Sentences with phrase «more members of the legislature»

«Our goal is not just indicting and arresting more and more members of the legislature, the goal is reform,» Schneiderman said.

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On the other hand, if the intention is to rely more on the legislature for policy making, presidents will appoint career politicians, including members of the Congress, to win their support.

Although the team is a diverse mix of Republicans, Democrats, business, religious and community leaders, the county legislature's GOP majority already has compiled a list of 14 transition members who gave a total of more than $ 60,000 to Curran's campaign.

A corruption commission appointed by Cuomo has voted to send subpoenas to some key members of the legislature to find out more about their relationships with private law clients.

The termination of Crist, 49, who has been a legislative liaison with the legislature's GOP majority for more than 20 years, followed a closed - door meeting late Friday by Republican members of the county legislature who agreed to authorize his termination, according to a person familiar with the matter.

All told, more than two dozen members of the New York state legislature have been indicted or resigned in disgrace over the past five years.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

Wayne Harris, a retired school administrator and one of the more intelligent legislators, made the plausible point that county mileage reimbursement democratizes the legislature in supporting members from far - flung districts.

«I don't have a problem with the legislature setting up committees and naming chairmen [previously the sole prerogative of legislature chairmen] but I think a so - called rail corridor committee should have more members from the corridor on it.»

However, to have law enforcement become the poker chip in this disagreement is troubling to all of us, and even more so for me as the only member of the law enforcement community serving on the county legislature.

Meanwhile, black and Latino legislators and activists are protesting today around the state to urge Cuomo to forge a legislative solution that would disregard the congressional lines drawn by a federal judge (after the legislature failed to agree on a proposal for them), saying the map won't help the chances of electing more minority members of Congress.

However, in 2011 the Nebraska legislature passed a law, saying no one may be an independent candidate (except for President) if the person was a registered member of a qualified Read more»

And compared to City Council members who receive more than $ 100,000 a year, state lawmakers say the $ 70,000 or so annual salary of a legislature member seems unfair.

Last week, members of the legislature's audit and... [Read more...]

The 23 members of the county legislature are also on the ballot, with no more than three seats actually in play.

A corruption commission appointed by Governor Cuomo has voted to send subpoenas to some key members of the legislature to find out more about their relationships with private law clients.

The Moreland Commission asked members of the legislature who are lawyers to disclose more details about the clients they serve in their private practices.

The attorney general also called for more power to be delegated to individual members of the legislature, in a strike at Albany's «three men in a room» culture, and for longer terms for Assembly members to cut down on time spent campaigning and fundraising — the latter requiring an amendment to the state constitution.

Speaking to more than 100 members of the Long Island Business Council in Farmingdale, Mangano said he would continue to press the county legislature to approve a total of $ 977 million in borrowing to upgrade the sewage plant, which was heavily damaged in superstorm Sandy.

MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that members of the county legislature's audit and control committee are recommending cuts to county executive Vince Horrigan's 2018 executive county budget in order to not only eliminate a proposed... [Read more...]

One member of the legislature who has been the strongest voice against more gun control is Hudson Valley Senator Greg Ball.

The legislature has approved only about one - third of that amount as Democratic members press for more checks and balances to monitor the progress of work.

You might think they're talking about current American politics: There is no money in the national treasury for more social programs like orphanages and vaccinations; The military budget must be cut; The rich are intent on keeping their tax privileges; Members of the legislature continue to beat down all proposed reforms of the leader; The conditions of the poor are getting worse; Some religious leaders insist that the Earth was created in six literal days; Foreigners must be deported.

More than half of the 50,000 members of the Washington Education Association have voted to authorize a strike if the state legislature does not adequately address teachers» concerns in its current session.

The 1st Annual Empower Mississippi Awards Luncheon will honor Lt. Governor Tate Reeves with our «Education Reformer of the Year» Award and recognize key members of the state legislature for their hard work in ensuring more Mississippi families have access to high quality education options.

There are few things more difficult than changing a position from elected to appointed, but we encourage the legislature to continue the education reforms of the past four years, and move forward with proposals this year to switch to a uniform system that includes all elected school board members, whose election coincides with the presidential election, and all appointed superintendents.

He has been the lead or co-lead author of numerous evaluations (including It's More Than Money, Catalyst for Change, and Pathway to Results, the first comprehensive, longitudinal evaluative studies of the impact of performance - based compensation on student achievement, teacher effectiveness and systems change) and articles, and provides briefings to members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, state legislatures and departments of education, and the media.

In this incredible and incrementing set of emails it becomes clear that the plan to take over the Bridgeport Public Schools took shape more than a year ago, and neither State Board of Education members nor the legislature were properly briefed, consulted or even informed.

This is a very popular bill; more than one - third of the Wisconsin legislature's 132 members are backing the measure.

School board members, especially those in large districts, are more representative of the communities they serve than state legislatures and members of Congress.

There, I met representatives from more than a dozen South Dakota counties, a member of the South Dakota legislature, county commissioners and nearly that many people from Nebraska.

Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell» Aniello, 2014 SCC 1 (34800) The Quebec legislature laid down the essential conditions that must be met to authorize a class action; one of these conditions is there be one or more questions of law or fact that are «identical, similar or related» for all the members of the group; Quebec law requires not a common answer, but a common question that can serve to advance the resolution of the litigation with respect to all the members of the group.

For all the failings of the legislature, most decisions still undergo extensive debate between the members, and for the more complex issues, in depth analysis in committee.

C.A., Feb. 29, 2012)(34800) Jan. 16, 2014 The Quebec legislature laid down the essential conditions that must be met to authorize a class action; one of these conditions is there be one or more questions of law or fact that are «identical, similar or related» for all the members of the group; Quebec law requires not a common answer, but a common question that can serve to advance the resolution of the litigation with respect to all the members of the group.

-LSB-...] It is that legislature's task to ensure that the national rules on limitation in criminal matters do not lead to impunity in a significant number of cases of serious VAT fraud, or are more severe for accused persons in cases of fraud affecting the financial interests of the Member State concerned than in those affecting the financial interests of the European Union» (para 41).