Sentences with phrase «of a state constitutional convention»

There was talk of a state constitutional convention, which if authorized by the legislature could take place in 2017.
During STA interviews, other candidates discussed their views on charter schools, the possibility of a state constitutional convention, high stakes testing and safety, Hawkins said.
Perkins was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1846 and a member of the New York State Assembly in 1846, 1847, and again in 1849.
A recent review of the state constitutional conventions in Oregon (1857) and Washington (1889) for an amicus brief in Locke v. Davey revealed no evidence of anti-Catholic animus.
And, keep an eye out for a related conference in Albany on Friday, which will look at ethics reform through the lens of a state constitutional convention - details below.
Blair Horner, executive director of New York Public Interest Research Group, acknowledges that establishment of a state constitutional convention, also up for voter approval next week, could not do anything further to revoke pensions retroactively based on past crimes.
A state appellate court panel has upheld a lower court's decision to toss a lawsuit brought by conservative activist Robert Schulz that attempted to shape the makeup of a state constitutional convention — if the people of New York ever decide to hold another one, that is.
He was a member of the State constitutional convention of 1801, [14] and was a justice of the peace from 1801 to 1804.
One issue that DiNapoli and RBA President Al Samuels differed on is the prospect of a state constitutional convention.
That year he also served as a member of the state constitutional convention at Albany, New York.
Buried in Governor Cuomo's $ 154 billion state budget plan is an appropriation of $ 1 million to establish a commission to consider the possibility of a state constitutional convention.
WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a bill to legalize aid in dying and the possibility of a state constitutional convention.
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