Sentences with phrase «most liberal state»

The ruling significantly curtails interstate forum shopping by plaintiffs» lawyers seeking to file hundreds of individual civil actions and class actions in the most liberal state court jurisdictions in the US.

Massachusetts had the most liberal state definition of special education, and a 17 - year court case focused on compliance kept the focus off of misdiagnoses.

And for those of you who question «Romneycare», you need to realize that he was the Governor of Massachusetts, the most liberal state in the country, and MA viewed universal health care as right for itself.

New York remained one of the most liberal states.

Not exact matches

But perhaps devolving most existing federal power to the state level will end up being the most mutually acceptable path forward for both conservatives and liberals who don't want to be dictated to by people who don't share their values.

But perhaps the most promising option, teased by a large group of tax law experts and vocally championed by prominent liberal economist Dean Baker, is for states to repeal their income taxes and replace them with employer - side payroll taxes.

Movement toward such a new contract has begun already in several states, most notably California, where the liberal emphasis on education and training has been combined with the conservative emphasis on demanding something in exchange for a welfare check.

Assuming these traits are fundamental to the American political mind, most political theorists see this as reflecting the classical liberal mind — distinct from the «modern liberal» view which accepts the legitimacy of the welfare state — not a conservative mind.

In my travels throughout the United States and Canada, I met scores of Messianic Jews for whom most of their congregations are too «liberal» with regard to traditional (or Orthodox) Jewish practice.

Before considering these three points I will state, as fairly as I can in a few sentences, what seem to be the most common reasons for questioning the survivability of liberal Protestantism.

The reason for this may be that the most influential school of communitarianism — that associated with the journal The Responsive Community, edited by Amitai Etzioni — tends to equate its ideal of community with the liberal welfare state.

George treats most severely the «anti-perfectionist» liberals - including Dworkin, Rawls, and David Richards - who contend that the state should, so far as possible, establish laws without reference to controversial views about the best human life.

As Goldstein correctly states, he was becoming — next to Martin Luther King Jr. — «the most influential liberal Protestant in America.»

It's worth noting that it's not always the traditionally liberal states that are the most favorable for surrogacy.

Surrogacy in California is particularly special because, as one of the most advanced and liberal states concerning surrogacy law, it allows intended parents and surrogates to come together from all over the world in many unique ways.

Surrogate Parenting Services (SPS) has the advantage of being a surrogate agency in California, the state with the most liberal and accommodating surrogacy laws in the United States.

Dadey noted Gillibrand's recent most liberal ranking from The National Journal (she actually tied for first place with Oregon's Jeff Merkley) and borrowed a phrase from a state GOP press release that slammed the junior senator for undergoing a «liberal makeover taking her from Annie Oakley to Jane Fonda.»

Klein was roundly criticized by liberals for working with Senate Republicans, but he has argued the IDC was able to get big - ticket accomplishments through the chamber, such as two bills to increase the state's minimum wage, the most recent of which passed this year.

Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat and the most liberal member of the state's House delegation, tore into Trump's Syria strike, and further assailed the Republican commander - in - chief's opposition to admitting refugees from the war - bloodied country.

It comes as liberal groups have pushed Democrats in the state Senate — most recently Sen. Simcha Felder of Brooklyn — to not work with Republicans in the chamber, citing Trump's presidency as a key factor in unifying the party.

For all the liberal victories 1199 has racked up in New York, there's the inescapable fact that most of them, and probably a lot more, would have been possible with a fully Democratic state legislature.

According to the New York Times, two political scientists have determined that Heastie is «the fifth-most liberal member of the State Assembly and ranks among the most liberal lawmakers nationwide.»

Six years after receiving the most popular votes in any senatorial election in U.S. history, the five - term Democrat has seen sliding favorability ratings as liberals in the Golden State hammer her for not being tough enough standing up to President Donald Trump.

The WFP is the most persistent threat to the power of business interests in the Empire State, and the governor doesn't want anyone to point out that he governs as a centrist on economic issues and a liberal only on social issues.

The Liberal candidate for the new WA seat of Burt is «very, very hopeful» of winning, despite marginal seat polling showing it is the most likely electorate in the state to go to Labor.

For example, the study reported on by the Times places State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., one of the state's most vocal advocates against abortion and gay rights falls, in the top half of the most liberal DemocState Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., one of the state's most vocal advocates against abortion and gay rights falls, in the top half of the most liberal Democstate's most vocal advocates against abortion and gay rights falls, in the top half of the most liberal Democrats.

Consider this: - Two of the most important issues for liberal voters in a Democratic state, same - sex marriage and the so - called «millionaires tax,» are resolved heading into an election year.

«Andrew Cuomo is one of the most liberal governors in the United States of America, and if you're a liberal, that's fine,» he said.

You, as governor and mayor — New York State's most powerful liberals — have argued constantly.

The VVD is a party founded on liberal philosophy, [38] traditionally being the most ardent supporter of «free markets» of all Dutch political parties, promoting political, economic liberalism, classical liberalism, cultural liberalism, but also (in contrast to this) committed to the idea of the welfare state.

The state committee and the county committees regularly endorse the most disgustingly liberal Democrat political candidates every single election, then have the audacity to whine about a group that wants to call themselves the Reform Party.

Personally, I am confident that liberal, small state, politics gives the most disadvantaged people the best chance to improve their lives.

Karen Scharff, one of the state Capitol's most ubiquitous liberal activists, runs both the Education Fund and Citizen Action.

Most liberals agree Democrats will need heart paddles to make the state competitive.

Rivera, one of the most liberal members of the State Legislature, has reprised his attacks from two years ago: namely that Cabrera — an evangelical pastor — used to be a registered Republican, maintains ties to conservative groups like the Family Research Council and has praised the government of Uganda, which subjects homosexuals to imprisonment.

Medina slammed him for not doing enough, but Dilan countered that he voted for rent regulations just as the most liberal people in the state voted.

He's a narcissist and a huckster, an opportunist who not only failed to join conservatives in the big fights about the size and scope of government over the past several decades but, to the extent he was even aware of such battles, was often funding the other side, with a long list of contributions to the liberals most responsible for the dire state of affairs in the country, including likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

But most industry players — especially those whose business is multifamily properties — would like to see that the state senate, rather than the overwhelmingly liberal and pro-tenant city council, keeps control of rent regulation, said Massey Knakal Realty Services» chairman Robert Knakal.

«It's not Arkansas or some state in the middle of the country... it's New York State, New York City, the most progressive capital of the world, the most liberal people in America,» Cuomo state in the middle of the country... it's New York State, New York City, the most progressive capital of the world, the most liberal people in America,» Cuomo State, New York City, the most progressive capital of the world, the most liberal people in America,» Cuomo said.

Rep. Josh Elliott, one of the chamber's most liberal Democrats, told The Courant that he is still undecided because the House Democratic budget has deep spending cuts and no income tax increases on the state's wealthiest citizens.

The Liberal Democrats position is that they wish to recognise a democratic, sovereign and viable Palestinian state when it will help the peace process most.

Even in the state's most competitive House district, it will be difficult for Snohomish County Councilman John Koster (R) to paint DelBene as too liberal for the district.

Sen. Bernard Sanders, I - Vt., one of the Senate's most liberal members, has endorsed state Sen. Daylin Leach — one of four Democrats running in the primary for Pennsylvania's 13th District.

The liberal candidate who registered a surprising 9 percent in Wednesday's Quinnipiac University poll said New York is the most segregated state in the nation according to housing and school statistics.

To begin with, Corwin is not Scozzafava, who was ranked as the most liberal member of the state Assembly.

Fortunately for de Blasio, his Progressive Agenda will be hosting its forum in Iowa City, amid a concentration of the state's most liberal Democrats.

Commenting on the Chief Medical Officer's annual report that states that there is still a large gap between the health of the most and least deprived communities in Wales, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said:

WASHINGTON — The former Arizona state senator Debbie Lesko fended off an unusually strong Democratic challenge to win a special congressional election on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, demonstrating the resilience of the Republican base but also the eagerness of liberals to compete in even the most heavily conservative districts.

«One of our most interesting findings is the fact that, when people had a hard time determining someone's political orientation, they seemed to revert (unhelpfully) to gender stereotypes, assuming feminine - sounding people were liberal and masculine - sounding people were conservative,» states Carpenter.

These issues have been most championed in the United States by liberals, female representatives, and the Democratic Party.»