Sentences with phrase «measures passed»

Or do measures pass by a majority of members who are seated in any session?

The governor has been unsuccessful in the past getting major reform measures passed in the legislature.

A ballot measure passed last year also granted authority to a new commission to approve charter school applications that were rejected by local boards.

Our charter school would receive a substantial portion of the bond proceeds for new facilities, should the bond measure pass.

He acknowledged it can be difficult to get controversial measures passed before the legislative session ends early next month, but said it's possible.

Much of her oeuvre is about measuring passing time, in calendars that both mark the past and anticipate the future.

The gun control measure passed with Republican support and Klein pointed to the input of the GOP lawmakers in the process for making it happen, giving it the appearance of bipartisan deal making.

The ethics package in the budget was just the latest in a series of measures passed by lawmakers and agreed to by the governor following a public outcry after the arrest of a state lawmaker.

A number of other significant measures passed on Tuesday.

Like Prop 30, many of the other measures passed in Dallas brought significant, if incremental, changes.

Other reform measures passed by council members to justify the 32 percent pay hike will make the job full - time and eliminate committee chairmanship bonuses, known as «lulus,» of between $ 8,000 and $ 25,000.

The Fraternal Order of Police is fighting on several fronts a new measure passed by the City Council that turns over responsibility of traffic control on the Museum Campus for big events to the Chicago Park District and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.

Our members have worked hard to expand and preserve existing programs, and as a result we saw measures passed this session that improve accountability and, in the case of home visiting, increase funding.

On Feb. 21, students in Clarence organized a rally across the street from Rep. Chris Collins» office, protesting his calls to end the NY SAFE Act, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's gun control measures passed in 2013 following the mass shooting of 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn..

Fresh from attending the Paris Climate Change Conference, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli went to Buffalo last night to help launch the NY Renews campaign, which will press to get climate - related measures passed during the next session of the Legislature in Albany.

In their lawsuits, filed last May, the groups argued that Proposition 39, a state ballot measure passed by voters in 2000, grants charters» access to facilities in...

If these ballet measures pass will it force companies to start labeling products as GMO?

If you live in a state that has a ballot initiative on Tuesday to label GMO products, please turn out to vote to have such measures passed.

New York is likely to become the last state to legalize mixed - martial arts in the country after the long - delayed measure passed the Democratic - led Assembly.

The disclosure forms are among several county measures passed since last spring, when federal corruption charges were filed against then - State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre).

The final measure passed with unusually broad support and little vocal opposition, with just 12 opponents in the Senate and 64 in the House.

This would not change much of the Assembly Measures system, and if the referendum should win, the Assembly Measures passed before that date would still be in force.

The state already has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, including measures passed in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School three years ago.

After this week's historic austerity measures passed by Italy, investors will be wondering how to short Italy immediately given the effect austerity measures tend to have on economies and thus, local equities, in the near - term.

The colossal budget measure passed both the Senate and House on the morning of February 9, ending a several - hour federal government shutdown that started at 12:01 AM.

But with insufficient measures passed by the Hellenic Parliament so far — and more particularly its failure to tackle nonperforming loans — the Greek debate dominated the Eurogroup discussion, thereby postponing the council's focus on fiscal policy.

We expect the direct economic impact of current trade actions to be relatively minor (and dwarfed by the pro-growth measures passed to date), but further escalation of trade tensions could strengthen the economic headwinds.

The ad and the broader campaign are aimed mostly at a spending measure passed by the Republican - led House of Representatives that cuts $ 61 billion from current spending levels, including cuts to Head Start, the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program and international aid programs.

Among Ndombele's many strengths is his ability to spot teammates» runs, finding them with measured passes around the box.

Voters also strongly to overwhelmingly support gun or school safety measures passed separately by the Assembly and Senate.

House leaders predicted last week that the spending plan could come as early as Monday, though there were signs the timeline might slip again even though the stopgap government funding measure passed on Dec. 11 runs out at the end of Wednesday.

The emergency measure passed last week by a vote of 367 - 55.

All this, piled on top of the gun control and same - sex marriage measures he passed in his first four years in office, made it seem few could accuse Cuomo of being a closet Republican again.

The Alcantara - Abbate measure passed the Assembly last year with only four votes in opposition, although it isn't without controversy: «If the Supreme Court recognizes that people shouldn't be forced to support an organization they don't agree with, it would be deeply troubling if state legislators tried to force them to anyways,» said the Empire Center's Girardin.

The final measures passed Sunday by the Senate provide for the flow of funds to state agencies, money to be sent to school districts, public college tuition to be cut or raised for students depending on their family incomes, and non-fiscal matters, including the legalization of ride - hailing upstate.

The amended version, recently introduced by Sen. Phil Boyle, a Long Island Republican, also pre-empts local measures passed by Albany, Westchester and Suffolk counties, and would do the same with a proposal that was recently introduced — but has not yet been passed — in New York City.

Steve Greenberg, a spokesman for Siena College, which conducted the survey, says the majority believes the latest anti-corruption measures passed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the legislature are ineffective.

Maloney's efforts are part of a Democratic Adopt - A-District plan to focus attention on what has so far been an unpopular measure passed by the House Republicans last week to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Legislators convened the state Senate oversight panel to vet an overhaul measure passed by New York's Legislature that creates a rotating chairmanship and other changes.

For the fist time in nearly four decades, the Idaho board of education will control all K - 12 funding that comes to the state from the federal government, following a controversial measure passed by the legislature.

Other technologies — including geothermal, marine energy and small hydropower — received one - year extensions to their 30 percent ITC under the joint spending and tax measures passed Friday and expected to be signed by President Obama this week.

Kline's charter - school oversight measure passed the House with bipartisan support.

«We've made some changes to address quality and they're starting to bear some fruit» said Naeyaert, referring to new accountability measures passed this year.

Compromise measures passed by the Republican - controlled Senate last week on charter schools, pensions and liquor sales have been rejected by what Democrats call «extreme right - wing members that kowtow to special interests.»

Cerf said he prefers what he termed «differential pay» as a separate measure passed by the Legislature.

$ 2.2 billion in local funding is provided in Sound Transit 2 Bonds leveraging a voter approved revenue measure passed in 2008.