Sentences with phrase «members tied to the governor»

While the commission has considered proposals that would hike salaries as much as 47 %, some commission members tied to the governor and judiciary have expressed reservations about approving any pay hikes unless the Legislature makes its case.

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The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi acts as President of the Senate and is given the right to cast a vote in the 52 member State Senate in case of a tie.

The report charged that after appointing members to the panel, Cuomo's office interfered with its work when it veered too close to groups with ties to the governor or issues that could hurt him politically.

State Senator Tony Avella, a member of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference representing Queens, sought to tie the property tax cap to the restoration of $ 209 million in Medicaid payments that the governor proposed cutting in his budget.

He is perceived to have close ties to Governor Andrew Cuomo, which has prompted a sour reaction from many of the Assembly's rank - and - file members.

Among unions, it broke through the close ties between Democrats and organized labor to pick up several endorsements from teachers locals, where members were fed up giving their support, their money and their votes to a governor who constantly tries to attack them.