Sentences with phrase «majority of state legislatures»

In the majority of state legislatures, though, parent - trigger laws have not generated the major education movement that former California state Sen. Gloria Romero envisioned in 2010 when she authored the nation's first law dubbed the «parent trigger,» with help from Parent Revolution Executive Director and former Clinton administration official Ben Austin.

The implementation and rollout of the Healthy Michigan Plan, which expanded Medicaid at a time when both the governor and the majority of the state legislature are Republican, holds lessons for other «red» states, say the researchers.

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Politically speaking, Illinois is about as blue as it gets, with dominant Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature.

The majority of states (37) have «specific statutes that allow for payday lending,» reports the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Shockingly, he wanted to replace the two - thirds of Congress and three - fourths of the state legislatures requirement for amendment with a simple majority!

If the «wall of separation» is lowered, we are told, our schools may be returned to the days of prayers prescribed by state legislatures; evolution may be banished from the classroom and replaced by «creation science»; and religious minorities may be at the mercy of intolerant majorities.

The state GOP put a lot of resources into trying to help County Executive Rob Astorino end the Democratic grip on the local legislature by breaking its veto - proof majority.

Members of Nassau County legislature's Republican majority called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend deadlines for homeowners seeking state disaster recovery funds to rebuilding their homes after superstorm Sandy.

With a divided legislature in 2017, some of the most controversial proposals did not get passed despite the majority leaders supporting them including legalizing marijuana and installing tolls on state highways.

The first of two ways an amendment can be incorporated into the state constitution takes at least four years: two separately elected state legislatures must first vote to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot; then the majority of New Yorkers must vote on it and pass it by referendum.

When one political party holds the governor's office and a majority in both houses of the state legislature, the state is governed by a state government trifecta.

Meanwhile, Republicans continue to control the majority of governorships and state legislatures after their 2010 sweep.

It's also an historic election for the Board, which will have a majority of women for the first time ever — nine out of 17 — and will become the only county legislature in New York State in which women currently comprise a majority.

«According to a 2007 report by the National Conference of State Legislatures, thirty states have put in place statutory or constitutional tax or spending limits,» the Senate Majority's release said.

I'll give the majority and minority leaders of the county legislature credit for at least one thing at their annual state - of - the - county addresses last week.

Of these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointmentOf these, four are selected by the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointmentof each chamber of the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointmentof the state legislature from a list of 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointmentof 25 candidates nominated by the state commission on appellate court appointments.

The leader of the majority side of the legislature will however not describe himself as being incorruptible stating that «It is only God who is incorruptible».

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed deputy majority leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

NationBuilder co-founder Joe Green says that the company is having productive conversations about those features with Democrats in other types of organizations, like the caucus committees that seek to achieve majorities in state legislatures by bringing in support for key candidates.

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single - party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he will try to get the state legislature to broaden an increase in the state's minimum wage beyond fast food workers, but the newly appointed Deputy Majority Leader of the state Senate is throwing some cold water on that plan.

The Democratic majority in the legislature came very close to repealing Iowa's status as a right - to - work state earlier this year... payback for the unions, but it would have devastated Iowa's chances of attracting business and new jobs.

As part of his open - ended campaign to reform state government, Cuomo proposed to create an independent entity to conduct the redrawing of legislative and congressional lines, a process that happens every 10 years and which has historically been controlled by the unbelievably conflicted majority parties in each house of the state legislature.

In 2006 Democrats won control of the House and the Senate, as well as a majority of governorships and state legislatures.

Our new Senate Republican majority is 32 - strong and we're ready to work with the Governor - elect and every member of the State legislature to do the people's business.»

The split in the SPD is exemplified in another western state — Hesse — where local SPD leader Andrea Ypsilanti narrowly failed to oust CDU premier Roland Koch in elections in January, leaving the state legislature without a clear majority and Koch in power at the head of a caretaker administration.

The group also announced several key hires ahead of the election, and plans to focus the majority of it's attention in state legislature races, Politico reports.

In addition, supporters argue that the drawing of majority - minority districts has resulted in an increased number of minority representatives in state legislatures and Congress.

ALBANY — There will be no special session of the legislature next week, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan said late Friday, announcing the end of weeks of talks about government reform, ride - hailing and a salary increase for state lawmakers.

Just last week, State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick introduced a bill in the state legislature that would require a majority of BPCA members to live in the State Sen. Daniel Squadron and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick introduced a bill in the state legislature that would require a majority of BPCA members to live in the state legislature that would require a majority of BPCA members to live in the area.

The vast majority of incumbents in the city, both on the Council and the state legislature, currently have little competition.

In 2002, after winning a majority of seats in the State House of Representatives, Republicans gained complete control of the legislature.

Democrats may have won every statewide office, re-won every U.S. House seat, and kept majorities in both houses of the state legislature in the last election.

It's also worth noting that legendary levels of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the majority in the state Senate in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months of their abbreviated stint in power basking in new information about how Republicans spent the legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.

«We noticed and we know that we are a party in majority at the National Assembly and we are a party with majority in the number of governors, state Houses of Assembly, but we notice there is no cordial relationship among the governors, the executive and the legislature.

Leaders of the legislature's Democratic majority last month proposed cutting state spending by 2.5 percent across the board.

Both houses of the state legislature have veto - proof dem majorities.

The highlight of the session was the passage of a revised $ 19 billion state budget based on an agreement between the Democratic majority in the legislature and Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy.

In the 2012 election, the Conservative, Working Families, and Independence Parties of New York had nominees for the New York state legislature in over half the districts, but the overwhelming majority of the nominees were not members of those parties, but were cross-endorsed major party nominees.

There are majority party sponsors in each house of the legislature for a bill to add greater oversight to the state's economic development contracts, but the measure failed to come to the floor for a vote.

Also indicated is the majority party of the state legislatures» upper and lower houses as well as U.S. Senate representation.

Mr. de Blasio, a former campaign operative, is fully engaged in trying to return Democrats to the majority in the State Senate so he can further his own left - leaning agenda, much of which is dependent on a friendly state legislaState Senate so he can further his own left - leaning agenda, much of which is dependent on a friendly state legislastate legislature.

I am very confident that this time round, two - thirds majority of state assemblies will vote in support of financial autonomy for state legislatures.

Adesanya urged the EFCC to quiz the suspended Speaker, Jumoke Akindele; her Deputy Speaker, Fatai Olotu; and the Majority Leader, Ifedayo Akinsoyinu in order to unravel the circumstances behind the alleged withdrawal of N15m from the House's account without the approval of the state legislature.

Because the overwhelming majority of primary voters are not interested in choosing a minor party's primary ballot, and instead choose one of the major party primary ballots, the effect is that minor parties can never place nominees on the ballot for state legislature.

Environmentalists are also starting to focus on Proposition 26, a little - noticed California ballot measure that would reclassify environmental impact fees as taxes and require a two - thirds vote of the state legislature to impose them rather than a simple majority.

Today, as Tennessee proceeds with Gateway testing, the majority of districts across the state have reduced class sizes to meet mandates established by the legislature.

The Massachusetts legislature gave its final endorsement to a controversial constitutional amendment that, if approved by a majority of the state's voters later this year, would permit state aid to private - school students.

The Republican - majority New Jersey legislature last week voted to override Gov. James J. Florio's veto of a bill rolling back the state sales tax from 7 cents to 6 cents.

The Oregon legislature drafted the new tax proposal in a special session last month, stipulating that a majority of the state's cities, counties, and school districts must signal their backing for a statewide vote before it can be held, in March or May of next...