to the legislature urging them to spend $ 3.5 million on family planning that would save the state $ 12 millSave a Lot to the legislature urging them to spend $ 3.5 million on family planning that would save the state $ 12 millsave the state $ 12 million.

In May, bipartisan majorities in the legislature approved policies that strengthen the state's ability to get the full, cost - saving benefits of voluntary home visiting.