Sentences with phrase «makeup of»

Because of an editing error, an article on Sunday about the influence of the real - estate industry on tax issues referred incorrectly to the makeup of Congress when it approved a 1986 tax overhaul.

While the makeup of the state Senate remained unclear, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo coasted to victory over Republican businessman Carl Paladino, and Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand won their U.S. Senate seats with ease.

The data was weighted to match the demographic makeup of selected seats.

Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, said that given the makeup of the city's electorate, speaking before the mostly black crowd at NAN is going to be important to anyone who wants to be the next mayor.

Latino community members launched petitions in February asking Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer to increase the number of Latinos on the board to be more in proportion with the Hispanic makeup of the neighborhood, known as El Barrio.

Those arguments continue to gain nuance and force at every budget hearing, adapting to the makeup of the body and the changing economic landscape of the region.

The district has been plagued in recent years with controversy over the makeup of the school board and many of its actions.

The shift would draw down the makeup of many rural areas where prisons are located, to the benefit of urban areas where more crimes take place — that is, better for Democrats than for Republicans.

It looks as if the makeup of the East Hampton Town Board indicates it could act to form a new, noise - free policy, she said.

He does not anticipate that the makeup of the new members itself will change the legislative direction of the body.

The makeup of Congress will ultimately determine whether there is any significant change in tax or infrastructure policy, both of which have major implications for New York in particular.»

«It is clear that given the results two years ago, given the poll a month ago, given all that is going on in this district and the makeup of this district that this is going to be a close race,» says Greenberg.

Our ability to expand those rights to universal status across the nation may be limited, given the changing makeup of the Supreme...

In all of these cases, nominees with close personal ties to the seat or surrounding area have been selected, regardless of the political makeup of the CLP.

The new legislation also changes the makeup of the ethics board.

«Clearly the community was not satisfied with the current makeup of the board and wanted a change.»

The proceedings that continued to unfold in court Wednesday also showed just how aggressively factions are working to upset the control and makeup of the board.

Manufacturers of synthetic marijuana have been able to skirt around U.S. laws by slightly altering the chemical makeup of their product.

For decades Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats engaged in a redistricting process that allowed them to draw districts that would assure their incumbents had the best chance of being reelected, disregarding the actual makeup of communities.

Karen Scharff, executive director of Citizen Action of New York, said the varied makeup of the commission — a mix of elected officials, academics and policy experts — will encourage a healthy discussion on how to overhaul New York's campaign - finance system.

«I think the voters in the North District were dissatisfied with the makeup of the current board and they wanted a change,» Jay said.

On Thursday morning — a day after the Times Union inquired about the makeup of the board — Fuller Road's website was updated to show the addition of six new board members, four of whom have worked for Cuomo.

«They do try and hold the party together, they do recognise that the Labour party is a broad church, not a religious cult, that you need people of different backgrounds and try and get the best possible talents,» Dugher said, adding that «ultimately [the makeup of the shadow cabinet] will be a decision for Jeremy».

«I think it is without question related to part of the inherent makeup of a farmer — that they are, and have to be by the very nature, ingenious in many different ways and just figure out how to make things happen and get things done,» Mr. Bellone said.

On Thursday, the City Council approved a bill requiring the Department of Small Business Services to survey and study the gender, ethnic, and racial makeup of executive - level staff and board members of companies that contract with the city.

Van Bramer's proposed audits would also analyze salary history based on these factors, as well as the makeup of workers in leadership positions.

But disagreements over the makeup of the oversight board will most likely mean that Congress will miss a May 1 deadline for voting on the bill, González said.

WXXI News Director Julie Philipp and Capitol Bureau Correspondent Karen DeWitt discuss the newly proposed redistricting maps in New York State and how they could impact the future makeup of the legislature.

A wrangle over the makeup of Labour's governing body will continue into the party conference.

The November 2016 election left the partisan makeup of Maryland's congressional delegation the same as it had been in the previous term.

In 2018, Troy will have a unique makeup of its city council.

Assemblyman Barclay said efforts by him and other state lawmakers to have the law repealed have been unsuccessful and offered little hope that can happen, noting the current political makeup of the state Legislature.

We don't have data on the makeup of these latest groups, but there is no evidence that they follow a different pattern to the pre-existing majority - and any individual tranche would have to be wildly different in order to affect the larger picture.

The lawmakers also debated the makeup of an advisory committee of school officials, police and mental health professionals.

Over time, Klein is clearly calculating the makeup of Senate Democrats might change enough so that there aren't enough members who would say he could become majority leader over their dead bodies, or that he can grow his conference.

The makeup of the group ensures a healthy debate on the controversial issues surrounding a number of economic - development tax breaks.

And, of course, Northern Ireland's hand in the Brexit negotiations is likely to be strengthened further by the makeup of the next parliament and the precarious position of the Conservative government.

However, several changes in the makeup of each conference's campaign fund balance indicate Democrats have improved in this area over the same period of time.

Two Republican primaries in Arkansas on Tuesday finalized the makeup of potentially competitive House races this fall.

An interesting map by Eric Fischer highlights the racial and ethnic makeup of New York City based on the 2010 census.

According to the sources, who described the makeup of the proto - campaign on condition of anonymity, Bloomberg's former City Hall deputy Howard Wolfson is helping to lead the exploratory effort, along with Bradley Tusk, who managed Bloomberg's last re-election campaign, and Kevin Sheekey, a former deputy mayor who has all but made it his life's mission to get Bloomberg on the presidential ticket.

As Amazon nears a decision on the location for its second headquarters, it's weighing a number of factors about each city: access to transit systems, the size and makeup of the local workforce, available real estate and tax breaks.

Second, and related, the partisan makeup of Scotland's MPs was at least 90 % non-nationalist, which ensured that they would be whipped by pan-British (excluding Northern Ireland) parties to vote, theoretically at least, in pan-British interests.

The makeup of the powerful education policymaking panel will be drastically different, with increased racial and gender diversity and a greater representation of public school educators.

After Tuesday, the new makeup of the New York state Senate could pave the way for a Democratic takeover.

Similar arguments are rehearsed each time the state undertakes a major construction project: contractors say the makeup of the workforce is dictated by the construction trades, who in turn say they are making their best efforts to diversify, while minority leaders say not enough is done by way of outreach and recruitment.

State records documenting the makeup of each contractor's workforce show that diversity on the construction site got off to a slow start.

Beals» speech at his kickoff event outlined an «Eleven County Strategy,» a reference to the makeup of the district.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.04 % White, 2.18 % Black or African American, 0.43 % Native American, 0.36 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 1.73 % from other races, and 1.23 % from two or more races.

The racial makeup of the county was 92.57 % (124,875 people) white, 2.37 % (3,197 people) African - American, 0.51 % (688 people) Asian, 0.51 % (689 people) Native American / Alaskan, 0.03 % (34 people) Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, 1.98 % (2,669 people) other, and 2.04 % (2,751 people) two or more races.